The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1905-12-08


mot sWsephns Dfonip,.,on @ pi hah W 49, ,end
ta"seimsn. "a s0on s,,,,a,' y, pan' h,,' s,nn adei
o1,ie s,,,,srv,S,,,,, nm, rep,,,ati"n as vii
prevent any RESTRICTION Of e9mpetiti1n l,i,',
r,oI,, i,, pyI,Is so @ u9 ch sui..rv,son and r.g
mos WEI ', as SUN '.,,,,n n,hnr abuses IN
no way connec,ed with restriction OF
~, evi"pv.,.,o" , ,,oa,,sn 10 ~ ,,eana tp,,
o,Iy a,c 10 oversca MI liza ation--qenernI.
~ y,se,r the pssi,,t ~ d,snonest ncomo-
~ ,,.,,,a aSS,h, ,r,Yr,,d ,,tla IL
,,, 80, T., w., ,,nin ror at,,,n avercan,tai
,.n.s, n,,.1 ,,a',i,, an ,nn,t,on maj in
xdtes ,",s,nass nan,o, a. aiwavs con
,,, WE ,n.1 ,,,1o pr.,',,,o oS ~, mont
oen.s ',..s,, 'he M ~ nstat a,,,ai,y ,uvastrd
eaihea ,, & W &,s p,,ad e"pt ~ a,,yyora., nsn
mn,ts .S'ch &c a tor,iis "a cause ~ i'm
,la.. a., Hs,,,a s,.s ,he snail ,nyaator
- =. ~, 1a ,,,,,.a oa., o., m
Sii,s, ans, ,,na,,'3,t,n,,. n,t,,ia narnnns
nms nn,s, a," ns ali pis ,he trtcxiness and ais
bonesty u,hich a. innIieafnr hnru, 10
nn,ra5ssJ a.. ,m,'.so ,haa az, nos,,t,ia harm
morais ~ is worse .nan any my pons'ogh na aehawch, n
cry u politics and business by great ,Sh, dis, :,
nnv ectSai nateriai evil t,,ev do tle'
r,,yyIt,, tpn,,i thn 20 tionat oovernr,ent
obtains, in some manner which the wig
cun,roJ o,,nr tbo No cSrn6ra iona an
,,aa,.5 a, intoratatn o,n,nsrcae-thot is
ov.r tho sraat naioritv az the bi& cor.
,,,a ~. a, LIN bo ig,noasihIa tn de1l
piaonatoIy with these oyii.
dequa'e,y , VIII ,nes1 y, ,hn a,f,ou,,ies NJ
the IenisIn lion rbat I am suggestinR. anu
or the naed ~ aep,,e,ato ara ca1itions
oc,,o,, a., sac,rins, g. should emnhati-
caiiv nratsst agajnst innronerlv Radical
or basty actor Tbe frst tbinfs 10 40 js
~ ", 'ea ueai VIII eise mJ ssea ~ iutaratate trans
1Sossaiinn AS said in nv message OF
Rocemher a last tho inmed,ate and
,no.t n,ass,ny rerd sn far aa ieg,slation
"a Inoso so,cernea The s enacip,ent MO law
~ snr,o scSena 70 secnre 10 The apenta
~ The ,overnment s,ch sunervision and
regulation OF the rates charged by the
~ oilrnods Of tho country enpsped in in.
tsratnt,, traf, as shall summarily and
effectively. preyent the imposltion OF un-
Just or 9nreasonabie rates. Il must la
i,. everv shane and form. This power to
reynIots rates Ike ali similar powers
oyer the business world. should be ex-
orcjsod uitiI rnnderation caution and
| saif-roatraint. but N shouId exist. 40 that
E,t can hc eifecttvelv axercised when the
need arises
The arst consideration 70 he kent IN
r,ind Go thai The noIvsr should he af-
arn,a tiva an6 sho,,id he .yIy,u IN sor.Io
| Observation-Disclosures hndv created hv tb,, CON
s,r.s, ~ ,siven 10 Che nresent ,ntcrst ,te
| 90 eeamnerceS commis,on or 10 n reorgan-
! Lea conS,nerre commiss,on. such COM
| mission should he made nneauivocalIy
| nnn,iuist rn,,,'a AZ not he,,ave in ths,
| ao,arnment intarferinp with n,iyate hug
| fI,,ss more Than ia necessary 4, mt
| ! sli,.,a in the rovernm,,r,t ',indertakint.
