The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1905-12-01
RAILWAY LAW.
Senator B. r. Tillrnan Strenuous in
Support of Rate Regulation
Measure.


pondent: "The ways Of the cutie
fish are dark and inky. So are those
of the railroad cuttlefish Whenever
the former is pursued it ernits black
fluid TO becloud the waters and enable
it. to escape. Railroad opposition to
rate legislation has been employing
cuttiefish tactics to escape legisla-
ton, but tiis endeavor is, iii my opin-
ion, a vain one, because | believe an
adequate Legislative remedy will be
provided as sure as fate"
This statement was made in an in
terview on the railroad rate problem
to a correspondent Of the Sun this
evening by Senator Benjamin R. Till
man, &: South Carolina, who is The
ranking democratic member oS the
senate interstate commerce comrnl.te
Of which Senator Elkins, of West Wiz
ginia, is chairman. Mr.. Tillman will,
if his health permits, take an active
part in the consideration of railroad
rate legislation this winter both N
the committee which met today to
inaugurate the framing Of bill and
on the floor of the senate. He has
returned to Washington after long
absence dating back to the early days
of the last session of congress, when
he was compelled, on account Of poor
health to return to his home in South
Carolina He has completely recup-
Grated and was full of vigor and gen
ial good Tarmor when he rejoined his
colleagues in the committee room to-
day e..
7 he legislation favored by the pres
ide1 bit is not regarded by Senator Till
mari as new proposition, and he con-
side RS it complex in the sense that
ut Isl powerfully opposed by certain
|corporate interests. He said today that
he had been in favor of the princi-
pie enunciated by the president ever
since the days when The late Senator
Chiffon and Senator Chandler were
mesnbers of the senate interstate com
anerce committee. Chiffon, Chandler
and Tfllman put up strong fight
against the pooling bill when it was
under consideration by the same COM
mittee.
"The settlement of the rate prob
1em," said Senator Tillman this even
ing, would be an extremely simple
proposition if we could eliminate the
powerful influence and insatiate greed
of corporations and capitalists who
want to maintain monopolies and
practice and exercise determinations
in other words, to rob the people.
They are damn1ing up the water, and
unless there is an outlet the masses
of the people may be driven TO des-
perarion and socialism if redress is
not granted. When waters have been
damned up long time they some
times cut even deeper channels when
the dam breaks, tearing away some OF
the sustaining enbankments. In this
day, when graft and greed seem to be
universal microbes, don't know what
the people who are seeking remedy
from existing evils may do if they are
denied the simple machinery proposed
to enable the interstate commerce
commission to apply the principle
now advocated by the president and
favored by democrats long before he
brought it to the front.
'*What remedy would you apply to
the rate situation?" Senator Tillman
was asked.
'I would give the interstate COM
merce commission power, after inves-
iigation, complaint having been made
as to the unreasonableness or dlscrlna-
nation of rate, to determine what is
a lust and fair rate, which shall 60
into effect Immediately. reservlng, OF
course. the right to appeal.
liter the interstate commerce
8 Mission has made a decision re-
Ing grievance the right should
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