Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1911-09-14
GOVERNOR ALDR|CH
SAYS THE COURTS
TRY TO ENACT
NEW LAWS
Meeting of Executives Aroused
by Singing Attack on
Bench by Nebraskan in
Speech Today.
INTERSTATE RATES
WERE BEING DEBATED
On, EvsnisE Herald a. p. leased wire,


spring Lake y j.. sept ~ ADJ
dressing tbr conference OF governors
here today. Governor Herbert = HID
I.f u' Missouri spoke on the right of
tho stat, to nV Interstate tranc rates.
Ho was succeeded by Governor Al
dr.gh of Nebraska. who said:
Governor Chester u Aldrich OF
Nebraska, author oi the Nebraska rail.
way rate Law. addressed the conven.
ton OF governors today on The Right
OF the states go Fix Interstate Traffic
| Rates. Governor Aldrich made
| plea Tor state authority In the reguis-
tiOn OF public utilities. and gave the
results of the operation OF the Nebras.
la rat" law TO illustrate his argu-
ment
We have just read In q recent de-
cision of nationwide importance.
said he where our supreme court
has gone into the legislative business.
u Is now becoming quite the thing
Tor federal courts OF inferior iurisdic.
lion to the supreme court Of the
| United states 10 Invade the province
and rights OF these sovereign states
hy subterfuge. cunning device. and
ialaCious reasoning and thus nullhs
state laws and tie up generally tho
government of the states. deprlving
them OF their right TO control their
own Internal commerce.
| The right to enact statutes aud
regulate such corporations to the end
that only Just and reasonable charges
may be made. is Inherent In "A state
legislature for that commerce which
lies wholly within It's borders. and the
power and duty to say what is reason
able and Just when such AN issne IL
rendered, devolves not upon the legls'
lature, but upon the courts of this
b land
In other words, the Idea that
courts can legislate either directly
or indirectly Is repugnant TO our en-
tire scheme OF government. When q
court. In IN issue rendered. has said
that certain rate or fixed charge is
unjust and unreasonable. then Il has
used its power TO It's lulies! extent.
and the Overwhelming weight OF au.
thority establishes these propositions.
and whenever court steps outside OF
! this particular province, II Is not only
autoCratiC, but may be accused Justly
of arrOgratng power and authority
hat belongs to another department 0i
our government
II am here 10 say that the legisia-
ton OF today. as carried on and regu'
, lated by the several states of this
union is in the main, lust aud equit'
, able and fair and that railroad com
/ panies doing business today under
these regulations are prosperous.
AS notable instance OF this, 7
, call your attention TO my own state
in its regulation OF the common car
riers therein I here make the asser'
/, tion that under the regulation
through the freight rate law. the pas
senger rate law. and She railway com
mission. the railroads OF the state oi
. Nebraska are on q better business
/. basis aud on better terms with ths
1 people of the state and DO business
with them more satisfactorily than
they have ever done before In the his
tory of their existence
Under the tNo-cent fare law. the
, following figures viii show that ths
business OF this state In passenger
traffic has greatly increased.
STATE