The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-01-14
HE'S AFTER PLATT.
G. w. Post win Ask Supreme Court to
Gust the Senator

New York. Jan 14.-At the meet
/ ing OF the Postal Progress league in
/ Cooper Union last night. Chairman
1 Post, of Battle Creek, Mich, said he
1 had prepared papers and would ask
the United States supreme court for
a restraining order to prevent SEN
ator THOMAS e. Plat from taking his
seat He said he would take this
action on the ground that Plat sub
verts the interests of the people he
has sworn to represent in the interest
of a corporation he really represents.
The affair relates to the parcels post.
Mr.. Post made his announcement in
a speech entitled, "Our Errand Boy"
After having referred to the postal
deficit and to the fact that the people
Of the country pay annually to the
railroads 40 million dollars, Mr.. Post
said
president OF the United States Express
company. Word was passed around to
other senators that no definite action
should be taken on the Post check
money bill Senator Platt was ap-
preached by my representative to
know his attitude on the question, and
he clearly defined the fact that he was
opposed to the measure because 1t
was contrary to the interests of the
express companies. In other words,
after having taken the oath of Office
to represent to the best of his ability
the people of New York, he ignores
their interests or the interests of the
public where those interests conflict
with his own company and would
directly affect his own earnings. In
still further words, ne Is craving l Two
salaries-one from the express COM
panv and the other from the people.
I'VE met with strong opposition from
a. New York state man in q position TO
lay some heavy blocks in front OF Fne
wheels Of progress, Ellis H. ROBERTS,
treasurer of the United States
L have the papers already prepared
and viii ask the supreme court AT
Washington for restraining order 70
prevent Senator Thomas C. RlaIL OF
New York from occupying his seat IN
the senate on the ground that ne does
not fulfill his duties according TO ms |
oath Of office; that he ubverts interests
Of the people whom he had sworn TO |
represent to the interest of a corpora /
ton which he really represents 4t IS /
possible the supreme court may not /
grant this restraining ordeH. we snali
make an urgent effort for il, however. |
1.-THE laws should intervene to pre-
vent any man who prostitutes the |
mantle Of the United States senate 1
from accepting this high position OF |
trust from the hands of the people.
After the meeting closed in answer
to questions Mr.. Post said his lawyers,
d E Dawson and Nathan Wilson,
would present the matter against sen
ator Platt to the United states supreme
court next week, but would NOT speci-
fy the day.
Continuing ME-. Post said:
"A question or the coHSlltutloLlHiity
or OF the right OF the court to inter
fere will be raised by the application
for the restraining order against Sem
ator Platt. 1t may be that the court
may decline to interfere for lack Of
jurisdiction and in case that should
happen we shall appeal to the senate
itself This is the first time as I I'M
derstand it a restraining order will
have been asked from the United States
supreme court against a senator taking
his seat"
Mr.. Post said that he had no inten-
ton Of making any such application to
the court against any other senator ex-
cept Mr.. Platt.