Show US U Ii S JUDGE JONES ON ALABAMA RY flY CASE Montgomery Ala Alu Aug 9 In ac uc accordance with the tho agreement made be between between betWeen tween tile the state slate and the Southern Sou them Rail flail Railway way ray w yesterday by which tho the license of ot the tho latter In Alabama was reinstated ed od lawyers for tor tho the Southern Railway today toda before federal Judge Jones and anti secured a IL modification of ot othis his hla Injunction heretofore granted against the state restraining It from enforcing laws while litigation was pending In modifying his order Judge Jones Jono reviewed the thue cato case ut itt length and said If it the state law were enforced It would blot out the tho road almost n a ns completely as lIa It If the tho rails were torn up Ull and tho the roadbed l disman dismantled tied Aside from the tho direct consequences to the public the tho statute would practically practically confiscate the right of ot the tue car carrier carrIer carnor rier nor to do domestic business 8 If It It attempted to curry carry carr on Its local busi bush business business ness 1055 us ns It Is Iso obliged to do by the thc obligation under which It acquired It Us Its property and which Is not changed i by b this statute which has not constitutional t validity and the state author authorities ties tieR attempted to enforce tho the statute i would result re In conditions which would render the tho efforts to do n a do domestic doI domestic business a worse than useless I Agents of ot tho the carrier would bo be li ii liable able to arrest and und Imprisonment for fOI their local transactions It would bo be with suits En Engineers and conductors and ticket agents would bo be snatched from their posts at tt any points to the th delay dela and Injury of the tho traveling public Tho Thu arrests would necessarily Interfere with interstate commerce and delay United States mall The Tue lives U ves of ot men women and anti dron upon unon the trains would be Imperiled for fOI tho the only movement of ot their trains would no longer depend upon the tho train dispatcher but rest upon tho the community ty t of ot constables or sheriffs as us to the time of un an arrest at nay any stopping place pi act along ulon the route Does Doe any ono one who really loves this people at or Alabama believe tho the court should have hlo allowed such a It state of things to be brought about In Iti spite of ot the plain principles so often declared by the tho courts of or the country the tho action of ot tho the court In these theae cases rases cas os In the discharge of worn sworn duty has hall been savagely assailed some timed times rod pad to say fay hy by men whose duties dutleR mako thorn thom defenders and not of ot the court us liS nn an Interference with the thc right n of the tho state and an nn unwarranted Intermeddling with local affairs Judge Jones Jonea showed the authority under tinder which the court acted ond nd con continued continued It U Is a Lu wicked thing to excite the passions of at tho tue people against tho the au tIU authority ot of tho the courts COlli IS nod and whatever the end sought to be obtained thereby If Jr procured by b overawing them or pre preventing venting tho the execution of ot theIr orders ordeN that end ond Is accomplished nt zit fearful cost coat mid and Inflicts a fatal stub stab lit a upon the lib liberties of the people ll |