The Adair County news., 1914-04-01

| administration OF such laws Is Just as
important as the character of them,
and the demagogue who would seek
to blackmail a railroad company or
| other corporation with the threat of
hostile legislation, or with the unjust
| application OF the law, is felon de-
serving of The severest punishment.
Urges Fair Play.
"On the other hand, we must not
/ fiatter ourselves with the delusion
that railroad company is a charit-
able organization, and that without
/ wise restriction ii would not take
| every possible legal advantage. Be-
| tween these two extremes will be
| found the fair. honest and equitable
| ground upon which this grave and i'm
/ pOTtant question should be settled. The
/ law passed by the general assembly
/ in 1900 on this subject gives to our
! board OF railroad commissioners am
! pie power, so far as interstate COM
merce is concerned, to remedy any
wrOngs that may exist, with due re-
gard 70 The rights of the people and
OF the railroads. We have reason to
hope that the present board in che
! general investigation on the subject
of rates it is now making will reach
a conclusion that will be just to all
alike. The power of d railroad com
! pany to ley an eNtOTtiCuate rate. sim
| ply because Of a lack Of competition
/ or by an agreement with a competing
line, should be restrained: and the
authority. to 90 this now rests with
our hoard - far as rates within this
state are concerne6.
Il sUgges- thai rou give the report
Of this board serious consideration.
It's recommendations should DE fol
lowed as far rs pc ssible."
In the last three Democratic ma
tiOna! conventions, st. Louis IN 1904
Denver in 1908 and Baltimore in
1912. as the member for Kentucky On
the resolutions committee, | helped
TO shape the party platforms on thai
subject. AZ the time I served as such
at Denver and Baltimore. I was one
Of the local attorneys foT the Louis
vile & Nashville Railroad company
III 1 ltlllhl4LA N'J'tLALN ilON ldl ina
employment affected my views On the
subject may be seen by looking at the
railroad planks in those platforms. I
helped to write the Denver platform.
ard is declaration of principles On
that sv1:ect was the most advance
position ever taken by one of the
great political parties. If | shall be
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shall be guided by the principles an
nHunced in those platforms. and shall
assist wherever possible, the Dresi-
dent and his administration. in deaf
ing with this great and important
matter and in doing 20, | shall use
the same fair. honest and intelligent
spirit with which I have always tried
to deal with every public question.
Now as to my employment as an at
tOrney, Of which Ny. Stanley seeks to
make an issue. After my retirement
from Office and my defeat for The
senate in 1908. 7 had no means upon
which to live and support my family,
excent to deTerd upon the practice Of
my profession. In the spring Of that
year ! formed p law partnership with
Mr. Lewis 7TCQUGWn. for the general
practice Of law, and located in Frank
forr Our firm was offered the local
attolneysh'D for the I. & \ railroad
in the courts Of Franklin county. We
accepted if. and held it unit, the first
of last January. We were ea~aged in
the general practice IF law. and We