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Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1905-06-19
A Block To Rate Laws.

When the President is striving TO
enact rate laws, when states like Kan
sas, Washington and many other states
are trying to protect themselves
against corporation iniquities, when
sven Oregon is becoming aroused TO the
unjust treatment this state is receiv-
ing, IN BLOCKING OF ITS DEvEL-
oPkENT BY A MERGER AGREE
KENT BETWEEN HILL AND HAIR
RIMAN, the appointment of the chief
counsel Of tho biggest corporation the
people Of Oregon have to contend with,
is an insult to the common intelligence
of the community. Republicans and
Democrats would have willingly &C.
eepted almost any man, Republican OF
Democrat who was not by experience,
training, employment and Intellectual
equipment foreOrdained to be averse TO
rate legislation, Not only the states,
but the whole nation is struggling to
secure protection against unjust rates,
and the Interpretation Of these laws
and the orders Of the state and inter
state commerce commissions are all Ii.
able to be brought before the federal
courts. Then when the merchant or the
commercial organizations, after a la
borious struggle, gets into court, it
hnds itself BLOCKED by A JUDGE
WHO OWES HIS APPOINTMENT
TO CORPORATION MFLUENoEs
and who takes the corporation view Of
these matters, Such an appointment
at the present time is fraught with
danger to the whole nation.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1905-06-19
Corporations Already Strong in the
Courts.

II should be remembered that the
whole present struggle is to take power
over rates from the courts and put them
into the hands Of the legislature. THE
LEGISLATIVE FUNCTION REPRE-
sENTs THE PEOPLE, and the feder-
al courts have come to represent the
corporations. There was no valid ex-
cuse for taking the appointment to the
corporations on a silver platter in this
case, because there were a dozen good
men in Oregon who would have made
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1905-06-19
TO RENDER THE AS
HOLLY
Courts Have Zoo Much Power.


The advocates Of the railway inter
est at the recent hearings before the
senate committee urged legislation plaer
ing the determination Of the business or
reasonableness Of rates complained IN
THE HANDS OF THE COURT PR.
MARILY, divesting the interstate com.
mission Of jurisdiction in the matter.
This proposition is evidently induced
by the fact that the fixing Of rates for
the future has been declared by the
supreme court to be a legislative and
not a Judicial function, and hence the
courts can go no farther than to con
denim the existing rate, if found unlaw-
full, and the carrier would be left free
to make such change therein as they
may see fit, as is the case under the
present law. This, az will readily be
seen, would afford the public NJ relief
from existing unsatisfactory conditions.
The onl effeetual mean Of protection to
the public interest lies in comforting
authority upon some administrative
body to determine to what extent a rate
complained of is discriminative or an
reasonable, and to declare what rate
should be substituted in its place, as
provided in the Eseh-Townsend bill,
which eonfers such authority upon the
interstate commerce commission. This
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1905-06-19
Prince Of Lobbyists.

II W. w. Cotton had confined his la
bors in Oregon and Washington to the
legitimate duties OF counsel for the
corporation, and beating men who were
sueing for a team killed or for a leg
cut or or for a son or daughter killed,
he may have been acceptable as fed
eral judge. BUT HE HAS BEEN THE
HEAD AND FRONT OF THE RAIL
ROAD LOBBY IN THIS STATE AND
WASHINGTON FOR MANY YEARS.
His labors and his training have been
against popular measures. He has helped
TO defeat all the reform measures that
have come before the people Of Oregon
in all these years, and how he can treat
with fairness ana justice any Law for
the protection of the people is beyond
the comprehension Of many people of
ordinary intelligence. As a lobbyist he
has always opposed rate laws in Wash
ingtou and Oregon and other states, and
yet the President is bending every en-
ergy 10 have such a law enacted. As a
lobbyist Cotton was overruled in the
Washington legislature, which would
not listen TO his arguments and passed
the law giving a commission power to
make rates, when Cotton and all the
corporation lobbyists used their utmost
endeavor TO defeat such legislation.
Was he honest in advocating those
views, and will he take these views on
the benefit II win be said he only APP
peared as a hired attorney, and not ex-
pressing his own convictions. He prob.
ably has convictions on such matters,
but they are corporation convictions.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1905-06-19

