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Wealth Makers and Lincoln Independent Consolidated
LINCOLN, NKHRASKA, THURSDAY APRIL 14, 1898.
NO. 47.
VOL. IX.
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Benator Allen bat Contended for
Cuban Independence for
Throe Years,
&0ME OF HIS RESOLUTIONS,
Freedom and Right of Self Govern
ment are Inalienable
RjghU.
A CONSISTENT RECORD
Spain Must I.esva American
Henntor Allen Jiim been consistent in
his udvocin'y of Cuban independence,
k He hit sikcn more times and intro
duced more resolutions to bring aloiit
I Independence of that inland than
any oilier senator, He rejoice that
he will soon see independence an ac
complished fact, in the senate in hi
kjmmh Ii a few day ago lie ald;
Mr. l'rcsldcnt: My zeal for Cuban In
dependence i not new lxrti, nor tins
..t.,. u tli if 11 mi. re 11 liht. 1 spoke for
the ills-ration of the Cuban iconic
when It wui by no mean a oopuiur
thing to do, and 1 recall very distinct-
Jy at thin nine mat sevru.t j-tn
. I. Hmti tti.ti W.r tu-iuLtur from Florida
a-iirs -"
(Mr, Call) ond 1 were apparently the
only inWHiHivni aim uuMjmrn jiivhur
.. . t 4 llAti ' II t til ffl
We were indefatigable Jn our advo-
cuey of Independence una iiiiriu
tlon. We were so jterslstent that we
incurred the dlsplcusure of many sen
.ator, ome of whom 1 am now glud
to know heve become the sincere and
fearless advocate of indejiendence.
M'k.t. I iiuiv ornv the corrccttiesM of iny
statement, J. will refer briefly to the
record.
December 4, 1M5, I introduced a res
.oliitlon, of whic h thl Ik a paragraph:
"That the government of the United
.Htute of America should promptly
recognize the revolutionists of Cuba,
who are now honestly struggling to
ccure their Independence of the Hpan
ish government, a composing on in-deiH-ndent
nation and isissessiiig the
I right thereof according to the law
. MM '-
And in speaking Jn its aupjiort at
that time, I sum, unions uuicr u"K".
I am of the number who believe that
thin government should promptly rec
" -ognlze the revolutionist of Cuba and
.assist them in all lawful way to e--cure
their indcciidencu of the Han
iHh government ul"' "nublc them U vh
tatiliHh hii JiideMndeiit repiiblle.
Hpeaklng to the wune retudution l)e--eemlM-r
J J, 1HI5, I urffecl it luloptlon.
February 27, WW, 1 wild:
What Ih there U prohibit thi tfov
ernini'iit, by proper uct of CougreHH,
whether it'lM- in the form of a Joint
or eniMirreiit n-wdulioii, from dwlar
iuK the iH-knowledjrmeiit o ft lie ex'm
fence of Hie CnUiii republie; and
m, .hI,I nut that be a reenruitioii of the
independence of that republic, nl
Ihoiinh UK a innlter of fiu-t it may not
Muse vet, Hiiceeeded in repelling till!
power Hint nsnailH it?
Again, March W, ):!, in comlmting
the conlenlioil of Hie senator from
lniiKiana that, the mipreme cinnt liad
iiriHdiction to determine a ipu-Miiou "
iM'lli
lligerency, I oecinreu;
That the power to rceognize the iiel-
lijferency or political inlcM'iiilenee of
a people' Ik a purely political question
with which the Niipreiiie court linn no
eimceni.
Febiuary !M. 1"!7, 1 intriMlticed the
following VeMolution:
Id-Mdved, That it U the t.ene of the
Memtte that Hie prexldent tliodd
Mpeedilv and effect niill.V protect the
liven and IHtcrHc of jH-aeeful Aiaeil
ciin eltieiiM reviling or wijouriiliig In
Cuba and that lie xhoiiM promptly In
it that Spain in her wfir ngiiiiiKt. her
cnli.iiihtu in tlie ihlainl if Cuba hhnnlrf
eoiultu't the name oil principle" of civi
lied warfare, eliminating nil iiiiiihiiiiI
anil iiiiiieeewiiary cruelly and barbar
ity; and for the enforcement of thene
reitMtUahht and 'lt reipilrcliient I'll
iled Staleit battiehliip hloinld f M lit
ttllhiiiit delay Cuban uter.
