Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-01-11
RAH HAYS.
Then Hare Peceiced PriRceIy TredtHeu
from, the State and Should Gioe
Reasonable Rates.

Then Hare Peceiced PriRceIg Treatment
from the State and Should Gtoe
Reasonable Rates.
II wouId not be easy TO fix any truth
better established or more fully admitted
in our state than that you have the power
conferred upon you to regulate THESE
corporations, but the power to regulate
does not include the power to annihilate
or DESTROY them. To extend the saLne
decree of freedom and protection to all
forms of industry is but a logical deduc-
tiou from the genius of our institutions,
and in order that the burdens OF taxation
NAV fall equally upon all taxes are re-
ouired to be uniform, and are leVleu
eGuitablv upon all taxable values, anu
+ba annount is fixed and certain, be-
voud which the state, county
and municipal levies cannot extend;
and there can be urged no reason why
corporation should be permitted TO eXeF-
else powers denied the state government
and SIS their tariff rate is simply tax
mon those who use the road, special
rates, rebates, drawbacks or tavors TO IN
dividUals or localities, or discrimination
in favor of the larger shipper, operates
aS q bounty and imposes an Increased anu
UNEQUAL tax upon all others. The rail-
1vavs revolt against legislation that at
TENNIS to say that they shall not receive
more than fixed percentage as q RECON-
Dense upon the actual value OF LneiI
nroDertv with the fictItiOns capital elm
mated from their accounts, claiming that
they have the right to use it III the manner
most to their advantage, and by cohcert
of action, such as pooling, DIVISION Oh
territory and business, they can MAINTAIN
excessive rates out of proportion TO the
relative cost of service. IL Is dlhcuII u
see why they should complain al tn'
I,rincinal or practical consequence result
ing From, an attempt on the part OF the
state TO gauge their profits with the view
of giving them liberal returns Tor theI
canital and enterprise, when they eXer-
cise the privilege of gauging by then
rates the margin of the farmers or stoct
raisers profits at their pleasure ana VIII
the, utmost precision and certainty, anC
creating bv an inequality of rates,
practical. prohibition of the eHectuaI en-
joyment of
A FREE EXCHANGE
of the nroducts and fruits of labor TO tn
best advantage, in order that they ma
give a monopoly TO certain forms Oh III
dustrv or favored persons and sections
There is golden rule by when tue
EhOulU be gONeEueu III llitLblNAS " N---
kind. If there be any right IN tins couii
try you should protect, it is the right G
labor. 1t has an incontestable claim I
the fair value of its products which de
ponds largely upon cheap transportatlo
and the greatest facility and freedom
exchange. These corporations have IT
ceived princely dowry in lands an
noueved subsidies from our people, an
should give reasonable rates and ia
treatment in return. The people are
favor of them having and enjoying a
the rights they are justly entitl'
10 and no more. II uh'
become partfcipators in wrong
the country or individuals and attem
to cripple any of the productive energl
of the state, they should be held anne
able to the law; and as the state Is L
orbiter to mediate by equal laws betWe
ipbormonious and conflicting interests,
is hoped that by an equitable adjustme
this standing issue between the raIlroa
and the people may be brought to la
honest and final settlement.