The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-04-22
WHO IS RIGHTs
,R CUNNINGHAM AS TO BOWERS OF R. R. COMMISSION
nsr C c. ou,ver, Whose Famous Letter se The Advertiser Is Often Ono tea. shors Weakness of Co.,
 meS Candidate.
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 Home. 4.r. s,a...s .,.,. as .ha na,nocratic party the 1sns .sa ss. corernor in the forth na.aa nonaala . rs,,,arv are equally strong for pssa.r, :, ,-at differ greatly on |. as.s-,a sn5 shall be reached. eS saatards, that even had
 % ...o;a.a Commissioners in nsero with the present tavof ol la.e Railroad Commis- sioners of the State % rahr,,ar,, eaa proved the 18th day or @ rrofu n,,sh uas ny eney couio eo e tends of rate reform desire. it will be' .ss co.or
 asS That Every State office be filled -,s.h fr;snSs of rate reform who have fbe Corner rand on them:
 srd. Thst no one be elected to the r,-,..,,1e unless their environ -ar,..'s are such as to merit his ap- ,.ro,,.-i, and in addition get 1t.
 Ssln. After the Democratic voters be- sewing in home rule have done all these things, then the Governor will say to the Legislature: Enact law making the present rates the maximum rates in the Great State of Alabama. Ct is fact the present rates are much higher than the Georgia rates)
 6th. After these maximum rates are established by law, the Railroad Com mission, with the authority delegated to 1t by the Legislature. (which MT. Conner now says is unconstitutional. but will be constitutional then,) VIII continue their Investigation and au- thorize such reductions as in their opinion will enable the railroads to earn a fair and just return on their investment.
 A lower rate will be declared void and illegal by the higher courts.
 Dr. Cunningham contends, that under the present law, with Railroad Commission composed of It's President, (Mr Comer) and two associate com missioners, who are friends or rate reform, they can give us the Georgia tarifr of rates and classification and even lower, if the latter will allow a fair and just return on the value or the railroad, its appurtenances ana equipment
 One of the questions that will have to be decided by the voters before they can cast their votes intelifgentiy' is. who is right-Comer or CunninE ham? Kindly read carefully the parts of the nresent law governing the Railroad Commission of Alabama re- ferring to rates. viz;
 Sec. TO- It Is the duty of the Rail- road Commissioners to consider ana carefully revise all tariffs Of charges for transportation made by any person or corporation owning or operating d railroad in this State; and if. In their judgment, any such charge is more than just compensation for the service for which it is proposed to be made or amounts to unjust discrimination against any person, locality or cor poration, they shall notify the party making the same of the changes nec- essary to reduce the rate to just com pensation, or to avoid unjust discrim- nation and when such changes are made or when none are deemed prop CT and expedient they shall append to the tariff of charges a certificate or their approval: and they shall exercise a watchful and careful supervision ov. CT all tariffs and their operation, and revise the same, from time to time, as justice to the public and railroads may require, and increase or reduce any of the rates, as experience and business operations may show to be just, but in revising the tariff. the commission CTS shall take into consideration the nature of the service to be perform