I Lie in btr n. IHT, I Introduced thl
reM'bitiim:
Hemilted, Tluit It U tlie i ine of the
Miinle that eoin I et nlioulil, with all
ilm and convenient --d, iteknoMledue
by uppropi iatit m l the dilU iil Imle
prudence nf the lepublie id I'ubii,
hemitiir Mien In h peecb tplul.d
fltUU inanv older weln nhottllig
llntl he had t-ikeii al u ii !(. of ewiy
.ippoltuiilty t ir thr' yearn t dechire
Mint H'Mli 'or t'uUui hid pclideiu'e.
uiilliuiinif he ait;
I Inn norr tled l mv U-UeV
i,..r l..t fiillh In U tut th"t nllim
uU.'v t ul.tt. hv turee id the linldie m-ii-
tiini'iil ti f IhU iinlitl intil
.iii.l Uu i m
I,,,. I wi. ill and tt !
ittl.utlrv d
Ii. r i.M l. ttiuild win br f
in
,iimI mid It r Crime t. tl.e irtibll' of
Mil Kiidhiilil I I.. He ut ttlitex le. II
, ,. u-.il. i ed tltrtl mmliiir nr Ulff ln
u,..,l. tnld fi.lttt, " it. liW fit
tlt. i.i.t ullliOHtih i . M l. Ii ll.l
I (mtilie H! tkd f tb' Snd
t I. .iil.lv .f tll ttti, III
Dm )..... r f hef dp-t lili l lilijlit,
win II lh'r did li.tl evlM a M of li"
or fbM f bifht, I fell i.lt l.'i.t
Ihill III tH i.l. in m( ltil ) Wim I I
wrvl h.f I'tv, tty fin Hpiw d
ptvtldlv Uko l.rf Utl ill III Um MiV
ft U ifotemed )mdi .
Mr, rlht, tmtuii, liV Mia,
iloit . pul f rvl rdu.
' niuot m-t trronv wrri ihf ml not
iiutei Ihr nmt mI turn lk
thev ihuI ftw fatal hrtid, Nl
ierItently jmihIi on, dcterinined to
.lite I lie time when an awakened HeliMC
of right in the enlightened world will
aid them.
During the year of Culm' gallant
uti'liirirlia for lilierlv now l.inii.ilv. ill
my judgment, ulnumt at an endthere
were thoxe who hiiIiI that our govern-,
nient ought to lender lt goiMl ofllcen
fi.e iiiitiiiioine ii i 1 1 -1- the NihimImIi fbiir.
while otherH favored merely tlie recog
nition or iiciiigercncy ; inn, i una true
frlemlH, jM-net ruling tlie cloud of dark
iiiiui. fni'i.uiiur the. iiili'iime of the Un
happy and unfortunute condition then
prevailing.
Sir, we Mtriuil lo Culm, ait an elder
brother. We owe her a duty we eun
i. ..I lmiii.nl I v I'ki'im.i. 'I'd deMcrt. her
at tli lit time would be bane coward lee
a cowardice the people of the C lilted
Htaten and the men of other genera-
tioiiH will not palliate or exctixe.
We are tlie giiardiuiiM of lilxu'ly on
thin continent. We in out now do our
duty without teinpori.lng or hesitan
cy, not Hi a Mwaggering manner hks
the bravado or the bully; not in a way
that will indicate- thut we uro moved.
b,V prejudice or by panHlon, but Jn a
manner tliat will convince the world
that we believe the time Iium Come at
li.Mt ulu.li i.n.i'v fiuil at Amerlca.it Hoil
occupied by the hldeoim monarchy of
Spain Mioulil ne wrcHtu rrom ner ana
be henceforth dedicated to the enioe
of human, freedom.
I will not weary the wnate with
lengthy remark m. I atand now wlwj-e
I utood tins flrwt moment Hie war lrn-gan-
In favw of prompt, uncondition
al recognition of tlie political indepen
dence of the republic, of Cuba,
n.if amwiitjiM ileehired tit the world
that all men are by nature free arid
equal nnd entitled to certain Inalien
able right, among which are life, lils
the fiMrmiit of hatmlneNM.
They did not confine theniMelvc totlie
inliabltanU of tlie colonic; tney am
,.t If, ..If H,n il.M.liif-utlnn in the two-
IKIV J.,,..i .' .
