Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-03-09
No Longer "Gnod i.nr,n"

q i Elk a four-year battle with the govern
mehl, milton +. Smith, president of the
Louisville and Nashville Railroad b,e hoo,
compelled TO make public the uses 10 which
ne put large sums of money taken from the
treasury Oh the road and charged up TO "cv-
pehSeS This veteran railroader the man
incidentally, who agreed with the late Samuel
Spencer upon division between them Of Tho
south, resisted all pressure for lirb, unon
LOUISVILLE and Nashville expenditures until
the Supreme Court OF the United States do
creed that he should give the Senate ana
inc Interstate Commerce Commission tho in
formation demanded
AS might have been expected this rrorov
was used as corruption fund II was usod
TO defeat unwelcome legislation in AI.,,.r,
IL was used 10 influence legislation in J,nn
i'cS;'ce II was used TO defeat certain ray
ia"s IN Louisiana and in fact was used IN
"cpasc ponies III all tho States through which
the Louisville and Nashville passes THO in.
innate letails OF these transactions have NOT
'eeh mace PlDllc, and probably never will
be Some OF the records in tho ease h.yn
been destroyed, and The memory of mo ,,,an
concerned is conveniently obscurrd
Enough general knowledge OF Louisviri.
ana HashVl!ie political Vaccinations has been
spread before the country to show the pro-
coSses whereby this powerful corporation
bought and sold cheap politicians; passed
2"'H 'h"S Us were acceptable to il bv local
legislatures and defeated those dis.astcf,jI:
rulHrd small competing railroads or else
swallowed them bodily; developed one in
teTcSt III a community while chokin. ia dea,l,
another Interest; built up one CITY while
totally heciccling another All these focts
are no" matters OF official record even if
inc names OF men who were bought and mid
i0F ana other minor matters are omitted
more Interesting than the confessions os
."lItoh u smith as jObber in legislators and
LEGISLATION Is his personal reformation In
III" statement 10 the government he declares
inst "hlIc engaged in the practice OF cor
rnpting state and municipal governments. he
felt no qualms OF conscience This was
recognized as legitimate business in the old
Gays, but IL later years he said II was not
fooh form 10 trade iii politics With the
chaiEc IN public sentiment toward this sort
o! ming, the Louisville and Nashville Rail
road and It's president changed too They
stopped Investing their stockholders money
IN politics. They rcpentcd their past sins
and decided that in the future the road and
us officials would lead pure and rcpronchlcss
hvcs in regard to all matters Of politica I
prostitution. II must be comforting to a
large portion Of the South TO know that It's
affairs viii be run in the future FROM State
capitals and not from q railroads headquar-
tors IN Louisville.
John philip Sousa has written :; new march.
{ IN wnich air riyDtcrg. sirens and anvila Will
! nave conspicuous part. He should have
| ihct'ded :; steam hammer and dedicated 1t to
| certain opponents II the .d m inistration.
| IL may be remarked IN passing that Pickle
| IL the name Of the who forgot to register
| Tor the draft when hia win rave hfrth n