Portland, June II.
Thas week has closed with several
sgzait1snents, not the least Of which
vgnn the announcement that Secretary
HTitbhoock and a, force Of clerks and
Commissioner Richards Of the land Of
toe would come on next week to take
a hand in the land fraud trials. THIS
WILL BE THE FIRST TRIAL IN
HusToRY WHERE THE CABINET
AND HEADS OF DEPARTMENTS,
MHCLUDMG THE ATTORNEY GEN.
ERAL OF THE UNITED STATES
Ennve descended to a personal interest
on securing convictions, and IL is vir-
aually the United States VS.. Oregon.
at win be y battle royal to a finish. All
che past week special detectives have
6ecn busy polling the jury. George
3Owning, who was taking In the fair,
was kept under close surveillance by
several detectives, and IL was only
after several interviews that they
found out that ho was not the right
Downing, but IL was Robert Downing,
Ehe Salem Alderman that is a juror,
and 80 George s. escaped. The trials
open Tuesday morning and l expect
20 be present IL / am permitted, and
report the proceedings. II any Of our
Oregon delegation are guilty Of tho
ahiHgs charged ! want to hear IL from
tho witnesses themselves, and accord
sing TO the rules of evidence. As the
unAtter stands they have been convict
I'd over and over in the Portland news.
papers. They are still entitled to the
benefit Of a conviction by a fair trial
before being consigned to their politi-
cal graves. The President has served
aOtiee on the land department, the law
department and tho interior depart
ment that the Oregon delegation must
DO sent to the penitentiary or there
will be several vacancies In the eabi-
net.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1905-06-19
Cotton for Federal Judge.

There was no surprise In the an
nouncement that w. W. Cotton, the
general counsel Of the o. r. & N. Co.,
would be named TO succeed Bellinger.
THE BIO INFLUENCES IN WALL
STREET HAVE BEEN AT WORK.
IN tho past II has been necessary TO
buy up legislatures and TO own con
gressmen and senators in Washington,
but this Is the first time a man has
been put on the bench for life who
has been a lifelong counsel for the
corporations that the President Is la
boring to hold down in the interest Of
the common people. IL recalls the
junketing trip which A, b. Worthing-
ton, w. w. Cotton, Governor Cham.
berlain, Senator Fulton and other gen
tlemen too in Eastern Oregon a few
weeks ago, aud ever since then there
has beR an Aeolian harp Of influence
atringin music On the breeze
between Oregon aud Washington to
land the plum for Cotton. Fulton's
real choice was Tom Mcbride Of Ore
gon City, but he sent in the names
Of three other gentlemen, half suspect
ing that II he revealed his choice il
would not be named. HE WAS PLAY.
mo A FIELD TO GET A LITTLE
CREDIT WHOEVER SHOULD WIN.
The Portland papers are heading up
their articles ~ ms 10 give Senator
Fulton all the credit for the Cotton
appointment, while so far not a sin.
gle disinterosted republican Of prom
inence has approved the selection,
The Portland papers ut heart all want
90 XIII Fulton on for reelection.
A Moody Appointment.
The President has reaped the drst
harvest Of long-distance government.
Assistant Attorney General Robb was
sent TO Oregon to investigate the vari.
Gus eligibles for the office Of fed
eral judge to succeed the late Judge
Bellingor, aud 10, and behold he rec
ommends the Hon. w. W.. Cotton the
lifelong attorney for the o. r. 4
N. Co, for a life term judgeshiR and
the President Is 10 give the Hon. Cot
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1905-06-19
Not an open Court.

