The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1922-09-15
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The Future of the Railroad Laws

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The Future of the Railroad Laws
In discussing the Esch-Cummins
law Colonel Brookhart, Republican
candidate for Senator in Iowa, de-
clares: "The evils of this law will
live long after it is expunged" To
which Senator Cummins, one of the
authors of the law, replies: IF Col
onel Brookhart's power were com
mensurate with his apparent desires,
this government would not last fort
night Iowa is reported to have be-
come veritable battle-ground of de-
bate as to whether the transportation
act should survive or not. And what
is true of the situation in Iowa is like
wise true in all parts of the country
where the old battle between labor
and capital is being fought with the
railroad question as the concrete or
horrible example," depicting the ad-
lvantages of enthroned avarice manip-
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while the accused capitalists retort
that they are being held up by shot
gun methods operating in the name
of organized labor. There is lot of
heat in the situation, and with a rail-
road strike and political campaign
on hand, it is harly to be expected
hat
even chance in the discussion.
A wise writer once observed that
facts were for poor men, and by re
volving these poor but stubborn facts
one finds that not many years ago
Senator Cummins was regarded as an
iextreme radical upon the railroad
Question. His ideas with reference to
Government regulation of railroads
were assaulted by the conservative
press as destructive The principal
points which he secured in the enact
ment Of the Esch- Cummins law were
demanded in Iowa. Wisconsin,, Ne
] braska and the other progressive
states" But progressive politics jump
so fast that the new progressive. Col
1 onel Brookhart, is now sure that the
J author of the railroad law and the law
itself is reactionary. Therefore hi
: would "expunge" it. 1t makes no diff
, ference that the transportation act i:
, a very big and very long and yer,
broad law. dealing with nearly every
lphase of one of the Nations creates
lproblems Its repeal would not b.
unlike "expunging" the laws witt
reference to agriculture, finance, o
foreign commerce, or repudiating tn
8 Constitution because it does not an
Iswer the bill with regard to state
L rights" Child labor" or some othe
economic desire.
The Esch- Cummins law can neve
be repealed until new code of rail
e road regulatory laws are set up t
REPLACE this piece of legislation.
took great many years to create tn
= transportation act, as one may we
understand by looking at the numbe
of pages it fills in a law book. N
, Congress-no matter how electe'
would consider "expunging" the Law
But very naturally the law will /
amended and changed in many in
portant particulars by the next Coz
gress. And many other changes wi
be made year after year to meet tt
- conditions that exist in the countr
Facts that are made for poor me
point out very clearly that this
i bound to be SO!
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