The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1907-08-01
WHICH UNIFORM 90 YOU PREFER


(Hanover Herald. July %. 1907
Mr. Mickham and his friends apucar
much disturbed for lear that the United
STATES Government may call Dr. Gr,lvntt
into servlce.and lac may have To don uni
form aud wear brass buttons. They
neglect, however. To tell you that while
such could not possibly he the ease. pr
irayatt would be- lighting under Tia.
nag oi his country. aud not Tor th,. en-.
richment of IA corporation.
And these same gentlemen seem To for.
get that Mr.. Mickham now wears tb,
buttons and uniform of "A corpnrntinn
which Is resorting to the Federal Court
and seeking To break down and tonnnul
the laws oi Virginia, even her Cnns,itu-
tion, all merely tO save the Golfers Of hi-
railroad IA lew shekels and thereby
make the people pay more for travel
ing ON his railroad. These gen;l men
would have DIR. Gravatt disqualified for
having worn the uniform OF nis country.
and at the same time would have MIR.
Nickham qualified for having worn the
UNIFORM al corporations. What incon-
sistencyl
VIII MIR. Wickham and his friends ex-
plain why il il that the e. 4 q. L. X. Co.
has accepted the two-cent fare in West
Virginia. and Is lighting the two-cent
iare IN Virginia. Why il il that the
head OF the legal department of the e.. n
y. X. X. Co, MIR. Nickham, permits his
railroad To accept the two-cent rat. in
West Virginia and fights the two-crnt
rate IN Virginia. West Virginia il
more sparsely settled than Virginia. and
II costs more To build aud operate his
railroad in West Virginia; Vet the G. a
.. X. X. Go. charges "A cent mile more
Tor transportation in Virginia than
In West Virginia. IL il up To Mr. Wick
ham Ia explain this discrimination Ina
favor of West Virginia
The people of Virginia are watching
this tight. They hope and pray that the
people oi Hanover, Caroline and King
William county will throw of the rail
road yoke, aud give the State "A Senator
from the district and no longer "A Seua-
tor from the c. A q. X. r. Company: for
whenever the interests Of the people and
the railroad conflict, MIR. Wickham has
been true To his clients. the rlilroad.
II Mr.. Wickham to blame2 les. hut
not 50 much rs the people.
Mr.. Nickham and his brother attorneys
have succeeded in getting the 4. :.
Circuit Court To annul the act Of the
state Corporation Commission in grant
ing the people n two-cent rate. The case
Will he taken To the Supreme Court of the
United Safes. and il this tribunal ustains
the lower court, then the power to make
rates will be taken from the corporation
commission and will be invested ia the
Legislature. Several senators have
already declared their intention in this
event to introduce into the Legislature a
two-cent fiat rate bill Where will Mr..
Wickham stand on this proposition He
voted against the twO-cent rate i'm the
last Legislature, and he is now lighting
Il twO-csnt rate. Even child ought to
know that Mr.. Wickham will exert every
power at his command TO defeat such
Legislation. A representative in the I.egi--
lature should be IA peoples man and un.
tramelled by corporation affiliations.
Such man is DIR. Gravatt, but such "A
man Mr.. Wiekham il not. Does anyone
doubt where MIR. Wick ham will stand on
any proposition which will affect his
railroad? And why should the people
aid him in destroying them For he can
mi IRE the people only as the people
give him the power 20 do IL; aud
as surely as they give him this power
Just so surely viii he Use it to their injury.
lie has done IL in the past; he il doing il
now; and he will do il in the future
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