The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-11-14

v A1. f<sA " He believed that foreign corporations should De put on the same footing ex- actly as home corporations. ~ In . asperfectiy parliamentary way he questioned the Judgment of Judge Jones in granting the iu5unction. He declared the United states Supreme Court had ruled that such action. was Jones. erred in holding the United States Grand Jury to indict persons who dis regarded the -injunction. .s6x, 1. Jchn D. Breught h. ;. <.
 Senator Hammer went thoroughly in- to the question of corporate sdisregard
 of law. and during his remarks paid his respects to John D. Rockefeller. He was, followed by Senator Key holds. who quoted figures at length to show that the laws are not at all connscatory. He brought out the point that Alabama does just as much for the railroads as the railroads do for Alabama.
 When the afternoon session opened, Senator Blackmon had the floor.
 He said that he had to leave the
 Senate for business reasons in few days and facetiousiy remarked that he
 did not think shis presence would cause the passage of the bills.
 In reply to Senator Spragins. he said that if his vote was necessary, to pass
 the bills he would not remain but ie hts vote could defeat the neasures,e he would probably. stay.
 He thought that the legisIature had already redeemed It's pledges to the people and that the enactment, of the proposed laws would be entirely inimi- cal to the business of the state
 Parable of. the Politicinn. y-st |. "A few~years ago, a. certain distin- Ruished gentleman said the Calhoun
 Senator. after having. made his private affairs gsuccessful. decided that. the people. were being. done a great in- justice and that to remedy this con- dition. they would have to. elect him
 Railroad Commissioner. After. agita- tion and misinformation. the people
 believed so too. He was elected and the only thing 1t accomplished was to en-
 gender the prejudices of the people of the state. se. .-s. v ~
 By the time this had been done. after he had devoted his time to en- gendering these passions, he left the commission like a rat does a sinking ship and told the people that to reme- dy, the condition they had to make him governor and have 6 legislature. The people gave him everything he want ed.s g.. tjs sss
 But it soon became apparent that he needed assistance and he employed cost | ly counsel to aid him and he employed the lawyers with the peoples money. And all, the time the people we're lock-
 ing for the $2.000. 900. he was going to
 save them. The laws were enacted by
 us and let nie Say. we, are the most ex-
 pensive luxury the. people of Alabama
 ever had sT f.
 q was. criticized that. I was under
 railroad environment but the. legisla- ture- took 1t all. away except the representation of the Louisvilles and Nashvipe in two small counties of the state"~ .s'' ''' t.sss' VI -,. r The speaker. in speaking of the Southern Railway agreement. said the company had more regard for the well fare Of the people in refusing to ahan- don sintra-state. business, than the Governor in. his fight on the traffic lines, s.. '..-. ~tfse'satsl .'f.e Milton smith Dian't Hzind..- Ali the arguments in favor of the | laws 1t was urged; were summed up in the statement that Milton H. Smith
 had refused to observe. the laws and | that some roads had put them in. He thought the Senate had no part In the | controversy between Governor ComeE | and President smith. .<, $ .,, ;Esy , q don't have to go to New York said Senator Blackmon to find the | financial condition of this country ] can go down here in Montgomery anc I find ample proof of this. don't say l that Governor Conner has caused ft, but
 Fatkpeopie' who were in governmental positions, had the same spirit He declared that under present man l cial condition, no public service cor I poration could borrow money on 'it' property and in reply to Senator Lush
 he replied thkt the Alabama and othei 1 legislatures were directly. responsible | for this condition.
 He declared that there are number 1 of statesmen who know all about the
 finances of ~a-ratlroad and that in the Senate of Alabama there are number | of men who believe they can run q
 railroad far better than the people who own them. 5s ft
 Governor Has Fallen Down.
 "On three different occasions the Chief Executive of this State has told what he is going to do and each time
 he had failed signally," and he illus trated the point with. a;humorous story He continued his argument and de- clared that the only way to regulate
 the railroads was through. the Railroad Commission.
 He told of Governor comer's cam
 paign in Calhoun county seeking to de. l feat him because the Governor knew l ne COuiu -IlOJs lASSHtc & pVtACJ tVs Nie Senator from Calhoun Under the present program. 1t is in
 tended to shove the commission. on the shelf. at4 . He took up the point that under the proposed laws. the raiIroads are denied the right of trial by jury and dwell on it in great length. # 'sThe proposed law says that 2e.00C white men, who have the temerity to work for a railroad that assertstits con
 stitutional right of trial in court. shall