The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1905-08-02

Of all her sons, those born to her and
those adopted by her, in her mothers
heart when once they thus are all tru-
ly her sons.
81 think the South reqqires the aid
of her sons now more than any period
of her history" This great truth is as
true today as it was when Lee uttered
these words.
The South has long been politically
dependent, and in spite of all such ad-
verse conditions she has developed
most magnificently. She has already
secured the permanent attention of all
parts of our own great country, and
rapidly are these good people coming
to be sous of the South. They we'll
know that, in addition to all material
advantage for all kinds of develop
ment, there resides in the South that
spirit of the true and correct interpre-
tation Of the constitution Of the United
States, which. free from anarchy or
plutocracy and all such evils, the
South shall be looked to for the preser.
vation and the maintenance of the
supremacy of that constitution.
And now, too, we are beginning to
have the better class Of foreign imml-
grafton seek the South, because they
are also learning Of our splendid coun-
try, with its great resources and limit
less possibilities.
A New Danger.
But unbappily the South is not
yet left unhindered in her march oi
progress. The South is now con.
fronted with most insidious evil,
the more dangerous in that it ap.
pears in quite plausible guise.
She is now desired to understand
that what she, along with the whole
country, really needs is for the tinaI
ratemaking power to be conferred
upon bureau of the national gov.
erment. The proposed new Inter.
state Commerce Commission is to b;
composed of seven instead of five
men.
These seven commissioners are to
DO what many thousand men are
now engaged in doing, the cnly diff
ference being that these are railroad
en- who are constantly going about
the country and with years of intel
ligent experience, ascertaining the
needs of the people, the resources Of
the country, thus to obtain infor
nation upon which proper rate ad
justmenls should be made. The
many thousands appointed are rail
road men, while the seven men are
to be appointees of the President O
the United States. Yet all these
many thousand men, lin sthe fna
analysis, are not considered to know
what the people really desire, no.
the whole conditions of market, o.
other substantial conditions upor
which proper rates are made. 1 say
these many thousand men are no
supposed to know as well, nor be al
reliable, forsooth, they are appointed
by railroad companies and spent
their lives in that work; while
on the other hand, these seven com
missioners are appointed by tn
President of The United States TO
varying lengths of terms, and can
not have as good meaDsof coming il
contact with the people to enable then
fully or fairly to obtain all the in
formation upon which to fix q rate =
rate fair to the shipper and tn
railroad.
When railroad company nova
days wants to appoint a man to on
of the higher positions in charge G
its revenues, which are, of course, {
rates, that company deliberates
long while and finds much diff
Guilty in getting a properly traine
expert for the place, on account G
it's tremendous Importance and re