The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-06-02
SOUNDS ALARM
AGAINST ROADS
Chandler Declares the People Are
Asleep Bryan Is Now with
Roosevelt.

New York Sun Special Service.
Washington, June 2-Former United
States Senator and Secretary of the
Navy William E. Chandler. Of New
Hampshire, who is now the head of the
Spanish treaty claims commission, gives
out the following interview with regard
| to the railroad rate question and it's ef-t
| feet on national politics:
Mr.. Bryan and his followers in the dem
ocratic party have placed themselves by
the side of the president-just as firmly
as the great corporations, seeking to con-
troll first the republican party, have
! nlaced themselves against the president,
and are hostile to him. Necessarily,
therefore, the president will command
more and more democratic support.
| His speech at Chicago did not indicate
! q desire for the special support of that
| party. but his acceptance of the reception
| nv the democratic Iroquois club did show
a WILLINGNESS in the coming fight between
the people and the corporation to receive
SUPPORT from any party-and in this at
titude the president was right.
| The president being the leader, repub-
licans, working in a good and popular
cause. need not be afraid to consult and
| cooperate with democrats Of all grades.
will Bryan's Aid Continued
It remains to be seen whether Mr..
Rrvan will stand firm when it becomes
evident that the republican opposition to
railroad rate legislation is to be so for
nida Bile as to threaten to disrupt the
party. Will he continue willing to give
the president victory which will make
him the greatest leader and benefactor of
tho neople which the country contains,
ar will he be content to see the president
defeated in order IS that the republican
narty may be disrupted and the chances
for democratic ascendancy vastly in
creased? .se
The temptation to Mr.. Bryan to equiv
ocate will be great, but believe he VIII
stand firm. He has ever SHOWN hlmseA
4 IN he a, man of sincere and earnest con-
victions. with moral courage unlimited
He NAV not again be candidate for the
\ nresidency: he may not support as
4 candidate a republican, even if Roosevelt
4 ~, one like him is nominated, but he vii
Il not snnnort another democratic candl.
4 date like Cleveland or Parker.
Country Still Asleep.
& The country is not awake to TN
mighty power of the combined railroads
q Of the country, with their special facili
4 Tics for terrorizing politicians of ever.
I degree Possibly something may arous
\ the neople, but they are not yet alive u
\ the situation.
That President Roosevelt's battle vii
h he successful with the forces arraye
against him we cannot be sure. 1t de
d pends upon the question whether the PEG
d pie are to be as earnest as the olsarcns
IF would require a long statement to de
scribe the methods, corrupt or otherwise
which the railroads are planning to detea
B tho president, One has just come to m
n knowledge. go .-.<-.. s..-.-s=
y States Rights as Plea.
= Inasmuch as the people are appealln
i to a national legislature to help the1
ond the work Of the railroads immediate
70 " in hand is to balk these national agen
d cies states rights are to be appealed
: to defeat all bills in congress. 1t IS pen
o said to the southern people that II natlor
# al control Of the railroads Is allowed
discrimination between whites and n .Iae
-. in the enjoyment of : railroad facllltlf
90 will be abolished.
In other words, there will De no MOI
"Jim Crow cars, end the White man al u,
4 negro will have to sit side by SIDE IN u
\ same cars all over the south. 1t may see
Il 1udcrous to suggest that this appear
h fear of negro intrusion will SEND near
4 all the southern votes IN congress awe
1 from any strengthening Of the nation
3 statutes against railroad discrimination
a but such is most probaple.
! -. Spencer Heads Fight.
4 The strongest railroad manager int
h 1ectrallv in the country is Samuel Spe1
4 Ger of the Southern railway, and ne nj
been DESIGNATED to make the issue with u
I president by putting forth, as ne NJ
4 done. the announcement that the ra
\ roads will not submit to Interstate COZ
4 MERGE commission power, and ne Is
4 consolidate the south against leglsiatl
h hv the old and never-failing cry that the
is danger of negro ascendancy. II all
4 democrats in the senate, on this groun
4 in spite Of Mr.. Bryan, array the1nselV
4 against the bill, Mr. Spencer Will oo1aiila
d the situation. >.
do not think the contest that IS col
\ ing. intense as it is to be, will disrupt I
nersonal relations of the president WI
the senator's But when the president re
4 onameuds that power be given TO the COZ
mission to reduce an eXtort1onate rate
to make it take effect until an increase
4 allowed by the commission or by the cou
n and when the railroads thru Mr. Spe
D Ger announce that such a law snail
/ he PASSED, a very clever issue IS joine
Hand if the senate again yields TO the Ia
4 roads, as it did when it destroyed
Esch- Townsend bill, which was aln'
solely the above proposition OF the pre-
Il dent, naturally there will be some eie
a tricitv fying. Parties may be disrupt
4 but there will be no shooting.