The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-08-31

WHEELING, Aug. s1-within the
last few days there have been several
pubiic references to Governor Daw-
sonS attitude on the two-cent rail-
road fare proposition and the state
Inent has been made that he was OPP
posed 10 the two4cent law. A Wheel
ing friend rittng to Mr.. Dawson ven
tured 10 ask if me had been correctly
quoted and received the following re-
ply. hitch he has received Mr. Daw=
sons pefmisston to have published.
u sho@s clearly that Mr.. Dawson not
oniy favors q two-cent fare bill, but
also other railroad legislation of ex-
me interest and value notably a
railroad commission: The letter fol
GffARIsEsT ON, w. Va Aug. ~, 'O6'
MIR. Wheeling w. Va
Dear Sir Il have your letter OF
Ausust 24tlf; in which you say. Il see
that In yotri address at Charleston
You took ground against a. two cent
tare bin, stating that some railroads
could not stand 1t, etc
ans glad to get your letter, be-
ca1se III gives me opportunity to cor.
rect some mistaken Impressions.
MY reniaFks before the Senatorial
convention here on August 21st were
eIy Ilhpromptu; not a word was
atten beforehand i did not know
niy REMARKS were to be printed In the
newspapers. The reporter who re,
ported them for the newspaper did
gery well indeed when 1T is consider
ed that u anna rapid talker and he
made atong-hand report, and when in
matter like this a change of word
Of two changes the entire meaning OF
the speaker.
In some remarks / made in Pitts
burg the s0th of, June, discussed the
two cent fare pretty fully. am re
portadas having said in my remarks
at Charleston ON this subject as fol
lows
There5has been great deal OF talk
about the two cent a mile fare and
hlye been afraid the public would run
"a 4. . r a.
Wild and forget the more important
mht4sr Of a arailroad commission, We
mus be careful with the two cent fare
proppsitton i believe that some rail,
F6ads IN the State cannot atord to
carry passengers at a less rate than
the one!
aid that believed that some rail-
roads ia the state could not afford to
carry passengers at two cents a mile,
aud not at existing rate"
FaVors Two Cent Fare.
am not opposed to proper legisla'
tion concerning two cent fare. AS
aid al Pittsburg, believed two
cent fare has already been establish
ed by those railroads themselves
which now sell 1000 mile books at a
NET price Of $40; and II they have es-
tabiished two cent rate themselves
Ks csrtainiy cannot be >an injustice to
tliafi to have it made maximum rate
by law.
i Nd id Pittsburg that believed
the selling OF i 900 mile books was an
unjust discfimination, sbecanse every
person ought to be carried over the
failroads and have his freight carried
over the railroad at precisely the
same rate as every other person, be-
use a railroad is public highway
as wen as for the other reasons
named.
see asreport in the newspapers
that the courts in Virginia have since
hsid this same view, and 1t is said
tlia the railroads themselves made
this atne point against the Virginia
hat Is, thar the law in Vir-
giriia compelling them to sell these
books ii $40 ana abolishing the $40 re-
bate Is unlawful because dIscrtmina-
fion, An the leading railroads In this
state sen these L 900 mile books at
fheSprice OF $50 and refund $40 on re-
fprn OF the cover, making net rate
q two cents 4 mile. AS ] have said
think the law colldivery we'll compel
them without any injustice to them,
10 carTy everybody at this rate, and
fh the law should do 20, because
eyety man should have the same
treatnnent by the railroads that every
other man has The man who travels
thoasand miles5a year should have
the same fafe Is NE man who tTslyels
10000 miles year ana the man who
ships one or load oi freight weei.
should pay the same rate as the map