The Holbrook news., 1910-12-23

I -OO F~b ONSNNO C<AROAAs'O cNAA over the country to argue the case against the railroad?
 The people are giving more thought to the railroad question now than they ever did before. That is a favorable sign. When the people give attention to both sides of a problem, they become more libel al in their views. Here tofore, only one side of the rail- road question has been exploited, and that is the anti-railroad side The people, therefore, were pre- judiced. The Santa Fe has been forced to apublicity campaign to give to the public it's side of the controversy. The campaign has been regarded with favor by the people because it is educational. The things we are telling the people are so. The public can de- pend upon our statements abso- lutely, and it certainly is gratify- ing to the officials of the Santa Fe to learn from the people them selves that they believe we are telling them the truth.
 The Santa Fe is giving the public square deal. The state ments it's officers give to the pub lie can be verified by expert ac- countants. In a letter addressed to the Governor of Kansas today 1 invited him to send an expert to our general offices to examine all the figures we have given out. I assured him that his expert would be given free access to our books and every facility for the work. All I asked was that the Governor make his report public.
 We have no doubt that the people wanr to give the railroads a fair deal, and we are confident that they will treat us better as they know us better. In the harmony" campaign now in progress we come before you simply as business men, telling you about our business in a business--like manner and asting for a business-like consideration of our case.
 l assure you that it is a pleas ure to me and to my associates to come to Topeka and Kansas, the birth place of the Santa Fe. We feel that you have pride in our railroad and that you take a friendly interest in our welfare. The Santa Fe has aided material ly in the wonderful growth and development of Kansas. and Kansas has helped materially to build up our great railroad system. Our aims to bring about a better understanding between the company and the people with whom it does business, We know we can help you and we know you can help the Santa Fe. We want to dwell with you in peace, harmony and prosperity.
 But I am not going to argue tie case of the railroads here; I merely want you as citizens of Topeka and employees of the Santa Fe to consider whether your interests will be best served by sound, solvent and progress sive policy on the part of the railroad or by oppressive measur- es which will result in our being oblighed to employ the smallest of men and stop our inn work.
 All manner of lies are printed about the railroads, their methods and their motives until recently we have rested quietly in the be-
  lief that ultimately the truth would prevail. Recently we have realized the truth of the old Spanish proverb-" A lie will tra- vel seven leagues while thruth is putting on it's boots, and we have begun and effort to spread | the truth.
 Let me ask each of you to in- from himself on these great ques- tions because of your vital inter- est therein-we have no fear of the consequences when the truth