The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-06-14

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| gust e. | shall favor and advocate the
| nomination. of u capable efficient honest
| practical railroad man as ono OF the conl
| missiGncrs. Tho methods that have here
| iofore prevailed have bPen Ia deny these
| great corporate interests a place On TINS
| important auxiliary 90 the state adinln's-
| t'aiion. This in effect ia connscauon, /,
| = taxation without representation There
| arr In Texas to-day many capahc railrohi
| men WHO have retired from active service,
| there are many capable railroad men IN
| active service who are prs.cmn Hiluy pnal-
| lied Tor this place. whose hon"s are IN
| TEXAS Nh5sc children have heen born
here whose every interest y mere, aM1
| who are AS loyal 10 our comrou interest,"
as any man within the state. why should
| they be prescribed from this place on
| honor and trustg WHY should not tile
| peculiar qualifications? What woul1 YOU
| think ut the selfish policies Of an admin.
| istration tina would appoint professional
| I'll prkmaker fo- state or city chemist or
that would appoin, "A mnu m.ll.ner as hldH
| nspeclcr? There is as much disparity
| between fitness tor st rVicc icuuirl In the
qualification OF lawyers as railroad com
missioner as IN the illustration given onr
party wants even and exact justice to all
neu an interests. we w1u'd MT opprnss
any, nor would We untustiy promote or
| advance any. our governor Dcrpetraies
srl.ndd legsrdemain Ia the use or iis
uros wher telling YOU Of 'he great SAVING
nude to the psople by the tdilroad com,
! mission ard Of tho immense profits oained
hv them for tho rHilr' al cNmp1piesi ne
performs the marvellous f'at ~ 'inoii-
sttating 10 YOU that railroads haNr n.rn
nn1 i,,,rons,,,sr thai,, ,aNos ne snNs the
commission has saved the peorle on TIE
TRANSFORMATION of cotu'n al9nf ~ rcincnE
w. sars "siurs I, was rtpanizc,i IN isli
has saved TO the rceple tue h9Nasome
sum cf So, tSa iNl though anioinci Tor mncn
-, wv M ~, ny " ,,,'., / H., he courts
, ,lai ~ ui',ti u" ,vo,,,s 6o,iGtisss hsve
mace ,NrtN li-hil ~ NJ NJ. ~, .,,,,,,'.e ~,
uoN'Cal l.,t"Ir u' 49,, " - s,,,l. ,ri.b,ut
mas srsa Ky, siir, ,nen ,u crl X,S, rhe
making tho rauroads neerst NHA
| mythical operation OF inlS Noi'l,,S'.t'W ~ ,
enriched these nats,' a,,r',, bs tip,e
earnings of the railt9a9s al't's ,ls ,i' 10
the enormous sum Of S',N5i 9fh'5d'
TO put this quest on plainly as nguieH
by the governor In his spseth here. Tho
,e, os,,.,,,. .,..,u,,. h,,
'''',''ss''''' oH ,','NA
saved the people SS.i59.sol
Tho commission has made for Tho rail
-.
ROADS nv reducing IN lr charges on ire -n'
traffic the sum Of 81 SSi $50 ~
This kind Of absu,q and ,l1apica, nse
deceit mn, further creden1e Is neS-
.us"l'i' ~ uli'e1t KS 20 ac'nHuf ~
frs,sb, 'sH'SuI II ffsIs ny an W.
ne CORRESPONDING reduction 81 fre'sht
t .as ne cAp;tal liiynslea IN not .Yr
m psflon oi time suggested lesitnnaieN
s VI y, ~ ~ niohtS 'hr s'ln' 81 ss,Sof
Az ~ ail' , noDae ,n,riss OF, VIZ,
hepts, salaries wages. repairs ana iiln-
nins expensss. If These feNleS az 'tne II
uu' .thpnashes the nee-ssiiN ler q re
soi' 10 o.nsr poNoies wan ma. M a com
mission for the Regulation # railroads
pom What prineipi" uion what noiey'
Wnhh, ,heorN OF NV Is pIeiica'ed the
,lSut "l spNe,iIl'u,hf - conipl inc reg
,,aeion OF rht,roaa pr,ps'lN tnToHTh M
lus'i uinsntailV % n tomfnl sion " WI,
nov no eontended tna' ne safe, e9uli
.Nsnlht" ne u.s. sac ana prom doflNed
t'ofn ~ traifi, ~ fner'hanhlSA ny me 'iti-
zen nor VII % conisn49f 'npt the
81" snou.a r@@nlate ny comm son M
~, ~ proii.s tiiS'us rom " pse ~ NJ
alN'duil or rrlvat" property by he Gu
zen Insh take u tina comnssion
, 10 Regulate anu control the p'oreriv and
tnSiness Of a railroad corporation is based
mon ihn idea that a railtoa1 rosporaii3n