Inter-Mountain Republican | 1907-06-21 | Page 4 | Why Hughes Vetoed the Bill.

WIlY VETOED TUB TIlE RILL No one ono will accuse Governor Go lIu Hughes hes of or Now New ow York of using his official position to Improperly forward his candidate Tho The legislature of or chances as a l presidential c New York YOlk state following tho the example set in Indiana Ohio anti and a a number of other states enacted a two cent fare law Jaw for Cor pa passengers on railroads and the governor vetoed the bill He lie must be ho credited with some reason more moro creditable than the desire of nn an advantage antage such a 1 ause ause use of or his prerogative e would bring him or Of course If It he lie were a man nm amenable to money mon L H Influence one ono could easily account Tor nis ais J JIHU ii veto is worth a n good many hundred thousand dollars to tho railroad companies in New York state It would b be bo difficult to say how man many passengers ers are handled there thero thereIn In the course of oC a l. l year ear The rhe revenue derived from their patronage is tho the lifeblood of or the railway s systems stem of tho the empire state state- But nut If It the bill had hatI been sl signed ed b by tho governor if ir It had become a law the companies made it clear the they would raise the suburban faro fare of ot the passengers passengers passengers pas pas- who live IIvo out of bi big cities s but go in dall dally And tho the mere threat of ot it was enough to provoke a a. flood of protests from suburbanites who told tho governor the they didn't want him to sign tho the two cent fare bill It is a n club easily asHy u cd 1 But the one ono state in the Union which should have stood strong for the reduction of or railroad rates has hns gone on record as opposed to It The companies have hove been giving their suburban passengers a rate far lower than two cents for tor years ears And they have havo made mado mone money enough on that business to keep their tracks and rolling stock In suburban districts In far tar better condition than any any- where l J. J els u. u t. t J Io lit i b. b t I I. I Th Tho 10 Is ta i It n ul h those people for a 3 cent a n mile mlle mIle and they do handle handlo them b by the thousands dall dally daily at that price they the they could pro prosper per at tho the two-cent two rate throughout the state Governor Go Hughes seems to have havo weakened In the face of or a fight