The Meeker herald., 1893-01-14

a. the Broadway tAeater, Denver, T tuesday AT
ternoon before the legislature aad av asst audi
=ney Of private citizens. HI, address VA
listened TO With II closest attention and
many Of his suggestions were earthly ap
plaudei. It was a. follows;
Gentlemen o> the Senate and House Of
Represcnia;lves-We are assembled to wilt
ae~s the iuzu- Irarioa Of the state otlcers
ch0-ra ~ the late election. My houo.cd
predcces-os. Goy~ruc. Rpltt. at the opening
n this legislative session, submitted his
biennial mCssIEe referring minutely 20 the
financial situation u the state government.
and the coalition OF The vzrseus state In
sritutious, and. agreeing O. I do with I1os.
q his recommendation. / an relieved n
good part from any eLfcGdrI consideration
Of these -uhiects. II the ncNly el.c:ei
state naturalization represented policy
HE 'hnt q the preceding stare =tml nistra-
too for uEmh-= - rcrraS. tbs Inaugural
address might we'd b. bslsf but, since the
late election ha- occasioued = cAa1sr In
ul4u and measures. 81 = but reasonable that
some reference should % made % the
principles and tn, policy which will int1-
eaec tE- rrt---t state alnl1l,tra ton
THE RAILROAD QUESTION
There f. nothing Of greater Importance TO
the people ~ colorado tlan tho railroad
question. TE-fe Is Co Issue that ,17
longer period Ea. engaged the arrratiou O.
the rr.r-aa o.. the srz-e. or upon when
tie rsh!e ssluU~Ht has b-eE 40 matted.
srI l01r Bro which fewer practical culc~s-
sl51- have been made o. that saEfIaeli. \
law vls passed lu 1855 rFnlriHg railway
cJiuuis..pl il tlis STATE. hHt =1rl7s 20 tse
coE7E-s-inurr only advisory power. The
Eirih Eeur-1' -s-|mh'y l,Ns'. On opposition
10 the r--ou4=-uIsri1ss NJ Governor Eaton,
Dor only refused 90 nucnl the law, 50 -
90 give power 70 the commissioner 70 81
rrfes. but s'so denlad any appropriation FOR
Governor Adams IN his Inaugural sdIrsss
Of January, ISL called attention 70 the
railroad ggHsfI1a alI invoked legislation.
slsA rs v0iil De Joe; alike 20 the railways
rll OBJ" people. The o. owing Is from Eis
reference tn railroad matters IN that al
Jr---s
There must he no discrimination DO
tween communities or lud!vlluals There
must Be- up farYTitlsm which gives pros
rarifr 20 Quo concern md iufilctS BANK
rurfHv upon h.. competitor AL patrons OF
q railroad should De treated WITH absolute
ta1aiIfv aud fhls equality f. 10 be deter.
tAlgel bv locality ami cost OF service. Inese
are bIl tho urIHrip'eF u comuon honesty
and business f7iFurI7. and 20 their opera
t.nn rle raj reads should not Object
A=a.u ln his message 1850 rc removed
"a ia Itr1u-'s. terms these recommcnda-
tons
c:ove-lnr Cgourr In his Inaugural address
Jan. <. lS-T rIalH similar recommend
tilas, quoting iH fru the seventh plank of
the Nouuh.irfn state platform adopted IN
lsSs, ~ fallp~s.
- We favor fair hut stringent isSis;a-
t-DH rcsUecfinE tho railways IN our state
1--WE declare that uoo4, rebates ana mi
Determinations shoH'd boz prohibited. and
tao uroaIbilan rlEid.y enforced by heavy
penalties. We also demand legislation
that VIII prevent The charging OF eIor0l-
taut rsfets
'wo also demand legislation prohibiting
al officers, Judicial, legislative and exec
ui!vc from accepting. directly or irGt-
rcr;lv. railway passes or free tickets, and
g. hi, b'englH ue-s1Eo Nsol Governor
Cobpc- renewed these recommends lions.
Nevertheless. tho Seventh general assem-
bly, gave np hr'd 10 the recommendation
% eithee Governor Adams or Governor
Cooper or 10 tIe Instructions Of the H.
publican platform Of iSsS.
