Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-06-12
The Railroads Must Pay to End
Their MurderOuS Grade
Crossings
Crossings
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:

The New York Evening Journal excellent edo
rial fact that the railroads of the United States
are responsible and incorporating att
tude of the public toward them
As fact could be said and more pos
itivey along and support of the position Of the
State Jersey the railroads must protect the lives of
the citizens at the murderous railway crossings
Unquestionaby the railroads conduct all their bust
ness with regard safety the public and they must
take at their own expense the steps necessary INSURE the
safety of the public.
Mr. Rea s suggestion the public pay for making the
grade crossings just than would be suggestion
that the public pay for safety couplings steel cars orn
cases like the neglected deorated 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 pay
again directly
If the railroads issued less waered stock they would
have less pay and would have enough
money to keep up their equipment modernze their cond
tions generally
If they had spent less in substituting and bribng
bosses oorruptng public commissions and debauChng
the people government they would have spend
in conducting the legitimate of their business and
maintaining satisfactory relations with the public.
OF all the brbing bullying, corrupting and ntimidatng
influences the United States the worst have been the rail
roads among the of the railroads alongside the New
York Central public be damned policy, and the New
York and with its record of monopostc exorton
stands Pennsylvania Railroad the convicted of Quay
and acknowledged accompce of ArChbOld political corup
ton
The PENNSYLVANIA Railroad and the Standard Oil Company
have made borough whole State of Pennsylvania
"a borough so rotten that throughout the
nation and throughout world fearful example of the
destructive evil of corrupt money in politics
most buies the after
having kicked the public down beg for mercy
when the people rising proper position of strength and
power
The railroads speak of justice but that the last thing
they They justice that they not control
judge that they do not
Thus that this question of safeguarding the
railroad crossings decided by the people and their elected
representavesthe people would be and unjusbut
by some appointed public commission composed
railroad attorneys who would decide everything Justly in
the railroads and get their reward in legitimate fees
honorable retainers then thereafter
the people the railroads and they rail
roads private public commissions and the railroad
judges and the railroad public officials and political methods
Knowing these thngs-and they may be called things
the people longer leaving unfahfu
agents and corruptng agencies.
They taking the control of affairs their hands
They creating the as part of their
government They passing laws establishing justice
all the people and Tor any special and privileged
community
There a order of things and those corporations
attempt maintain the things are likely to
be subjected to severe but salutary discipline
An economic republic is being established An economic
aristocacy being depOsed Industry being democratized
Basties of privilege falling Financial feudaism is pass
ing The seigneur of industry losing his divine
rights of outrage and oppression. The public not be
damned to-day any than would grass in Louis
the Sixteenth time.
Wise corporation eaders-and Mr. in character and
ability should be such one-wi abandon claims TO
superior order divine right VIII step from their
high estate viii minge the citizens equal footing
and the tricolor cocade of liberty equality and fra