Omaha daily bee., 1905-11-17
KNIFE AND FORR CLUB FEAST
Edward ROs.wstsr, Editor Of the Omaha
Bee, Discusses Bosses"
WALKING DELEGATES OF CORPORATIONS
Address IL a Hcnrt-tO.Heart TRlk
on sauarinE Our Conduct to
Fit the Golden
Rule.

KANSAS CITY Nov. 16.-(Special Tele-
gram. )-At the fifty-seventh annual dinner
OF the Knife and Fork club at the Coates
house this evening Edward Rosewater, edi-
tor OF The Omaha Bee. was second speaker
on the program. Mr.. Rosewater was given
an ovation when he was introduced by
President H. b. Topping Of the club, and at
the close Of his address he was the recipient
OF another It. being necessary for him to
rise and bow his thanks before the banquet
ers would iet him go. His assigned subject
was. "our Friends the Bosses" He said in
part:
Il am here tonight not in the role OF a
prophet, but TO have heart-to-heart talk
with you on the subject of 'squaring our
conduct to ft the golden rule. or, as Presi-
dent Roosevelt has it,. the square deal.
II do not know why | should be called on
10 back up the bosses, as have no use Tor
those OF the present age. Who makes the
bosses? why they are nothing more nor
less than the walking delegates Of the big
corporations. which order the ward heelers
TO do their bidding, and so long as you do
not take these corporations out of the con-
troll Of your municipalities there will be
BOSSES and bad ones, too
Now, as to the question Of the Square
deal The presidents idea is to return to
the golden rude. He wants 20 protect the
weak from the strong, and give the poor
man an equal show with his more wealthy
brother.''
system of Rebates Condemned.
Mr.. Rosewater spoke vigorously against
the system OF rebates and special privileges
given the railways and told OF testimony
he gave before the senate committee on
interstate commerce twenty years ago. in
which he advocated the same principles
that are now being advocated as against
the railways He thought that II congress
could regulate the rate of fare 70 be
charged by the cabmen Of Washington city
1t has equal power TO regulate the. rail-
ways and the rates. apd the statements
made by Mr. Olney and others that con
gress could not do So were untrue and not
! good logic
He further stated that the movement for
| the regulation of railways is meeting with
identicaIly the same kind of opposition
/ that was directed against the intcrstatf
: commerce bill twenty years ago. "The rail
ways do not want to have 1t said that they
| arc subject TO governmental control. and
! that II the regulations arc put into effect, II
! will mean government ownership. l DO moi
favor governmental ownership y but prefer
! that to railroad ownership of the govern
menf"
I Mr.. Rosewater was spplauded when III
said that il It really came to pass tina
,'the constitution should prove 80 be de
! fective in the matter of power conferred
Ion cotssrtss ilSa canatisaislen Is not tn
sacred an instrument to be amended e
conform to existing conditions
..,rhc conductor who led a delegation Il
the White House, said Mr.. Rosewater, "t'
protest a few days ago. against Presiden
Roosevelt's proposed legislation because
would affect wages. made great speech
He'll be a division superintendent withil
sixty days His promotion is assured. Blu
his speech was not the speech of con
ductor, it sounded like the speech of
trained railroad attorney
Governor Folks speech.
Governor Folk, who was also a guest o
the club, in discussing the present up
rising against graft, said in part:
The next few years will be distinguish
as the time in which industrial problem
are settled, the reign OF special prlVlege
| brought to an end. the recognition of tn
doctrine of equal rights fixed in nations
policies and in the conscience OF mankinc
. we are i'm the midst of the most dr1mati
period of American history, the period !
which the peoples rights are TO be dt
fined and observed as they never haV
been before. The man who shares In thes
, activities in a capacity, no matter ho'
humble is taking part in the tremendou
upheavals now going on.
There have been great reform move
nent in the days gone by, but they wei
local: the vampires of graft were drive
away and remained but q season and the
returned after the waves Of public indil
D nation had spent their fury. The preseT
presents a situation of brighter promise
our vision. Reform shows signs of becon
ing universal instead Of local and trans
tory. The revolt from political oppressiO
Is rearing it's head in city after City an
state after state. A civic regeneration
going on all over the land.
Will II last is the question. VIII not II
people forget and allow things TO contnl
In the same old way2 I answer. N
Revolutions never go backward, and this
! a revolution that has been wrought in q
. conscience OF men. We are but in the b.
ginning of the movement for higher idea
In our political life, which will gath
= strength as the years go by. The election
: of last week were but the taking OF Il
first breastworks of the opposition. TT
fight will go on with unceasing vigor al
n the time will never come when the peop
e can rest on their arms in idleness.
: The present movement. Governor Fo
n said. did not mean the destruction Of p
d litical parties, but rather the putting
! the organization OF political parties on
: higher plane.
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