The Boise citizen. (Boise, Idaho) 1906-1910, 1907-11-01
0ERNOR CUMMNS FIRES BROADSDE into CAMP OF MACTONSTS


nical minds discover weaknesses in them
Ths condition presents further in the policy OF the party
and in the selection public officers both legislative and executive
1t renders ineligible these places the who through intimate
association consciousy the subject from the standpoint OF
the corporations to be regulated the also who prostitutes
his trust because it profitable do There fair and honest
men country who recognize the needs OF the people who are TO
v transportation and the rights of the common carriers who are TO
sell it and know that njue the former betrayal OF duty and
cripple the latter good government These are the
men we want both make laws and to administer them lhere
never vital struggle within the ranks OF any ponual
pa than now in progress among Republicans with respect to the
division which candidates shall be TAKEN and we ha soon
discover which force is in the ascendency
DEFENDS IOWA LEGISLATlON
"There much said recently about the uninoFmed
and ndefen legislation of the Western States passed through
the winter with respect to the regulation OF railways ana
has been suggested than that the platform adopted D
m coming Republican convention and the candidates who are to De
nominated shall condemnation OF these alleged nasty ana III
advised enactments venture the prophecy that te VINO d
hoping for this will be disappointed and venture anoter
that if the platform should attempt this office and the cada DC
IN harmony with it. the would be guide to any ad
mnsraon and the would be permitted to ENJOY the pleas
ures of private life Iowa probably as complete III mel
any State West and she stands ready to deed what @ %
done She forbade political contributions IN any glse from a
roraons or anv other corporations Who doubts the WIS
dom of the law? She prohibited passes or tree
any FORM except employees constantly employed IN le
Who challenges the propney OF the Promoluon' one @ as
e provision against capitalization Who advocates Wateed
~ Or base1ess bonds She authorized joint local rates SO that IN
rastate traffic might enjoy the privilege OF interstate a VINO
will accuse her of injustice in doing? She made it the duty OF her
Board of Railroad Commissioners to institute ana carry W
mos before the Interstate Commission in behalf OF the
ne should their rights denied them Is there anything unfair
in 50 provng She established passenger rate OF two cents per
mile mon the Glass CA railways and assume that IS largely by
reason of this regulation that She with other States has Dee up
braided for inconsiderable and ignorant action
81 take this opportunity say word respecting the law 50
bitterly and 50 unusy attacked The critics Of the legislation nave
iterated reiterated the statement that the passage " w
not preceded bv adequate investigation and sufficient information
These critics exhibit only profound but aeltaDe
90 the situation During two of the General Assembly u
and proracted hearings held and every 1acl a'e -
;c was laid before the members both in speech and IN printed
oyyinos and arguments The railway companies disclosed all |
had to disclose and if not prepared last WINTER "
on we never could been prepared 1t was found Ho
be here as it will found impossible everywhere 10
e,oe business and freight business IN order TO ascertain u 80
Of the one as compared the other We knew the aHgeu ~
the railways in this and for the purposes OF the S We
an+ed the value as claimed by the railway companies we @ W
earnings railways in the State ana Fle" " P W. -
,noe we're expended maintenance and operation we h
that the net amount applicable dividends upon STOCK
n revenue which it was asserted by the railway companies
world ens,le if the passenger rate were Xed at TWO cents P
n We knew that according to the disclosures maze Oy ="
, companies the average rate received Tor Passerge
service in the State taking the railways as WIe' was "
~ CENTS nr mile We knew that about seventyve per cent .
the travel was being carried for cents either upon
1t or credentials We that many people were uaVens "
m masses and that many were being carried Tor less ina
L ~ rerts under various forms OF excursions IaSu0
IL s the railway companies themselves had established rS'e -
10 antiaIv two cents per mile simply aDolshed tne ui
, b1 forbidden in the freight service, and which wa
NO longer toebe in passenger service There never was
le more firmly grounded in justice or more comPetey
ne reason than the law which fixed this rate and those W "
o # as measure OF con6scation or hiding behind os
NAV as well understand that it has come 70 std
y Nor should it be forgotten looking forward tor eaos
the next campaign that nomination OF men whose seec o
he an implied rebuke the States which have taken t '
$ be fatal mistake
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