The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1936-01-01

IS not sufficient reason for the
petition to your Honor to grant
the right to discontinue said
Road. This is so, because the in
herent right of society is greater
than the individual profit to small
group of Entrepreneurs.
(e). Key West as an intregal
part of the whole great common
wealth of your Nation, will suffer
the death of martyrdom, at the
hands of her own body, if the
sentence Of execution is carried
out in the selfish petition for
abandonment of the Florida East
Coast Railway.
(f). Business conditions at
the present are not good, but the
abiding faith in humanity in the
eternal fitness of right, will soon
forge a greater and stronger
chain of former prosperity to
hold the attention of business to
the port Of Key West. Temporary
misleading of society will pass
away and then the havoc of de-
struction will be more magnified.
when the former state of condi-
tions prevail.
(g). SAFETY and convenience
of travel to the touring masses
is guaranteed by rail transporta-
ton as in no other manner, on
land, long haul freight conven-
fences are factors not to be over
looked, nor the service to the pas
senger short riding, of commun-
ity. Also the public interests is
to be considered as of vastly
more Importance than the all too
mighty power of corporate con-
troll for selfish aims.
Lastly: Our sharing in the
benefits which will accrue to the
greater posi- ilities of the afore-
said community. provides us with
a vital interest in the re-construc-
zion of, the small damage done by
the cyclone. Our Imports. our
Exports and Passenger benefits
are no small item to suffer from
the denial to your people of their
lust claims upon your body Poll
tic. Our sense of the fitness of
cooperation with your people
would be a selfish motive. if we
were not helping them in their
efforts.
Firm in the belief that your
Court will grant your people jus
tice, and deny the inglorious pc
tition of the Interests to destroy
the public veal. we submit our
request to your Honor.
You will know that our gov
eminent is in full accord with
our every sentiment as we'll as my
constituency, also that those of
your noble state who have made
their protests to the officials of
the Railroad express every pos
sible demand :'or the justice of
their cause.
We know that you will not be
influenced bv any motive on our
part to render a decision for the
best interests of Cuba. if the
thousand-fold more interest did
not result to your own state. 1t
is not that the few should be con-
sidered at the expense of the
greater mass of individuals who
make the few a concession of their
inherent individual rights to act
for them- but always with the un-
surrendered right to withdraw
that delegated right when their
best interest is trampled under
foot as it would seem in this case.
Because without the union of all
the intregal parts there can not
be harmonious entity. And the
CORPORATIONS must not be al
lowed to weaken the cause of
Democratic ideals, which have so
recently been so interfered with.
We implore your Honor to re-
fuse the erroneous demand to
abandon the project of rebuilding
the Florida East Coast Railroad,
and shall rejoice with your peo-
pie if anything of our efforts
shall have helped to help them.
mon Silba and Anthar."
Most dutifully.
PEDRO MORAN.
Prop, the Royal Palm Hotel.