The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-11-04
TWO CENT RATE
LAW IS ARGUED
unIap creates wIld sensation

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roraliuns being ia same as IN Oh
lahuma
Dunlap Creates Wild Sensation
Counsel Dunlap OF the Santa Ne ere
ated some excitement m the argu-
ment by admitting that the reason
the railroads h7d not sought relief
ON the two-cent passenger rate be-
fore the commission was that they
were afraid they could not make a
suitable showing before that body
which he cilicized for having judicial
kcwers as we'll as being able TO prose
,Nlte railroads for vioI3tlnn Of law
ahl to regulate them. He reiterated
president Taft's remarks In Arizona
9b0nt the Oklahoma constitution and
fook occasion 20 condemn The cot
poraiion laws OF the state He stat.
ed that the difference In The Virginia
case aud the Oklahoma case was that
The rates are in effect ia q .ahoma
and not In virginia.
! Attorney General West explained
that the reason the railroads were
not allowed TO give superseleas
bonds by the corporation commission
and supreme court was that they made
no application for bond until the or
uefs has been In elect almost q year
and that the commission had never
YET refused 10 grant bond to- any
railroad tha. objected to any ordet.
lacnshaw Makes Answer
Assistant Attorney General q A.
ienshaw stated that one Of toe chiel
ieasons why the supreme court re.
FUSED TO grant the supersedeas bond
at the time the railroads took the
appeals was tnat the court has moi
ete mined the controversy with tue
O.Andaslon as to the question OF
phelheI the cases Nege regularly up
u appeal, owing 10 those sections Ol
az constitution providing tor tee tax.
ing of the appeals moi having been
-.nstiuea Tue court last FeDruary
a I. uccis on neld lLat the cases were
legularly upon appeal and the rail-.
uaus had e year 20 appeH rate ca5ea,
rho rallr0a0 companies have never
slnee applied Tor 4 writ OF supese-
ueas, stated Henshaw, who declared
t1at the ralroaus nad slept on tneiG
lgnts Ia both rbe supreme court and
pei0re Inc commission
Mr., llenshaw replying 10 uunl8ps
arguments against fne Oklahoma cor
paeJtluu laws showed the nnmciou.
4aiegua d5 gwen the corporations ~
tne oklahoma constitution end De-
tlased that legitimate corporations
were given more protection Under tns
oklahoma laws than In any Othui
tate he polned ont the manv pro
..sloDs IN tavor of the railroads and
asserted that even should tnes reiuss
20 lnt IN effect the corporation com
.aisoiUns orders tney can appeal q
nc supreme oou an1 telerai cDurts
itnrhey Ceheisi Conciuoes
Attorney General West in conclusion
xplained the hearings on freight OF
iors before the commission and STOW
od what little interest the railroads
shibiteJ defending the constitution
Atty of the twocent rate, law IN ~
khanstiye argument fIe charged tha
he injunction suits were a direct al
ack to cippie the corporation laws .
ne state md that the Santa re an,
Katy wee arch conspirators to dc
ieat regulation Of corporations Ia Oh
laliuma lie charged bad faith On III
part W the railroads IN agreeing t.
he commissions orders
Attorney General West objected +
conducting hearing IN Kansas Cit
lOr the reason that the slate has ~
appropriation TO defray expenses o
taking witnesses to Kansas city Il
attend the hearing