The Lamar register., 1898-06-08

service Ms this can be Ia disneul,y .nn
the balance OF the country no, fe., 1,
Forty millions Of dollars wer, paid o,,,
TOT rGpiie taxes. Over three thonsaua
millions OF dollars that have been isv,rt-
20 In railways have earned no diytdena
sos 1earsS This Is no, water. an some
ptpultst orator Will say but good hon.si
money These securities are rel. an
through ths land. and their failure 10
pay any return has brouxhr disgrace un-
on US abroad and suffering and wan, in
many family and community at home
one Of tho chief difficulties with the
Law a. Il stands today Is that the Nun
ssHnssnt Tor private eenttacts and rebates
h ruttrrsy out Of proportion 10 the ofgeu.s
The imprisonment clause uTaz put Il, as
An Amendment 10 the lmterssatr com
tnerer law. and believe the conamlssiou
Aiia sSsryone Who has watched ita work
MS VII agree with ne that 4, has been
tAhurcs mnf- than = failure. that u
has caused perhaps more decentralization
tnan anything else. TIE public has not
relieved In ii. u has been lnpossili. TO
eeeHFe conviction; Il has prevented the
ramsay onieiat nho desired TO be honest
from ennapiGininE Of his competitor whom
~ tnopgnt vas elshaasst IN fact, ii has
1eep what evrrg Law i that - not sup
portSd ~ pablie sentiments failure.
What, ~ tAct. u me manner of conGGct-
ing business today The railway en7clai
ses% tFartc leave bis lire and unds the
trright that be was carrying hauled to
ths warehouse nf his rival. the Earnings
. his bue decreasing ard complaints
froHi The management ef less ef earnings,
aud - The distance he secs looming up
the less % bis Feslticn. Al the same
t.ute. the ssigpsr Who desires 10 obey
thr law sVrs some rival selling u1ercaRn-
difo 70 hts customers Al pFie-s he cannot
ileet- aaJ be knows gcry well that be u
10 sszatis him to 30 this. Tho yatiuay
aEezt and the shipqsr n no wish 10 obey
tae law sit dawn fpgsther and look u
oNer. What rsiitf h theirs for tnsmT
tssF can 01suplain o. theiF rivals. possi-
bly, ccuNhEs theua ruter tire Interstate
cornrasres law and send them 70 the pen
ifrutiarf. bot such Aetign wogid bring
Gown ercn fhsfn thr condemnation Of the
patiie and would rugH Jbrir business. for.
as I s;aspd before. lse public does not b.
iirfe Ia thia severe feature OF the iEs,
Aisd niu not support anyone who snferres
n Tts result -. these rnsn. IN despair,
are drrFsn - DO inat Nsat their opponents
sfe dpine-ihcy become ia~br,aksrl
ihs1assfses- havr era~n no fancy pie
tufs. y > what Y occurring every Gay
around yuu-
~ts Il Mss. s It bread stateSinsnship.
- sexr- business a. iarEu a. that cf
shr FznNAEs-one m ahich cnr-nfth. at
isssf q uur pspuiastoH q engaged. one
which sTss-s tho rasnfqrs Hnd happlnsEs
% niH<-tsuths uf ID. puesie--ls Il Nis. %
leave it outside OF ths iaSf II y saia
that ths mast rxnrnsiv- occuratiou 70
tire cosamunlty - thsi Of the Burglar. he
has 10 sg.rud 20 n1rh time and destroy
- aipsh 20 get 20 nt,ie, Is u worth uhiis
10 force the grr4t railway Interests Of
tt- r1antry Into the rarne posttionf
-WAo opf-usrs this lsktsiafson7 First,
certain people ~ho desire the Eovsrnuuca;
TO s~n and oe-rats the railways See
ert- Others sho wis1 that the Interstate
railway cuzrmi.-scn should make all
rates THIRD and lastly esrfain railway
nsarAErrs Who are epPCsrt 10 any and
ALI Legislation Ant yhe sbiect 70 any con-
Srol. ard he,isse that they should - left
-utiresy aians.