The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1906-08-15

cause OF depression arin having remotes
direct connection with It. This panic is NOT Sub
jec upon which Republican nger for it is
conceded that it wholly the overinnaton u
securities the operations encouraged foster
by the policy of the Republican party Of fvoring Tire
few to the exclusion OF the many.
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RAILROAD CASES IN THE OKLAHOMA COURTS.
The records of railroad acted upon by the
supreme court Of Oklahoma, appeals taken up from
lower Of stare the people of the
and make It imperative that supreme court be
provided for by the constitution which shall be by
all the people OF the state at large.
Just at this critical time, when the people getting
ready to make constitution for the state It is well to
take the history OF the Of Okla
homa, which is soidly partisan being appointed by
Republican president 1t is reliable index of what will
be If the present plans Of the Republican
lages are carried supreme behalf
Iof the railroad interests
The records Of the supreme court Of Oklahoma show
lin cold type that of the railroad which have
been appealed to that body the railroads have won three
fonrths and the people onefourth.
OF as appealed in which railroads parties.
the railroads have been given decisions in SS.
Here the record in detail:
Total number cases appealed to the supreme court
G. Oklahoma territory wherein railway company
rarg shown by reported III the first IA volumes
Of the Supreme Court Reporter 80.
Number Of by the railway company in trial
court, 1s.
Number of by the company in trial court IT,
Number Of cases appeeed to supreme court by railway
company. II.
Number of reversed appeal, IL.
Number Of cases affirmed on appeal, 5.
Appeals taken against railway company 10.
! Reversed appeal, q
i Affirmed appeal II.
h Total number Of personal injury and damage suits
brought railway companies and appealed to the
supreme ccrt shown by reported in the first Il
! volumes Of the Supreme Court Reporter 49,
! Number Of by company in lower court, s.
Numter OF lost by company in lower court, TO-
Number of appealed by the company, 10
Number reversed in supreme court. s.
i Number affirmed, 2.
Number Of appealed by plalntins against rail
way company. s.
Number affirmed in supreme court Z.
Number reversed.
Total number of cases appealed supreme court,
las by the first volumes Of the Supreme Court
Reporter 1880
i Number Of cases affirmed appeal s76
y Nlmber of reversed appeal 364
OF of all kinds appealed to the supreme count,
. 65 per cent affirmed. s5 per cent reversed
Cases Of all kinds wherein railway companies We're
parties lost the and appealed n cent reversed
ana 20 per cent only affirmed.
In all cases wherein railway companies parties,
the and appeals taken against companies only
, l6 per reversed, s4 per affirmed
In personal injury and damage wherein rail
way company was defendant and appealed by the com.
the court so cent were reversed and
20 per cent affirmed
In the same kind of cases where appeal was taken
against railway companies only ~ reversed
and So per cent affirmed
one why the railroad interests enlisted
with the Republican organization In the attempt to carue
the constitutional convention is that agreement has
entered whereby the be divided into
districts election OF judges instead Of
allowing people Of the entire state for their
highest tribunal The districts then to be gerry
wandered give the RepuhneanRailroad combination
control Of majority Of the supreme court This is one
of the principal why the railroads exertng
every effort the Republican organization
itare the constitutional convention.
the history told IN the above figures. the people
San easily what in for them in they allow
the Republican machine control the convention which
make the consultation for state Il much
than proposed obnoxious law, for with the const
tuition fixed for the railroad interests, and the
supreme provided in accordance with their plans
the railroad laws which might be passed by legsla-
coul be imperative Ineffective and farce
The game is a deep on citizen OF the state
can AFFORD mistake the consequences which would
follow It's successful elimination.
Delegate Mcclure asked at Pawnee II he favor