Albuquerque evening citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1905-1907, 1905-12-25
German Will Introduce
Rate Bill TO Divert
Democrat Support.
TO WEAKEN THE PRESIDENT
Who May Need Democrat
Vote to Garry His
Measure.
RAILWAY SENATORS AGGRESSIVE

Washington, ID. c., Dec. Is Open
war between President Roosevelt and
the United States senate is rapidly
approaching. as a result of the rail-
way rate campaign In spite of the
friendly protestations by Senators
Aldrich. Kean. Elk.as and Foraker.
the real hostility Of the senate is be-
ing manifested in many ways.
The following hostile moves all finf
their inspiration in the railway rae
fight:
Refusal to confirm Panama Canal
Commission appointments.
Refusal to confirm Lane of Cali
fornia as member of Interstate Con
merce Commission.
Preparation by democratic members
OF the senate of a partisan rate bill
which will command the support OF
the minority
Circulation of the report that presi-
dent Roosevelt will favor a pooling
clause in the administration bili.
| The most serious development, as
, viewed by the president, is the
scheme hatched by Arthur Pue Cor
I man, as leader of the senate minor-
| ity, to rig up a separate democratic
rate bill If, by this means. the rate
legislation matter can be made a par
tisan issue, there is little nope that
any rate bill will become a .aw
| The republicans in the senate are
seriously divided. and a large major
! ity of them. under the domInI3ion of
the railways. are secretly opposed to
this legislation.
Even men like Dolliver and Heo-
burn, officially champions of the
! presidents cause are not forgetful of
many favors received in past wears at
the hands of the railways
There is not a particle oil doubt that
the railway dominated. Democrats
of the senate are acting In secret col
fusion with the railway dominated re-
publcans, both making common caEse
against the president and his rate
legislation. In matters OF graft AMI
public rlunder these honorable gentle
men, rise above partisan politics"
The presidents hope of securing
rate Legislation at the hands of the
senate was based largely on The fact
that practically every democratic SEN
ator had come out in formal inter
view as favoring the presidents pol
icy Now II Is the plan of Mr.. Cor
man TO get up an ultra radical bill
1 his will divide the alleged friends of
the legislation between the admins
tration plan, and the democratic plan.
and both will fail. as Intended That
is the plot in all its simplicity.
Meantime, the senate is taking
steps TO impress the president with
its power. Senators are busy knock
ing over Postmaster General Cor5el-
you's new plan to have good post
masters retained in office.
! In Chicago the first test case was
made. and Senator Hopkins. who is
dominated by the railroads and the
steel trust. joined with Cullom in
having Coyne thrown out to make
way for a political henchmam In
practically every northerl state :he
senate is doing the same thing. The
Panama canal has also boon seized
GrOu rs preteXt AID the railroad
senators are finding ways To worry
the president in this mater
The effprt on the president 10 ap-
point democrat on the Interstate
Commerce Commission TO succeed
Joseph Fifer has been frustrated. The
railways put down their foot and said
that Lane could not do, and the ap-
pointment never will be confirmed.