The Cairo bulletin., 1905-10-20
TENDER OvAT|ONS
ALONG THE ROUTE
President Roosevelt Royalty Re.
Ceived in Southern States
ADDRESS AT RALEIGH
RAILROAD OWNERSHIP AND
ORGANIZATIONS Of CAP.
iTAL AND LABOR.

Charlotte n c., Oct 19.-The oya
tion which President Roosevelt re
ceiyed during his journey through [
portion OF Virginia yesterday was
continued as he travelled through
North Carolina. Beginning with his
arrival at Raleigh at nine this morning
he was greeted by cheering crowds al
Durham, Greensboro, High Point Lex
ington, Salisbury and Charlotte, the
demonstration in this city being fiji
ting farew I'll of the citizens of the
old Tar eel state
The feature of the day was the
Presidents visit 10 the fair at Raleigh
Here he delivered an address which
dealt with important questions OF
railroad ownership and organizations
Of capital and labor. His speech was
given close attention. and he fire.
quently was interrupted by hearty ap-
plause He was accompanied to the
fair grounds by Mrs Roosevelt and
she too was the recipient of much at
tention.
The following are lengthy extracts
from his address at Raleigh.
II do not believe in government
ownership of anything which can with
propriety be left in private hands.
and in particular | should most siren
nously object to government owner.
ship of railroads. But | believe with
firm IL
question for the Government not to
exercise a supervisory and regulatory
right over the railroads; for il is vital
10 the well-being of the public that
they should be managed In a spirit Of
fairness and Justice toward all the
public. Actual experience has shown
that II Is not possible to leave the
railroads uncontrolled Such system,
or rather such a lack of system, is
fertile in abuses of every kind, and
puts a premium upon unscrupulous
and ruthless cunning in railroad man
agement; for there are some big ship
pers and some railroad managers who
are always willing To take unfair ad.
=.
and they thereby force other big ship.
pers and big railroad men who would
like TO do decently into similar acts
Of wrong and injustice, under penalty
of being left behind in the race for
success. Government supervision is
needed quite as much in the interest
Of the big shipper and of the railroad
man who want to do right as in the in
terest of the small shipper and the
consumer
Experience has shown that the pres
ent laws are defective and need
The effort 10 prohibit all
restraint Of competition, whether rea.
sonable or unreasonable, is unwise.
What we need is to have some admin
istrative body with ample power to
t1rbid combination that is hurtful to |
the public and to prevent fayoritism |
10 one individual at the expense of |
another. In other words, we want an
administrative body with the power
10 secure fair and just treatment as
among all shippers who uee the rail.
-Oads-and all shippers have a right
o use them. We must not leave the
of such a law merely TO
he Department of Justice; II is out
" the question for the law department
# the Government TO do what should
'e purely administrative work. The
department of Justice is to stand be.
lind and co operate with the admins.
rative body. but the administrative {
ody itself must be given the power I
D do the work and then held to a z
trict accountability for the exercise {
{ that power The delays of the law {
re proverbial. and what we need in @
MS matter is reasonable quickness of =
ct on. a
The abuses of which We have O
enuine right to complain take many o
hapes. Rebates are not now often p
iven openly. But they can be given Z
1T as effectively in covert form: ami v
rivate cars. terminal tracks and the l
ke must be brought under the con- b
'ol Of the commission or administra- c
We body, which is to exercise super
Isicn by the Government. But In r
" Judgment the most important Thing c
do Is 10 give to this administrative 5
Ddy power to make its findings ef- 4
'etive. and this can be done only by q
wing 1t power. when complaint is v
ade of a given rate as being un Il
Ist or unreasonable. if il finds the il
1mplaint proper. then itself 10 fix a 81
aximum. rate which it regards as
Ist and reasonable, this rate TO 90
TO effect practically at once. that is
thin a reasonable time. an1 STAY in
feet. unless reversed by the co1rts. 7 81
Irnestly hope that We shall Sc law ei
wing this power passed by congr,ss tC
oreoyer, hope that by Law power q
III be conferred upon representatives HI
the government capable Of perform h
g the fdty OF public accountants
refuily 70 examine into the books