New-York tribune., 1904-10-26
MONOPOLY LAW SUITS.
Moody Compares achievements of
Knor and OIney.

al attention, as wen as prove the climax Of
e. campaign in this stata Mr.. Moody drew a
s-.vssic comparison between the administra-
,,0n of the Department OF Justice By Attorney
e.nersl Knox and that OF Attorney General
o,,ev. greatly 90 the dstriment OF the latter.
vboss opinions ara IN direct opposition 70 those
n fhs Supreme Court
81. Moody. who has been campaigning the
,sss few days with Representative Dayton in
shs latter's district spoke IN part as follows:
n hE letter oS acceptance the President said that
Ser they have hrst Eaisrepresented them No
ssrnd tksn in certain statements made by Mr.. OI-
- n he speech recently delivered By him at New
u TIE RsPuhlioan party. were really hostile to
--0- edective II could. for thing prevent al
Sos6s ana other semi-publc agencies employed in
rsronsl conmerce and could require and compel In
1se equality OF charge. Nothing Is more notorious
than ths5 the most exclusive and most ooJeStlon-
End are mainta1nee BY alliances between Prodneers
q other semi-publie agencies on the other
- the Repubiioan party we're in earnest in It's
-,posrson 70 indefensible monopoliss these simple
Ealuts-y measures would long ago have been ap-
hsu invoke statutes oS doubtful legality and
~ statutes OF doubtful legality and doubtful
s.dcacy." Er. Olney UnQuestonably means the So
rnlled Sherman law ana Ane aCG 10 G40en0Ille1G
sbe-sof Describing these laws In such language.
- Olney but adhenes 10 the view OF the admin
a. noi wish 70 discuss the Legality, the constItu-
tionaLty, OF the efhc2ey Of ne sherman law Il is
isned by NJ. Olney has not been sustained y ne
ss,s9er5e1 that the Repuboan party has displayed
str friendsEip for unlawful and harmful coTnblna-
- its commsnd against rebates and Determinations
"a the part Of common carriers The accusation
Il rrsve one. and. coming from man OF Mr..
oasys character, Il deserves eo1sideration.
= ne NJ 8l5ey ought to ref2act WbSf be
has said ! venture &c assert that n the language
iss gsSa 5 Essord Of our party. Doubtless this
Misrepresentation was u1intentional and grew out
= IS a. ar I'm 0-sy ycyoss hsSs bee1 foets1Sd
noFoElsg SS. S 1sI1S 5 ron &c nSeon csiars
S1-i-sr5ons ar6 rebates perhaps outside OF those
eI-------- -L--. sS - aIr,orT ,7rxs-zs1
srreement that they injurious to the public
rstTs5urE. n Isl2 expressed Lis views in saying;
Corporations serving the public as carriers and
n EiEllsr oapseites should be compelled TO keep
The avenues o. commerce open. free 20 al upon the
same terms
.Nox DID MORE THAN TALK"
Republicans. Mr- Knox not only talked about the
evil but attacked Il as well On March IS, 1872,
Tosds Il the western district OF Missouri on March
- 1902 SIX cases were begun against six different
oSsss we're unSe-tafer FOR the purpose Of restrain
ing unlawful rebates and Determinations Of which
The practice nad grown up, Il was alleged, %
gy11g certain fsyo3sd 6gysTs Of grain H t tsrft
q this had been that other purchasers had been
se- fboss Vrs5 sr1oveS TIE rrsctfcai fnonopolv of
transportation 70 * the price o. grain which the
Q: gsin for which tie miller could obtain II on the
0ths. hand demurrer to the petition In eL these
Sgailst he orending railroads issued -
aAaSugh ne assenasats are SUI pprsuing tig telT
taksna The intuncuons are II force. and Il is be
s5s-S,s5S eSs Re sssyate2s sS11 Tbie5 bad BEEN
closed By the unlawful practice have been re-
AsEs y May, 1g02 The petition against the so
osliso beef trust was fled IN court and contained
- ohe q It's allegations the reception of unlawful
-asrsafter issued IN that case forbade the recep-
5sssa Es2aiss s51a sd Il me hs ease abre m R0g ns On ts
- 81 content hgTZeyer with these proceedings and
against such practices ought 20 be strengthened.
= hs ist1ers to ~ os2 S5s sBs Nc T37ssis sac 1
sPec@vsly oI the Senate and House Committees on
,,2s Z sslisys s t5s rebates sno kindred ADVANTAGES
Hg Industries of the country Is against their com
Eel[ors n many years amounted 70 a sum that
EoEey ingested n ne business OF such operators
55ss 5ss-o5e 5ee9EaEasE eec ''shei as first step
i1cost-y- large and small in the country can be
,s sSs4re9 o. sqnal rights and Opportunities. ana
n .3osslrles OF ne eountry Is checked that
a. e4sefiEainetory practices Affecting interstate
Gsoe Y en5olIse AID punished.
les s-rs t ,38sl1se q - - q; "a zlo5 ana ooI65- &
gEess passed the sO-caIled EIkins act making the
-S..--e q cAI-lef % coserEe The published tarln
corporation that should either give or receive a
ts So Ssfi PE ens En- pToy5aSng
hy the writ % injunction.
PROSECUTIONS UNDER ELKINs ACT.
This act vas approved on February ls. 1906 On
ssg = 100, proceedings were taken against the
Esven snd Hartford Railroad companies in the
-s-cl-r Court Tor the Western District OF VIr-
80 s-lsslns & VOCATION or this act, an inJUnC-
-cn Wse issued, and tie case is now pending on
Eppee- II the Supreme Court Such Is the record oS
tnPc -tance of The legislation recommended BY a
aNpChlcan administration and enacted by & Con
: best shown in report made by the Interstate
-cElineFce Commission n December 1893. That
eoanniss!on Is composed OF five members. not more
Lar tnEee q whom can be OF any one political
Without further reference 10 the changes ef-
lecteo ~ this smendatory legislation. the COM
1lssic1 feels warranted II saying that It's bened-
GA bearing became evident from the time OF It's
passage. Il has proved q wise and salutary enact
nenL u has corrected serious defects IN the
original law and greatly aided the attainment OF
acted No one familiar with railway conditions
car expec; that rate cutting and ether secret de-
wees VII Immediately and wholly disappear, but
there Is basis tor confident belief that such Of
o-..e are no ionger eaarsetersae ol r4llSay ,S =
beyond doubt. and their recurrence 70 the extent
.so5tasrly KNOWN is altogether unlikely indeed. y
o1 this country have tariff rates been well or 80
zsnsraLy observed as they are at the present
Prom this plain recital OF facts II Is clear that
= cannot be truthfully said that the Republican
parry acting ia this administration. has abandoned
y weapon m for use against unlawful oiscTirllIla-
--l1 by railroads or other seTni-pubAc agehcles.
p which Ar. Olney refers. and il has applied them
49, Egor. Il Is not claimed tnat rebates ana
rprrrr -rac ~