The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1905-09-23

the limits OF the country in any direc
iion And when we recall the many
cars always in motion it is easy to see
that we could save money by paying
fer an the rides the official families
might wish TO take-if there is no 9th
er remedy
The representatives of the railroads
know how TO manage to the best
advantage If they end man in
position where he can control the Sc.
lection of judges and other officers
he IS very useful. and he can have un.
United transportation and get hio
name on the payroll They pat all
useful officers on The back and try
to keep them in Office But il one
shows a disposition to serve the pub
Tic rather than the railroad. thoy IN.
dertake to prevent his selection IN the
future Aud If tney ind one who is
specially popular and has strong
hold upon the people. If he is nor
kept in Office they retain him in the
railrosd service when he goes out of
Office They know that the people
viii continue to rally around him, at
least for time. and IN doing 50 win
be rallying around the railroad inter.
ests And he is true to bis employ
ment, he knows he must be The peo-
pie may be imposed upon by their
servants; men may be elected and
reelected to Office while in the SER
vice Of railroad company. and even
after they have grown rich in Office
and Il is plain they care moth ng for
the public interests But the railroads
are not so sentimental; at the first
indication that their servants are In.
clined to favor the public their names
go of the payroll and their passes are
taken away
The railroad employe delights in
the applause of the people; the greater
his popularity. the more salary he
can draw and the more transportation
he can control And II popular, he
stands better chance to get in con
gress or the legislature, or on the
bench or in some other position
where he can be friendly 10 his en-
ployer And he figures that when his
term expires there is a chance for
promotion in the railroad service He
is a good citizen and a friend to good
government but, according to his idea
the more nearly the government IS
controlled by the railroads. the bet
ter Il is--for his purposes. His primary
thought Is 70 manage all public move
ments in the interests OF his employer
which is to his own advantage ms wen.
He is on hand TO call the caucus or
convention TO order; he has a chair
man ready and some one TO place him
In nomination. or is quite ready to act
himself And he has program in his
pocket and a list OF delegates and com.
niittees all ready usually with his
name among them. He always has
something nice to say he loves 10
talk about public enterprise ard rhe
public lnterests-usuaily referring to
- bonus for railroad or such enter
prises as will pay expensive frelghts.
He Is a liberal giver to popular move.
ments. particularly when the railroad
company viii make il good TO him and
h 8 name is announced in public and
printed in the newspapers And he
contributes to campaign funds, often
giving equally 10 both sides, or seeing
10 il that some other railroad man
contributes to the opposition The
purpose is 20 have a railroad friend in
the successful candidate After the
elect ON the defeated candidate pays
his fare or walks: the successful one is
hauled as a conQueror and showered
with passes and attention
The people pay for ali the fayors ex
tended by the railroads in the way
O. free transportation or Otherwise
The railroads beng satisfied with IA,
public sentiment. the esteem In which
their hired men are held and the man
ner In which the public offices ar,
filled. hundred cars Of coal VIII come
n. one after another. an short il
weight, some OF them more than 6y.
tons, or 10000 pounds; as, for instance
car number l6.43i. shipped by the Can
adian Coal company 10 Oklahoma Cit
10000 pounds short The dealer mus
pay for what he does not get, as wei
as what he does. and pay freight ol
Il all not lawful and just freight, hu
an illegal and unjust rate. He may b
a new man in the terEitory and i'm
sgine that there is a remedy, he ma,
be patriotic and think he owes it q
the community TO get an act passe'
by the legislature to remedy the evil