The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1915-07-03
The Court, in dicussing the with
drawl order, said:

drawl order, said:
But when it appeared that the
public interest would be served
"by Withdrawing or reserying parts
"of the public domain. nothing was
more natural than to retain what
"the Government already owned.
"And in making suchorders which
were thus useful to the public,
mo private interest vas injured.
For prior to the initiation of some
right by law the citizen had no
enforceable interest in the public
statute and no private right in
land which was the property of
"the people. The President was
lin a position to know when the
public interest required particu-
Tar portions of the peoples lands
Ito be withdrawn from entry or
location; his action inflicted no
wrong upon any private citizen,
land being subject to disafirm-
lance by Congress. could occasion
mo harm to the interest of the
public at large. Congress did
mot repudiate the power claimed
"or the withdrawal orders made"
My case is one of almost similar
character. The demand is in the
interest of the public good. 1t would
be a benefit financially to the extent
of about $1,000 per annum to the
Treasury of the United States. which
will be the property of the United
States, and if the President made an
order to give me the contract, his
action would infict no wrong upon a
private citizen. There is no like con-
dition existing anywhere else.
If the Constitution was formed to
establish justice, insure domestic
tranquility and guarantee to every
person the equal protection of the
law the Postmaster General is yet
ignorant of the fact, but | will ven-
ture the opinion that if the inhibition
| complained of initiated against a
man because he was a member of a
labor organization, that there would
be no tranquility around his official
roost at Washington until some action
was taken.
The Court in the case discussed
took occasion to say Government is
a practical affair intended for prac-
tical men," which reduces the Post
master General and his contention to
a joke.
We will keep hammering away.
using any reasonable means to give
our misfortune publicity and possibly
we may get the situation presented
| to President Wilson in time.
Returning again to the pass ques-
ton, a discretionary courtesy allowed
railroads by the Interstate Commerce
Act, | am advised that the same has
been prostituted by contract be-
tween railroads and labor organiza-
tons in many instances and | am of
the opinion that this practice should
be discontinued. as | do not believe
that the privilege was ever intended
to be employed in this manner, and
if no one else goes after it, | will.
Until the Government of the United
States can and will act impartially
between its own citizens engaged in
similar lines of business, some one
must be made to feel, and | know of
nothing better to employ myself at
than trimming people who exhibit no
interest in the welfare of those from
whom they request and accept
favors.
In the matter of the protest against
the use of free transportation to the
Railroad Commission of California, ]
beg to advise that / will expect ar
order to be issued effective July LIST,
1915. barring all employees. includ-
ing the Secretary of the said Com.
mission from the further use of free
or reduced rate transportation, but
as regards the Commissioners them.
selves. objection will not at this time
be made, except that the form Of
pass now used by them be taken w
and in lieu thereof ones with the
limitations as contained on those ex'
changed with general managers OF
other roads be issued. In other
words. the passes permitted them
should read mot good on limited anc
suburban trains"