Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1908-04-08
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GOOD WORD FOR
JACKSON. OF DOUGLAS
(Roseburg News.)

1 NhVeG0dAB ANuWasg
What Hon. r. w. Gaines, of Sa-
lem. Oregon says in bis book en-
titled. Oregon and Her Politicians
| vs.. Politics" of the work of G. s..
jackson in the last legislature.
Chapter 3, entitled, Railroad
Commission"
"The legislature convened. organ
lied and with the speakers an
nouncement, we are ready for bus
mess four men arose from their
seats and presented bills, and bill
No. 90 was railroad commission
bill. the bill which finally passed. IL
was about as weak and worthless a
measure as ever disgraced the stat
| utes OF any state or nation. IL bore
the unmistakabe earmarks OF hav-
ing been drawn by politicians in the
interests Of railway lines, and with
view of fooling the people a few
years longer. Early In the session,
perhans the FIRST dav. bill, No. 20,
was introduced. and Il was also n
railway commission bill. II was one
| OF the best measures and contained
no points Of unfairness to our cor
porations. and yet completely pro-
tected all the railroad patrons ir-
respective OF whom they were or
where they lived.
"Mr. Jackson, OF Roseburg, was
the author. Mr.. Jackson Is a strang-
er TO me and / 10 him. did not
meet him during the session, and
have only talked with him about 20
minutes In all nv life. don't know
the man, but I know something OF
his works, and II Is OF his works that
| am writing. Mr.. Jackson has spent
much time had drawn a most excel
| lent bill for the reagonagle protec-
| tion OF the down-trodden railroad
patrons In the state OF Oregon.
"Then he had gone over the rail-
road commission law OF the various
states OF our nation, and whenever
he found any section In the law or
any other state that met with his
appreciation and was good for the
people and fair TO the railroads he
had promptly put y into his own
measure. lie didn't stop here; he
took M the nptional law on inter-
state service. sifted II thoroughly
and embodied the good features In
his bin thls making his railroad
comm issiOn bill the best measure
Derhau7 ever introduced before a
Legislative assembly,
"Time and sDace "a too dear 10 go
into full datpU in regar | 10 the
difference between these two bills,
hut Iust one contract Is sufficient.
The Jackson hin provided for the
aDnoini ment of commission whose
duty n world "" - prescribe a set
OF reasonable and dust rates. fair 20
the companies and fair 10 patrons,
o0d 20 have these rates apply upon
az tho lines from and 10 any and
al stations. anywhere In the state.
This r. perfectly fair between the
compqnies aqd ~atrons. and II Is al
so fair 10 all the patrons. for all was
10 pay the same rate This bill made
Il possible for the humble man or
any one 20 go 10 the most obscure
station and get his service for the
same prica as tn: heavy shipper,
This was common Justice. What did
these po'iticians give In lieu OF
decent railway commission law.
How did they defeat the law OF its
most important feature, that OF
reasonable rates and the same rate
20 all2 This Is what they gave the
dear people In lieu OF what they
should have given them. Upon com
plant of any person, firm or eorpoT-
alton that the rates are too high. or
that any rule of practice Is unrea-
sonable or unjust this per-
son, firm or corporation may notify
the railroad commission and this
commission 10 notify the company,
the respective parties could
come into court before this commits
sion and have the matter looked in
to IL found unjust this !
commission should change this rate. |
rule or practice, etc.
Think OF the endless litigation
such a measure does entail 81
This is not all, nor is II half. The
Iowa commission found that
they had something like 5000 diff !
ferent commodities TO make rates
for. How could they ever accom-
plish the task assigned them, YOU
may ask, But il was dead easy 10
the Iowa commission and would
have been the same in Oregon
should We have cot the Jackson law
instead OF the Chaplin.
"Snch is the protection we ought
to expect from our legislators and
such was the provisions of the Jack
son bin offered our last legislature
Rut this complete service of the en-
tire people doesn't suit politicians