Anyone having a suit against a cor
poration, whether il be railway, tele-
graph company express company, in
suranee company, or banking syndi-
cate, cannot bring suit before Judge
Cotton WITHOUT FERLLNo THAT
WILL BE AT A DIsADvANT.
AGE No matter how much fairness
and honesty We may give him credit
for, no mAtetr how fair or honest he
may be, or try to be, the training and
convictions men uneOnseiOusly receive
disqualihss them 10 80 against that
training, and against those convictions
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1905-06-19

Not only must the lawyers keep still
about this appointment, but THE poll
ITIcIANs OF THE STATE WHO
WANT FEDERAL APPOINTMENTS
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1905-06-19
JussIo With Issues.

The constant tendaney of corporation
attorneys Is to jaggls with the issues,
and not face a square issue in court or
in any political contest. The injury
and danger from having one Of these
attorneys on the bench ia almost ine0n.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1905-06-19
judges. WHY CONCENTRATE
MORE CORPORATION POWER IN
THE HANDS OF THE CoURTs7

It seems to be the purpose of the rep
resentatives Of the corporations inter.
est to Undue the public mind with the
idea that legislation is being sought
that will take the making Of rates out
Of the hands Of the managers Of the
railways, and place IL in the hands Of
an administrative branch Of the gov
eminent, and, by means Of such per-
version Of the purpose and effect Of the
legislation actually proposed, to arouse
opposition to any form of legislation
for the protection Of the public against
the enforcement Of such rates as the car
riers may see fit to impose.
II is assumed by the railway repre-
sentatives that the power to correct in.
dividual rates which may be found up
on investigation to be in conflict with
the requirements Of the interstate com
meree law involves the ultimate chang.
ing Of all rates. That such a result
would not follow unless all were found
10 be unlawful is s~elf.evident, and,
were such the case, the length Of time
required for the process would place its
accomplishment so far in the future as
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1905-06-19

ceivable. No square deal and no square
issue can ever be obtained in such a
court. Mr.. Cotton be may the best and
most honest man in the world, but he Is
by training and experience constantly
liable to be befogged with the corpor-
alton sophistries.
Consider just one statement made be-
fore the senate committee on interstate
commerce at its recent hearings, in be-
half Of the commercial organizations
associated in the movement TO secure
legislation comforting authority upon
the interstate commerce commission to
determine what change shall be made
in a rate complained of, found upon
full hearing to be unjust or unreason-
able, such change to be put into eff
feet by the carrier upon due notice and
so continue until overruled by the
courts, in which attention was called to
the fact that. the arguments made be-
fore that committee by representatives
of the railway interests are directed
against legislation Of an entirely differ
ent character, from that proposed,
which, so far as my observation ex-
tends, has not been advocated by any
one.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1905-06-19
TIE Appointment of w. W.. Cotton as Federal Judge to
Succeed Bellinger a Great Corporation
Victory
Report of the Land Fraud Trials VIII Appear In This Paper and Nothing
VIII Be Suppressed--The Heads Of the Government Departments
VIII Take a Hand

ton until September to take the job.
It is stated that he is getting $4,000
year as attorney for the Hartman
corporation, and will get 10000 a year
as Judge. The two men in Oregon
who would have got the smallest pop
ular vote for the place were the only
ones really considered, Henry f. Nc
CHM and w. w. Cotton, and the lat
ter is appointed as a result Of the
influence the Moody faction has with
the United States Attorney General
who is a MOODY, and Moody and Cot
ton have always been very close. THE
NAMES SENT IN BY SENATOR
WERE NOT SERIOUSLY
CONSIDERED. He was informed that
Cotton would be named and made the
pleasant bearer Of the news to the sue
corporation lawyer and cor
poration lobbyist.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1905-06-19

If any law directed against any corpor.
alton comes before him, he will not be
able to easily rid his mind of the argu-
ments he made against those laws, and
he will unconseiously be influenced by
his own arguments in the past. AS one
Of the main wheels in the whole stock
watering, high.pressure system that is
holding the whole country in the bond
age of corporate influences, he will turn
in the direction Of the system whenever
the system is at stake or on trial. THE
LAWYERS OF THIS STATE ARE IN
NO POSITION TO SPEAK OUT ON
THIS MATTER, but all know from
experience what It is to have a corpor-
alton lawyer on the bench, and so far
as they are concerned he might as well
keep his present position as general
counsel for the Hartman lines, and
draw the salary as judge besides.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1905-06-19
CAPITAL NATIONAL BANK

