The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1905-06-06
SOUNDS THE ALARM.
Chandler Declares People Asleep
Bryan With Roosevelt

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mer United States Senator and Secre-
tary of the Navy William E. Chandler.
of New Hampshire, who is now at the
head of the Spanish treaty claims
commission, gives out the following in
terview with regard to the railroad
rate question and the effect on nation
al politics.:
mr. Bryan and his followers in the
democratic party have placed them
selves by the side of the president
just as firmly as the great corpora
lions, seeking to control first the re-
publican party, have placed themselves
against the president, and are hostile
to him. Necessarily, therefore, the
president will command more and
more democratic support.
His speech at Chicago did not indi-
cate desire for the special support of
that party, but his acceptance of the
reception by the democratic Iroquois
club did show a willingness in the COM
ing fight between the people and the
corporations to receive support from
any party-and in this attitude the
president was right.
1.-The president being the leader, re-
publicans, working in good and pop
ular cause, need not be afraid to- con-
suit and cooperate with democrats of
all grades.
Will Bryan's Aid Continue?
1T remains to be seen whether Mr..
Bryan will stand firm when it becomes
evident that the republican opposition
to railroad rate legislation is to be so
formidable as to threaten to disrupt
the party. Will he continue willing to
give the president victory which will
make him the greatest leader and ben
efactor of the people which the coun-
try contains, or will he be content to
see the president defeated in order that
the republican party may be disrupted
dency vastly increased?
THE temptation to Mr.. Bryan to
equivocate will be great, but I believe
he will stand firm. He has ever shown
himself to be man of sincere and
earnest convictions, with moral cour-
age unlimited. He may not again be a
candidate for the presidency; he may
not support as a candidate a republi-
can, even if Roosevelt or one like him
is nominated, but ne win not support
another democratic candidate like
Cleveland or Parker.
Country Still Asleep.
1.-The country is not awake to the
mighty power of the combined rail-
roads of the country, with their spe
cial facilities for terrorizing politicians
of every degree. Possibly something
may arouse the people, but they are
not yet alive to the situation.
THAT President Roosevelt's battle
win be successful with the forces ar
rayed against him we cannot be sure.
1t depends upon the question whether
the people are to be as earnest as the
oligarchy
1T would require long statement
to describe the methods, corrupt or
otherwise, with which the railroads
are planning to defeat the president.
One has just come to my knowledge.
States Rights as Plea.
'Inasmuch as the people are appeal
ing to a national legislature to help
them and the work of the railroads
in hand is to balk these
national agencies, states rights are to
be appealed to to defeat all bills in
congress. 1t is being said to the south
ern people that if national control of
the railroads is allowed all discrimina
ton between whites and blacks and the
enjoyment of railroad facilities will be
abolished.
more Jim Crow cars, and the white
man and the negro will have to sit
side by side in the same cars all over
the south. 1t may seem ludicrous to
suggest that this appeal to fear Of
negro intrusion will send nearly all the
southern votes in congress away from
any strengthening of the national stat
utes against railroad discrimination
but such is most PROBABLE.
Spencer Heads Fight.
The strongest railroad manager in !
in the country is Samuel
Spencer of the Southern railway, ana
he has been designated to make the |
issue with the president by putting |
forth, as he has done, the announce
ment that the railroads will not sub |
nit to interstate commerce commission
power, and he is to consolidate the
south against legislation by the old
and never failing cry that there is
danger of negro ascendancy. If all |
the democrats in the senate, on this !