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Rh through governmental aid success which they have not obtained by their own energy and ability, and from those who believe in socialism, the rights of this large number of people should not be lost sight of, and they should not have imposed upon them governmental conditions that do not obtain in other forms of commercial and business life in this country. When this large class of people come to understand fully what is contemplated, their voice will be heard most plainly against the socialistic plan now proposed.

The newspapers comment more or less upon the fact that great fortunes have been made out of the railroad business, and name a small number of individuals who, through superior ability, energy, foresight, and hard work, have built up large fortunes. From the constant discussion of this subject by the daily press, there is a more or less prevalent opinion that the railroad business furnishes a field for the rapid accumulation of money, and, to a certain extent, that this money comes unjustly from the public. It is true that a few large Rh