1. 1 tt tti W-Htirn KetnlKnhere: but
they held that oil men, tinder what
ever aim they mignt lie norn or on
whatever noil they might live, were
created free nnd equal and entitled to
... ... S , I
life, liberty ana tins jununt oi napjn
neioi, Kir T linhl hntnnn freedom nnd the
elo-lif nf elf-tfovemment to be a Jn-
alienablu an the right to breathe the
air or to enjoy the nunligiit, or any oi
.lfr.t',1 irtfla of find in ll f M T7CO-
ple. My i right to govern mynelf, If
capable of doing no; to ix-lieve ana act
... I will tint fnterferlnir with the like
nl.rl.f nf lln.r anil to wortdiir) the Nil-
preme ldng Jn my own way 1m n Jn-
xeHuaiil rrom my inteiu;p n
Itxelf. The right of stelf-govemment
Ih Cod-given ond Inalienable, and who
ever violate It Hie In tlie race or prov
idence nnd wrext from the Individual
the moMt preclou gift of all.
lieiird from the He tin tor
from Vermont (Mr. rnwtor), from the
Henntor from ew jlampHiiire (nir.
(inlllnger). from my colleague (Mr.
ThurHton), and from the Henntor from
MiHMlKHitipi (Mr. Money), vivid rela
tion of the Had Mory of death nnd
il.in. Iii all hlHtorv a more
hideou and cruel character than Wey-
ler can not he foiiml. I ortez, ri.arro,
1 1,.. Diiki. of Alva, and Wevler will
Mtand forth in (ill age tut typical Spun
kli Kiihliet-M. and Wevler will le re
ga riled iih themoht inhuman of tliein
nil. Thev are the butcher of the niiKt
nnd prcHcnt age. The wa-grecn Itob-
cNpierre in the paluiieHt. day of the
Krench revedution, when head were
f.illiiur da Mi- hv the hundreds, was not
iiif.ri ma lii'ioiiK or more ticiid inli than
Wevler in Cuba, but '.) mile from our
hlmrcH.
In it, to be mippoHcd that the Allier
I..IMI i.i-inile. the ( hl'istiaii eoiiNcielicn
k,f the world, will longer hiiIuiiII to
thin iilnileHiile murder and iihanHinii
tion'.' Weyler' rule iviih almolut Um,
Icmpered alone by murder and inoili
lie iiMHiiMNiiiiilion. The iiim wa
totul extermination of the Inhabitant
of the Uland and a re-M opling of that
from Spam and oilier hcrvne conn
I ricH,
Mr. Prchlilcnt, 1 piiHH for a moment
only to the hiuklng of the battleship
Maine, According In the recent cin
toin of iiatioim an armed venel in er
niltlcd to enter the oit of a friendly
power and aiiclmr at Mich plaeo iin
may be dexigiutled by cnmpeleiit liu
lliiii lty. The ain lionige may be i-hang-ed
at the iiihlaliee of the nation oivn
ing the Krt. It Ih an net of coiiiti1!'
reeiignied h,V t'iili'-d gowiniiieltU.
It can nut In" ilmibtcd that when nn
armed vowel of one nation cnler the
jMiit nf iiiintlier ami uU Hin luir In
lu-r wutcl' at a phiee ilel(,'liated by
hi i iiiillioi Itie there 1 at leat nn bn
plied Kiiaianlce that the J.l.ice of an-il.iMin-e
U ri'iiiiiblv afe nod that
tin mine or ont-dile rplodv U eon
(rule. I l-eiualh the !- I end hr
It, (he U.ltoiii and the wiuU of her In
mulew In r lei nit J .
I mil lint iliioed tlWciiM the
painful i lieiiinulaiii c of Ihe ilewlrne.
1 1. .ii of the l.tiiie and Hie li of life
in. i.l. iit tliiuin. It U huiiillliitliii;. ll
U nun tlf lug, to hiilhlntf of Ih"
i.iliiHnaiolV wHtnditiif tin' ni t I full
tt.iuiir In the opinion lli.il hpnhi nnit
I... imule t at.iite fur tld wliol..ul
niui.t. r, i.i.t by tli tt tni'tit of iiMi'.
f .r lie d' lu't p.e f.ild rliim.'ti
In i tin p' n. I d lh (until HfTiied thi
Kitlitili, cr f'r ol.e puVinil li'llillll life
t.u-t In the illo.tir of I'rlniMI U
lint lm li.ut i ln'Hi' X tli-llnf
t'ldm, bv li.lllinf l.ef dill ttilf id
l.li.if the Vrir H-tniphrr H'lif
l.l rtnl . I M 1 rr, t bt. hUe
t.0 t,'..i ininriil if thi I'lihrd htrtle
lit iid rirfvi-i MHilfvUiH In
ttni.H In th (ndttlen of thl emti
ti'iitt
Mr, I'rrntdeet, I the Jletf f
hii, mm tisrt lliti th wr brtiW
out UlKn'D tilH d t'wl I lo
Iven Hi ilfiidfVul timHipMHl.
