St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1891-10-31
ROBBING THE RAILROADS,

ROBBING THE RAILROADS,
Popular attention having been
called ny thu press to the injustice
manifested nv Texas juries toward
the railroads, . kinilier feeling
Seems t. be springing up whiol,
may put m end to what has grown
INTO leealised robbsr..
The hostile sentiments which have
been 90 assiduoasly cultivated by
demagogue politicians against these
grea, public conveniences-aided in
some Instances BY tile unscrupu.
lousness II railroad manag.rs them
eelves-has in certain Texas cOun.
ties reached the degree that railroad
corporations are popularity regard.
ed - having no property rights Of
which . jury, through . dam age
suit. may nat properly despoiI
them.
One Of the Supreme Justicss re-
Gently called attention ~ the many
unjust judgments which had been
enfotced by the inferior courts.
aud to others where the higher
tribunal had found itself unable T..
reverse them because they came
up to it technically correct. Que
estimate is gwen that th. Texas
roads are made to annually pay out
over . million dollars In this wav,
Notwithstanding the restriction put
upon this swindlins BY the Supreme
Court. which in one day lately re-
vcrsed fourteen judgments that
were appealed from Hancock county
alone.
The San Antonio Express has t.
ken . stand for justice and fair
play to these great aids In State de- |
reIopment and individual prosperi.
~, and = free discussion on the sub.
|es:t will doubtless hiring about aI
favorable change in public senti-
neus. In showing how the preju-
lice OF tss upthinking masses l.
worked W.. the Express says:
Men who in other matters would
'corn :" be unjust. BY tho anti-vapi.
al and anti-ra,lroad agitation which
IRE financially cursiny our country,
ire ~ educated that they think
against . railroad d fair.
Witness that infamous ''lellOw-eer.
ant law" passed. By Our last Leg
stature against the ruads and q.
Ill other employers from
= provisions when, II It sl,o:,ld hare
ZEN passed against the roads, It
b0uld mest certainly have beenI
'assed against Ill other e,aployerP.
Witness the spite against the rail.
Dads manifested BY some Of th.
Pgislat0ss on the 6sOr al the Lover
louise, denouncing railroad nan-
gers for riding In otIlcers' cars.
living 6ns." etc.. when every we'll )
llOrmed man we'll knows that
here are few, Il any. WIN la5x
arder than do these mauagers,
nd when be we'll knuws that these
srs are otiicers' sleeping aud eat.
q rooms. which By giving these
Ulcers the ueejel cvnvenie .,..es
ives much time and money to the
Dmpany. They arc indispensable.
There would b - much sense
den0nncing men WIN ride ia
ullmsn care, IN 6ne family carei-
gss, CT who build aud live IN ane '
yelling houses. q
But, then. It depends on whoss OF :
Cured, and It IL popular to gore .
e railruad OK. This spiris VI Ill G
is Infamous fOolishness an l wick Z
i"ess i that VI demagogy and The .
rench cssmmuaism, aud will react o
! those who encourage Il. 3
There has heeu some manifesto :.
~ Of this evil spirit IN this State. =
1t not 70 The outrageous extreme o
At the Texas plundering business .
y been carried: while, Sortunate- /.
, Il has never gained IN ascend =
'cy in our legislative halls. Aad =
? h'pe Il wili not. Louisians
eds several muee railroads and b e,
. fair way 70 get them: but anti =
ilroad and asti-eaPital asitatioa + +
% prevent ssth enterprises being ,
rrisd out. - has bess The result
. large extsat I. Texas. City I
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