Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-06-12
The Railroads Must Pay to End
Their MurderOus Grade
Crossings
Crossings
If the Railroads Had Spent Less Money Dishonest Politics.
They Would Have More for the Requirements OF
Their Honest Business
To the Editor Of the Georgian:

Inote in The New York Evening Journal excellent edtO
rial reference to the railroads Of the United States
are responsible for the and incorporating att
tude of the public toward them
AS matter of fact could be said and more
vey said along line and support of the position Of the
State of New Jersey the railroads must protect the lives of
the citizens the murderous railway crossings
Internationally railroads must conduct all their bust
ness with due regard the safety the public and they must
take at their own expense the steps to INSURE the
safety of the public.
Mr. Rea s suggestion that the public pay for making the
grade crossings just than would be suggestion
that the public pay safety couplings steel oars Or-in
cases like the neglected deerioraed New York and New
Haven trackage-for tracks.
Of course the public pays for everything indirectly but
that is one reason good why should not
again directly
If the railroads watered stock they would
have pay water and would have enough
money keep up their equipment and modernze their oOnd
lions generally,
If thew had spent less in substituting Senators brng
bosses corruptng public commissions and dbauChng
the people they would spend
in conducting legitimate functions of their business and
maintaining satisfactory relations with the public
OF all the bribing bullying COruptng and ntimidatng
influences in the States the worst have been the rail
roads and among the railroads alongside the New
York Central public be damned policy and the New
York and New with its record of mOnOpOstic extOrOn
stands the Pennsylvania Railroad the convicted of Quay
and acknowledged accompce of ArchbOld in political corup
ton.
The Pennsylvania Railroad and the Standard Oil Company
have made rotten borough the whole State Of Pennsylvania
"a borough so rotten known throughout the
nation and throughout the world fearful example Of the
destructive evil of corrupt money in politics.
The yarda and alta
having kicked the public when down beg for mercy
when the people are rising proper position of strength and
power
The railroads speak Justice but that the last thing
thew want They want no Justice that they can not control no
Judge that they do not
Thus Mr. Rea asks that this question of safeguarding the
railroad crossings decided by the people and their elected
rpresentaves-he people would unwiss and unjus-but
by some appointed public service commission, composed of
railroad attorneys would decide everything Justly
favor of the railroads get legitimate fees
honorable retainers then or thereafter.
But the people the railroads and they rail
roads private public commissions and the railroad
Judges and the railroad public officials and political methods
Knowing things-and they may all be called things
the people longer leaving their business unfahfu
agents and corrupting agencies.
They are taking affairs hands
They are creating part their
government They passing and establishing justice
all the people any special and privileged
community.
There is new order of things and those corporations
which attempt the old things likely to
be subjected to some but salutary discipline
An economic republic being established economic
arstocracy is being deposed Industry being democratized
Basties of privilege falling Financial eudasm pass
ing The seigneur of industry losing of divine
rights of outrage and oppression The public not be
damned to-day any than it would eat grass Louis
the Sixteenth time
Wise corporation leaders-and Mr. Rea in character and
ability should be such one-wi abandon their claims to
superior order and divine right will step down their
high estate mingle with the citizens equal footing
and wear the trcolor cocade Of liberty equality fra