The St. Louis Republic., 1905-01-16
Strong Pressure Brought Upon
,ngresslncn BY People and
,:ailrOadS.
FEEL THEY MUST TAKE ACTION
Fear. However. to Encounter
Opposition "f Big R"ads-Sen-
aiar Ncwlands States Cor
:GTatiOns' Side of Matter.


f-'FIb'.!A SffS t-.i
Washington. Jan. Is-The charge " be-
,rg Under tho control Of railroad ,n:u-
enc has been 90 often made hya,ns: he
: ma. ard House as a whole. a:,d aga n: I
i.,t'viir,ai members from time 1" time,
;l.,t Senators and members prs:io's'y
nl"ra'y annoyed have now become sxas-
= rate, as they realize that inrciiGl Il
'"mgress serves TO strengthen This opal
ioI' II. the public mind
'Th.s I'hsse Of the situation iz discussed d
G'Ii:- frequently. and as II hca-s "a ti.sir
political future comes nearer nome &.
ih.!n than anything else in .his "nnntc c
tE".. President Roos.vcit l. Iup;s,i az
s"rirS tina: the mind Of the :'epi.'.. is
mace Gp "n this question. nd IL . re-
publican Congress does not gle t."m
wrat they want they will elect e. t'pT.i. >
that viii
On 'i" other hand. the railroad lawyers
and officers. representing millions OF dol
!hrs worth Of property. and their EN-
pi0y:s. who are nearly al men and voters
form Il constituency whose claim TO the
respectful consideration Of q Senator or
Representative is very strong Ia this
as. as iiTc fixing nf the rates must
'ii''i Tile IEccmn of thc roads. every In
N"stDr II railroad stocks and bonds : ill
i'"'ir Interested. as we'd "a ever banking
"r th<t company or financial institution
h"lbiHC nor" OF less "f such stocks and
i'"irds OF lending money on tn" same Is
collateral Combined. they az. able to
weld an rnorrnous political influence AMI
- - nothing to their biScradir that many
members :"-i rhat IL ,h. railroads xere
mot III poiiiico the situation would bc
Sr.siiv simpiifi"d ard they would ,eel
riun- affecting the railroads How 10 re,
ih"m "I' of politics il TIN question.
RAILROAD SIDE OF CASE
Perhaps the most ou;sp"ksn of the
members OF lh. S'nat. nn this subtec, T..
Senator N'wlaT.ds Of Nevada a member Of
the S'Eai" carnnlltf-e GA Iut.rs:a,. Conn
'f"'re ard an advocate Of Federal r.S,iia-
,''h and control of the railroads. Speak
!lS along this linz. to-day senator New
H'ltis sa!G.
NJ present -. railroads al. between
''' hlr"f ini!!st''!' ui ih- taxing power
- al" n"fhcr i:silst"n" al the r,t--regu-
i"iine lon'f. E.tnr-n rh.. two they can
i" crushed. This vast property. agSieaat-
i"S "S.- si".'r,.rI.rs, in value is abs .iiIt--
!. SUBJECT 10 the varying ""ndirion> Of
H''iHiif t;'!gfn' 'Ii. f.inc - abs" ui"iy rn-
H''T IL" cof'tio! "f politics. Jh. railroads.
: p r"i"I". TAX a ha,rd ia r"iiics. and. as
ny d" "E"ryihing systematically. tie,
- sent conditions have invited The n:ean-
'zafi 90 political ma"hire- rs ~ part "r
'rcIy railr"af system In -. c"mn:ry.
''"il';rS l. = hlSii'SS .yith ;h. raj r,.'ta>
80 - li' !lt!'Gssllh Etiif SHE tn lpflsS
.. i"f~t resistance. th.-. often involve an
= .iit:ig' with or control al the worst puiit-
l'fi clements In every community In III.
lrHfirr al taxes they are stihisrr To tire
"a: ling Judgment ~ uI:'ner"Iis Assessors
",d i:UaTt!s Of Equalization: in the matte,
~ rates. t. III" action of lecis arivH br.diss
-'I i INN iSs.nns
IL - rot IN Haiur.- 10 "Ny...t them 90
h""r out "i pClitir- uni,r such conditions
~ X - we'll knnvu that their int.r.s; in
i'h'lr- docs not Tend toward good gov
'.""m~rf. II in.C exercise No Political BOW
= h"T ar" liable Ia be hello ,I;, by the
n.' hna'ISf "r injured or attacked by rh.
- fHsc"2Hs, or even to d.. pr"st.ats,. bv
-''fnI~ - popular violence
On tn. other hand. IL they SCOUTS rn;i;-
'""i control. rt": are likely t. u-. il t.
- mot" "Nfnr'i"r and mouuyo.y
:l'' Only Nay To- get t?s.m .u. OF rpi-
ii.9. i" concluded. ''is tn take AWAY rhejr
interest an p''si'i"s lay making taxes A
r'hih"natiC.l certainty. by providing fnr q
'N'd arf inst return upon tr-ir capital
"'i nr uni::inS III" rpUtrcl Of their oE,er1-
'I"n. i'll h"t. II great character ard
q EuIrV. such a. b.'i.N.. tFt.. Iur.rs-,,.
";I!'n'r e." commission to h.. -