Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1894-09-29
RAILROADS AND THE PEOPLE.

Dan pOhDS AND ThE PEOPLE.
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better feeling between the railways
md the neonle betweeu the roilx,avs
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referring 10 the recent strike as
1.-THE greatest, the most causeleSs n
the most unSucccssfn1n in the history
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uiIiohS iuaoe IL Posslole lh"C d lew
worthless demagogueS' could induce
such n large number of railway em-
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lofseC ohe loyalty o"c 'ho co~lhpahi1s'
the speaker asked what was the cause
of the great dissatisfaction? AS man.
orars /, hobooros ,bo,, 70 oo,sidar H.
90 ~ way
question: cdleluliy anu ehueaVor 10
find a solution, for somewhere there
was an answer. The great strike was
NOT +bo ;ts lossone o,a of Which
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WIS thaI no elrlhe cah sueceeu WHICH
mas no a ground OF grievance and
which public opinion does not SIM
mort Continuinr prasidant IproII.
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Dut OUT Oh IL the wise men shouiu seek Tor
the cause OF INC eFli ana us cure II the sys-
te"oi proH'-SndrIhS a1pohS culploSes coulu
W nuopIeu' l nave always peheNeu that IL
"oulu oe d cure iur lhe'e e'il9' ouU oelore thls
oah oe successfully auopVeu we must secure
thc pfoHUS' "o ouSht alSo W estapllsh
u system Oh pcuSIoaS LOT thoSe ulsa-
oieo III the service ana ir ahhuities
lor thoSe VINO nave peeh worn OUT serving
thelr corporations, Ihere must also be
y Detter leeilns pullt up DetWeeh uhe railways
ana the communities they serve Inc situation
- inuch lhlpro'eu NJ" anu IL Is NOV as lashlon-
spio az ~ uSeu 10 pe ior hc"Spapefs anu PUBIC
poules 10 aDuSo idIl""Ss anu 'hel' nianaee-
hleHe' pue tncrc are many states anu coHiiluhi-
tes to-oay nherc theie eA'stS d leciing OF
great hosllllty to"aIus idi"aS corporations'
1hls Is unfortunate ana IL Is Inc uuty OF rail-
way nianaeets aHu VI STATESMEN u aiscoVcr
wherein mes 'hc uenuea'or tocurelt'
lo.u"5 Moio wan oho-hi'h VI VA sne rail-
ways III mo country "re IN 'he hanos OF re-
ceiVers' anu nearly ohe-HitH Oh AM inc invest
llGnI N InllNHNA \ lHlitultI lAt. mis- HnlrfA-
seHts capital VI o'Cl V"o lhouaanu liiiilohs
Oh ooiiars' Anu Set you VIII ma people
preaching u cruHduo to-uaJ through the
pailo1 ooA against runway property ana
'ts management you VIII ma al man
ner OF threats OF Hostue leglslatlon'
Taxes III cVerS statp anu city arc pelng
increased UTMOST pcyohu eluurahce' ana
YET lhese very eohluluhllcs aepeno lor thelr
eAis'chco Wy 'hoH iu'uio piosPciAty upon tno
railways Whlch they "ouiu ocstroy' lhls must
De curea IN some MANNER Inc railway man
agers themselves arc Responsible IN many
vases anu W d src1I cAteht lor this troupie'
ihey nave hah"eeo ther rai"ays hroi-
tTariy, lhey nave ehuea'oleo W mhin-
tam thae lhey "ero private corporations
ana could not DC confronted oy the public,
ouV tHuI uay mas gone n.y. ING WISE
manager to-uay mas accepted tne situation: ne
tuily reaiizeS that u runway corporation Is not
u private partnership IL Is u grcau puoLc In
btitutloh WIN puolc uu.ies 10 perform ana
WIN responsibility 10 the PUBIC ana SUD-
lectl IN certain why's 10 puohc control EVEN
the interstate commerce law. Whieh was DIT
terry opposed ny 'he grea' maJofity OF tne rail-
way managers mas Deeh accep.eo' ,hey an be-
lie'e II mas CONT W sway anu .nat ~ WI! take
inc pace Oh Vhe uisIoihleu iesisiatioh Oh inc ar
iertht states anu ouV il iu.uio eoou 10 the
business communities anu 10 Inc railways can
pe optalheu'
we must nave certain reforms aho railway
managers must work theso GU. suoleee 10 law
anu leetSlalioh' ~ seenls . y 'hc cohsehsus
OF OPINION 'hat Tue interstate commerce law
shoulu pe amcnueu' ainehueu 30 u 70 iegalize
'oh'i"O'o Do'"ee" 81 no y II 'hls
VAST interest Vi ou, country unuvl NV Protec-
tioh as wen as the ouruoh . ! Il Jaw, Uur Sys-
lenl u lle,eu1 rates hius' oe enanseu' cc9n-
not raise the rates Oh the great PRODUCTS when
are eMporteu anu WHICH n"so !" y" varIieu
IohS u.s.ahces' ior tnoS WIN noe : nlshef
.bouJd bo axaotod IN oil fraiuhts nc IL 10 Il,
FINLAND. One cent n hundred pounds terminal