I ii 4 Hdrnwut i( h.b-n.-fiu, I !
never doubled that It would bo won,
although ut time it looked dark; but
that ultimately the Cuban would no
able to wrcht their freedom from the
Snuuili throne 1 have iilwuy thought
certain, and they Maud today within
hailing illMtance or a new ana more
perfect civilization. Whatever adjust
ment i inaile of the Maine dlatcr,
one tiling iuunt bo definitely under
Htood -It inut not be Hubmltted lo
the arbitrament of foreign power.
Spain niimt reckon with the American
people, alone.
. 1 . . . 4 11 J A I . 1 ... ....I
1 rejoice to Know nun me American
iM'oole have become uroitMcd to tlie
extent that they will no longer litcn
t4 Sjiunlh lying or give ear to npau-
IhIi threat, we are not a nation oi
braggart; we do not week wur with
Spain or with any other country. We
will rcort to arm only when our
faue i jut and when the enlighten
ed judgment, or the American people
and of the world will approve ou- con
duct, liut, ir, because we are peace
lovlnir It miiHt not be thought we are
unmindful of the dutle iiniMied on u
or that our peoide are lacking Jn spir
it. We at all time cck oeace rainer
than war, but not thut kind of peace
that I to be purchased at any price,
nor the neuce with Cuba in chain.
In the Jungimge of the Kngllsh bal
lad -
We don't want to fight, but by Jingo
If we do,
We've got the h1i!h, we've got the
men. we've got the money, too.
If Spain will hunt down and execute
the deadly aaln who, under cover
of dark nc, sunk the buttle ship
Maine and neat, without warning 200
oul Into the presence of their mak
er: If she will rellngiilsli her oecupan
cy of Cuba, take down her flag from
thl continent n flag whose only
claim to nubile attention It that Jt f
stained with twenty centuries of in
nocent blood, cruelly and crime and
leave American slol forever, we will
be content. We have no greed for
Spiinlh territory nor for Hpanlh
gold. Our nollcy I that of a content
ed, dometie people. We do not want
Culm, We do not even want to be her
guardian. Hut we are determined that
she shall be free and that for all time
we will be rid of the eloe proximity
of a nation whose chief occupation 1
the shedding of Innocent blood.
The torch that ho lighted Cuba ho
long must be extinguished, the shriek
of dying women and children must
bo hushed, broken hearts inimt lie
bound up, wound be healed, the prl
on jM'ii be. oiM'ned, and the people
made free. Cuba, now draped in
mourning, tmist once more become the
gem of the Caribbean sea, and when
ail these sliull have been accomplished,
sncedily, let u hope, the American
people can well afford to announce to
the world tnut tneir account, wnn me
Sniinlsh kingdom i forever closed.
Sir. Jf I could have my own way, I
would promptly recall our minister
from Madrid and give Spain' mln-
lMer at Wushlngtoti hi passport,
would close forever the iKditical, fl
nanclal and commercial relation of
the two nation, and not again permit
an a nmi I Spaniard to set foot on Am
erica n soil.
Mr. President, it is well known that
I am thoroughly and unalterably on-
posed to the president In most of hi
policies. It would be impossible for
iih to be brought together unless he
should cell".' to be a republican and
become a populist, a thing he prob
ably will not. do. I have no faith that
our country can ever become jiernui
neiitly prosperous by an application of
the domestic policies he would en
foi Hut in tliis time of great national
anxiety, when there Is an Impending
cloud of war, as one of the senators of
one of the greatest and best states of
the union, I am willing to give him
my support and encouragement and
aid ltl in in the solution of this trouble
some question. In the presence of the
grave circumstances now confronting
the American people all mere party
differences must for the time be laid
aside, and all American citizen, re-
gardles of political afllllntloii, stand
together for the honor and glory of
their country.
Moiialroua anil I iiliuiimn.
