The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1886-05-29
SENATOR WALTHALL'S SPEECH.

cussion of the pending measure,
and have given the subject some
independent consideration. Ny
determination is to vote for this
bill unless it shall be so amended
as to make it more Objectionable
than when it came from the hands
of the committee, though it does
not, in SEINE off important feat
ures, meet the approval of my
Judgment. | feel sure it is not
presented as a perfect measure by
its distinguished author who has
exhibited such marked ability and
fairness in his patient effort to
solve one of the most perplexing
problems of the age, for his exper-
fence has taught him that those
who have considered the subject
most maturely have found in II the
greatest difficulties.
If it were proven here to day
that railroad companies are not
now depressing the people in their
dealings with them, | would still
support any reasonable Congress
sional measure looking to their
supervision and control, because
of the undeniable fact that such
oppression, in the absence of legal
restraint, is possible, and no ade-
quate protection can be afforded
by State laws. II we but consider
how immeasurable the railroad in
terest of this country has become,
how vast is the wealth, and how
immense the powers of these cor.
porations, the necessity forces it,.
self upon MS to set, if We can, some
bounds to what they may do In
their business transactions with
the people OF the country. Their
lines to-day stretch out 10000
miles aud their ownership IS esti.
mated to equal one sixth of the
entire possessions of all the people
living under our Government. To
this many millions are being added
thorsonJs of niles Of now railrood
II los not been many vears since
al, tha railroad nronsrtv IN tbe
Union was worth less than the
amonnt of this yearly addition.
The people pay these companies
/
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iol ,,i:n ..anspvi '.o'.a vi'a.'Jn' ""u ,, Wv ,no % af
anou','n1 NV ,'',I. y" Po.s. .,u W. , up " =
.eeu ;, n.a,o',s .,". Soar o;,,,.oon - v, hndrnS -
ess,u,a.o1 .,'s u,on su"' os"'o orn on,n,nuoS n
onnstrncting and oneratinp rail.
rooJs some of these comnnnies
bovo moro natronage Ia hestow
,hon f. Cah;not ofieer and some
of,bo;r rros;Jerta bsvo hnan na,d
inrmor salarios tban tho President
os tho limited states. MANY of
thon rooo;rs and dish,rsa vastly
more money nor annnm than mass.
os th,on,,h 40 trnasnrv ~ many
or tha statos of tba Irnion Tho
mor y, ,"o ., ,i'o hood If soma NJ them
''mo o" o"'o,'r ~ tho ohlost hnsinossmon
G i, ,hn uat;on Tho bovo woo,th
:" =, '"n n,n,,,or .i" to,on, and nowor 70
oo,,',,n,d 10 ,p'J'; ,,anoneo NAV ora or.
Uo,;"na Co.. nain and thoso who
,nanaoo tSom bowev.r inst and
iihorai tbov nav ho as mon man.
ooo tbom for goin and ore intln.
os osssoJ hy tha semo consiior,tions
mh;ch control Tho monorors "a
o,hor ,nrolv business institntions
-, -. - ,,,:' sa'.'.....;a
nse!s .a'enoss .,' III ;, ti'.s ou""'ay =: %
uepenuon' "pou a'la ia,,a oaus OK :
.1,'uie ,, ., anu oo".'no'o9 wal, a.e e, Isp.o ,,
Ml,y al .nu.l n',ios' " ''n ai' 'n's m
powei u ,;, ;1s.1 ., nanos ', w man 'ilan eau va,
give y Nai'u leason WY .neso cor' "
poia.lvn9 e"ou'" no. pe Pu' p"uel
,he wno'esonle ., les'laln's : VI D tne
'aw, anu .no opplesS'te eAer.ise ,,,
y, 'neli pon"I uiauo 'nposS'ole' =.
~ ls no !,i nnsMel M W say 'nas soii,.u' -.
'cres. wiz plcNen. ' ,uol'' run i,n, os
pos'ng uhuuc pul"rns ~ on o, .railic
,est ',eir business may suller oy
us iaii,ns vh, ~ .ne puluo's are are
poss'p,o "na' voleotlo'i . eau oau .',els ,
W 70 'ne uUuole Suaran.ee aea'ns'
, ,neIl VI ~, ooen se,rl'iseles' siu @ .ue
Jaw Inc very lenuency oi power,
rouge IL "iere you WIZ 10 'owaru
: aouse, anu rallroau power l~orms ~
no eAcep'lon 10 .he rue ! ha,e
no worn vi uenuhc,a,,"h ior tne M
rallroad managers Oh the country
as class' lhey are as worthy az
.he men Oh any o'her ciaSs .hes
are just llke olner men, anu IL IL
because lhey arc 80 anu are lnhu,
enceu ny .ne same inot,N9s wa, tla,
iniluehce o'her h,eh tha' l wan
'nplr power placeu ulue, cohVl 9l
ine cont,s' ., o''".eu 'io peop'.
ana ,he rallroaa companies oligl
na'eu Id, anu 10 hep' all.e anu
s.'n,uia'eu oy, .no sau'e ,noe''o III II
no'h .ne parties, anu 'nas .he mo
i've OIL sellin.eteSt ohe wah.S
'he service ior tie ,owest p,ice
anu the other ueilahus 'he hignes'
price, just as Otnef men III otnel