The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1904-03-19
WHY SUB MI 7
To a condition that can be Renedicd
either by Legislation or Petition?

One who knows said reccnty-"If the people
want a cut in conference rates, they must stay
at home 1t the great crowds stay away from
conference a time or two, the railroads will
come to time-but the people will never stay
away from Salt Lake. They will 90 TO con
ference If the rate were double, treble what it
is now-AND THE RAILROAD PEOPLE
KNOWS THIS"
There's tie secret of the whole thing. Tie Of
ncials who said "thc Mormons are easy mere
" meant that their religious zeal will take
them to Salt Lake at any price and I'VE will
continue to work them as long as we can
THE REPUBLICAN has investigated as far as
it is possible to investigate and is thoroughly
convinced that the church is not cntangled
with the railroads in any way: does not get a
''rake-on" on tickets as some have suggested
and is not in sympathy with the railroads dis
position to take advantage of the peoples re-
ligiOus fcrvor few passes are rendered some
leading officials and this is every consideration
that has been given them. The church author
tiles have for years past realized that gross IN
Justice has been done the people in the matter
of conference rates, and at three different
times prominent men of the church as commit
tees have waited upon the q. ). l." Il. Il. Of
fcials to urge reduction in these rates The
last of these committees was composed of H. j.
Grant and NJ. w. Merrill Each time the re-
quest for Justice has been denied. The Il. II.
officials take the stand that the church officials
should not interfere in this matter at all, for
as long as the people are willing to pay the
price, there should be no complaint from Others.
1t i, more apparent than ever that the people
should take action in the mattcr,ior the efforts
of those in salt Lake have been futile THE
DEMAND MUST COME DIRECT FROM
THE PEOPLE SUPPORTED By THEIR
ABSENCE FROM CONFERENCE until the
fair thing is done by them. People must be
resolute and determined on these lines. Petit
tions asking President Hartman for reduc-
ton of not only conference rates but the rates
charged upon that portion of his lines which
RIM through the Mormon settlements, which
are one cent higher than ON other parts OF his
lines, are being prepared. These petitions will
also set forth that the sgncrs will not attend
conference until the rates are reduced and fur
thcr that the petitioners will use their inilu-
cnce in their county conventions to have such
men nominated and elected to the legislature
as will that there are laws passed TO
place the mileage charged on an equitable basis.
The people should discuss this matter
amongst themselves, that when petition is
presented, they will bc prepared to sign it. As
stated heretofore it may take one or two sum
merS to bring this to an ISSUE but it MUST
come.
The people in the various stakes have quart
cry conferences, and they can well afford to re-
main at home rather than to suffer this i'm
position,
Friends in salt Lake have done all they can
do but without effect. 1t is deemed advisa bic
to not have this matter worked in religious
way, but the people have an absolute right to
remedy this themselves through their legsla-
lures or by petition.
rs up 10 me people whether they
win permit themselves 10 be imposed
upon longer. : ::