The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1895-04-06
REPUBLICAN TREAcHERY.
Opinions Of Leading Republican News
papers on their Legislature.


Sec. THE abnormal deyelopemcnt
OF the idea of corporation and capital
has resulted in modern times to immense
aggregations OF money in certain classes
of private enterprise interpretations of
corporations and we therefore DECLARE
ourselves in favor Of such Legislation as
will thWart the dangerous power of
trusts and combines. aId prevent SO far
as possible the aggressions Of these
tremendous accumulatiOns OF capital.
Sec. S.-We consider it the duty of
every patriotic citizen to foster, patro-
nige and encourage the home industries
OF onr young state-agricultural, mining
manufacturing and c0mmercial-and it
is the duty of the state government to
throw around them such laws as VIII
insure fair and reasonable protection.
The transportation companies and these
interests are SO interlOcked that we de-
mand of our legislature that the railway
commission shall be dignifie0 with suf-
ticient authority to properly protect such
interests against UNJUST discrimination
by such transportation companies
From the Republican state platform.
Aberdeen News:-The something" in
the way Of railroad legislation which
the politicians think the situation de-
mands has at last been born. The select
committee Of fourteen was the midwife
for the case made and provided. In its
preamble TO the bill the committee ad-
ministers a roast to the board of rail
road commissioners, and the bill itself
is directed against those officers, with
the ostensible purpose Of compelling
them to perform the duties for the neg
lect Of which they now draw public
money. The bill is something" sure
enough, harmless, inoffensive, toothless,
and will appear upon the statute books.
if it ever gets there, as living roast Of
that useless institution, the beard Of
railroad commissioners OF this sovereign
state. Ii such thing as this particular
something" is calculated to save the
Republican party" then it must be con-
fessed that salvation is free CT next
thing to II.
Dell Rapids Tribune:-The plank in
the Yankton platform was adopted be-
cause it was deemed necessary that some
new railroad laws should be enacted for
the protection and benefit of the people
and because it was pretty generally con-
ceded that the railroad commission was
powerless under existing laws to regu-
late the railroads. The law that was
passed does not make any of the needed
changes in the existing laws nor in
crease the powers of tile commission; it
is simply intended to compel the COM
mission to regulate the railroads with
out giving 1T power OF authority to do
more than they have been doing. The
commission is not to blame: it is the law
and the legislature refused to change
the law. The legislature might Just as
we'll pave passed law requiring hens to
lay double solked eggs as to pass one re-
curing the railroad commission to regu-
late the railroads when the law does not
give them power or authority 70 do it.
Chamberlain Journal:-The special
committee of thirteen appointed to draft
a railroad bill, made stirring report
condemning the past railroad commits
sioners for not enforcing the present
law. Ii our memory Is not at fault, they
did attempt to enforce some trivial sec
ton of trivial law, and the attorney
general or the supreme court of the state
declared the law unconstitutional. One
hundred and twenty-rour Legislators
will have terrible time trying to hide
behind three railroad commissioners for
not enforcing a railroad law that was
unconstitutional, and, in fact, gave them
no power to accomplish anything for the
people.
Alexandria Herald:-The attention Of
the Republican legislature is respect
fully called to the Republican platform
adopted at Yankton. That document
said what it meant and meant what it
said. The legislature was elected on
that platform; both party and people
are looking towards Pierre to see il those
pledges are to be carried out. The Re-
publican member who does not hold
those pledges sacred and who does not
work to carry them out has no business
there, and the party will hold each man
to personal responsibility for any
faltering or failure and the people will
hold the party responsible.
Canton News: Tho railroad bill now
before the legislature is substantially
the Iowa law which has brought great
relief and consequent prosperity to the
people of Iowa. 1t will not satisfy the
people il the legislature shall include
that our state Is not yet ripe for reason
able railroad legislation. 1t is always
ripe for justice and that is all the state
| asks.
Madison F.aaa"r:-The Daily Leaders
criticism ihHt il.o railroad law passed
Is a farce IL supported bo no less an
authority on legal matters than the
opinion OF Attorney General Crawford
who says, "It is not only a transparent
fraud on tho people but will be found ar
utter failure in practice"
Chamberlain Journal:-The railroad
committee rooms at the capital are re
ported to be daily and nightly besieged
by paid railroad lobbyists who produce
plenty Of cigars and lunches with all
kinds Of liquids to wash the lunches
down ana legislation away.
Chamberlain Journal is the com
mon talk at the capital city, that there
will be no laws passed this winter tha,
will give any relief to the peoplo of this
state, nor give any power to our railway
commissioners so they may protect tb;
peoples interests.
Canton News:-How does it happen
that the "smootllcst' fellow in the whole
state is clerk OF the railroad committee:
Does 1t mean that all railroad bills are
to be pigeon-holed? Some prominent
Republicans have intimated that sucl
was the case.
Salem Special:-Their constituarc,