How is yhe railroad president like a king or a shah or a sultan

The railroad president is a railroad lord, whose impulse is law. He gathers tithes by decreasing wages as callously as the Shah of Persia or the Sultan of Turkey, and, similar to them, isn't agreeable to any human power. He can release (expel) any representative without cause.

The railroad president is a railroad ruler, whose impulse is law. He gathers tithes by decreasing wages as callously as the Shah of Persia or the Sultan of Turk.