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Vky Net Ca«Hl$«n Arlitutiw ?
ixation. the railway enploy«* have it
In their |M>wer to parnlv»- tbe indus
trial intervals of our eountnr. It
will effect all linea of bustnem. in
cluding lb* farmer. No buaim-« is
so small that it will not f«*-el disaster
if our entire transportation system
should tie tied up. ami that condition
is coming unless the railroads ami
their employes get together on an
amicable l*a»i*
The railroads will
lose money, their «-mplov«-s will lot«*
money, while the genera! public will
lose both money and suffer great in
convenience. if nothing worse.
There la but one way out of this
deploraba condition. If the gov
ernment can justly r«*gulate the rail
roads, it must in justice to the rail
roads ami the public, regulate the
railway employes This is the only
just and logical solution of the vexed
problem
The rights of the rail
roads. their employsa. and the gen
eral public must all l>e protected
No body of men in striving to main
tain what they conceive t< be their
rights and what is their due, nave
the right to inflict wrong, discomfort,
and loss on an innocent third party .
There is a way U» correct any ami
all wrongs and injustice as between
the railways and th«*lr employ««,
without inflicting loss and discom
fort *«n the innocent third party
the general public, ami that is arbi
tration. To make arbitration bind
Ing It must lie made compulsory.
Railway employs« are rntitle«l tn
a generous wage, but thev are not
entitled to an extortionate compen
sation for their work. The railroads
ar** entitlml to a fair return ufxm
the m«>n«*y coat of building ami op
eration of their lines, but not to ex
tortionate freights ami fares.
The United States authorities have
ansurmvl the prerogative tn regulate
freights ami far«« on our railroads
This prerogative was assume«] be
cause the public wellfar«* seemed to
demami such assumption
The rail
roads, I m -cause they must, have sub
mit t«i with the beet grace tbev
could manifest umier the existing
conditions. They were denied the
right to recoup th«ir looses or an in
creased dividend by Assessing the
public higher freights and fares
Neither ar«- they allow««d to issue
watered slock at their pleasure, bi
I m - foisted upon the investing public.
And these regulations are just, for
it is th«- duly of the government to
protect the fwople from exploitation,
so far as practicable and the rail
When our government un«|ert«Kik
road» themselves ln-gin to see the
to protect the rights of the general
justice in such regulations.
Hut, while we protect the public public as against the railroads. it en
front overcharges by the railroads, tered upon a system which may
it is no lesa our duty to protect the reach to every btuuness m which men
railroads frum unjust treatment by «-ngage. If we regulate the amount
th«- public, whether it lie in fixing of freight the manufacturer pay«
the price for carrying the U S mails for transporting his raw material,
or from th«- exactions of th«- men we have the same right to say
who <-|«-rate th« railroads the em what he shall sell his finished pro
duct for; or for what the merchant
ployee.
Railroads are great bum tune con shall sell his goods; or for what the
cerns and ar«- ««nlitled to a fair re farmer shall srll his wheat, hog» or
It simply mean» government
turn for carrying on their business cattle
regulat.on
of all business endeavor,
Tnvy must earn enough money to
and
the
complete
destruction of com
pay expenses of operation, to keep
petition
in
all
fields
of business ac
up their equipment and to pay in
tion.
terest upon the (Minds issued for the
Yet we must not single out the
construction of the roads, Every,
railroads
as the <me ami only g««t.
laxly will concede that thia is just
Our transportation systems are a
and right.
