The DeLand weekly news. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1887-190?, 1904-05-06

SAs DsUsss q The Interstate Goa
ng1os connission ana oonfsrri1g ~
e q ample aEthostiy - snforcs ia
Ggdssa ana ascisi0ns as % rates aad
aharsss over express and telegraph.
- vel &c over railway companies.
and he Congress q the United states
n haroby msmorialiasd 70 enact such
lsgislasioa- To this end our SsnasOrs
aaa representative In Congress ars
requested and direetsd 70 vote and
sEsrt their utmesa saassVoFs 20 secure
ths passass - seen laaisiation. and.
-BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED.
Tat the Secretary 81 the State 10
hsrsoy requested 10 furnish each u
eur Senators and Representatives In
conersss from Florida with = copy %
this nsm0rial
Approved May n, 1883"
csmpsrissa Interesting Evsa 70
odi0UG
Now. aside from Mt TaliaferrO's
personal pledge 10 the Legislatsrs.
which be has failed TO carry into 81.
feet. the above memorial vas Q com
Wsad @ him 90 take some astioa.
watch would have Al least giVen the
aasstiOh public agitation aud agitation
10 Whst Is needed 90 arouse the whole
country 10 the Importance ~ making
The latsresiate COmmeFcs Commission
really useful
AZ an Interesting comparison u the
conduct Of senator TaliafeTTo In re-
gard To the commands of the florida
Legislature. { desire TO point ca the
fact that the Legislature Of lS03 me
moriallzed Congress for the impeaeh-
ment Of one. Charles SwAyne. Federal
Judge Cor the Northern District Of
Florida and demanded % the Fiori
d. Delsgatbon IN Congress that they
take such steps e. IA secure bis i'm
parchment.
We End that withih . month 20 the
eOAvshihg IL the present Congress that
the brilliant william n Lamar. Rep
Tesentative in Congress from the Third
FLORIDA District. proceeded 10 obey
this msmorial and the commands VI
the FLORIDA Legislature. aud how well
he has succeeded In this direction Is
noa well knOwa 10 the peOple VI F1OT.
ia
where ne Real Trsubis Liss
The great mass " people doh't IN
esrstand the question: they realize
thst something 10 UronS. bat don't
know What Il 10: they don't know
where 10 apply . remedy. they cOUl-
plata that the railroads are not fair
In their treaimenl and that rates are
too high. bat dOn't know the real
eaass--Whieh L. thst the railroads are
eft almost entirely TO themselves ID
make the bulk of the rates In effect
IN the UHited States today.
sOns Stll charge that the writer i
an agitatoF: veil. ! an villas that
thsy sAOuld. 80 long ~ have - great
q question 10 aslIais: and ! snail feel
happy Shen the day COMES that viii
give the Interstate Commerce Com
mIssiOn the needed powers 20 fully
regulate Interstate Commerce. for
wili then have the satisfaction % see
ing the people 10 this great state. -
cell a. ~ the ShOle cOaHtry reap the
bepeEt 20 that which. In nay feeble
vs., helped % sgitaie
Aaitstiea ariaes AbOst RsfoFmstisn.
AEitatiOa has bFOaEht about AL
grsaa reforms u ls a. Old - tune
AEitatIOn led To the Revelation WhiCh
sndsd In AmeTieAh IndspehdsBes
What NSaid become ~ religiOh II
u vas not for EEitatIoH! Il 10 the
sgitstion u the rrligiOa % Je>as
christ that brings men 10 see the 81.
For Of their way. Pau Nss an agl
tatOr. ThOmas Jefferson Sas an Sgi
tatOT Patrick HshTy yes a. Agitn
to-. And - vas Andres Jackson
We need agitation and agitaioTs 10
help brinE about the nseded reforms
IN this country
Ash yourselves the question. have
great reforms ever bsrn scared Sith
out aGitstlOa. boag continued and Dsr
sistent:
Tsiisssrro's Record Against Him.
TIE people that Mr. TslIAferro
tFsins With mostly. would hardly ad
wise The senator To - mskias these
aGhts In the senate Besides. one
CA Oaly drau the eORelusiOa that is
10 against his iAClinstiOn AhyhoS 20
So the Interstate Commerce Commits
stoa made useful 10 the people. iudg
Ing from he past political reeOrd-fOT
On eli occasions he and his followers
have sOrksd against men In Duvsl
County Who made the race Tor the l~s
islature On platforms sdvOcatihs The
sstablishment % state Railroad
Commission.
TIE Tlmss-uaioa On Polltiea
Our peOplr Sh0ala not allO~ them
esives 90 be Led sSsy from the
straight path - duty to themselves
sed the coaniTy BY . Republican