Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1906-02-13
HOT TALK BY
T|LLMAN To
SENATORS
Speech on Rate Bill Both
Picturesque and PPOfaRe.
DECLARES HEPBURN BILL
is A MIGHTY FARCE
Statesman From the CaroIinas Ad-
ministers Scorching to Most
Men Now in Public Life,

Washington, Feb. 12-The senate
today adopted a joint resolution re-
ported by Mr. Tillman from the senate
committee on interstate commerce,
which directs the interstate commerce
commission to investigate the charge
of discrimination and combination in
restraint of trade made against the
railroads of West Virginia The adop-
ton of the resolution was preceded by
a speech from Mr.. Tillman in which
he practically charged that the adj
ministration was not proceeding in
good faith to secure railroad legisla
ton, because he was not satisfied with
the presidents advisers. Among these
he mentioned Secretary Root and SEN
ator Knox, the former Of whom, he
said, was an adviser of the "magnatc
responsible for the devilment," and
the latter of whom had been for years
attorney for the Pennsylvania Rail
road Co. Mr.. Knox contradicted the
charge relative to himself, saying that
he never had been attorney for the
Pennsylvania road
Mr.. Lodge also spoke at length on
the railroad question. He delivered
carefully prepared speech in which
he took a position for governmental
regulation of rates, but advised the
utmost caution against too radical ac.
int l,tt
giving Of rebates was practically the
only evil existing in connection With
the railroad systems Of the country.
Mr.. Tillman after calling up his res
olution regarding railroad discrim'na-
tion said that he was convinced that
evils existed in connection with the
railway system of the country. He
said that he had no desire to do in
justice to the railroads, and he be-
lieved they should have a fair return
on the money invested.
I'VE find, however q system of com
binatlon instead of the old system of
competition, resulting in trusts which
are grinding the people to death"
He believed there should be rem
edy, but added that the present pro-
ceedng in congress is a stupendous
farce. Every paper you read he
said brings assurance that the pres
ident has won his fight and yet when
you examine further you find that the
presidents two personal advisers are
Elihu Root, who has been the closest
adviser of the railway magnates Of
New York, who are at the root of all
the devilment, and Mr. Knox, the ju-
nior senator from Pennsylvania, who
has been for don't know how many
years In the employ of the Pennsyl-
vanla railroad and its closest friend
and counsellor.
when you look farther you find the
Pennsylvania railroad at the head OF
the list of oppressors of the people
Hence, he concluded that the people
were being "bamboozled" by the talk
of protecting the masses against the
classes. He confessed that with such
cooks he was inclined to sniff at the
dish that is set in the United States.
Mr.. Knox was not i'm the senate
chamber when reference was made to
him, but he came In before the South
Carolina senator had proceeded far
He Immediately Interrupted Mr.. TILL
man to say that he had been entirely
mistaken i'm saying he had been an at
torney for the Pennsylvania road. u
neversustained such relationship either
permanently or temporarily. directly
or indirectly. at any time during my
career" he said He added that he
would not consider such connection
at all improper.
Mr. Tillman expressed satisfaction
over the denial, saying TO Mr.. Knox
that he would respect him more for
the balance of his life
Continuing, the South Carolina SEN
ator said that the three principal lines
OF road south of the Potomac were In
a merger which was controlled by the
Pennsylvania and New York Central,
He then spoke Of the conditions In
West Virginia, and said that, notwith-
standing Governor Dawson's predeces-
sors had called attention TO the vlo-
lation of law In that state the attor-
ney general rad one nothing about IT,.
The people. were, however, becoming
aroused
Even the poor besotted legislature,
owned body and soul by the Pennsyl-
vanla & Reading, had shown signs of
life by adopting a resolution as to
tho control of the coal output by the
railroads, as II everybody did not
know that the anthracite output Is
and has been for years controlled,
both as TO quantity and price"
He declared the Pennsylvania road
to be "the head devil in the whole
policy Of monopoly" and referring to
the Baltimore & Ohio's policy in West
Virginia. he said that road prac-
tically had told the public that II
might he damned"
Mr.. Tnlman said he was rot salts
fed with the Hepburn bill and he
added that he intended to offer