The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1902-01-24
ADVISES the People of the State to
Stand for Their Rights Suggests
the Formation of a Powerful Rail-
road Commission to Prevent
Further EnCroaChments and
Regulate Traffic Rates

xn wash sARssponaing for his
- s railroad question Mcbride today the
4 ....nr statement
Asrs yet public
xs ss people railroad they have had to
81 m conpson protection Competition between the
adequate protection TO public interests.
- ks partial safeguard
- rs railway
nx m people competition has been
s about By acquiring controlling
~ compsns inss and the obtaining
- pnong the So-eaisd community
s.us operation OF these roads
s. basis Of such combination Of necessarily
many like chain OF
n a breaking would thu
individuals sell his holdings to another
na this the
idea satisfied So In order
saary STEEL thus perpeua,ng their
uu gigantic eorpo-.on
Of competing line should be trans
receiving stock OF the new company
stock might change hands freely without IN any way DISTURBING
l .csmnuaisy Il ratsrss,' suns. csnssuuSa
M Northern Securities Company
maintained the result the
al court Of The United
OF Mnssonia asain the Northern Securities COM
ypOss called existence But no matter what
BE- action on the part of the people VIII De
should be sransea Is the danger
majority Of thu stock
n~at Northern Pacific. what to prevent
- eompessons True corporation such as the
Sa securities Company may be the instrument pest adapted Tor
.nAnx without such instrument the
would the right direction but
vsnt Judgment p complete cure for N. Threatened EVIL
they compsied TO admit that 80 long
competition with each other Il is within
the controlling charge such rates as they may
&c ~ however that there 10 danger for the reason
lemon az
e comtlnx thought TO know that security peo-
pie = dsrsssas me good WILL favor Of this combination No
ehrsspecnrs what Is entitled TO
Treatment spa s god ~ the whim or the mere caprice Of this
Combination 7 shoud adopt such measures as would the most easily
sad readily enable them enforce their rights
hxssts crsausa Of a
The simple and that
through which these railroads
s' ahsd With fix within the state and to cor
o. nHs Thing trac there would not in my judy
49, any danger tn the soesd plan
1 re people would position through these commissions
rvs The people Of
compel the pasage OF railway
txa win power 70 regulate passenger
athi rates within and prevent unjust discrimination
- remedy abuses and evils as may be found to exist in
a the reduction exorionate They Also
eonvsntna and LEGISLATURES instruct their representatives, e
capital 70 use their utmost endeAyors 70 enlarge the powers
= hnr-s.ats commission.
Tue
- oaa % placing TOO much power ~ IN. nanas % ooa
ly affect to fear that this might be used to Cypress the
unsssly er.,nx a. ave. man there 4 Of the railroads do
ns 90 trusting justice
@ rather enlightened shshness Of the
Press should be guilty
ne courts the railroads could obtain relief But
- % present conditions way Of redress open 70 the
80 q this state u the railroads see IT 70 charge exohant rates
- legislation the
~s can afford claimed. in behalf
y Managers acuated by the best
1oox and in benehcen when
s6eet the medium
sA and lobby their
Fsas ali rght
~aH these pretentous
woula Rave IT cossa
Ny commission should consist
' members effect the
- Intended possible. be removed
WA poieH bipartisan than Of
m<mhers being political party The
1850 FOR who
f big attempt to play the
- u he demagoguemen would cOnscntousiy exercise the
given them Of the people To such
b found would the manhood Of the state
am not in favor crusade against property
ghu have quarrel corporations corporations
% ne same should be meter out TO them as is
- ~ % ne indyiaual-nelher nor less
ny Judgment should the railroads;
ueat YOU with but shall not through
~ 'l Hessiah and dominate legislatures
me- not 70 hamper enterpres but must
your hired subordinate other interest In the
p1f own We pleased to and
return but VIII longer toer-
'ffupt and corrup1ng political department
n n This the rghtfuy ask for less than
% should with The good name Of the state
- @ me rniroad lobby be stamped out Of exist
VIII q NE hsht and m methods quarter