Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1907-07-25
SENATOR w. z. SCOTT
OF Webster County, Candidate
for Railroad Commissioner OF
Northern District.
"If you will elect me.
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ing myself as II candidate for
Railroad Commissioner of the
Northern District of Mississippi.
and in asking your support, ! do
so, realizing the obligation |
should be under to you and the
travelling public in case OF my
election. In making this an
nouncement. | beg to submit the
following outline of brief plat
form on which | shall go before
the people.
1st' The depots and waiting
rooms throughout this State arc
not what they should be. Many
Of them are not even decent, to
say nothing OF those kept in an
unhabitable and uncomfortable
condition. The travelling public
a. many OF these depots are not
treated with the the courtesy and
respect due them. The people
pay their mohey to travel and
they are entitled 10 certain de-
gree Of courtesv and attention.
| promise t. be-, in right here and
see If the people can't get what
they are cntitled t. under the law.
Pad. | believe that i. is the
duty Of the Railroad Commission
- spend as much OF its time as
possible visiting the different
towns and counties and thereby
meet the people and inquire into
their needs and see that they get
the square deal" which is guar
antecd to them by the laws Of our
state.
81. The Railroad Commission,
while on duty, investigating diff
iorcnt local conditions and max
/ ing assessments OF railroad prop
critics, should travel as private
citizens and not on "private Of
fetal cars" surrounded nv hich
railroad officials, promise tho
pubic that when visit your
town or county it will not be on a
private car and my coming will
not be wired ahead at the in
stance of the railroad officials.
! 4th. | am strictly in favor OF
an EQUALIZATION of freight rates
to all points in Mississippi. That
there Is a gross discrimination in
these rates between the differen,
/ towns of the State cannot be de-
MED, and such disciiminat on is
an open violation of the statutes
OF Mississippi. Those who have
a pull with the railroads are IA
yored over those whe have not,
This being the case the little
merchant and the little shinpeI
are at the mercy of the larre,
ones IN The competition for tr,si-
ness. Equal freight rates to all
Mlssissippians is what we de-
mand.
9th. | believe that the Rail-
roads, Express Companies, Tele-
graph and Telephone Companies
are paying entirely 100 little tax
that IS in proportion 10 the
taxes paid on other properties in
the State. 1t shall be my object
and earnest effort to have these
public service corporations nav
their just part Of the taxes that il
takes 70 run the State govern
ment. Under the law the Rail-
road Commission assesses all
pubic service corporations in
Mississippi.
9th. ! stand flat footed with
out any equivocation or evasion
m favor OF 4 flat > CENT PER
MILE PASSENGER FARE on
all railroads in Mississippi.-That
the roads can carry the people AT
this price and make money there
is no question. The Increase in
travel would more than make up
the difference for the railroads
70 say nothing of the pleasure
and convenience it would afford
the public. Other states are get
ting this reduction and others are
agltatlng the question, and why
not Mississippi! If a 2-cent and
even lowerpassenger fare is good
Tor the Empire of Germany. whv
IS 1t not good for the United
states? If 2-cent passenger
rare Is good for the people of
ONO, Indiana, Arkansas and
Alabama, why is it not good for
the people of Mississippi? The
railroads are now issuing mile.
age books OF 20O0 miles on a ba-
sis of 2-cents mile to neonle
who are able to buy passenger
fare ahead of time. Ii . cents
per mile is good for these ..fa-
yored few" why is it not good for
the tens Of thousands of moor
people who are not able to buy a
1000 mile ticket? Equal rights
to all, and special privileges to
none should be demanded.
It'll. ! am in favor of the DO.
murrage Rules, now applied TO
freight, working both WAYS
When the railroads fail to deliy-
er goods in reasonable time lei
THEM make such delay good 10
consignees. 1t is a poor rule thai
won't work BOTH WAYS.
9th. If you will elect me 10
thls important position, IL will
get busy"
w. r. SCOTT.
Eupora, Webster Co., Miss.
Vardaman Will Be Elected