The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-09-25
FORAKER STANDS
PAT ON RATE LAW
Ohio Senator Is in Antagonist to
President Roosevelt on
Question.
New York Sun Special Service.

New York Sun Special Service.
Washington, Sept. Ex-senator For
aker's speech at Bellefontaine, Ohio,
in which he opened the repub-
lican state campaign, is regarded in
as the most important
political declaration of the season.
That the senator would take a stand
and in opposition to reciprocity except
in non-competitive products, was not
surprising, as he has always been
counted among the supporters Of the
/" standpat'' policy.
! Interest in his speech, therefore, CEN
tiers almost entirely in his utterances
of the subject of railway legislation,
ticular significance by the fact that Mr..
Foraker is one Of the most forceful
members of the senate committee on
interstate commerce, and will certainly
take prominent part in the framing
Of any measure looking to the further
regulation Of railways that may be re-
ported from that committee.
Antagonist to President.
The speech is being commented on
here as placing the Ohio senator in
antagonism to the president on the rail
road question. If the position Of Mr..
Roosevelt has not changed since he
wrote his message Of last year, this is,
to certain extent, true. He and Sen
ator Foraker stand side by side in OPP
position to rebates, to the abuses grow
ing out of the private freight car and
private terminal systems, and to un-
just determinations.
It is upon the proposition to empower
the interstate commerce commission to
prescribe rates to take the place of
rates that it may find to be unreason-
able or unjustly discriminating that
they part company:
The president believed last year that
the commission should have this power
and that the rates fixed by it should
become effective without opportunity
for prior judicial review. Eae,.
Foraker S. Position.
The senator, in the light Of the vol
| luminous testimony before the commit
tee Of which he is member and OF his
own study Of the question, believes that
the existing laws are ample, so far as
| their spirit is concerned, to deal with
all possible abuses, and that it is only
necessary to perfect the details OF ex
listing legislation without introducing
any new principle.
Whatever may be thought Of the
views Of Senator Foraker on this sub
ject, there can be no question as to hi
same rates from Cincinnati to Atlanta
as from New York to Atlanta, notwith
standing the fact that the distance from
New York is about twice as great a
from Cincinnati. Rates to southeastern
territory have given rise to much dis
). satisfaction in Cincinnati, the home O
4 the senator, but he recognizes the ad
vantage that New York has over tn
Ohio City in having the Atlantic ocea
as an alternative route to the south
, east. .. pc. ...s-.
Effect of Ohio Campaign.
The probable effect of the Ohio can
paign on the general policy of the re
publican party on railway legislation
already being discussed here. The den
ocratic party in that state having az
E c1ared for governmental ratemakln n
. and Senator Foraker, in his keynot
E speech, having taken the opposite sid
|. the issue is squarely drawn between tn
= I two parties. If, therefore, the Obi
$ republicans make their campaign iarg
e ly on this issue, as they will doubtles
: be forced to do, a substantial malorlt
:. for the state ticket will be an lndors
ment of Senator Foraker's position
: against that of the advocates OF glv!!n
- the interstate commerce commlsslo
power to make rates. -,
It is regarded as possible that
Y sweeping popular Endorsement OF tt
J. republican ticket in Ohio in >Novemb'
}. might even make it difficult for Pres
: dent Roosevelt to renew his rallWa
e recommendations of a year ago, ana
/ would certainly weaken the support II
= a ratemaking bill in congress.