New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-02-14
1oHySOy,s RAILROAD COMMISSION BILL

From The Jersey City journal.
NrJersev is one of the few States tina; has never
established commission iop ' nToHc;ion of It's ctl
ems from unjust and unreasonaplc udsiI41i np ~
anu f3it,es Inc prevention of fav1ritism 10 OF
determinations between or against shlPcaS ' t6on,
t'rd.iar NJ disnutes between the ralrodHS tltii
aives or the municipalities within Whose lhn's .die!
0peIate the regulation and removal Oi ~ o o1e 1oad
tho right to grant running powers ~ oiio "a
necessary multiplication OF falfoau ge1HfaI rega-
o in ~ ne relations between the railways ana tis
coi i f me MOWERS which in other states nave
hnen granted 10 their railroad commsslDns ur0h,
Dv 10 now valuable an agency juiicous upFlent
80 indenendent commission may De - DotIl to -
Dnad oni the community For these l%dsuIiS ~
journal Commission composed OF honest and Ju-
d.cous men. and clothed WIN su'0'''''
senator Johnson bill sapPeb THIS w Wnni
is al presen; hardly apparen;. G t6at
5oid live the railroads additional fac:leS i0T op
pressing the mum n0r q ihe rgRs the Legs
Lure has left % them. SO far as the piGVslomn a Va
hev ale certainly destructive OF al ocdi o NOM an
apnarenty strip the agrieved ~ rt " ~ me
eFt%oWnei r.Iress Evidently the bill should here be
oendei nv recurring the assent OF The local auth9,
ties ana on! b"uId an appeal be permitted 10 the
BOARD of Railroad CommlssiOne's pn' ~. rbere
no ca oca authorities have definitely refused leave 10
establish one Even where ne Pca' rnVal ~ he
he compddt reSured before the agreement is car
red into effect All possode arannS smch action
msIup.'er nc criticisms OF our Lafayette citizens
uttered the other night were no wen 60 6;ncsy
Local exercised that We need fear rs par
ana JuGi'ihJust ONLY short time ago local boards
al cIrtaii'evc the Consolidated Traction Company
III it1,oi monopoly Of our streets ana Hiiu' 49,
be competing ROAD c t1f Sy the refusal OF the Board
~ sIdornen to permit the Hoooken me ~ ,n aSnrai
Oh Adu I'm morse 10 electricity ana nal an aPpoa.
power liG,r t 10 railroad commission the cause hoi
been PoSs spd transit but municipal honesty would
p, ra u cen promoted The suggestion tha' me pas
nav - such law might hinder or defea me sie',
lion of the Erie Railway racks hasos ~ he moon
the e one shorcomng IN the bill and tnat Is me
failure 20 forbid trolley lnes duih''S Thu sboud be
s eTShS 10 honestly buy for hemseves right S of
way the steam r9ads hhv5 in doing 50 by being
rnied limited power Of condemnation 1,rsor.s
Is 9aenrvos careful CONSIDERATION and amend
mnnf but unreasoning camor ana ur ia IP cnnsniracy
The nubic will Only weaken the force OF Jus,
crircisrns Of bill Of which me nest o In, drcc,ion
Is only hst IT Is hSi's ncIo opposed ali efforts look
Ing 10 the creation Of railroad nro-
tgi , no ~ the people and curb TO the corporations
From The Passac News -r.o., ,o,,-
senator Johnsons BIZ providing for railroad com
on If three persons seems IKE wise and usetai
measure 1t does not and snona n2 nSIlnv Is 20
deai Justly with all interests, public ana 2risag oi
1orS the success O: the law Will dtpcnn dnhu,t
bnlIv on The character ard nelisence o, M II Thn,
hers ~ he commission which will administer IL;
ora even almost autocratic power II Icy -
isaiv and honestly no interest can sunel' 1u
citber corporate influence on the one haHu, nin M
e . Z, on course antagonistic to the peope OF
Gemagogic influence, on the other snou'o nsu
and prosecute the railroads, the coinmissIon
P hecnrne public nuisance and the law failure
u ia fortunate under such circumstances ma ,,mt
nave os cur chief Magistrate. 10 execute me 5 DE-
,me nower man acute d!scrlminang aha e ae
W., YEA 10 The public good John " GIisfs IL en-
N0eu ~ ,bIlc 10 rest assured that the hrst com,
a1 ion .nnoined under the law will be composed
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