The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1905-11-22

LATE ELECTIONS AND CHAT
Divergent Opinions as TO the
Many Lessons Taught.
to Daily Leader.

Special to Daily Leader.
Washington, D. c.. Nov. 22.-l see
that Senator Morgan OF Alabama. who /
is a pretty good sort Of an old fashioned
democrat has come out iat-footedly "a |
favor Of the position that I have taken /
In my core spondence for some time |
past. He says in recent Interview,
Were national commission given
power 10 fix interstate rates, this would |
become "a prominent feature in national
politics with all the evils OF wire pull /
ing and rivalry Of interests that would
entail"
The federal control Of railways which
President Roosevelt Is asking for so
strenuousiy, IS a political proposition,
and YOU cannot make anything else out
Of 81 no MATTER from which side you
look at a. The agitation started in the
West because the West wanted cersain
markets in the Southern states that are
now practically given over the Nroth
Atlantic states. II Is essentially figh;
between communitit for trade and
people who ran away with the idea that
there is anything phh inthropic In Il for
the farmer the manufacturer or ths
consumer, win find themselves very
much mistaken before the agitation
ends.
Personally ! think we win have some
sort Of legislation by the present con-
! gress which win do Say with confess
ed evils IN the Transportation business.
These are the payment Of rebates and
any Determinations in favor Of certain
/ shippers. who by reason of the volume
OF their trade. have been able TO hold
] up the railroads and demand conces-
] 6a
steps takeS toward the inspection of
railroad accounts 10 ascertain whether
rebates are allowed: and other minor
4 legislation TO make the present inter-
state law more efficient; but railway
rate legislation which will put into the
hands Of the commission the power to
fix rates. doee not now seem probable
such "a step as Senator Morgan has
pointed out, would be Interference with
\ state rights. and that aid democratic the
ory is sure to be thrashed out ! ncongres
before any legislation Of any sort is
taken. Several OF the states have rate
making commissions already. and a fed
eral commission with similar power
would come into direct conflict with
, them The conflict over state rights IS
sure 70 come. ana democrats ar enot
going 70 endorse movement which
means centralized government. Dem
ocrats do not want Imperialism. That
] is the reason. / believe, the republicans
, are counting their chickens before they
! are Matched. when they assert that the
democrats viii help Roosevelt 20 what
be wants, which is nothing short Of the
first step toward imperialism. Imperi-
= alism is not good democracy
/. II also would not be good democrac,
on decency TO pass "a bin placing th'
railroads and the private car line pco
pie under the jurisdiction Of the inter
state commerce commission. without in
Guiding a lot Of things in the same cat
esory that properly belong there If the.
40 VISA not joking last week when
said thar there were mon in the con
gress of the United States that wouh
vote 10 cut the railroads and the re
frigemtor car lines under the iurisdic
tion of the Interstate commerce com
mission 40 fix rates for them, ubcaus
J. thcy h1d 30 passes over the refrigera
D. tor cnr lines and did not want TO rid
!. in the refrigerator cars. They do ga
- fuVors however from the Pullman com
q pa0g the telegraph and telephone com
r panies and from The express companies
q, According TO one OF ihe highest Leg
- Authorities that ever lived Zoo the couu
; Try. viz chief Justice John Marshal
these companies ass well as the Asso
cinted Press, would become subject
thc SAINT regulation as the refrigero
" tor ear companies Chtef Jutsice MA
IL shan said that Interstate commerce al
Iv not mean merely the interchange
commodities hut included all intel
ooufse hctwetn the states. and 81 %
use Of the telegraph and the telcphon
ln me express ANA thc Pullman ears an
fhe sending OF associated press di'
nc patches isn't intercourse between q
~ states. then what the devil is its Let