Mexico weekly ledger., 1907-08-01
ROOSEVELT IS
DEF|ED BY STATE
HIS JUDGE NOT HEEDED : GOV.
GLENN REFUSES TO BACK
DOWN IN WARFARE ON
SOUTHERN R0AD-sIT-
UATION HAS as
SUMMED MENACING
ASPECT.
Peace Offer Failed and Government
Officials in Washington Worried
Over 0utlook-case is Being
Handled Exclusively by
the President.

Asheville, 8. c., July 26.-The rate
situation has assumed a more menac-
ing aspect than ever befure. Judge
Lyon, at Marion, N. c., to-day in
structed the grand jury to return In
dictments against the Southern rail-
road for violating the 2 cent fare
law.
A long conference vas held tonight
by President Finley and other high
officials Of the road, who still are here.
United States District Attorney
Holton arrived this afternoon.
The peace terms submitted to-day
to Gov. Glenn by Assistant Attorney
General Edward T. Sanford sent to
Asheville by Presidedt Roosevelt,
were absolutely refused by Gov.
Glenn.
PEACE OFFER THAT EAILED.
The terms were:
Tristan Injunction suit should be
speeded, got ready for dnal hearing at
once.
Second-Heabeas corpus cases decid-
ed here should be at once carried to
superior court by appeal.
Third-The Green case at Raleigh,
In which the Southern railway was
fined $50, 900, should be carried by the
railroad company to the supreme court
Of the state at once, and II that court
should affirm the judgment of the
superior court, the railroad company
should sue out q writ of error from the
Supreme Court Of the United States
and carry the case to that court; that
these three cases present every feature
of the controversy which has arisen
and is nov agitating the public
mind.
Fourth-All further proceedings
under the rate law in the state court
shall be suspended until the Supreme
Court Of the United States can render
final Judgement, settling the contro-
yersy.
GOVERNOR DEFENDS STATE RIGHTS.
The reason Gov. Glenn would not ac-
cept the peace offer is that to accept
1t would be to surrender to the federal
| court entirely. The state contends
that would be humiliating.
Gov. Glenn said:
~ shall not consider any offer from
the other side until the railroad com
pany complies with the law"
He said the terms laid down by San
ford amounted Ito nothing"
II Judge Prichard had shown TIT
slightest disposition to recognize the
validity Of the rate law and the right
of the state to institute and prosecute
cases arising under 1t in the crimina
courts. Gov. Glenn said he would hav'
been entirely satisfied to allow prose
cutions to be suspended until thu
supreme court Of the United State
could decide, but he feels he canno
for n moment permit This Law o
the state any more than any other Law
50 be ignored, trampled under foot b.
he railway company or anyone else.
GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS WORRIED.
washington, d. O., July 26.-Om
cials of the department Of Justice ar
at a loss what to do or say about tn
North Carolina rate muddle. Tit
case is being handled exclusively b
the president at Oyster Bay and b
Attorney General Bonaparte at Lenox
Mass. Nobody here dares to discuss th
matter officially for fear Of maxim
things worse.
The general trend of legal opinion
in Washington seems to be that Judg
Pritchard, who is a Roosevelt al
/, pointee, In attempting to carry GU
: the known policy of the Administrative
with reference to the federal contrt
over Interstate commerce, has ea
exceeded his powers. In cor
nection Herewith he has raise
the states rights issue In an exceed
; ingly embarrassing manner. AS fec
eral Judge, he can call upon the &C
ministration to assist him by force,
necessary, to uphold his decision
: whether right or wrong.
N n waraan PASSIONS