Accounts, either large or small re-
eeived ON favorable terms.
Loans made on approved seeuri'
~.
SAVINGS DEPARTMENT.
OGsrs all the facilities Of the mod
era Savings Bank
Receives deposits Of one dollar or
nora Pays interest at the rate Of
three per cent compounded semi
Annually,
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1905-06-19
Received in Silence.

Beyond ~perfunctory endorsements Of
persons who would endorse anything
or anybody, there is silence on the
front and rear benches in Oregon poll
tics. II was hoped and expected by
many that n clean and able and dis
interested man would be named for
federal judge. The mass OF the peo-
pie would have accepted the appoint.
ment Of Justice Bean, Judge Lowell,
or any Of a dozen other men named
in the press with perfect satisfaction,
but while thcy may not say much
THE APPOINTMENT OF COTTON
WILL BE RECEIVED IN SILENCE.
The masses Of the people Of Oregon
would have received the appointment
Of a number Of Democrats, like Judge
Bonham, Of Salem, or ever Governor
Chamberlain with great satisfaction.
But no thinking man in any party will
thank the department Of justice for
forcing a man upon the people Of Or
egon who, as corporation counsel, and
legislative lobbyist, has all his life
been trained to think Of corporations
sacred, and who becomes a main pill
lar Of the church Of frenzied finance
for life In a position where no citizen
can sue a corporation without fear and
trembling, and no state can pass a law
to protect itself against corporate a
pacity and injustice without risk Of
IL set aside.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1905-06-19
omco-seokers Keep Still.

Not only must the lawyers keep still
about this appointment, but THE poll
ITIoIANs OF THE STATE WHO
WANT FEDERAL APPOINTMENTS
must swallow whatever objections they
might have. II they want TO stand well
with the President they must keep still.
They dare not eulogize the appoint.
ment, because the farmers and produc.
ers and business men of the country,
who are not part Of the corporate sys-
ten will not approve this selection.
There is not a crossroads in Oregon
where n meeting could not be called
and resolutions adopted unanimously
condemning this appointment. The APP
pointment will never be accepted by the
people in general, and the best that
can be said for II is that II may help
turn this state over to the Democratic
party. REPUBLIcANIsM STANDS
FOR SOMETHING BESIDES PUT
TING THE CORPORATION ATToR-
NEYS INTO ALL THE BIG POSI-.
rIoNs OF ADVANTAGE. There is no
more justice in putting Cotton, Of the
o. r. & N. Coon the federal bench than
there would be in sending him to the
U. s. senate or to congress, and no Re
publican would sanction either Of those
propositions. IL shows the weakness,
the truceuleney and the decay Of our
political organizations that neither
party, nor any leading man in Oregon
dare raise his voice In condemnation Of
putting a representative Of the Harri-
man syndicate onto the federal bench.
The man who does condemn it is looked
upon as being politically a pariah, and
even the common people are sileneed
and deceived by the press into acquies-
ence.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-05-09
BEGINNING A GARDEN.

So many things need doing this month that the one who is going to have a fine garden must hustle. Seeds will be sown in the open ground, seed- lings transplanted, old pot plants bed- ded out, and many other things done.
 The very first requisite for success in a we'll prepared soil and that means one deeply worked, finely pulverized and well enriched. Do not expect suc- cess if the soil is worked but two, or three inches in depth and the roots compelled to force their way through alard-pan below that. The plant must be able to send it's roots down into the soil easily and quickly if Iuxuriant fo- liage and perfect blossoms are to be secured. ....-
 Sometimes, after all possible care has been taken in preparing the soil and sowing the seed, a heavy rain will cause a crust to form over the sur face, through which the tiny plants cannot break. To avoid this it is wise to scatter light mulch over the seed bedfine gras clippings, leaves, or anything which will offer no resistance to the plants. A heavy rain may wash transplanted seedlings loose from the soil, if not entirely out of it, and this, too, must be watched for and the damage at once repaired.-National Magazine.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-05-09
DIsTRIcT LOCAL OPTION.