Governor Eouit Ia Die Inaugural niirers
January, 1891, addressing tho Elshin gen
eral assembly. renewed and cnaor-''i o.
tho strongest terms. iha railroad pole
recommended by his prcicoessogs aud
quoted iu full from tho Republican stat
platform " 1890 as follow
Resolved. That the Interests Of the poo
uic 81 tho state require of the next t"-a'
,ature the passage Of q o.~c and jnu'-
railroad law. ore. Ia lis terms, that wa lH
inst and fniF both 10 tho people aul g.
thu railroad corporations, thnt we l-lry
the pubic welfare will be h0~t promote
hy tho nppdlutmsut Of railway vnulm7
sl1u composed = three u1a tunE-urHi
aruuulutcd wish tho commercial anu o1u
ugmic conditions 81 tho state: and t4-t. O.
| tao sod that the rights ~ the people m1
| DO suhscryef. and The Interest Of tHc st-i
| fustercd. We demand that what yer rH3
| road law Is passed shall Invest SUCH c"r
| mission with the power To revise soc fa.f
| % tho carriage or either passengers
| ,.l'v-Tn,r UnBtr also 1uot,H tne railrca
| p.luk Of the Democratic party OF Colorado
| adopted IN 1870 which substantially de
minded the same railroad legislation.
Neither the Republican nor Dem
| ocrauc party ga tbs state. to n
| knowledge, at auy state or even count
| convention, has ever repealed. Emsut'-i O.
| changed In the slightest respect this pos
| ton upon the railroad question. Bus Ia
| Eishth general assembly, tn defiance q
| both the political and nonphriiSsn sent
| raent II the state, refused to ruact any r-il
| rosd legislation Whatever.
| During the past year new political rar
| IL appeared In the ficli, and with aEsr"s
| slvc and wei t-iinrI political principles
swept the state at the late oic'eiou. Thi
| new party, represented by the present stat
| administration. Is Ecll known to he q
| least equally ralirIl with either OF the Of
| parties as To- railroad legislation, and tn
| ncccss ious at the lac election from IL, tw
| old paroles, which Increased she new part
| IN one yesr from about 1909 electors 4
| OYER 1900. was 20 pIrt occasiCusl by
| general dissayisfactlon am5ug tho voter
| for tho rcaSpn that both tho seventh an
| Nghth general assemblies had ignored til
| last demands Of the people for relief hon
extrayssan; and unjust railway clscT!lnl
nations.
Tho right to make tariffs nrd cnforc'
| their collection Is iuhcrcUt IN any rHilwa!
| system, but the fl-ht directly or Indirect!
| for any railway To rebate portion Of -
tariff. and thus discriminate t-stwcea IL
| customers In the collection Of its revenues
| Is right which no civilized poyurnmuu
| claims. and no sovereign has dared To OK
| orois,s for ceuiurscj, II the congress of tn
| United States should o.lnos T. law whcl
| established on any co1m1iity one impos
| duty for thu city Of New York, and diff
| ftr,nt duty for other cities, or one dut.
| for one Grm and another duty for anothe
| f-Tn. no mat ar how slight tho difference
the peopls would resort to arms. II nee
| be, rather thnn submit; 20: such has bee
t.re corc.;;on Of railway affairs IN Coiorsd
| for years.
Tho fight to disc-.minaee Is bo,dL.
o.,.med and hr1 hon wsntonly exercised
IN certain mining districts So per TOT
| IA charged fre1Eh- OF silver or to Denvc
| By the CARLOAD. and the shipper lospds tn
| ears. and this Is claimed @, he thr loves
| possGtsa rate ut which silver orc can b
| tranSrcstci TO Denver al profit. and hi
| 81 a rate whtcl conpels the bulk Of tn
ore OF an ordinary silver mine. acro.s H.
range. ito go over the dump" rs not paylni
| shipping expCnsc~.
Al the eamo time the same railway com
| pany mines Its own coal a; Its own expense
| losds its cars. ships II Ii miles to its owl
| coke ovens. unlOsds and cokes the coal, re
| loads and transports the coke over the sam
| mountain range and route II transports tn
silver ore, and sells the coke at Denver at s,
~ n - 1.,t..