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P.T. 巴纳姆:奋斗与胜利·补录 637
P.T. 巴纳姆《奋斗与胜利》· Struggles and Triumphs · 领导
Though I had not foreseen nor thought of such a thing until I reached Hartford, I soon found that a battle with the railroad commissioners would be necessary, and my course was shaped accordingly. It was soon discovered that a majority of the railroad commissioners were mere tools in the hands of the railroad companies, and that one of them was actually a hired clerk in the office of the New York and New Haven Railroad Company. It was also shown that the chairman of the railroad commissioners permitted most of the accidents which occurred on that road to be taken charge of and reported upon by the paid lobby agent of that railroad. This was so manifestly destructive to the interests of all parties who might suffer from accidents on the road, or have any controversy therefor with the company, that I succeeded in enlisting the farmers and other true men on the side of right; and we defeated the chairman of the railroad commissioners, who was a candidate for re-election, and elected our own candidate in his place. I also carried through a law that no person who was in the employ of any railroad in the State should serve as railroad commissioner.
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定位:Additional excerpt 637 · 核对日期:2026-10-19 · 核验:短摘录
白话
虽然我到哈特福德之前没预见到也没想过这种事,但很快发现必须和铁路专员们打一仗,于是相应调整了行动。很快大家发现,多数铁路专员不过是铁路公司的工具,其中一个竟然是纽约-纽黑文铁路公司办公室雇用的职员。还有证据显示,铁路专员委员会主席让那条铁路线上发生的大多数事故,由铁路公司雇用的游说代理人来负责处理和报告。这对可能因事故受害或与公司发生争议的各方来说,明显有害。我成功争取到农民和其他正直人士站在正义一边,击败了寻求连任的专员主席,选上了我们自己的候选人。我还推动通过一项法律,规定任何受雇于州内铁路的人不得担任铁路专员。
上下文
巴纳姆讲述自己在州议会中揭露铁路专员与铁路公司勾结,并推动立法禁止利益冲突的经过。
今日一问
你所在的领域里,是否存在监管者与被监管者利益捆绑的情况?你能做什么来改变?
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