The Local Option bill for cities has passed the Assembly. This important measure has received little, publicity. as the general impression was that no more attention would be paid to it than in proceeding sessions when it has been introduced. ,,$~ ~~
 The bill amends the present Liquor law. by striking out the provisions which regard the city as a unit and by creating separate residential districts, whose voters may separately, decide whether intoxicating liquors may law fully be sold within that territory. The voters may make the; residential dis trict wholly prohibition territory, or they may exclude saloon licenses and admit hotel, druggists and storekeep- CTS licenses. The purpose of the bill is, broadly speaking. to separate every city into sections and to let each sec ton have the same right which coun- try towns now have to restrict the sale of liquors. New YorkWorld. As
The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-05-09
YESTERDAYS BALL GAMES
NEW HAVEN GOES DOWN TO
 ANOTHER DEFEAT.

Plays Good Ball but suceumbs to
 Springfield by Score of 4 to 1-SiI-
 yer City Men 'sPoIishy on the Orators
 -whaIers Stick n Harpoon Into Nor
 wieh-HOIyoke Defeats Hartford.
 New Haven again met defeat yester- day. With Thiesen at first and Mar tin, new man, at short, good article of baseball was put up. but not quite strong enough to vanquish the Spring fields. Only one error was made. and that by Hayward, who made a bad throw to second. The Blues defeat was due to their inability to connect with Luby's delivery. Martin, the new man at short, is from Paterson. He covers good deal of ground and may develop into a first-class man. Man ager Danaher announced yesterday the release of Harry Jopez
 The score of yesterdays game fol- lows: .5s.--,E...sz .--l.- Springfield.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-05-09
TO REVIVE INTEREST.
F. J. Taylor to Get New Members for
 Whitney Conclaye. I. O. H.

F. J. Taylor to Get New Members for
 Whitney conclaye. I. o. H. E At the request of Deputy Supreme Archon Frank A. Southworth, Francis ]. Taylor has been appointed by Su- preme Organizer John W. Cruett, of the Improved Order Heptasophs. as a deputy to revive interest and get new members into Whitney eonclave. This eonclaye, while including in its mem- bership some of the most representative men in this city, has not grown during the past year as rapidly as the other conclayes in this city, and for this req son MT. Southworth thought it sadvisa- ble to secure Mir. Taylor's services. J. w. Shaw, one of the national officers, was here for this purpose for a short while, but was called out of town on important business.
 The order has over 1000 members in this city at the present time and it is making rapid increases every month.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-05-09
IN IN NEW BRITAIN.
Fines Bestowed Upon AutomoblIists
 Yesterday.

Fines Bestowed Upon AutomoblIists
 Yesterday.
 New Britain. May s.-In the Berlin town court this morning Hayes Q. Trowbridge. of New Haven. was fined s1O and costs for speeding his automo- bile yesterday,
 In the city court here this morning Charles Reid. of New Haven. paid SID and costs. amounting to s28.42. for speeding.
 H. Ayill, of Forestville. who was re- leased without bonds on promise to ap- pear. did not do so and will be rear rested.
 A. J. Ingles. of New York, gave $25 bonds to appear Wednesday.
 W. c. Bliss, ce-president of the Boston and. Albany: Van Rensselaer, Lansing, general manager of the. Hoop pane Glass company. and H. Russell, all of New York, all forfeited bonds of $25.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-05-09
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MAY fist, 1905.

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 For SheIburne Falls, etc.-7:5o am M 1z:l5 fto New Hartford). 4:O4. 500 (td Westf1eld) pm 8s
 For Waterbury via Cheshire-s:so q nlp, nl;, l;a5, zoo pm. Sundays-9:00 a.nl-
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 Gen. Supt. Gen. Pass. AGt !