SupMise when the slave were eniaii
cltlfd In (his country it generation
a'n, it had been made a condition of
their freedom that they should 'ay
the exN-uxes that the Southern I mi
feihriicy had Incurred in trying to
keep them In lioii.lage. What would
inn haic Mild to the proMiMltlon? It
v. mil. I hale Is-en equivalent to keep
ing them in shit cry, of course. The
liiinliu of I lie debt would have been
ui utter than they could Mihly lieur,
1 1 would have been ! mock them with
the inline of freedom while 1 1 1 1 1 ). i 1 1 1?
tlnni Into it M-i v Itiiile more i 1 1 i o
than Ufuic t'f oiile, no one for a
lui. un lit thoiluht of ull.u hintf (tnV
mu ll iouiltoii to ehoblloil, mid I
only mitfifint the iile How t. Hblnlnite
lu.w the prop. m. il Iii lliitke the I'lilattt,
who hrtie utmewled long and
Mili.tiitlv for hUlty, piy the Snaii'
i.,i.U f..r Irving to re ind.Hi (lulu,
liiki' me It U iiii.ii.tioin mi. I luli'i
tn.ot to -W llnil tlie ioWt that Hie
h. ue thrown n'T olnill In' .'ved duwu
.i.'.iiu tini llti'lr hliM-dllnf Iteeks, mid
I he ItUir ot (i lie lit t ion oiilx.ni mill
ttiti'v.) In l.ni Hi thi Inenlii of On
llitlU lo lt IIm ih, If the ifovellitneiit
of tl.e l uili'1 M.tti sltt tnpU to lui
pw.4 tiiM.it the t ii I-.in Me Ui?ht to
Wilt "iihrtlmil" tut our iistioli.tl inoit
i. tin l.l Slid U llii.Jiit IMtr .rnr Slid
.1. V'. l.rla. 1 lit Mil. i I illt Mild ftli- -Msr
and KUmh
Mr, .1 M MiutfWd i f tuirrtrkl Ms
4 I 111. . .Ill ll.Hof tlii Slf l,
01 feat aalaliWie ealVa.
TO Wn RATES
Secretaries of tho State Eoard of
Transportation BeRin tho
Buttle Anow,
ALL ROADS ARE REPRESENTED
Contend that Law is Unconstitu
tional and tbat the Injunc
tion la In Forco.
Wlmt tli Nserstsrls Will do,
The hearing in the Tibbie ease was
commenced before the secretaries of
(lie state Ward of transportation on
Wednesday of hist week, The com
plajnaiit appeared In person and by
hi attorneys, Morning & Jlerge, The
vnrlou road were retircsenteu ly lr,
Keiby of the ll. and M., M. A, 1-ow of
JotH'ku, rcprcsiMilliig the KiK-k Island;
J. W. Orr of Atchison, representing
tlie Missouri l'liclflc; M. A, Kecd if
St. Joe, reoresenting the St, Joe and
drawl Island; Jl. V. White of Omaha,
representing the Fremont, j'.lkhorn
and Missouri Valley, and Mr. Carrol),
renreenting the Union raclfle.
All the rood filed through their at
torney supplemental anwer lj the
eomplalnt, and the attorney for com
plainant asked a reasonable time to
prepare and file denial, which woe
granted.
The answer filed denied the Juris
diction of the board, denied that t.hey
were a constitutional bony ana alleg
ing that they wore enjoined under
the decree of the federal court from
proceeding.
In the afternoon se!on General
Manderon, on behalf of the Hurling-
ton road, tiled the following motion:
"Jtefore the Hoard of Transportation
of JVeliroska.
T. H. Tibbie, Complainant, r. Chlcn-
go. Jtock Island and l'liclne Kail
way Company, et al., Defendant,
Motion to jiismi complaint.
".Vow come the defendant, the Chi
cngo, lltirllngton und Oulncy Jtail
road company, and the Hurilngton and
Missouri Jllver Knllroad company Jn
Nebraska, ond move tho slate board of
transportation to dismiss thi com
i.'iJnt nnd cause, for tho rcaon fol-
lowing:
"1. 'J'hut the etnte Issird of transpor
tatlon J without Jurlwliction or power
to entertain thl eomplalnt.
"8. That the complaint and cause
should be dismissed because of fact
appearing tion the record.
".'I. That Die tae board of transpor
tation and the defendant herein have
been and are enjoined by the mandate
mid decree of mi United State cir
cult court in end for the district of
Nebraska, which order of injunction
has been affirmed the supreme
court of the United States, and of
which Injunction lie state Ismrd of
transportation have .till cognizance
and knowledge and which snld Injunc
(Ion Is now In full force and effect..
"4. That the only Jurisdiction and
tribunal for hearing tlie complaint
herein, or any idmllar coti"dfiitit, Is In
the I'niled States court, according to
the effect and In the manner prescrib
ed by the supreme courl of the United
States in the case of Constantino J,
Smyth, attorney general et al., consti
tuting the Ixiard of transportation of
Nebraska et al., appellant, vs. Oliver
Ames, et al., decided at. ine Oetols-r
term, 1 S.U7. by the supreme court of
the United state.
