Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1885-02-21
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Ii the General Assembly under tha
pressure rehewss the war on the rail.
roads, the defeat Of the party. is. in
ievitable. Sensible, fair minded peo-
pie, many of whom supported the
Commission candidates before on
purely party grounds will not again
stultify themselves by voting against
their convictions. a party which will
not profit by the lesson taught in No
vember last is doomed to defeat. The
repeal of this law and the abandon
donment of the Commission is what
conservative Democrats ask of the
present Legislature Nothing short
Of this will restore harmony and re-
crIIit the party. -
OLIVER WANTS MORE. -
Sparta Exposltor.
Stripped of party endorsement the
proposition for "a commission would
have been defeated by two or three to
one The present legislature, under
the lead Of reckless bosses, is being
sorely pressed to pass another law.
Let them stand together and with all
their force resist such pressure. The
good Of the State and the party de-
mands the repeal of the law and the
abandonment of all attempts at fur
Their legislation 1t is not question
as TO the power of the legislature to
regulate railroads. as much as the wis
domof Gripping or antagonizing these
great interests. We want more rail-
roads. @a -aaI 1aaAs
THERE ARE NONE so DEAF AS THOSE
@ WHO WILL NOT HEAR
Pulaski Citizen
Senator Lamb truly represents the
sentiment of Lincoln and Giles in his
bill Tor repeal of the railway COM
mission act. Nothing is clearer than
the fact that his constituents want this
illegal and useless fraud out of the
way. 1t is said that few hot-headed
leaders are still urging and pushing
for the enactment Of another law on
the ground that the platform calls for
a commission. Are not these gentle
men aware of the fact that the candi-
dates, platform and everything per-
tanning to the UBIQUITOUS thing were
squelched by the vote OF the people
SOUND SENSE FROM AN OLD EDITOR
Fayetteville Observer.
Railroad commissions in the South
are at least thirty years ahead of the
demand OF the times. The late war,
with years of reconstruction and gen
eral decentralization, retarded railway
in the South. We we're
just beginning to press forward when
this commission agitation began. 1t
has put us back several years. Not
single mile of road is being built in
Tennessee to-day. Let us repeal the
commission law, stop the folly, and |
move forward toward the development
OF the vast resources of the State !
With new railroads, this can be done;
without railroads, we will accomplish
but little
FAITH IN THE PURIFYING
POWER OF THE WINDS.
Gallatin Examiner.
The Banner charges, and we believe,
that this attrck upon railroad inter
ests has been gotten up to conceal the
rascalty of the ring, and that the
ring hopes by these methods to be
permitted to prolong its lease of pris-
oners and carry on its devilish work
The duty OF the legislature in the
Dremeses is plain, towit: Dethrone
his monster ring, emasculate it, tear
t into shreds, and cast it to the four
winds to be purified. Then repeal the
'bominable iniquity known as the
Commission Act. Having by the for
ncr removed . foul, cancerous growth
rom party politics, and by the latter
em0ved all obstacles to the material
development and prosperity Of Ten
lessee, members may feel doubly as
ured OF Il satisfied and approving con-
tituency
'UF THEN THERE WOULD BE NO SAL +
~. ARIES, YOU KNOW.
Camden Herald.
Let Democratic members of the
legislature not deceive themselves or
e deceived by the somewhat plausa-
Ter arguments OF intere ted parties, :
Tho are urging the amendment or re- !
nactment OF another commission
wv. There is nothing in the situation
l Tennessee demanding a commiss- :,
IN. The common law with other
atuteS now upon the books are am :,
lie to protect the people against extor- :,
on or unjust discrimination. The e
9cent Ohio verdict which gave Il urge :
against railroad for discrim- ,t
lating in favor of the Standard Oil ,
was based upon the COM n
ION law statute, not near so rigid rs +
lie act of 1865 still in force in this ',
ate. If discrimination can be pro ~
blted under a. common law statute u
Ohio without the aid of a commits :,
on, what is the necessity of com nc
ission in Tennessee If
STUMBLING BLOCK TO PARTY Is
UNITY. al
Murfreesboro News. M