The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1904-12-24
NnTiGMnL. AFFAIRS.
Social gt,iiag OF Correspondence.

Social Washington Correspondence.
The question of deepest interest to the
President and Congress and discussed
by politicians in Washington more than
any other has to do with the proposal
to give the Interstate Commerce Com
mission power to regulate freight rates
This proposition af>U attracts wide ut
trnton in the country. especially among
all Glasses of shippers who are depend
cWt upon the railroads to carry their
lIDducc To market. Some 5000 produce
and fruit dealers throughout the nation
have asked the President to appoint
snmc ONE in thri line of business upon the
Commission. Secretary Morton, who has
been II railroad mam all his life, has
problem of the supervision OF railroad
rates. and see what can be accomplished.
This may appear Il little unusual for the
Secretary of the Navy. but Mr. Morton
is II man Of experience. He believes in
the doctrine of consideration of the
rights of the people. He says the rail
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lhchl SUPERVISION, Flhu that thrN should
cease to manipulate politics and lrgfS-
laton. The President insists that the
ralivlGS. rs we'll H. other interests. shall
h''N" illF p'"E' i'''VI'"S Oh "''t""" "rr
needed: there is no war upon railroads,
which rIp rrca,llizrJ ms tho graf ciyili
! liiE Morton advocates Il ctEtl"I court
! If interstate commerce with but five
! iud.,s, instead of mine. IL, pIcrp,a,d hy
Srl.lt .r El,iius Thry ,hpulId hrvr final
| iuri,.Iictinn save in mp<iicl,s rrnuiriug
Constitutional irt..rnr,tYtiou. He woulI
! hov,. NH iIirr.t1tr carriers afford cars
tracks, AMI terminal rIriIitfps tn o}l thr
>hfunp,'. alike Tbr President i, .,rfnus-
IL in rlIrl,.t in this. uy7 in other MATTERS
, FAR TN, w,rr,,r, nr thn common npnuIn
ANA il i borpd his session of Congress-
win r-t rnd hrrur, .nmn dncisivn ortion
| is tokcu There are many Senators who
,rn cr,,1itnI with rnnrpS.ntiuy RAILROAD
interests. and they are vet TO he heard
from
| Government is
making yipornus Efforts +, nrntpct the
! nropIe from f,ouds and unscrunulnus
Indvartisrrs The Past Once D.n,rtm.n1
has issued numerous orders. DENYING the
use Of the nails to bogps silvnrIy,re
piono, rrt.Iich-uujck concerns, ami work
t.hnml onir,. which nr,vn f., In either
lotteries or urroo, :.ionable fakes. The
rnrn food lin now. hnrIro rnn~rn,. .nrks
70 rr,vcnt me- imrrrtntiou mi ,Ir of
n,nltp,.,ted r..i,. ana drugs Thu ex-
t,nt Of tbis f,.,ul mon th. ur.u>pnrtfnr
unhIic il ALARMING rnrn,t irsnrrtinn
IF medicines urr nm Inv lrup:.,. inChi-
,u On rrvr,r,l III. fact that n v,ry lorrr
p,r cont of finn v,rn udu,irr,trd a.
| r,ho1i, Hnr,,. ,,, fri"h,ruIIv im,urn
with fotoi ,uurrf.. +, thn.r who
,riul, th,m En,i i ,,,ur..,l rr rrrsrry-
| with Substance. ho,nfuI to .Hr h.,ith
: bnmor Il, ms
and fr,r,is rr IN, T,,;ti,. rn,,t in
q, divine hnr,hr,r. of rn,r.onl> If nrrrS.
,h, u,.t extensive. rvr,. kruwr in, thn his
tory of th. Irt.ri,r u,r,,im,,t I.,v, far,
., ',un timn ,.Yn,"rl ,hr ..,t,,i;.,r or
= ,,roturv Hitchcock; Tb..n b,vn h,ru
r,,,.nd ,rl u.,ryn,,.,u d. ,nyorrI in
thrm hovr bean runi.ia1 Thr Srrrr-
,,rv .,vs thr r,,uis vvrrn nrrunt,,trl
Inv men nf hinh ,,,uJiur >,,inlIv and no
Iiti,.,1Iv and th,t m,, ,f nrumiurucn in
W,.hirgtou md in c,rrrn., ar. im,,li-
c,,ol p,tout, b,v, hrnn r,fusnI for
mn,t of mi. land and If hos hncn r,-
stor,d +, thn nulIi,. I,u,iu Thur. orn
nav, oo1 ,,imi,.,I ,uit, n,udinr and 1r5
civil Tho SECRETARY uinmix,-s startling
rnroI,tinr,, IT,. !. Extraordinarily h,rkrd
hr tho prosidnrt In hi. efforts +, hr,ol,
m, ,ho rnn.nir,cv md brine tho yn;ltv
tn ;uStir,
E,,,,.n ,ho .,v.rrnl h,,rsns of S.r,,tor
II,l. .bi.I nt q, lit,l. locomctiv, HIM
L,,,I., ,f un,InrrnJ ro..hnuldnrrd bnr.rs
NM, .vo,t and gram as th.v h,uI tho
dirt f,nm ON. ,iLn nf th. J'nitad Stotrs
s,,,it,l tn tbo .,th,r Tho Iittln 1c,.nm,-
ti, u,, J,iu,r Al, ,ro,.l, ,,;c,,,,. ,nd
r,irlc.sl,. ,nI hnI honn ,inino il ,Ll
summon ,,utiI ,hn Sor,+n fran, lJ,in,
r,t,,und I'm w,shinrtnn us hirh .tnn-
r;n,, bor,os .bnw,d :, Ettl. ,r,,r, Va
hnJ, w,, br,s Rut ,bn Sountn, ,ng,i-
l.. hoJ tLo i,..m .tonI rnmnvoJ AMI nvn,..
Io,linr sto,lin, f,IIing and ha,tino Of
b,,,.,n., ,,r,, ,,.,,,,,,,J ,.n r,,,itol JI;I
,.,,in tbr l,.,.,lfrl ,.ottnn hoI wno,-il
invade, +ho h,lr., NJ con,rross, II K, nnv,
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