Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1900-07-28


The grossest and most offensive and IN.
furious form of passenger discrimination
IS the free pass. which. In addition to It's
corrupting influence upon legislators,
courts and nil public officials, is an insid-
nous means OF securing the favor OF in
1ucntial personages and is the fruitful
parent of every other discrimination and
II all abuses practiced by the railway
.ompanIes upon persons mud the public
We, therefore. demand Its total abolition
oy making the issuance or acceptance of
the same ms likewise OF any dIscrimina-
ling favor n public offcnse The indiffer-
snce of some of the railways TO the safety
and lives OF their employees calls forth
strongest condemnation of all humane
persons. And We condemn the practice
Of using what are known ms double
headers or two engines 10 one train of
twice the ordinary size. as likewise all
practices and methods OF railway compa-
MES which unnecessarily endanger lives
md limbs of emnloyes and of the public.
While copcedInp 70 railroods the fullest
nrotection OF the law in the spirit of ius-
lice We, we submit that the hubble inter-
as,s reo,,,re IN no ieaIouslv Guarded ana
Inc neonia's r,gh,s constnntiv defended
against their abuses and wrongs. The
nrasant ron,h,Icon s,ote COMMUNICATION
10 uoat yociIIo,Ipg ana InsIncere and we
.uhr,I, ,bot the nortv resnonsIhle there
Inr &C. ,,na, n ho charged with the dutv ~
sn,c,,ng n svs,cno M railway legislation
Sor ,ha roonia ~ ,hjs STATE
Tho rocont u,noraiioicd growth NJ trusts
ona r,onono,I"s bos hronyht the Amer
ican neonIc face IN facc with the greatest
,,d,,s,r,n, s,,as,,on ~ onv oge Mononoiv
in ,'r,,.a,. hnrds 10 whoiiv had There
70 No cooa trusts and y,c hojd tint thew
80. ~ 10 Sas,ro,,ad h,. rroncr isyisiotjo,
MI. o., ~ aoto,',,,,ishp1 p,,i,, h,, honest
i"'s .am " ,,..s ~. 80, - 80
s,r' 1870" ss -" ,.,oSnn ~ o"r-
.,yn", ''a ~ -,,s 49, =. r. ,,o,,s g.,
s s.'Nes, ~ e"se ,.. 49, 81, $500 =,
No'e n. ~ vp a. ~ a,,pr, 80 20.
yur STAT $50 ,n.,oa.. .. ~ oaS,,a-s "a
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p,'. '.I','.., ,,.tioh ,So Crna,nr
supply OF Ie ', Will ~, Sn ,Sa 80,
nus piaceu Wi'IIn 's' ov ,N,, -, ems
snt OF OUT peope o maS oevm w" I'm W..
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cIli-ens eaano. rs. . P ,-,h,,,a
nraehine wItnou. wy pay .a -. " a., ~
rms monopog eon,s 'ne s,,n,s a.. ~.
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.ouhlI!' nIo'Ia,H m~s 'ns - -
a.. AL. nnt.t,.,l r~o
wmch " ehu,seS io' .ne .,. ~.
1uct. lts wealth. ~ 80 s'asseiins anu ..s
power 80 Imvins.plc 'na' We Eau , 49,. ~
nope Oh reheI nIo'h ns s,eeus ' ~
except such reheI eonlcs rom III. ss.e'
ana We Lneiciore' ucnnu , sue" ,es Ssa
ton as WIN must suIcy Iciicsy 10 i'o''
the opp.esslon y. .nIs
we Dehevc INA, 'ne ea..lo ,s'uusy =,
inc STATE shou'u pe eneou.'se 1, az. p ~.
tectcd. anu 70 .na' cnu We u 49,, sne
continuance OF ,ne sonI.y ooa,u, unue.
the direction Vi 'ne u.'"a. s' s..1 -
the state. nv ue.e' % sa gu" ~
neeueu ics!sietion e'u Wv ~,
clumsy ana npo'uve Jaws VS. w, ,s Will, VIII mo-
stand IN cVurs nav T T,n. 'nu $500
professional lopoylsss. Lhs . s.s .Sn,s
should De summary ~ usan VIZ" sn .is.
business shoulu De oehneu anu usceu
pubic onehse "hu US sue" pu'''s"eu w
law. ., ., ,.o .,.-
,om y, the dsmocratIe position upon the
question of prohibition and we renew our
Of demand me, ina. the question
u nc,iSvIn% ,So, - the n,,b,Ic health and the
public convenience and interest would be
best conserved by the public control OF
municipal utilities. we . favor the pI nle
u mcapa ' of such -, S' control oTt I'' ~
AZ o,,r fathar. aaftixod Nth Marco