Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1906-10-04
EDITORS PROTESTING
CALL LATEST RULING or CON-
MERGE COMMISSION UNFAIR
RAILROAD ADS ARE BARRED
Say There 10 Nsshins In the Law That
Calls fer sgen IN Susrepresssios
The corrissien rceded
with -Nicxs-.

Washinyron-The rececs ruling OF
the Interstate commerce coumlssson
10 the e,-ct tia. -aothlng bat money
eaa be paid for trznsporsation Of
ether psrsc1s % property means
hat In f-ure the railroads viii -
prcsLstts4 from exchaaginS sranz2or-
tafloa t0r Advertising space IN tas
aswspapsrs u tie eo4ztEy.
Tie ruIing has ALREADY aroused a
storm ct protest froa sae Publishers
Throughout the eogarry. Every nasI
I1to W1tshlngfca brings huudreis Of
leStsrs from newspapers men. all Of
~hscn severely eriticise the eourlts-
sion for going o1c-o -ot its way to AZ
tie nsvspapsrSl- Tie publishers IN
ass that there Is nothing asv In tia
Law which would IN any way forbid
The railroads from purchasing asvsr>
Using space to BE paid for in trans
sortAtion and that such q ruIlrx Is
aos only uncalIed for by either ,as
letter or the spirit os the Law. but n
Unconstitutional as well
One prominent publisaar said a day
or tNo asO.
There IS not only nothing in the
aew rate Law which would call Tor
such ruling as this from the CON
1isston- bat ths ruling is antagonissic
% the national constitution IS well
and IL will not be upnsId By the
courts The railroads that desire pao-
Lefty through the medium Of nv pub
heation make advertising eortraets
with me. AID pay me for the spacs
used with transportation. which Is the
same as money 10 me. and Il s used by
myself or NY employees in connection
with my business The government
might with equal justice say the msr.
Chant could not give dry goods or
any other marketable commodity In
exchange for advertising space Tns
courts would not uphold such a ruling
a. that for one moment. and there a
10 more reason why they should ID
hold this latest erratiou Of the cou,-
msrce commission. for IL + equally an
unrenaole as the proposition between
The publisher and the merchant would
be
Everybody knows that the railroads
do. and can arord to. advertise more
heavily when their advertising ac.
counts can be paid for in transpor-a-
ton Nor does this increased amount
Of advertising AFFECT the interests Of
the general public in any way. but
It does assist in making tne prosperity
OF the American newspapers and peri
odieals- The transportation that IN
given 10 newspapers in exchange for
advertising does not affect In any way
the equitable enforcement OF the rate
law. nor does il affect in any way the
rates charged the general public for
transportation for either persona or
property II Is = beneft to the rail
roads. in that Il enables them 10 do n
greater amount OF advertising than
they Otherwise could or would do. and
In rsis way secure a greater amount
OF business for their lines. and under
just Interpretation would eventually
lead to 4 reduction Of transportation
charges 10 the general public. II Is
an unjust and uncaIlsd for ruling and
both the publishers and the railroads
should fight IT.
That publishers are fighting il. 20,
only by their protests To the commits
sion but By protesting to their repre-
ssntartvss in both houses Of congress
Is proven oy the fact that already the
commission Is receiving cuuraunica-
tons from many senator's and con-
gressnen in which these representa-
cves Of the people declare they had
no tntsnriAn OF passing a law raa-
would AFFECT the newspapers In this
ray. and that there Is nothing IN the
new law whiea calls for such 4 rultng
On the part Of the commission