Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1903-04-09

bills are the trusts g0emSelFe&-tGe
very ones that tried 70 hoodwink
the people BY sending telegrams 20
the Senators ordering them not to
pass these antitrust" bills. The
New York Journal OF Commerceand
Commercial Bulletin Of March ..
contains the story OF the authorship
OF the Elkins anti-rebate bill. A
dispatch 10 that paper Of that date
from Chicago says that At meeting
Of western railway executive officials
10 discuss the Elkins Law, il was
stated that A. j. Cassatt, president
Of the Pennsylvania; Paul Morton,
Second Vice president Of the Santa
Fe; and T. ID. Kenna, First Vice
President and general counsel Of the
same road, are authors Of the bill It
is stated that the first draft of the
bill was made by Mr.. Kenna and
embodied the ideas of the three men
named. This draft was submitted
TO the President, the Attorney Gen
eral and the chairman Of the Inter
state Commerce Commission, aud
subsequently was amended. As f.
nally introduced, however. the bill
was essentially the bill prepared
from the suggestions made by
Messrs. Cassatt, Morton and Kenna.
after repeated conferences at the
White House. Mr.. Morton says OF
the law: II believe the act will Sc
cure the maintenance Of freight and
passenger rates. and this viii be Of
inestimable benefit to the entire
country, the railroads, the shippers
and to consumers.
There is no doubt in the mind of
any sane man that the bill will ben
eft the railroads. but his statement
| that il will benefit shippers and con-
sumers is a gratuitous insult to the
Intelligence of the people of the
country. The railroads can be ben
Gifted only by increased freight rates.
and these must be paid by shippers
and consumers. The railroads will
get the benefit and the people will
pay the freight. Ii is case OF
heads | win and tails you lose.
Even in the face of these facts the
republicans will still continue 10
call the Elkins law an antitrust
measure. The people can't beat
such game so long as they allow
the trusts and the republican, party
to shuttle aud deal the cards and
hold the stakes as well.
The President of the United States
has started on another huge swing
around the circle which he modest
ly calls ian unpretentious little out
ing for the purpose of avoiding pub
licity." Let us see about that.
The schedule calls for about 2OC
speeches and the party accompany
ing the President consists of two
secretaries, one doctor, three ste.
nographers, two secret service men,
one poet-naturalist, representatives
of three illustrated papers, repre-.
sentatives OF three press associa.
tons, one official photographer, and
two telegraph operators. What 9
delightfully."- original way of avoid
ing publicity. 1t is surprising thai
he did not take along a brass banC
with which to hunt those bears
The truth OF the matter is that the
gentleman who occupies the highes
civic position in the country is new
er SO happy as when he is in tn,
limelight on the front of the stage
This trip is stamping tour pur,
and simple. He wants that nomina
tion heap more than he wants thos,
bears, and be is not Overlooking an,
bets that will pile up the blue chip:
in front OF him.
| said some time ago, in this cor
reSpondence, that the Presiden
would call an extra session of thu
5Sth Congress some time in the early
part OF next September. / missed
it about a month, as is now giver
iout from an official source that the
extra session will be called early in
October. 1t is given out as the os
tensible reason that this extra ses
sion is to be called for the purpose
of disposing finally ofthe Cuban rec.
iprocity treaty by obtaining the con.
currence of the House of Represen.
tatives, which the democrats com.
PEELED the republican Senator'S who
were working in the interest of the
Sugar Trust to agree to before they
would vote to ratify the treaty.
The real reason why this extra ses.
sion is to be called was given in this
correspondence some time ago when
it was stated that j. Pierpont Nor
gan had called on the President and
informed him that Wall Street could
not hold out longer than the fall and
that there must be some Legislation
in its interest. presumably the Aid.
rich bill, or there would be smash.
up and possibly q panic. Wal
Street continues to dictate the poll.
cy of this administration.
Unless all signs fail, they may as
well start in on their financial bill
when the session meets, because
they are not going to get through