The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-12-28
WEDNESDAY "a; Do BMBER' g 1904 1904 I

53 ,vr.r, 4 SD Az, Dr. cEMBElR g. 1901
The Railroads and the People,
u, : e1ysf from Washington Is that that
president Roosevelt and those &s1 n'oi1'D.
~ his administration Interested - =, ~
D = /, roa 4 rate legislation along thc llnes
q i nc ssage have begun to real,ze IL 4
II IL "a d. big tight on their heir hand' '
rvir q accomplish anything AZ at Is ~
VI present session Congress ana are y -
II "a ring accordingly, as are also ~
Il rna7 4. The president is WORKING o. NY
IL u, !. z. Secretary Morton, OF the Navy, OF '
10 5other ana Mr.. Morton is tf ~ u ~
81 +he railroad presidents 70 JOIN WI
So s, a rhe II essential difference, as "e
If nnderstandbit, between, the plan Ttoios
8 rs the president and that pr'o'poss'eu y
Ar N1orton#is this; They are pow pow ~
N . IA - government super vision OF rates.
q, n,ot \, are in favor Of giving the ra'i-
,,o.51 "a he rlghtSof appeal TO nc tco o.
Is i whether or not the rate ilxeo by ~ ~
interstate Commerce Commission mis- Is 80
Il sonable; but! the President proposes .i. -
Ia rate shnll go into effect as soon t 70
tt Is fixed by the Interstate Soilii'ieie n n
onon,;ssion, and that the case siiall % ~
q fought out in the courts thereafter WIZ l'
Il tary Morton proposes that inc n RAJ e
Saxed BY the Interstate com m rec ~
mission shall not go into effect uh.ll ttle
court shall have decided hat II i; Is Is rea-
@ soma ble, in which event The rsllirosius
wo;,ld he required to refund 70 shippers " e
he excess charged. Secretary l''5 Morton
nlso III 4, favor allowing the railro =
s 4, MOI MI es, which, 1T is claimed viii
IS haye5t the effect to prevent re ates
rbe Washington correspondent OF 4 the ! ne
Is 81, Work Herald says that some of the
4 - lroad mon are inclined to accept Sec
rotary Morton S invitation and assist IN
IF. tbe settlement Of the question, but that
"a ,,,ost of them have SO far. declined to join
him, preferring to hold aloof ana ils Y Oh
81 any and all legislation that may pc pro-
VI posed. l.5ai IS H Il. . +.
| Railroad men are reputed ITO be brlg I, y
# and 4 farseeing but IT, they are going 70 e!
u pursue this course; If they arc bent on
n lighting ali legislation in the line indl-
u Gated which may he proposed, in our opilh--
ion; they are making a serious blunder.
h The general public are thoroughly DIS
\ satisfied with the present status, with
e rebates and other forms OF discrimination
Y and when the, .p;dShlc become aroused in
any lust cause. sooner or later the de-
II sired reform will be- accomplished. 1T Is
IN recognition of this state of sentiment,
of this popular demand, that the Prcsl-
dent has made his recommendation "a
Congress, and President Roosevelt is g
III. powerful champion of any cause. and es-
&85 pecially when he ospouses the just cause
d 4 Of the American public! Tho fight Is on
a9 If the railroad men will come forward
t54 In q spirit of Cancellation and concession
4 "A in all PROBABILITY they will be able tc
effect a fair compromise, for it is not tht
desire of the President or the people t
Cypress them. But If IN a spirit of stub
born resistance and contempt Of publ
sentiment they refuse TO make any con
cessions or to accept any fair compromise
~ ~, nara u na,.e : Z ~ cond 4 I'M,
80 NJ, NJ ~, ncl,ed !,
80, a. ,,ros,,sn,,s n,an y not sam
Il measure even more stringent.
i, I y ,hsn, /, ,.,o6
!, I ! -, ! ,nars,r,es Il ,hsmse,yc
.ts,nr smnlovment q large numbers
:, ~ tho,, 1, ! ~ !,
'''e'', aAu ~ ~
important iacAoFs ~ pfostess H'i ~ wy :
%, p NIT ,hem under resula atoms q hars
and restrictive as TO destroy OF serious