Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-07-28
VIRGINIA AND NORTH CAROLINA.

VIRGINIA AND NORTH CAROLINA.
North Carolina has her way of deal.
ing with rate regulations, so has Vir
sinia, and to the everlasting credit
of Virginia there Is no tingc of anar-
chy in the method that she Is ON.
ploying. Without questioning the
right OF North Carolina TO act us she
has been doing IL is matter of con
graduation for every Virginlan that
our State officials have Gccidcd not
to rough shod the Federal courts We
all have our own private thoughts on
Judge Pritchards decisions ana
while perhaps We cannot entertain
the highest opinion of his views on
the railroad rate question, the fact
remains that he represents II high
court and if the man cannot he re.
spccted the court that he represents
should. If police officer shoots
man without justification, that is no
reason why the whole service for
maintaining public peace should be
condemned.
North Cardinals legislature enact
cd certain laws regulating the rate To
be charged by the railroads doing
business In that state ana Judging
from the rapidity with which the bill
became statue not great deal OF
time was devoted To studying the
question. Very much in contrast was
tho method pursued by Virginia The
whole matter was practically placed
III the hands of a commission com
posed of intelligent men who gave
thought and study To the matter be-
fore acting ne they did. Tho views
Of the members Of the commission
arc just rs valuable ana will he held
in just as high regard as those OF
Judge pritchard when It comes to
final appeal, for their standing IL
equally ms good MS the Federal Judge
who has attempted to thwart the will
of the people. BE that as 1t may,
however, the action of Governor
Swanson, Attorney General Anderson
and others in determining to act in
tho matter in the most dignificd
maner possible is one that should re-
ccivc the commentator of every al.
mlrcr Of the calm and judicial.
North Cardinals methods are more
spectacular and will get more space
in the newspapers, but 1t will bc Wiz
Ginia's that will live the longer ana
will stand for all that is best for
law abiding people
In the Old North State there is
threatened clash between Federal
and State authorities. and perhaps
Governor Glenn and the other off
cials of that State are right in re
sisting the entrance of the Federal
Court into what seems to be purely
state Issue, but at the same time
1t would have been better for all con.
ccrned il the question could have
been settled judicially without wrang-
ling and having differences without
number. A clash of judicial authori-
, ~ 10 always I'LL unfortunate thing.
We are prone to look upon our courts
as bulwarlS of the nation and when
/ they become engaged In petty quar-
rels the inclination of the people to
have less respect for them Is very
strong. With Il feeling of less respect
for the courts there will come also Il
feeling of less fear and 1t is always
for the best for the people to have Il
/ wholesome fear of the law.
North Carolina is to II certain de
gree teaching anarchy. Virginia on
the other hand is giving splendid
lesson in self control and an illus
i tration To its people of how much bet
ter II is TO fight fire with frs; that
! it TO fight decision of one court
, in higher court without rcsorting to
the melodramntic-to have uppcrmos,
I, in mind that the law is supreme and
that there is higher court to appeal
to. rather than TO appeal to the pas
sions.
We arc in the habit OF looking IN.
on this country as The land of big