tany work whIch can with propriety be
| iasj IN nr,votc hands 2R,its ne,ther do /
| heIieve In the government f,inching from
on ersceine any work when IL becomes
ev,dent ,nat abuses are sure to optain
| t;,erei,, ,,niesa there a. oovernnental sY-
| ne rvision N Ia not NV province to in
a,cate The exact terms Of the law which
| si,o1:Id he enacted. but 1 call the atten-
t,on or The congress to certain existing
@o,ndi'iona @ with witch n is aesirable t9
| dnS In ~, i,,dgmont The most ,nnnor.
tnnt nrovis;on which such law should
| ncntoip 60 that conf,,rring upon som,
Son'nih 70 dnai,strnt,,,n heav the nowe,
| to decide upon the case being brought
before II. whether a gwen rate prescripL
I ed by a railroad IS reasonable ana Just
ana npiust then after f,,iI inyestipa.
lion of the comnlaint 10 prescribe erie
limit of rate beyond which il shall not
hn iawfn to poCthe MAXIMUM reason.
| sSIe rate as AZ is commonly caIlei~tnis
| dec,sion 10 90 into erect within a rea,
snrable time and 10 obtain from thence
| ouw1rJ s,hiect 10 revieyy bv the courts
| II sometimes hannens al present, moi
| ihat n rate Is too high. but that n ia.
! vored shipner, is given too low a rate In
| snch case tho commission would hay,
| she r,cbf to 6x this already establishet
\ maxim,nn rate as the maximum and II
| " ouid need only one or two such deci
! siong hv tbe compoission ro cure railroaI
/ cr,nTnanies of the practice of giving i'm
n,o,i,'r mInimum rates. / cali your at
! tention TO the fact that my proposal 4.
not 20 give, the commission power { {
In N IN
20 'ra,,n,ote n rate already fixed or orig
,noteh nv tbe roads unon complaint ans
| nste. ;y,,astJeatjon' benvv ncnaIt,
h',, 49, ~ ~, 7,"taJ from anv cornoratIo,
saaiiy,nch rai,s to resnact an order ~ IN,
lc,,,n,njssion' i regard this mower to CO
ttahi,lh ;, n,,,vimnSo rate as heins, essen
~ ~ ant scbema ~ real reform in III,
| n,o,,.r ~ raiiwav reguiation Tbe firs
,,rcssi,v is 70 Secure It. and unless II /,
,.c',uied "a, the cominission there is litti,
&c .bin.e the s,,hiect nt al
"11 II,oaa, t,'ansactions often occur npde
,hn sScn,s ~ law II has nften occnrre,
,ha ,hat .n;,,ner has been toId nv n ira fl,
oa1,or tn hnv n iarge ouantjty Of som,
cnm,nod,tv and than AFTER IL has bee,
homrht an onan redun,ion Ia made in IN,
oousn ~ 90 ,n,tnh a,fec, ,miopd,9te,W inc a,,
rangemant M resulting To the nr9fit Of III,
nnne shinner and he one raiiroad an,
' 70 ,bo damooe of ali their comnetitors
ror it miat not he foreotten thnt ~
iJr sbinners are AT Least as much I,
pt:33 30 ~ any roi,rnad IN, tho rnaTIer n
hn, Thn Ia N, sho,,ta max, A. ,.,,.,,, y,
patn oai ,adl 10 ,,ndarstana that an,
LII Sy,scomm,ss,on na,d on rcaignt shi =
h', ntnu H,hnthnr jn thjs fnrra n, In ~,
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