The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1904-09-17
THE CANAL STILL AN ISSUE.
Demands for Resubmission From Those
who Voted for II and Those Who DIDN'T.

hoihibhtou, you bAy IL was Iurtner Inhu'
dear that Mr.. Stanchfeld would be pu
up against MIR. Higgins because Chemung
Stanchheld's homo county, is opposed to tn,
canal scheme. and he would be in position
to make an effective cam pagn for the recon
sideration Of the canal vote"
II Is rather appalling to consider that there 1,
an expenditure OF SOL, oo0. 900 in prospect II
the same direction that 90. o00. 900 took durine
the administration OF Governor Black Yithou,
results OF any considerable value. In that
case S7.ooo.Ooo more was Immediately called
Tor. out 1t was not granted. or course. the
argument Is that the proposed enlargement
is 10 save the commerce Of New York city
and the supremacy OF the State OF New York.
these being threatened. as some have thought.
by the disposition of the railroads leading
to the city OF Now York from the West to let
60 the old-time supremacy OF the city and
state. as derived, In the first instance from
the Erie Canal. 1 am willing to admit being
one OF those actuated by this spirit, and l
accordingly voted at the election last No
vember In favor Of the canal enlargement
and the expenditure Of si0i 100000
l now believe It to be practicable to de-
prive the railroads OF much Of the domineer-
Ing power which they have exercised over
commerce. and this with the consent OF the
railroads themselves. ] have been at con-
siderable pains to set forth these views, and
presented them on May 10 to the Interstate
commerce Commission at Its eittin In this city
and In an open letter OF Aug. 50 last to the
Board OF Trade and transportation. The
| merits OF Suoh case must of course rest upon
facts and reasoning to be deduced from them.
| and 1t is hard for any one at short notice and
| not especially accustomed to the considera-
| ton Of such matters 10 draw conclusions in
| which even they themselves may have con-
ndence The situation In, however, some
-. e'p'tn0u W ~ ."o iaet INA. man vi .',e
matters reached the same conclusions that
| set forth Judge Cooley was one OF tho most
eminent jurists that this country has ever,
produced. His works on the Cons tuition are
text books In our highest Institutions OF learn.
ing and he was called by President CIey Gland
on the organization Of the Interstate Conn
merce Commission to ia obairmansbip The
law on which the commission waa founded
proved sinsuiariy In ,rt in producing the ef-
fects desired of H. ant neither during Judge
CooIeys cbairmans,,in ~ Tho nnm,n;ssior
nor since bas n Moved a hodv ~ onw 90
tjcuInr sooctirona.o 10, oond To d,.o,,sin,
the manifold din,cu,tiss ana auharrns.n,ants
thot b.ya ar,s.n 49, =, .ai,....a ,.aa.'.
ss va bsva had - rmdna r"oio,. III T..
address sho,,iy h.fnr. Bic -oti.o, a". !" @"
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d,ror,,n M "u u,.a .ne man source OF the
a. +, now s.,.,. ~ 49, ,nd un upvn 'ne pow.
for n,.,engcr md ,,.,.h, ,r.ns,or,.,,nn ' '"'''
In n letter to the Cullom rom m,ttee NJ tho
Senate in 1885 he said:
a.. -. uu,si'h men p,es0n's tssil "hetheI the
,o"nt ~ ,ro., ~, 'no auau prople - NOT 70 DC
,ns IN n.r,.,n 49,. .,.,. W.. go. ns sos''u'
llticsI Commute ana ,h.n oornk,r,n. ~ 49,, va, ~.
aeemcnt the state renrr.,,tIne The non,,,r NIL,
and general Interests with some dcnnIte recov
nIzed authority on the mart OF those innedla,eIv
concerned
nv. r , , A..
10. .,u.a n.o'n.eu .uo ,ia'.ei IN
comh;na,ion +, dns,sna =, - v, III
for a nav r.,a % q trIhnnai .nn..laot,. ~"
Government and people. which in to PASS
in confirmation or negation unon tho me-
posed rate The tribunal could toLa ~,
account ali oone,otina in,..o., -, ~
n.n r,ta could $500. sD.sS,,.S .no
has lain the great dis tur bling factor In ra lroad
mana cement az Il has been exercised; but
the converse Of II. absolute harmony In rail-
road ma nagement, with no voice on the part
OF the general interests Of tine country, would
mean that the railroad power was the sover-'
eign Of the people OF the United States. 1t is
the conflicting interests among the railroads
themselves. not the principle on which they
have acted which have Rayed liz from n des