The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1905-04-03

the fame day. with him were Mr.. Crum-
la'Ker OF Indiana the watchdog OF pure
government for the South; Davey OF
nrisisna. The alleged author of the bin
r,i iortcd by the Democratic caucus for
tho prevention Of cxtortlon by railroads;
G'psvepor, uf Ohio, whose record speaks
IN itself. Lorimer The Republican cor
portc boss of Chicago. Overstreet the
chairman of the ereat Post Office Com
milee, and ever eighty more, besides
twenty-five others WIN helped the job
plpug by maKinl quorum ana mswrsng
Present" without having the courage
- vote with the raiders. Included
amoung the gIabbers or the dodgers were
tic chairmel OF some OF the most i'm
To- tant committees of the house or
tteae grabbcrs and dodgers there We're
sAty-three Republicans, forty-elght DEM
ocrdts and TWO Udlor Labor. or the Re-
IDhlicans eight of thom retired with the
end OF the Fifty-eigihlh congress. forty
four of them wiz be "a the ucXt House
auu ton OF them lodged OF the Demo-
cfus, twenty-five Of them retired at the
operation Of the hast congress. fifteen
VIII boz it tic next house, and nf;ecn or
th,m lodged. be two Union Labor men
aa go out OF congress with me wind up
81 ihe las. session
fhat is The record or rpacity set by The
ltu congress. an, rather. the last house
fQr the senate cut out the appropriation
1io. the house having heard from the
cuputy meoSl5 submitted The argu-
peut advanced by those who stiu ciung
tv tnelr loot was chat the members were
Oillcd 90 o. ng additional compensation
faf their services L1clkius the courage
10 rise trrir salaries openly. they tried
% exc then. out by petty subterfuges-
travelling expenses without travel, come
mutation for stationery never used, and
allowances for the hire OF clerks never
employed They failed 10 realize that
sh bhy tricks OF tbs sort would be in-
nn.i,ly more revolving TO public sentiment
thln funk proposal 20 increase eon-
ettssionM salaries on the ground thst
ilfc laborer vas worthy Of hls hire. What
81 lhe people ihirk % 81?
10 ihis administration were really in
o'ad earnest ablut regulating railroad
rates and wanting 10 place the power OF
na ing rates in the hands OF the Inter-
riato Con umercc committee, why On the
name of common sense did ba refuse 20
fotppont the only practical railroad man
Wio has ever been or the commission the
Hon. }. ID. YcOmuns in order To- ind "a
place for former Senator Cockrell. who
ffDws about as much about railroad
rates as I 90 about navigating ship.
There IS not man on the commission
Dho would know "a railroad rate n be
l,ct it in the road. and it Is uther tick
hsh business this thing OF placing in the
hands OF ignorant men the only thing Of
t'iue 10 q rdlroad-ita ratio OF transpor-
d non. no matter how honest they might
hc they could 10 incaculable harm.
through ignorance. 20 the millions Of dol-
fF of vested rights of tho roads. Both
Tufies have got fhis thins of rulroad
ries mixed W with railroad rebates
o. r. NOS -he rates that hurt the shippers
of thia country 20 much as it is the re-
Rates given no rome of them. although
Cfurnian knapp of the lntemsmte Com-
mgfce Il 1c1mulssion mas said thar che
payufj ~ rebates s DOW AS rare as
iofses@ of hishway robbery" 50 matter
i.oe Is o. that b the ching 10 SOP
.as ~ irnan Knapp has said thaf The
ex'sl3 hW Is ample 10 correct aas oth-