The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-09-06
M'ChOrd's Public Court
 And Mix's Secret Court; A Contrast In Government

Commissioner McChord, the great Interstate Com 1nerce Commission opened his inquiry into the Waing- ford wreck yesterday. It public inquiry every feature of which is open to the world
 Early in the hearing Commissioners McChord ordered General Manager Bardo to produce the minutes of drec meetings held since July 12 1911 the purpose being to ascertain what steps to increase safety the directors have taken since the wreck of the before named date
 Thus, immediately authority representing the Fed Government indicates it's belief that responsibility deaths at Wangford may be found in the higher officers of the road and perhaps in the directors themselves
 In marked contrast to the methods of Commissioner McChord, are the proceedings of CORONER ELI MIX who holds HIS investigation in SECRET but keeps his that is under investigation
 Before the court of Commissioner McChord which is public court, every employe of the New Haven Com pany stands upon equal footing Each is innocent of blame until the evidence shows him guilty.
 Coroner Mix lodges Engineer Miller and F1agma11 Murray in ail without bail But he holds his court in officers of the New Haven Company PARTICIPATING IN THE HEARINCA.'' To this have the testimony of
 Perhaps these two fnctionares represent fairly the governments from which they proceed
 Connecticut has long been railroad ridden It's legis lare has been railroad dominated It's have sometimes been railroad made.
 It is natural that the coroner of such government this feeling upon the part of the would account railroad officers participating in the hearing.
 The United States for many years has been shaking seldom to the Federal Bench The Interstate Com Commission powerful of the Federal govern men has been for years instrument of justice for the
 Hence welhave Commissioner McGhord with his pub lie court in which ALL railroad servants ARE EQUAL BEFORE THE LAW the engineer with the president and the fagman with the directors.
 It isn't strange there is growing up the nation strong belief that the power of the central
 be increased The state governments have too long shown themselves unable to cope with the power of great aggregations of wealth within their borders!
 Most of the effective protection the people of Connec cut have thus far had from railroad msmanagement has through the Federal government But there must be power in the Federal government before this protection can be complete.
 Mix the Connecticut coroner, hold secret court to fix the responsibility for wreck and invite into his participate it's deliberations of the to be investigated And this gross abuse of public power creates scarcely ripple of protest in this stae Connecticut to railroad management of it's affairs.
 In the meantime the question continues to be asked What the judges of the superior court going to dc with Mixq They appointed him. He is responsible to them. They remove him for
 Do they approve the state of affairs described by President Elliott when he said
 
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 IF THEY DO NOT APPROVE, HOW ARE THEY GOING TO SHOW THEIR DISAPPROVAL? HOW SHOULD THEY SHOW TT?