Our interstate commerce ami state necessity to modern civilisation and.
railroad commissions, by power given without them a destructive husin«-*
them by congress and the states, paralysis would result. Heoca they
fix the rates for the railroads. The must lie allowed to live ami to earn
costa of operation, of upkeep, inter a sufficient profit, that their lim-»
est on bonds, etc., are ail tabulated, may lie maintaim-d ao that the pub-
and upon these tabulations the char- lie may use them in reasonabl«* com
ge* for freights and fares are baaed. fort ami safety, and th«* men who
But let us supp«ier that the rail« operate the r<Mkls are entitled to a
w«y employes say they are not get proper compensation therefor as
Only a disinterested board of
ting enough money for their labor well
arbiters can adjust them- conflicting
and, in order to enforce their de
mands, organise a strike and refuse interests justly, and to the findings
to work unless their demands are of thia board all should be compelle«!
acceede«i to. Now. unless the rail to submit.
roads are allowed to increase their
schedule rates, they stand to l«*tr
money if they accede to the demands
of their employes
H im mil the gov
ernment tied the railroad's hands on
one hand and placed them at the
mercy of their employes on to
other? If the government assumes
authority to regulate the earnings of
the railroads, ought it not to regu
late ita expenses as «veil? The wages
of the men who operate the trains
aie a large part of thia expense bill.
Hu not the government the same
right to regulate the wages of these
operations. that it has to regulate
freights ami far*«? Indeed, is It not
the dutv of the government to pro
tect the rights of the railroads aa it
is to protect the rights of the public' i
Our country is on the eve of one '
of the most extended railway strikes i
in its history. By compact organ-
aroused 1 aimi Mil
When Villa sneaked in and made
his murderous attack on Columbus,
he evidently aroused a much larger
hornet nest than he expected. He
did not expect that his murderous
excursion would arouse pursuit col
uma which are as relent lew as death.
The American soldier, when called '
upon, can undergo as srvere test in
hardship and long distance marches
as soldiers of any nation on earth
And when the enemy is overtaken,
our hoys always give a good account
of themselves
While the endurance march of 55
miles m 17 hours «stablidws quite a
respectable mark, it is not superior
to soma of the raids made bv both
ths Union and Confederate troops
during thetZival War. TbeGrwtrson j
raid through Alabama ami .Mississippi
and Morgan's raid through Southern
Ohio, were both, in point of distance,
endurance, and couragcouanees. as
notable as the ,-xptdition under
th«" command «»fte-m-ral Pershing in
Mexico ami the d ish commanded bv
ioloned Dodd
The simple fact is.
tile American soldier generally does
not disappoint when called up*m for
any duty, n«« matter how fatiguing
or hauard*>ua. And when he reach
es the desire«I point to deliver battle,
he always delivers. Furthermore,
he is superior in marksmanship and
the handling of horans. guns, etc., to
the men of any other nation.
Kill Villa did not realise just the
condition of mind he had amused in
the hated gnng>> • »Idlers He ought
to bsv«* known that they were being
held in lesh and that his tantalixing
ami agravating action along the bor
der planed our boys in a humor that,
when the command "mandi" «ras
given, every man was anxious to
obey.
Th«- indications now are that the
Villa campaign will not end soon.
He is among his friends and who are
more than willing tn give misleading
information and it mav lie his plan
to entmr Genera! Pershing's trropa
to chnse him far mt» Mexico, and
wear th«-m out in guerilla warfare
or. mayhaii, pursuade ( aranaa's for
ces to join him in attempting our
d«*f eat.
It is quite certain that Caranxa
nor hi* troops have no kindly feeling
for United States troops, and unless
groat care is exercised bv both the
constitutional Mexicans and our for
ces. a dash between them will bring
on a general war, a result we do not
wish but which, in the end. would
lie a lilewtng to Mexico. It would
mean defeat for Mexico and the rs-
tabliahment of a ■table government
for that unhappy country, a matter
which seems quite unliluriv Caranxa
can accomplish-______
If Theodore Roosevelt becomes the
retiublican candidate, President Wil.
•on ran count on a heavy German-
American support.
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For County Commissioner
I, the undersigned, hereby an
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County Commiiwioner at the forth
, coming primary election subject to
the will of the Republicans of Linn
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County
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For County Commissioner
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If nominated and elected. I will
stand for economy and efficiency in
all departments of county business,
and as low taxes as is consistent
with progress.
For a system of good roads to be
made along safe and conservative
lines
All contracts to be let to the
lowest competitive bidder.
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P. H. FREERKSEN
Albany
Candidate for Republican
Nomination for
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