The daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1906-1907, 1907-03-14
THE RAILROAD WAR
Are the Big Corporations Preparing
to Mete out Punishment to
Nevada.

Already ther are signs that the rail
roads are preparing to cary out the
threats they made to the Governor
and legislature relative to the rail
road rate bill.
Already shippers have been notified
that there will be a general raise %
the maximum schedule and the pinch
is beginning to be felt.
This is exactly the way they
handled their fight in Nebraska and
are handling it at the present time
Nebraska passed two-cent fare
bill a few days ago. 1t went into
effect at once, and Immediately the
railroads entered upon a campaign Of
retaliation. Trains have been taken
off; every sort of public concession
has been cancelled; each road has re-
fused to sell continuous tickets or
to check baggage owe. a connecting
line the tWO-cent fare has not been
allowed On interstate tickets, the
passengers being required to buy Il
new ticket at the state line and also
to recheck luggage.
The people Of Nebraska are not
likely to bear this kind Of thing
patiently. For forty years they have
ba1 ,,,cro t1Ea~ gco,,oI, of roilr0o1 z o.
torlion and tyranny. Besides impOs-
ing robbing freight rates. the con-
panies have assumed political master
ship. For long period the Burling-
ton and Union Pacific took turns in
electing the United States Senators
and combined in choosing the Gov
ernor and legislature. A Nebraskan
was not asked, Are you a RepubIi-
can or a Democrat?" but Are you &
u. T. or 3. & M. man?'
This conduct until the anti-mOnO0-
oily uprising in 1893 caused the pas
sage of the maximum rate bill, which
was afterward beaten on a technical
ity before the Federal court The re-
form wave subsidized and the railroads
again took control, which they main
tanned until the present rebellion in
the Republican party, which has once
more broken their grip.
Throughout all these years the rail
roads of Nebraska lodged their taxes.
Recently they were forced to pay up
to the tune of 100000, which no
doubt has something to do with their
man in the state had a pass, so that
ordinary people who travelled were
required to pay for themselves and
the "deadheads," too.
Among the train taken off to pun
ish Nebraska are those running east
and west between Chicago and Los
Angeles, the finest of the Hartman
overland system.
A fact that the railroad managers
everywhere needed to have impressed
upon them is that the states of the
American Union are sovereign, each
within is sphere, and that to defy
them and challenge their power is an
extremely hazarous thing to do.
The railroads apparently have de-
rermined to declare war upon the
public wherever legislatures exercise
the right Of regulating them. THIS
is a policy which is sure to react up
on the roads, for when it comes to
close quarters the people, after all,
are stronger than the corporations.
The state of Nevada is just now bat
Ting with the labor question. There
is a peace disturbing organization III
the state known as the l. w. w.
They insist upon having their way
and if you don't comply with their
terms they threaten ruin and disor-
der.
If there IS any difference between
the methods employed by the rail
roads and the l. w. w, organization
we have ben unable to detect the
difference.