CllAIU,i:S P. MANDF.KSO.V,
,f. II. KiaitY.
Attorneys for Defendant.
(IIAItbUH V. MANDOSON.
(ieiiend Solicitor of Defendants.
and of Counsel."
(ien. Manderson (hen made a long
oral argument In supisirt of his mo
ll insisting that me law creating
the Hoard of TrniisiHirtatlon was In
violation of the state constitution.
that rates were lis low lis they should
be, and that under the decision of the
hlipielue court of the United Slates
I he roads were eiiloined from reduc
ing rates In-low those In forco at the
time the decrrn Mas rendered, etui
alio Ihtt the Injunction reached the
Slule Hoard of Tl -aussi till Ion and
indented thiin from taking any oe
lioii In the mutter.
The argument biHtiine general, all
the attorneys repii-neiitlug complaint-
mil ami the
ilelelitlalil Colli U biking
part lit the Mini
Solllrt two hunts
wi re eoimiiuiiNl Iii argument.
.1. W, ll.lgillon, speaking fur t be
timid of set lebiliin, III stiltig upon
I h- motion, said:
"lint seervlarle are dne la ralh
r mi ul. ml sit out i..n, ll sccum lo
be the eoiilritiphil l"H of the laV Ihrtl
tin v nl.itll net Ms attorney u Mi ll U
1 1 .mi I, and thry ie verlslnlv nM.iMt'd
jn rust ib,tl of lilllii.le or U U me
ji.-ilV ll'l Hie shiiuld lVrt gn.t
I d. ll ill older to It Colnpllill Slij) ihlllK'
! ... I in.it differ a blilit In nn o
(loin I l.e sII'HK !
. lo llila titot
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I lit I J. I d i not know nt Mlio
t Hilii,HMiii, ll Mii wipetil t the
lUin ll.st it Ms tailnsul bill Intro
jiltHud and to IUy tlo fe bmr
IptUlteiT at ht time dr aiiM railnsid
, v ul.iil .n and a a llml of
l.ift. It enis ll whett oiinllitiif
is in 1 done th tiai are tt sti tl
ttatmlU'.l suit the ilaliti l
I msiU thai i ttiit omUlutiiiiiitl,
and m Late thst .rt'nii
fltuig In r fare int. IVroHy I
Maul .i k.tow Hltstlwr ll U !'. I
Maul to knew MUttltiMr the Mate
I '.on id of Trunsitortatioii has any rsiw-
er to do any tlijng that the railroads
do not vtii nt done, and the ooner a
lest case I made in the upreme court
and it Is fought oufe to a finish und
finally decided the better Jt will be for
the people,
Now a )o the right of the secretar
ies fo pass upon ibe motion, the sec
retaries, of course, are supisised to
have power lo decide any matter that
is brought before them und this 1 not
a final termination of a controversy!
because when It come fo making an
order which J final, that ha to ) by
the state officer. Hut a I to I not
a final order, and it would l rath
er a strange proceeding for the board
to hold that It. Into no exisumce, to
hold Hint It had no power, that Jt wa
Illegal ami nucmisiitui-ionuny creat
ed, 1 do not think that the Isiard will
luse that isslt.lon and I hardly think
the secretnrle will,"
den. Manderson ! "I don t think any
one would, and the ground we raise
In the motion I thut you are enjoin
ed." Mr. Kdgertoti: "Now as to thai, the
decree of the federal court which wa
affirmed by tlie supreme court enjoin
the railroad xrorn putting in eireet
the maximum rate lave or reducing
the rale Isdow the rate existing at
the time of entering that decree,
which the railroad themselves have
nullified and are Jn contempt of the
federal court; it, doe not, ..owever,
enjoin the board of seeretarle from
Investigating or making en order."
(ien, Manderwm: "Jlnve you read
the decision?
Mr, Kdgcrtons "I have read it and
that J my Interpretation; It J also
the attorney general'. It enjoin the
board from attempting to put in force
the maximum rate law, una that i
a fur n the Injunction run to them
it enjoin the railroad from putting
In effect the maximum rate law or
any rate lower than the rate existing
at. the time the decree wa entered.
