The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1905-10-19
SLEDCE-HAMMeR
BLOW IS DEALT
Presidents Speech to North
Carolinans Is a Bold De.
fance to Railroads.
MUST BE
|No aifs or Ands" In His Declaration
That Power Must 30 Granted TO
Secure Square Deal for
the Shipper. Too.

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charlotte. ~. c. Oct. si.-The eva.
sion which President Roosevelt re-
ceived during his journey through n
norton OF Virginia was continued as
Se Travelled through North Carolina.
Rerinning with his arrival at Raleigh
nj 4 o'clock. he was greeted By cheering
crowds nj Durham. Greensboro. High
Point. Lexington. Salisbury and Char
lotte. the demonstration In this city
bring n hitting farewell OF the cttiscns
OF the old Tar Heel state.
Raleigh. ~. G., Oct. 3i.-President
and party arrived In this city
$50 and were greeted by Lieutenant
1oyernor winston and Mayor Johnson,
NTH "A military escort and n citizens
The party proceeded at
once 90 the state fair grounds. where
the president addressed the multitude.
thousands OF people greeted the pres
ident az the station with a volley OF
cheers and these were repeated again
agail as he passed along h
streets In Y carriage. bowling TO right
and left. and waving his hands J n
greeting 10 little children. NJ the fair
grounds he aald:
III extraordinary development OF IN
dustriniism during the last half century
hMM LNAFH AAN W h1ANN"n
MI 20 the revolution In the mcthodH, %
transportation and communication: that
A. 10 steam ard TO electricity. To inc
railroad and the telegraph.
When his government was Founded
was carried on by essentially
the sane INSTRUMENTS that had been IN use
not only civiiined. but among BAT
ss, rrn:a ,sas 4. sy wheeled vehicles
drawn by animals. by pack trains. and BY
sailing ships and rowboais.
Tho old laws and old customs which
conditions need radical readjustrnent IN
order 20 meet these new conditions. The
cardinal features In these changed con-
ditlons are, frsL the fact that tho new
mcrcial standpoint. OF infinitely. grca,cr
Importance IN our Industrial life than Was
the old highway. h wagon road; ana.
second. that tho new highway. the rail-
whereas the old highway. the wagon road.
was Ia the hands OF the state. The n
agcment OF The new highway. the railroad,
or rather OF the intricate web OF ra.lroad
anltely more difficult. more delicate. n
more important n tho primitivciy easy
task OF acquiring OF Keeping In order the
no anaiogy whatever ietwccn The two
he Opposes Government Ownership
do not believe In government owner
ship Of anything which can with propriety
i Z. ' + ,houId most s~,renuously oSjec, to
government ownership OF railroads.
But I believe with equal frmness that "
"A out OF the question for the government
tary right over the railroads; for IL Is
vital 10 the weli-bcing OF the public that
they should be managed In a spsrft OF
fairness and Justice toward ali the public.
Actual experience has shown that IL Is
not possible TO leave the railroads uncon-
trolIsi. such n system. or rather such n
lack OF system. n fertile In abuses or cv-
cry kind, and puts n premium upon un-
~scrupulous and ruthless cumming In rail-
road management; for there are some big
shippers and some railroad managers who
are always willing TO a unfair advant-
age Of their weaker compeutors y they
railroad men who would like To do de-
Gently into similar acts OF wrong and I'M
justice. under penalty OF being left be-
hind Ia the race for success.
Governmen; supervision In needed quite
"a much In the interest OF the blk ship
per and OF the railroad man who wants TO
do right ns in the interest OF the small
shipper and the consumer.
What We Really Need.
Exrcriencc has shown that the present
laws are defective and need amendment.
Th effort TO prohibit all restraint OF com
petition, whether reasonable or unrcason-
able. Is unwisc. What we reed Is to have
some nuHtOlftFANlNt Doug WIN Aiulit
power TO forbid combination that is hurtful
20 the public and 10 prevent favorit.sm TO
one Individual at the expense OF another.
In other words, we want an administrative
body with the power TO secure fair and
lust treatment ns among all shippers who
use tho r~uiiroads-and all shippers have
a rlght 20 uss them.
We must no, leave the oniOrcsmen, OF
such a law merely 70 the department OF
justice: II 81 out OF the question for the
Law department. OF tho government 20 do
what should be purely administrative
work, The department OF Justice Is TO
stand behind and cooperate with the adj
illustrative body. but the administrative
body itself must be given the power To
do the work and then held to a strict
accountability for the exercise OF that
verbal. and what we need In this matter
II reasonable quickness OF action.
Mature Of the Abuses.
the abuses OF which we have n genuine
right to~ompiain take many shapes. Re-
bates are not often given openly. But
they can bc given just "a effectively In
covert form: and private cars. terminal
tracks and the like must be brought under
the control OF the commission or admins
traiive body. which Is TO exercise super
vision by the government.
But Ia my Judgment the meSt important
him 10 do IL TO give to this administrative
body power 20 make Its findings effective,
aud this can be done only by giving II
y ~ - AAA'' W - y -
rate as being unjust or unreasonable, n Il
finds the complaint proper. then itself 60
FIX a maximum rate which IL regards ms
just and reasonable. this rate 10 go into
effect practically at once. that IL within a
reasonable time. and to stay Ia effect.
unless reversed By the courts.
earnestly hope that We shall see = law
giving this Iowcr passed by congress.
Moreover. I nopc that by Jaw power will lie
conferred upon representatives OF the gov
rnmcn capable OF performing the duty
II public accountants carefully to exam
Ordered by ,hc Interstate commerce com.
mission. which should Itself have power 20
pttstrtbc what books. and What books
only. should be kept by railroads.
Need Right 20 Act Quickly.
= there u IN the minds OF the commits.
sion any suspicion that a certain railroad
" iN any Hhap. or Nay giving rebates or
heh wing improperly. ! wish the commls-
siun 10 have power as "A matter Of right.
nnl exhaustive investigation OF the re-
c4p;A ~ expenditures OF the railroad, 80
that any violation or evasion OF thc law
niay be detected. This II not a revolution.
hty proposai on my part. Tor ! only wish
the samo power given in reference TO rail-
foads that ! SOW exerciscd as . matter OF
course BIZ the national bank examiners aa
regards Rational banks.
~ ob1ect In giving these additional
tpwvts 70 the administrative body repre-.
srnttHg The Ro.ernmcnt-thc Intcf stats
,omnicrre commission or whatever u nay
be-is primarily 10 secure 0 real and not 4
sham control TO the government repre-.
sham. and with this abhorrence cordially
sympathiEs.
Wants No Sham Law.
Nothing ~ more Injurious from even