Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1909-01-21

acre again Instituted ln the federal coart
aV the railroad companies tD euBut1 Iuv
enforcement Ut i3}vsr bsws. uisau tn,
ground tuHE thFy acre rgsaasrAtcry. Hot
spau q hvAylaK lhe lnlte7i states tirculC
euu't refused to ralntN thr enforcement
at ihe s.rrFE passenger rate iaw for thr
reason ihyt tta EaaEHHs hluRa cyuAl nnly
hr dat@yIntNtd hy Ghe test ~ actual t4g.s.-
ftrstva The ry'1suua bearing up1H tht
essretItGtlnoaHty NJ tffts. two laws has
asH beeu heard iN all az Ehas" easrs and
thsN afr rwaiy t3 b. submitted rs the
suyf tsr 2nsl Argument The condition
W thus litigation makes lt improper that
shoslA EHFt'rr t5stu@s ~ Comment
4p0N ire facts l"triapvd therein
Commission Favored.
! thtnk eag fairly SAY. however. with.
ngt reference GAP the merits NJ these par
ff-4lay cases 'hat have become con
ssNset AaA | thlak slj aha hayp given
auY tawaEht ard study In this question
sfr convinced that tHt regulation u tha
business 81 pahtle service corpora ytssus
eaa 6e most satisfactorily and suugess-
f}aIly accomplished by "a commission catn
gsgsTd uf nsn trained auA experienced
hy Study Nnj invest Cation and auAifod
BY natara attjity tyr surh wark
Giving 81 Passes Opposed
TIE constitution Of 1873 porhihttrd raIt-
road tnmpaatas from tssutas, ard ;'att!!e
officials yrurn receiving frrr tya0spurta-
tfsH The general sszt mildly 1T ISM
passed laws with xuttahI, penalties for
IRE tt8rrosc W carrying into effect this
constitutional provision Both N these
provisions we're fur years however. more
horaned Ia the breach Than bH the OBJ
svfvRuoe And lht prohibition against
railroads giving al puhlFe Officials recety,
ft}w free transportation = rs - little value
NJ Importance even II S6s,rved I'D long
az the railroads freely gavc trsusporta.
tiaN TO t'lw members u political conveu,
s!an@ sad ~ All PERSONS 9gtty" oT intluen-
tIsi I'm politics. Ea whan the pHhtie OH.
gials owed their official existence
IN the hast general assembly, thsre was
struSisfAyh "a h!A pFNGitHtGg. anlar suit-
able penalties railroad companies from
granting free transportation to- persons
either than employees and thasc engaged
in works ~ religion and charity. Through
railroad md pojttiral Influences, this bin
wAs Defeated | believe however that
tNls g@estiua IN puw more clearly under,
stood ard the propFirtY ~ ~ggh leE}sla-
dion morv generally recognized After
the defeat ~ this Law ( Induced the
"a threads ~ The state to agree Co dlSeon-
tinue the issuance uf passes by advising
them that ! would test. ny litigation,
thvir right 10 30 No ualess the practice
was discontinued
There Is some question a. 10 the good
fagtb with which This agreement has been
II Canrse. pr0blemR teal as to how long
II viii b. recognized by any, ask
therefore, thRt Suu enact such a law as
VIII secure The final abandonment % this
coTTuptipg practice
Rights OF Corporate
before leaving this subject III the rcgu-
iatton ~ the charges nv the conduct Of
tho business VT public service corpora
tlnus, | wish 10 urge upon you the neCes-
sity Of coNser, atism IN the consideration
and enactment Of such legislation, While
II ~ both thu right and the duty OF the
state To- regulate public service corpora
tIpus in such way as 10 secure fair
rates and a proper service for the peo-
ple such laws should not be enacted
merely because the power exists to pass
and enforce them
The attitude Of the state toward In
dustrtal combinations and trusts Is q
question concerning which there exists a
marked difference ~ opinion, and its
pr,per solution Is 81 the highest tmror-
lance IL the business world as well as TO
tho general public The principal difft-
Guilty that arises IN connection with this
nrohienn ls that there exists today, as
there, always has existed. tn a greater or
less degree q conflict between the rules
Of business and the laws VI men - 1t
js the common law. as well as the statute
law II this state. and OF practically ALI Of
the states OF the Union. that any combt-
nation or agreement which limits or
tends to limit free and unrestricted COM