Now, I will say here, l'cane 1 always
think it bettodeul fairly and squarely
and above board, that at a meeting of
the Ismrd it wa decided that we were
lntructed to pris-eed wllu the Inves
tigation and taking of teUTiiony tin
der thl complaint, realizing thut the
road were enjoined from putting Into
effect any rate lower than the rate
in effect at tlie time tlie injunction
wa entered, and ' It wn found that
the rate were too hlgn the attorney
general would enidy to the federal
court for a modincatfon of mat In
junction, because I do not think, 1
can not conceive how a court would
recognize a Justice Harlan did in m
opinion, that the state Ismrd ha the
power to muse order, wonia ever ar
il nn a decree and prevent an investi
gation at all and to tie the hand ale
solutclv of tlie state ami n orncer,
"Now 1 will miy that what we pro
pose to do under thl complaint is
this: at least, we thlna we win: we
will proceed with the Investigation,
we will gather All the testimony we
can In all fairness to ell parties, ir,
after we are through with the Inve-
llgation, It I found that the rate are
low enough, that the rati eun not
reasonably stand a reduction, we will
frankly say so In our finding, a we
find tiint they ure tlve per cent too
high on some commodities, or ten jmt
cent too high on some comrmsiities,
and that decree can be mourned, we
will make (in order to that effect, and
If we find from the Investigation that
the maximum rate law can Is enforr
ed now. then we will make the proper
effort in the federal court.
"Now I do not want It to go out that
we are iust simply loitering here with
out, a purpose because 1 do not like to
work well enough to work for noth
ing, I always like to do what 1 do
with a definite ooject, and mi is the
ob'eet. If there can not be a nuslifl
cuihm of that decree, If we find that
we cannot do anything, we will have
followed the Instructions of the lswrd
so far anyhow,
"The order on the motion Is that it
will Is- overruled, and we will pro
ceed with the taking of the testi
mony." It was then agreed Isttween the nU
torenys for the Complainant and the
attorney fir the defendant road
that the dis-itmeiitarv testimony that
would be required should lie furnish
ed in reply to a lUt of question fur
uMicil the various roods bv I he sec-
rcturleH, itml ns this would require
cinihidiialile time a continuance was
agreed nil until the '.'Till of April, at
which time the hearing will piis red.
If the people of the state could
thoroughly understand and enmpriv
lieml the' diftlcultles that the Mate
r.niii'il of Transportation n hilniriiig
under there wonin lie no murmuring
or ri.ii. i, I, tint HL'iilmit the Ismrd. The
piiMiil board ibme more than
any luald since the hitv wits rniMted.
ii t.ihl ii moil 1. 1 of relief ha luen f-
fotilnl Ineahii! and Imliv Iduiils (list
Ihe tern r.tl public seem to know liollt
I III' o f. A hiniMil of ', hint ri'tsirt
ii.iiiiil sMlUtt snv one thai there. Is
no r.i.iu for fuul! IliidllM'.
lit the order roinpellllig the rsuls tn
n-.li.ie the car loud rale oil lite nits k
Ioiii.IikU of tliiiii.Hnbi of dollars butt
I., m ii i.rttt.1 the Mpp ril of tin' M-iie.
lit till uuttUm mo-i lhe ..e had
i.wer lo art thi-v hate acted prompt-
: Ii stnl in t nn k.iti-ii itoti ot i""-
I .... , .1 ..f tl...
I .
i I.-
to n torsi fiiitflil late I ne sis'
nltl.ru tbt idi .l llntl mi Sell. Ml should
t .A.l imtll oflvr Ih" Itesl d.id.lnn
,. handed down fn'i" th I nMed
sinlo kititfitie court. An soon as this
tbt inton was rendered, the m.is Htel
Mi.d iln i.bd Ink Ut the inteallga
tiolt n the lihl-tf v, riIUInrf as
thry il that toe right might te
li,.,H-t mie. ....
'l,e decrees uf record Mhlch wa af.
AihohI by the unrein murt, rveila
,l'natluu4 oa l iita !' )
)l?M)I CO
Steady rrogrese of tlie Idea
Throughout tho Country
Continue!. '
GAINS IN. CITY ELECTIONS.
Fractical Renului In Western Cities
and Town Very En- .
couraging. ,
ifiUrlln( Kstud figures.
