The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1904-07-23


corporation Ia control OF an industry
IN its se0pe-a great railroad
~ stem. for instance-let US suppose
that such a private industry having a
practical monopoly. refuses 10 keep
abreast the progress OF science and In
Nention: that for the purpose Of pay
ing dividends on watered stock Il main
Iains rates far Ia excess ~ the cost Of
operation and fair carrying charges:
that Il evades. disobeys or deIies rea
sonabie laws passed ia the interests Of
lis patrons. that il openly maintains 10
various state legislatures and ia the .
national capital lobby which does
not halt al corrupt practices. that II
findg II advisable 10 80 control party
machinery that il may select its "wn
legislators, congressman. senators aud
even Judges thnt IL discritninates ln
favor Of allied corporations. fhai 10
Furnishes OF ruins communities which
dare oppose it, viii. that IL bs-uuvs g
fsctor for good ~ cNii. possessed ~
sufficient power TO defy Tor time Il,a
mandate OF the law bavbet uy Fho
forrr u public opinion in whom -1all.
the future oN nrrsl4ip u supi'
erty be lodged IL private 30 ia
mental hands
THE abuses sou cite exist
er or less extent admitted
ser hut am nol prrra~
rrsie that She remedy i,-r
she properties over Go tiir va.
Ia my opinion lhat SHOULD H. fi, -
resort
4, ts tie iast rrsnri d,-ri4r,.d Hn
talonei with some rarurslnpys
is great vuuuIrf So onf fFeud tiao
postmaster truly says. uut I'd Is H'f
large enough ta tnainlaiu side lfy s.iv
with fhe naJionsl government nF1l
as powerful and interruptions ~ ,nc
railroad trust aud It's allied corpora
iluna Ouv or ti4e other guHAt Stand
aside The assertion that tttlv has
arrived when The government mus,
onn the railroads or the raiinss,is uu %
T she government il iuur~ thsu = clever
arrangement 81 words u ls ust true
ia say that the railroads nov owns The
government buI th~y cvFtainit hare
managed 10 aequirr a minority repre-.
sentatlou out 81 all proportion ~ l4olf
vo,inE streneih They ran obtain shy
thug they care ta d~tRsnd Sewer d
reverted history las a private Interest
- lridei 40 vast a powrr in the FAIRS
Of a nation We cannot comprehend
this FOR the reason that We sire s. Fafi
u IT, u ~ - II the federated shoe
makers u France bad trecn abie I'd
dictate 20 Napoleon the sAolee Of his
generals aud tile detail. Of hls cam
pslgns
WAY Ia tile name OF eomnioa sesasr 2
continued Colonel Monroe. with af
impatient gesture. should . rsiiruas
have anything more 90 10 with leRisla
ton than manufacture u woodei
stsnonsY CiEarmak"ra do not oomlhn'
10 acnd their men ga the Iuiis-i State
senate never heard that il was uee
, rnnary for tho carflAg" mauufat three
to send Representatives TO congress
and wish to tell yon tina, the waEoi
sud carriage Interest 10 pretty sui
atautiai one have yet 70 bear q ,lo
apple growers fnJiuR II neegNsary 4
have their man appointed "a tllo bcnet
and vet the value 81 the animal arpI
crop would purchase good siaei raj
road
You have y wandered away from you
subject" obseryesi Judge sawyer
What subjeCtf'
, "Canada's proposal TO build a tran'
continental railroad"
Il may have wandered a little. bg
!, have had ny cyc on it all the while,
laughed the colonel We cannot rci
ulate all Of the affairs OF the upivcrs
in one evening. and we VIII talk the
over some other time Mrs Monre
= has invited me fo dinner. and dss
not refuse sood evening, judge. Goa
!, evening. Jenkins"
The postmaster closed the door aft
him and waited until the sound Of IA
footsteps had ceased
y THE colonela oil right" he sal
turning to the judge. who was calm
finishing hls cigar or course ! don
81 agree witt, all that he says, and som
~ times can't make out what he mean
= but I'm satisfied Of one thing"
What's thatT'
u THE rumor that the colonel Is Eol,
u In run for congress Isn't so.'' declar'
81 Jenkins. with a shrewd smile.
~ What makes you think sor' III
" Judge looked at Postmaster Ieuki
ri over his glasses.
n what he said about the railroads
answered Jenkins After what 4
nt colonel said tonight the NJ, n aud
ny wouldn't LET him have delegate fro
cd ihls county not delegated You G
n put II down that Colonel Monroe is -
N of politics and out TO stay. It's {
no had. lie was the best congressm
M that ever went to Washington fro
le this district"
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