Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1888-08-04
EDmUNDS AND GORmAN.
The Maryland Ross Stirs up n
Hornets Nest.

the one betwean Ingalls, ana Nootheeh
which raised such breeze some time ago, |
with the exception that neither gentlemen
descended to the vituperative abuse which
characterized Mr.. Voorhees, utterancas on
that occasion. Yesterdays war Of words
arose during the discussion OF Mr.. Gull
lom's resolution instructing the committee
on Interstate commerce to ascertain and
report whether any United States railroad
lines are owned, operated or controlled by
the Grand Trunk or the Canadian Pacific,
or any other Canadian railway companies.
Also, whether commerce originating in the
United States is diverted from American
to Canadian lines, 10 what extent, and In
what manner. Also, whether discrimina-
tion is practiced in the charges for tolls
against American vessels In the Welland
and st. Lawrence canals. Also, to inquire
into the question of the regulation Of com.
merce carried on by railroad or waterways
between the United States and Canada.
Mr.. German, after reading statistics OF
the subsidizing OF the Canadian roads by
the government, said all these millions
which had been poured out as subsidies had
made 1t possible to build the Canadian road
at a coat far below that Of American roads
aod to operate it at a loss II that should be-
come necessary to break up American lines
The temptation offered by these subsidies
had bsen too great for our American citi-
zens.
In Poore's Manual there would be found
some names of Americans boldly pro
claimed who had associated Themselves In
this enterprise, as Of course they had per-
feet right to do--some OF. ths most dis
tinguished men In the United States, some
who are candidates for high offices. The
second office OF the government might go
to director Of the Canadian Pacific.
Mr.. German here read list Of the ON
GERS and directors Of the road, among the
directors appearing the name of Levi P.
Morton and William L. Scott. Mr.. Cor
man submitted that II Is time for tho
American Congress, without regard to
party, to recognizs this condition Of
affairs The Americans whose names be
had read as directors Of the Canadian Pa
ciHc roads had perfect right to become
such.
Mr.. Mitchell interrupted, and said il the
senator from Maryland had taken the
. trouble to read the names Of directors OF
the Western Road, which hiss lately fallen
; into the hands Of the Canadian Pacific, be
{ would have seen the name OF the Chairman
of the Democratic National Executive
Committee.
l Mr.. German said be he'd no doubt Of IT,
but that gentleman was not a candidate
for Office. He did not believe there oughi
30 be any partisanship in this question
[ but as the senstors from Oregon haC
brought it out 80 poiniedly be desired L
express the belief that no man who Is
= candidate for high office, whether he b
T Democratic or Republican, who, il elected
might become President of the United
/ States, could properly accept the otic
until he had purged himself of every inter
est in this British enterprise. he as
Democrat aud the senator from Massa
K chusetts (Mr. Hoar) as Republican, bot
. as American citizens ought to be here tc
d day in private council discussing these mat
ters as persons aiding this administrator
e and counsellng and advising 1t so as to pre-
4 tect not only the great transportation IL
, terests, but everything that falls in hi
way.
e Senator Gray asked whether any part {
ID the British subsidy comes to the railroa
40 which is building through the State {
Maine
T Mr. German could not speak with abs
IS, Lutte accuracy, but from his best informi
tion that road received from the British {
5, Canadian government twenty five thousan
al dollars a mile for it's construction. Tn
ought to be no longer tolerated, and he WI
n glad that the senator from Illinois had il
. troduced this resolution. Let the mattI
IN be prnbed to the bottom. He knew Il
" struggle to which it would give rise in Il
States OF Maine and Vermont, where Il
roads were being built and great as b
friend from Vermont tMr. Edmunds) VS.
eo he doubted very much whether he was pr
pared to drop ali partisanshlp and join q
ed Democrats in wiping out this interest, n
as Democrats, but as American citizens
6 Mr. Edmunds said the fault with q
- Democratic party was that the only thiI
N democratic about it was its name Tn
party had had control OF the House OF Re
q ressntatives 10 or 10 years The RePrese
~ tatives were the trihuues Of the peop'
They were expected to tske care OF {
ar peoples great interests and control &
revenues, and yet no attempt had be
- made ia all that time 10 rectify those pI
re- disious evils which the Senator from Mar
land had now for the first time discovere
of Il was possible that some interests 10 t
= state of Maryland might have stimulat
~ that Senator, 10 the form OF the Baltimc
In and Ohio Railroad Company (of which
- was understood to he an honore1 aud m'
valuable directorl, TO a mere in tense ini
8 est than general patriotism would ha
done That was perfectly right, becaJ
il the Senate was composed only Of 10
y who had no personsl interests in
c, country it would be a very poor legislati
body.
Mr.. German admitted that he v
d, director Of a railroad company, and u
,,,, that the Senator from Vermont VOL
scarcely be able to appreciate why.
re- was not a private director OF any II
road, but when the great railroad VIII
the State Of Maryland had helped to bu
up, was about to so over to that very 8
dicate which controlled the Canad
roads, be was selected as a public man
represent the interests OF his state anC
prevent the syndicate. which was C
trolling the Maine road and the Verm
road, from taking the Baltimore and o
road. He trusted that his friend fr
Vermont would purKe himself as be q
Gorman) had purEsd himself
Mr.. Edmunds said he would purge b
. self by the statement that be had ne