The cause of people ownership J
marching on, Mupreme court may tie
up the regulation of monopolies and
annul the acts of state legislature
which are designed Ut control corpora
tions, j ne elTi-ct ol thesrt decision la
precisely a it wa In the anti-slavery
struggle, when court and cougre
conspired against freedom to black hu
man IS'lngM, The eye of the people
ure being opened at the same time to
tlie failure ot effort to control corpo
ration in the Interest of the iieoole
and to the absurdity of permitting' cor-
The spring election emphasize the
growth of thi spirit. In He Mcdne
the republican nominee for mayor ran
on a platform and a record favoring
city ownership of public uUlltlee, Not
withstanding ne wo opposed by a
large and influential wing of hi own
party, he wa elected by a Jarge major
ity. Jn Milwaukee the populist and
democrat jo Inez I force on a platform
favoring absolute ownership of the
public monnpolleii in that city. Their
ticket wa elected by majoritie rang
ing from 4,000 to 8,000, The iue wa
clear cut and distinct. JicporUi from
there oy that the cause for the land
slide were many, There i a wide
spread feeling of dissatisfaction among
the people witn toe manner in wnicn
they claimed the corporation wing of
the republican party had shaped
thing iu the common council and out
of It. With a democratic mayor and
full control of the common council th
democrat and populate will have ev
ery opportunity to carry out the mu
nicipal reform to which they are
pledged. It i said silver really cat
very Jittle, if any, figure in the cam
paign, many republican voting againat
their jmrty; ticket.
Along with the cheering new of the
growth of public sentiment in favor of
ending the era of corporation! in
public service (some Midi more cheer
ing new of the practical ucce of
people ownership where it hse b-en
fairly tried. Among the cltle to adopt
public ownershin i Anderson, Ind.,
one of the most energetic cltle in tbat
region of wonderful development
the natural ga belt of Indiana and
Ohio, lleport wn recently made by
the city authorities mere of the re
sult of the experiment during the
past year An account irom there ay
that Anderson' municipal ownership
exjs-riment wa given an .additional
Isiom and many opisment of munici
pal ownership were at least partially
won over to a favorable view of the
extensive experimenting by the city.
Otllcial in charge of tne latest acquir
ed prorty-the commercial electric
light plant made a report showing
that during the first year of city own
ership the plant had yielded a net
.nrniiiL'. miller adverse condition, of
20 m-r cent, on the ItK.OOO Investment.
Aside from tnis aovanwigw w
there has lieen an Individual advan
tage to every twrson tapping the line,
Inasmuch n the city li given earner,
i-.tr mul later service. The incandes
cent light have ls-en turned on a half
hour earlier than tney were lorrnnj.
This showing In winter mouth I most
remarkable, inasmuch a the long
evenings and nights, and dark morn
ing necessitated more hour of ite
ration than will be the case In the
spring und summer. Then, too, in a
section where natural ga cost Only
fill cents a light ja-r annum, many of
the electric lights ere cut off In winter
months. This materially d.-erese the
amount of cash takeu In by the light
ing plant, while the oSTitlng ex-en-ses
remain practically Ihe same at all
times. It I thought that during the
iient six months ihe plant will return
'ih per cent. Interest on the H,(HS) In
vent men t. , , A ,
The eominen lui electric plant I rp
prilled In connection with the city
street lighting plant nnd therefore re
duce Ihe e..t of that department
about one half, which ha not Is-eu
considered. Title all through the ecu
irnl stales hate l-een Investigating lit
Sitih rwui t pi rlmeiil and have Iseii
surprised nt the remarkable degree or
success ti nt enu attained In lid
t,rw branch of public service. Among
the Indiana elites that he enamlneil
H, id,, nt and whisie si.pte are now
demanding similar sli ps re '"'
Pel ii. Mill ion, Mam ie, Alennndrhi. t
w.h-I, Ibtilfoid tuy. AllNOty, HUh
in.. nd nnd .af.iVMs
Ibe llrt toiiintelt lal blftil reir
. ..... i..... . it.. Ii.l-rtt
i.,t t.mie.t. win iin i'" . -
' . . . .
i, ... I ill Ii, fit. 'I lor
MiM-rlittent In
,itie named. 'I heir Invest leal Ion Its
r. nested the fact ! Ih Aiioer-
on nli'lpal eoiiimereiitl water plant
i, in.w eat tuff ami l aming 1r the city
tttrfi aituiisllv and thai all other
,., linn til have proved lnot aeeeaa
f.d. ihey ate Inclined to Ullei Ihe
siiileit.riit made by Audersoii ado
ratra thai if the city Kln c"il. '
ths street ralleay )tin the llnie will
sismi come when is Mill hut l" neces
sary to ljr I evtit id l to maintain.
(Ciintlnusd oa !' H'gltl )
OWNERSHIP