The log cabin Democrat., 1913-06-17

 certain the amounts due shippers, as the difference between the two tariffs and the rates thereof is easily deter mined.
 AS to the refund on passenger rates, there will be some disappoint- ment among the patrons of the rail- roads, as a large majority of them failed to preserve the cash fare cou- pons furnished by the railroads by di- rection of the court"
 Former Governor Geo. w. Dona- ghey, without whose efforts the rate cases would probably have never been appealed to the supreme court, is one of the happiest men in the state over the decision. In a statement issued last night he said in part:
 Soon after the primary of 1908 which gave me the vote necessary for the nomination for governor, 1 was called into consultation concerning the enforcement of certain railroad rates proposed by the state railroad com mission. It was argued that it would be better to compromise with the rail roads than to have a lawsuit with them. I took the stand that compro- mises in such matters were injurious to the state and should not be consid- cred That we should enforce the states rates or go to the supreme court of the United States and let that tribunal tell us why we should not do it. That the state either had the power to govern it's railroads rate, or it did not have it, and that it was high time for the people to know and understand their rights on that question.
 There was much opposition to my idea of such a settlement, but the rail road commission issued freight and passenger tariff and ordered the en- forcement of the same by the rail- roads. The railroads filed suit for in- junction in the federal court at St. Paul, Minn. 1 attended the hearing in two instances-July and Septem- Der of that year. w. F. Kirby, then attorney general, assisted by Morris M. Cohn and George B. Rose, ap- peared for the state. Judge John M. Moore and others for the railroads. Judge Van Devanter, now member of the United States supreme court, heard the case argued and issued temporary restraining order. This was afterwards made permanent by Judge Jacob Trieber. When the leg islature met the following January in my message to that department of the state government 1 said, in part:
 The records of our legislative will show that for 30 years laws favorable to the railroads and none adverse to them have been passed. But finally it became an open secret that the principal railroads in Arkansas were buying legislation fa- vorable to themselves and oppressive to the people of the state. These open secrets were subsequently, developed in the newspaper statements, but the climax came when the facts came out in open court proceedings
 "At St. Paul, Minn., at two hear ings I heard the railroads make the allegations that they were losing mon ey in Arkansas because the swamps were too sickly; the hills too steep and because the ties routed too quick fly, and that the curves had to be built too sharp. Then I concluded that SC
 far as 1 was concerned I would rather
 see the receipted bills and actual pay.
 rolls for material and labor bought
 and paid for than listen to such ar.
 gument.
 T asked the legislature for an ap
 propriation of $40,000 to fight tho Icases-an appropriation was made
 and I was given the power to appoin Ithree lawyers to fight the case.
 'I persuaded Judge James H. Hill
 the chief justice of our supreme court