Bisbee daily review., 1921-08-28

(The following Is portion of let ter written by the late Epes Randolph president of the Southern Pacific of Mexico and the Arizona Eastern rail way, to Congressman Carl Hayden at Washington. The letter is dated August IS, 1921, four days before MT. Randolph's death, and is probably his last written expression on great pub lie issues.-Editor' note.)
 There is an insect in certain parts of Mexico called the alcaran. The female of this species gives birth once in her lifetime to a dozen or more in- fant alacrans who immediately climb upon the body of the mother and sub- sist upon her until she is no more.
 When socialism first blossomed in the country the railroads belonged, for the most part, to few men. The demagogue politician thought it a fine scheme to initiate the baby ala crans, jump on the Huntingtons and Hills and suck the life blood out of the railroads because these wicked fellows had dared amass fortunes. The work was quickly done, but the doers forgot to stop when railroads
 
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 The late E. H. Hartman induced the investment of several hundred mil and other western roads, and thus gave to the people of this country the best transportation system the world has ever seen, and at the lowest rates for service. Mir. Harriman's owner ship in the Southern Pacific, as shown by the company books, was HOO shares of stock, par vafue $10. His efforts caused the country to prosper as it had never prospered be- fore, and incidentally earned modest dividends for the 34000 owners of the company'S securities, many of whom were widows and orphans. MT. McAdoo, in one year only, put this great transportation system, which it required thirty-five years of brain and energy to create, lon the bum, and your very constituents are today crying out for relief. Why did Me Adoo do this? The answer is, For politics only,S and he didn't get the job at that.
 Predicament Of Railroading The rancher today gets all the labor he wants for 15 cents an hour and others stand by begging to work at the same rate. The railway company is forced by law to pay the same type of labor, engaged just across the fence from the farmer, 34 cents an hour. Why is this?. For politics only"
 When will you lawmakers give your constituents proper relief My guess is you will do so when the reason Ch oil 1,ri, not before. In other words, when the great mass of voters wake up and learn that railroad headquarters are located in the Capitol at Washington and not in San Francisco, Tucson or elsewhere as they now believe to be the case. A governmental agency to- day fixes freight rates; another gov ernmental agency fixes railroad wage rates, but no governmental. agency guarantees that the holder of d rail road security shall have one dollars interest on his investment yet a gov ernmental agency does provide that he shall not have more than 5 pei cent ..-..+ .- .-t
 Union labor today. to a very large extent. dominates the politics of this country. For eight years the White House doors swung open to one Sam uel Gompers, q foreign born individ- ua1 of great skill in the art of creat- ing industrial unrest. This same creature has. on occasions, stood on the public rostrum. side by side with the president of the United States, and poured insidious poison into the ears of an minimizing audience. A foreign-born individual with a union labor card in his pocket this day holds a cabinet portfolio. Can there be any reason for these things except for politics only?"
 Intimidsted Statesmen
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