Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1886-12-11
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Be . scarce u endless wonder 70 the
sindeni Of American history that 90
many years we're allowed 70 pass with
Gus The passags u suob Lac - Tits,
bhai q posor as RFeat 81 thai Of the rail
reads IL The Uniied States should b
allowed % develop wishoui an effort BE-
M made % regulate Or eontrol u, and
that the statesmen Of ths past have
utterly failed 70 comprehend the dan
asFona possibilities laienl Ia the rail-.
roaa ayaisn Of the Uniiod states.
The eGert. Of courae. should be 70
provide q national Law which, while
fully protesting the railroads ia al
their rights. should 81 The same time
pFoteot the peopis from She aRRFessions
81 tie railroads and from the sxi0Ftions
and disoriminAtions which have too
often been praolioed apsu them. OF
coarse, thers are, and always viii be.
thoss Who maintain thai ihe manage.
ment - American railroads Il always
pgsoissly What IL should Be. and that
al Who eEitieiso Il DO - through igno.
fanos Of the subject Of which they
speak; bet the fast remains that uader
sails Ideai management the most grave
sets 81 injustioe hare repeatedly been
psEpsisatsd, and the people are ahrsWd
snsuah 70 reEseive that. 80 long as the
Iaunsemain a. they aEe 81 pFessns, such
acts may be peFpetrated again. The
single instances Of the buildinR 10 Of the
Standard Oh monopoly. 10 The utter
rain Of ell Who ventured 70 oppose il.
demonstrates THAI the power Of The
railroads has been abused. and that u
can Be abused again and again % long
as she GoyeFnnent declines 10 protect
the people.
Tho ditiic1ity IN leaislaiinR on this
aahJset has been 10 ohooss enc proper
course, yielding neither 10 the apollo
alsss Of the railroads nor 70 ths bitter
snsmias which repeated acts Of iniustioo
have raised saainsi them. Ths rights
Of both railroads and people must be
protested. whether the moaaure nov
aarssd upon will do Justice 70 all alike,
Il 4. % eourso, impossible 20 say. Il is
altogstheg probable that u vii not Il
is TOO mach 10 expsot psrfeesion 10 tbs
arsi aitompi. But 3 beginning has been
mado II tbe bin becomes . Law, lie
operation viii Be closely watched. Rx.
psslsnes viii suggest amendments and
improvements. Changes viii be made
heFs and there until such 3 law - viii
b Just alike 70 the people aha 70 she
railroads vill Be placed upOn TIE stat
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