The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-08-16

agreement to obey our laws, and win simply add that a negro crap shoot CT would be arrested In a minute for any violation of the law, and shall charge every officer of the State that any violation of ovr criminal laws, whether by individual or trusts no mat ter how small the individual nor how law and must be so charged, and alike made amenabie am afraid that some of our public service corporations do not fui- ly understand that Alabama Is a SOW ereign State and must dominate It's intrastate affairs. I am sure that there is scarcely a citizen of Alabama so scallawag in his views as to wish or help secure the contrary to this. I am sure that the people of Alabama practically as unit, demand that the State shali govern its own affairs. and whenever any of our laws, civil or criminal, are violated, the offender must pay the penalty.
 He further said. in substance, as follows: I can conceive of no great CT mistake than for a public service corporation to attempt to ignore through an injunction of the. Federal courts the States right to regulate their business within the State. think 1t is a great mistake for the To- cal Federal courts to attempt to set aside the States Jurisdiction of it's own affairs.
 paragraph Twenty -Nine---The com
 plainant further shows to your honor that it is the purpose and intention of His Excellency. the said Braxton B. Conner, in accordance with his said
 publicly expressed views. to instruct
 the several solicitors and prosecuting
 s,, he anrntfAS fhFnIu O h
 which complainant operates its rail
 road, or any part thereof. to ignore
 and defy the order of this court in
 this cause suspending and enjoinins
 the enforcement of said several freight
 and passenger rates, and to cause to
 be arrested, indicted and prosecuted iT
 their respective counties, the com
 piainant, it's officers, agents and ser
 wants for every charge made, where
 by a rate in excess of those prescribed
 by said statutes is demanded or re-
 ceived. and for every refusal by it ol
 them, or any of them. to receive any
 article when offered for transports.
 ton at the rate of compensation es-
 tablished by statute. and that he S
 intended at and before the bill oi
 complaint was filed in this cause, ane that said several solicitors and othel
 prosecuting officers will, under sait instructions, and directions, cause com plainant, its officers, servants anS agents, to be arrested. indicted an' prosecuted, for each of said charges or refusals, and that the sheriffs O each of said counties will, in persoi or through their deputies or assistants arrest and imprison the officers. agent and servants of complainant upon sale charges, or indictments, unless fur ther and additional order is made b, this honorable court restraining ant enJoining them from so doing. Ant complainant shows to the court tha by said several prosecutions, 1t will | in spite of the order heretofore mad | by this honorable court suspending an, restraining and enjoining the enforce l ment of said rates, be compelled to en tirely desist from any intrastate bus | mess in the State of Alabama pending | this cause, unless 1t shall charge fo | the transportation of freight and pas | sengers not more than the severa rates fixed by said several statutes l and in either of said events 1t will sui
 fer and sustain irreparabie loss an | injury.
 "Complainant further states tha | many of it's agents and servants a its stations on it's lines in Alabama are telegraphers and engaged dail | and hourly in communicating by tele | graph to other agents of complainan | the facts concerning the movement | and operations of freight trains car \ rying both intrastate and tnterstat | traffic, and of passenger trains carry | ing both intrastate and interstate pas l seflgers, as well as the United state 1 mails. and are engaged also in charg | ing and receiving freight and passen | ger rates as allowed by the order | the court herein, as well as in the 'dis