The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1916-12-09

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sideratjon Of them. The fourth rec
ommandation | do not deem 1t neccS-
! sarv 10 renew. The power of the in
terstate commerce commission 10 grant
an Increase Of rates on the ground re-
! ferrcd 10 is indiSputahIy clear ana II
recommendation by the congress win
| regard To- such a matter might seem I"
draw in question the scope Of the com
! missions authority or its inclination Z"
! DO juStic" when there is no reason Z"
! doubt either.
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| in the interstate commerce commits
! SiOn's membership and IN us i"cI!!'l'N
| for performing its manifold duties IN"
! provision Tor iuII puhH' II''N"~' ''''''
! and assessment OF industrial uI>I"''N'
and The grant 4" tn" executive "l ',''
! power To control and operate IN" ran
| ways when necessary IN tlihe oil WIT
| or other like public necessity h""
| very earnestly renew.
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/ manifest ana pressing. mos" VII" Ha''
intrus'"d Us with me F'>l'"i'N'''''''
ana duty OF serving ana Sa''-u"I nm
/ them in such matters ""u'd ""d II
! hard, | believe, I" "AcuN" l"iiu'e u"
! act upon th"S" grave matters OF any
unnecessary po>lpuncmrht OF action
! upon them.
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| mercc commission now ind II pra'll-
| Cally impossible, with lis present mem
/ herShip and organization, To perform
| its great funcri'-IS promptly a"" 'h"r-
"ughIy, hut 1t Is not uHIih'i( uiat II
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l would hesitate To recommend, and
| dare say the congress would hesitate
to act upon the suggestion should |
make it, that any man in any Occupa-
ton should be Obliged by law To CON
tinue in an employment which he de
sired to leave. To pass law which
workman to leave his work before re-
ceiving the approval of society in do
ing so would be to adopt IL new prin-
ciple into our Jurisprudence which |
take it for granted We are not prepared
to introduce. But the proposal that
the operation of the railways of the
country shall not be stopped or inter
rupted by the concerted action of or
ganized bodies of men until public
investigation shall have been instituted
"ilch snail make the whole question
a. iI'ue pam loi 'ile JUG Iiieh' Vi 'iie
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any SuOn az riii,ipIe. II - p'seu upon
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i"' pio'e>SeS vi 'ile halloh' III any
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an ol'p'i 'uhi'! W "'qu"iii' i'S'il WIN
'he iiieii'S vi 'iie 'dSe as oet"eeh ell
piose anu einilo!'i' 'iiiie |" lorih ltS
opiliioh upoh d" ii"I''i ''"' Staleiileh'
- '"e l''oi''', an" 'll'oi 'u'ii.S u COLI
Hioei al" pinO'io'o'e ihe"'is vi cohcliia-
'ioii vi "i"i'i ",ioi'
Gun see hS'nihs III that proposition
out 'he Jus'lhapie safeguarding by So
clety Oh the necessary processes of
us very me- lhere is nothing arbi-
'r"ry vi UNJUST III IL unless II be arbi-
'rarily ana uiJuStiy done. 1t can and
snouiu he dohe with full and scrupu-
iouS regard for the interests and liber-
'ien Vi al eoiiceriieu as Wen as for the