The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-02-24
DEPEW ON RATR REGULATION.
Defends REPUBLICAN, RADICAL
ISM AND THE PRESIDENT.
Democratic Radicslism Is Another Kind
--Riso in stocks Pointed To ne Indi-
cation Tint All Is WICKLOW Hopes
for Wise Measure From tho senate.

After making three speeches in Buffalo on
Wednesday, dancing there with the Colonial
Danes, putting in days work at his Office
here and attending a meeting of the commit
tee ON naturalization OF the Equitable Life
Assurance Society. Senator DJpew turned
up last night fresh az a Peeksliil daisy
rs he put It, at dinner given at the Savoy
! by the Republican committee OF the Twenty
| ninth district to celebrate his reelection.
| The orchestra played The Bowery" and q
! gigantic peach on silver salver was
! brought in.
II see," said Senator Depew, that pro-
lessor said the other day that a mans USE
ftlness Is ended Mt forty and that he ought
to be ohloroformed ut sixty. j don't agree
| with him, although anyway am safe. The
senator 10 73l. suppose views like this
grow ont of the strenuous life teachings
Of the President but | know this much,
that in swinging around campaign circles
have sent the weak kneed timber backed
forties' home all in Laughter 1t Is
an erroneous impression that the strenuous
life is lived only by youth. The veteran Of
long training and experience can give the
youth handicap and still come out ahead
In the race."
Our Democratic friends, having no
policies Of their own on which they can
al agree, arc now enthusiastically prdis-
ing the President. because, they say, he
has adopted theiy platform and Ia carrying
out their ideas But the difference between
Theodore Roosevelt and Col. Bryan on the
rad cal measures, OF those which seem
radical necessitated by tho rapidly of
the evolution and the development OF the
last decade is not a difference OF men. but
of parties,
"Wnen ono pnrty pro poses 10 correct
abuses and 10 enlarge governmental powers
over the great carriers Of the country II
PUSHES on to government ownership or to
legislation which would throw business into
confusion and CAUSE irreparable damage 10
our internal commerce. But President Roose-
velts suggestions go no further than
that the hand OF government shall be so
strengthened that it can reach abuses,
remedy wrongs and protect rights. There
ia no intelligent and patriotic railroad man
In the United States who does not wish
In the interests of his corporation and OF
the public and of his own reputation TO
destroy every form OF discrimination and
favoritism and TO have the great carrying
corporations Of the country so managed
that there will DO reasonable rates and
equality for all.
The stock market IL the BEST therrnome-
ter or business ] would like 10 point out
that since the President began his activities
the pnce Of stocks in general has mounted
20 per cent. The markets have been rising
continually. No alarm is felt. The charter
granted the President in November is being
administered wisely and discreetly and
courageously'
Seth Low said that he thought the optim-
ism of Depew was a very useful element in |
the national Legislature.
Il agree with him in what he had 10 say |
about the matter OF regulating railroad |
rates and correcting abuses" Mr.. Low |
went on. Il think all OF us must feel that |
President Rooseyelt is right in his funda-
mental propositions. My idea IL much |
the same rs that of man who said TO me |
the other day, either the Government must |
control the railroads or the railroads Will |
control the Government ! think the |
Senate will ultimately pass good measure
FOR the wise control Of carriers. AT any
rate think this is a furrow our party must
plough 10 the end now that it has started.'
Senator Depew left at midnight last ID ght
or Richmond, Va, where he will deliver
IN address to-day. 4 delegation of Twenty
miners saw him on board his private car,
Old Hundred