The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-08-10

tons seeking the peoples patrons1sv Nv Y
der the same peoples privilege w
WHAT AND WHERE is THE ~
LEFT ~
When the carrying privilege. =, !,
most loO,UO,OV Of people Is monopal,s,
by practically one ubiqulto,ls .v,s.
practiclng Its profession withou, M
ton or regulation, and unrestraInas I.
competition already absorbed hy ~ Y
gamation, what relief has a peonls - ~
this method OF taxation without r.ors
sentation?' ''''
While Pontius PLATE, verres and p.,,
ings were instructed to collect = 1i \,
for the use of a privilege, yet ,hs 49,
two were answerable to the Roman u,
ate and the latter to Great Brt,Is,
house of lords. Verres, for his Grim,
against a conquered and defensesss -
pie, was exiled and expelled from K,
country by Cicero's splendid eloqusuf
and Hastings. the last mentioned M
prit, after being for twenty years IA
most picturesque criminal In Easlass
escaped conviction by OUTLYING the NJ.
ecution. Yet England's historic effort n
punish him for his crimes Is an exanpl,
that republics, Boosting Of human n.
erty, could emulate with profit
But what have we here, when a moi.
ern PLATE, Verres or Hastings Is b.
fore the tribunal OF this great Repubs
, to answer questions involving the srs
rights OF the citizens today as via
Rome and England, in defense 81 tAss
subjects, made those trials the mo-,
| famous of all criminal annals an Il.
fender so confident Of his powers ,h,,
he shuns and evades the governnrsiA
representatives with such fragrant u
/ n coll forth this ~
record Milton Smiths testimony "
| fore the Interstate commerce conns
siom:
The Chairman; You are sworn; w.
are under oath; If you mean to tell u
) truth, say So"
And when he answered In the an
deposition what did he say?
Commissioner Prouty: Your obs
ton comes to this: That there cunt
to be no authority anywhere which "
power to inquire whether a rate On "a
Louisville and Nashville railroad Is ~
sonable or unreasonable?'
Mr.. Smith: THAT is my position
And this in country without con-
petition!
NO WONDER AT SUCH DEcLAn'
T1ONS.
No wonder M. Gates, in his ntsx
interview. stated that railroads nag NJ
lions in their treasury and were ls 4.
to hide their unfair profits by meliss
of ingenious bookkeeping, Oh. tnas ~
defenseless country could appeal y is'
perial Rome for Judgment NOW,
standing the fact that under y, " :.
did but barbaric rule, He sulele1 y. u
der Pontlus PLATE, and was dead "a
buriedW 49,, ~
And would not the crown tnat W.
Hastings for violating his trus. aaa N.Y. ~,
ing the subjects treasury proHl1s,e. . IS,
protection than this powerless nsp.sl 1,
that farms out privileges 70 ane's - X
collect eXtortions from the nausss ~
already to the National dept. !, ,,..,.
Is il not plain that this IS lns 49, ~
est power In the land, even e "a. "A
the authority of the goverhin ss., IA
what hope have people ony rvs
, power that dominates y N.Y. ~ ma, nj IN
but corrupt? And II TINS pe y ",
: how can you reconcile tne 90. ~,
, statements of Mr.. Gates WIN w Y. ' ~,
Testimony of Mr. Smith, two o. ~ $500. M
.. eminent railway officials OF ~. l.
, mat immense rebates nave va - 4,
:, lowed that prosper one cisiIsa s;rhy
, injury of another Cruel! ua.ss ,,,j q
the practice. That this Is im I.hvss,t
so immoral as to merit puiA'
: hanging :. ,r,e ISnIbI
Smith swears this to DO tius ssw ~
y deposition before the. intei is,son 4 d
merce commission on the ga uesiisz III Z
punishment for railway oinc'A'
, lowed discriminating rates. ,. b.a VI
= Commissioner Prouty: xi.,~
N get along is TO hang him. ohta
Mr.. smith. II would ho' "
v hanging him"
e TREMENDOUS UNLAWFui n
{ Butte,
e And vet this unlimited pow ssrlean y.
4 fairly collected from the n .nis rlsn'
: ple enough money, by snI dsS. 4
I method, 10 pay the Nalions al Ia "
r serving capital punishment a.
q Where is the government, uch Gun
n Why can this crime, 50 s .Ih We
= than that committed by eal..sasursi z
: or Hastings, not only 60 psannbI, sts
'e be further tolerated in a hsP X prui,ss
l. the citizen is expected 70 conisss'
i against spollauon ana