The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1913-06-06
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sart least the lawyers ices. CHARGED
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TIE answer 10 This argument viii
BE- 7.ate al aace that the railroads
s5arFs nil Their can Eet AHyhoR. But
the Fgl1; "a thxt when the cost Of
amaze sv!ts arises ,hfv can yet
zsara Their constitutions, rtsh, 20
a tA5- reiar- e3ou their investment
-1 7Pels commissions and courts to
rtye them more And back Of
sI stands the economic Law that tie
trresaEusa, q railway business
tEops when Il becomes imp0ssi
bic to borrow money on IA
voFatla terms When s railroad
30 earn 3 fair return on its in.
AFA.H EtFEI ~ EaWBRA RtIES"a SN& ktlEH
means not only that no new railroads
xl}l BE- built bat that the railroads
ALREADY built will he strsngled in their
DEVELOPMENT, and crippled In their use
be sure your sin xill find
yau out. is iusi as true in economies
a. Il is in morals. | say therefore
biz verdtcts mean biz freight
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able, After all, railroads are only
public servants. They perform Ger,
.alg duties Of the state which are
believed to be better performed by
business corporations. When such a
company is Systematically compelled
a pay excessive sums OF money, the
'esult is Just the same as Il the treas.
Try of the state were being steadily
on a large scale. Either
viii so up or the efficiency and
'aiue of the public service will be I'm
The average juror is familiar only
With local conditions. which may be
cry lavish, He has no broad view
u the relation OF the railroad to the
interests OF the state. He doesn't
that he la perhaps giving twice
Is much as Jurors do In other coun'
les. ! think sometimes that the
udges nave abdlcated their functions
much In allowing excessive YER
lcts TO stand The instances where a
now sets aside a verdict or or
.ers a remittitur are very rare.
Thu nFV4vVrNfn ufpan F-Hr1A Efat,Ann 1
are injured are very high in
iississtppt
A ColOred man has been allowed as
much as 81, 500 because a train did not
top for him on flag, although the
rain crew testified that they never
him at all. That is the salary Of
he state treasurer for six months,
This beats having a private train.
A verdict OF $4,000 was given in
ne case where an employees clear,
nee papers stated that he was dis.
because his services were I'M
satisfactory. This Is the governors
alary for six years, The supreme
did not permit the judgment to
tand, but the verdict ia significant.
he company does not dare to Tell a
why he Ia discharged, az the re-
Is likely to be a suit for defama-
ion OF character, with an award OF
damages, A railroad company
Thich has found a conductor making
unsatisfactory reports 10 the auditor
I passenger receipts, cannot afford to
ut its detectives on the stand. be-
a..u. - A. Ea wg1.t1 1EaaF.z I-,,.
he man was found out and who are
he detectives, and would prevent the
iscovery Of other conductors who
AXE unsatisfactory reports to the
8ditor OF passenger receipts. Since
10 dangerous to tell the employe the
against him, thus we reach
be abomtnable result that a man
aust be condemned unheard.
have said that A suit In which the
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