The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-07-06
Mr.. NAYHELD'S OBJECTIONS
TO THE WITHDRAWAL OF srIT
AGAINST NJ "a AND T.
Gives seven Ress9Hs Way the SsE'
ShouId Re Preseratei te q
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arr distinct o511ts AID = zach eoEaE
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wrongs AID 9s-eltctsass I'll Of which are
A3is gea q t's Ezlz%t-l and lG--s2! 70 l.a
S.1lst welfare. B-.siy z1z1st ;eE grounds
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81; TIE sste-dz-t las consolidated.
E-1sr oas oo1t.c! az Enlargement.
nauhz- q parallel All o1zpstlns lines L
iz.s S-ats, II vlciatzgz .: 81 ~ sAc-s
Q. tie constitution {. tzis state @hict
t,rcles l1s c57so5.5zrlo2 Q: parallel and
cor1pst.ng lL1sz
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secl.c1 e. ne constitution u co-scltEat-
,zS aIt1 Ire SAs.usu sa-e~s7,o-t and
soniAsTE Eailw1g, 4@tizEAo by he S.
g-fns ea-r- C Texas to DID Competing
ga Il IS consolidated With and esa-
,rollsd AID Dominated by the Missouri,
Kansas sE1 IeEzs TaNlfET company, =
rams ro1Io-aIao1. IL Violation Of section
:. article Il OF TIE constitution.
9Th i h5E isE2e5 . large smount Of tc-
AK ~ s,ocEs zn1 bonds IL yioasr5on q. ,
ssttia1 e. article y Of The coas,ifu.ca
o. tbs State, which declares al. sach n
oso-sacess 70 - Voz
S,h- hist ~ Illegal mana ge-snt Il has
ie-d-7s I1salVeEt, uuzhle 20 carr Interest
zna oiaer expenses as sAcnn 20 by IFS OH
GERS Il Lie commission cases ST Dallas.
sia ina; majority OF the directors
required - law "a reside IN Texas, are
net bona aGs sgocshclde-s
1'h- i has ulisgtully absorbed ard IN 4
part operates shs Galveston. Houston and i
Henderson railr5zd
great laay o. the facts ALLEGED II
these several counts can be established by /
acc2lEnentaFy evidence sbou, which thers
esn Dc 70 dispute, and / assert sla,, In my
3IcgDent- every important allegation can
b established ~ competent AID suitcIsa,
tfsiiE1gry Al hand. Conditions have not
changed sioce he fling o. this suit.
y fas been satd shas the State IL TO,
acting n good faith With rsspsc; 10 those
teltUEes Involving the legislation of 1851.
l believe thal the inst count alone in
wolves The legislation OF 1881. and elimf-
rltlug this feature Altogether there are
abundant causes let, to justify This ltiga-
ton Besides. there can BE- no merit in
ths caaieRuon il any event The State
cHn moi justly be accused OF acting in bad
iGih ~ regulating statute en2eked n
violation OF the supreme Law OF The land
TIE constitution. Public officials, IKE i'll
diyidusls can act only In suboriina,ion
o It's terms and provisions. Moreover.
Ihis Instance 4 casual investigation
into this case Will disclose that the de-
fe1dant IS not afforded even preiezt for
urging good faith in defense 10 the
states suit. The defendant does not come
With clean hands liz It's plea for equity. The
'tsiute OF 1891. allowing the consolidation
u the Texas lines. coniernplates and pro-
rides fsr complete severance OF the Tex.
IS corporation from the foreign eorpor-
lticn. How has the defendant KEEP: faith I
Ffih the State in this respect LIT tbs |
iniispuiei -eccrds of this office covering
he period since the organization OF this
onmission. answer. Traffic Is diverted {
rom or Texas railroads IN order ~ AZ.
ord tonnage ana revenue for The toTai-
iatirg line outside tie state FOR q ike :
lurpose combinations have been entered
ITO 10 keep water competition from cur
eaports; the earnings OF tbs Texas lines
lave been dericisd and diverted IN orae- Z
tat tie foreign iiac night proat aud /,
Ugh freight rates in Texas be maintained
he keeping OF general sflees ir this
tate. up 60 recent period, was. in TIE !
naguage ~ an expert Of the c9unissioa
'pretense ard sham"
TIE petition OF the State sets forth r,ary 9
Instances OF wrong doing net neressar,r 7
. repea; here. II Is sufficient TO say IA, !
n my opinion no temporary expealent rzn :
rswer tie Just demands al the STAT. :
he commission has succeeded IN uneor- =
ring some Of The misdeeds. but the ca,s. .
{ the evil remains undislurbed. ana q :.
ong as this condition is permitted tc sx-
81, just so long will these leaks confines !.
= one form or another can rog uussr- !.
tand why this dsts niani Ike every otks- r
erscn. should not be required 10 rasr.a-, =
nd obey the constitution and laws az ts,s
tate =
For these retson ] beg 10 repss, NV =
eeemEentatioa that thls suit he PROSE \
olly. Allison Mayxs,s .