New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-03-26
ruNN[NSS REPLY HOT.
FlI;rs .1dcised By Rail7Cay Coan-
erI Sans IO5ca'S GOUc1T3r.

,..--ee Iowa March 25-Cioverao~ C...r7ra.1s
-.7.5 20 Senator Elkins or west Virginia a
- q, che Senator'S letter in which he criticised
i'l. made ry Tho Governor in speeches 70
...--e ~ iowa regarding his examination be
l' 49, senate Committee on Interstate Com
l', r--on u has under consideration the railway
rs.c bl' -.
-. s--seaood IN declaring that his cross-aNa-nina-
- xaz hostile. that an attorney Of Inc -aiiway
'.,--.,s scr - the right n Senator Elkins dur
-t., examination. that Senator Elkins appeared
!, r. 20 cemmGrication ana sympathy with the
rome, and shat ;he attorney handed 20 Senator
.-,,--a rr~sticu5 10 ne asked the Governor.
~ SAYS she Goyernc~. in his letter 10 tho Sen
nv .vou t..io-zt7nd vow GEtics and obligations
. ,l-- -..r ~ legislative committee n be similar
. .hrse cf IN advocate, have no criticism TO make
!. r,yr CON 1rS'. sNocnt to say that yoU tho
-. n ..e railways instead o. The SIDE OF TIE peo-
=. aars Thought however. that. as chairman of
-, committee. yoU- duties Rad Obligations were
,,--c -s@v,y Size those OF judge. namely to hear
.c.n sides lHtsntly. VithSGt Gias or prejudice and
,ben 70 decide Ir1parT-aly WltSort Gear or -svor.
You r1z~5 cat.cI..lv. hat Dr. was clearly apparent
., vorr denomination that roU had decided
tes case ID savor cf tho rali1oa6s and were detei
r.-es ~ SCATTER m- evidence if sou could. The
-oss-eza-a- shows coacllsvely that you had
MADE uu sour Gl.ld that the proposed authority
-~rlt nor 10 he given 70 the Interstate Commerce
-or-r.==.--. and rhat tne power sought TO be given
ess r-rc~ssa~- dangerous and 5lled with dis
s,-4r 10 C.0ue-co. II was from beginning 10 end
81 such "a c-oss-exanination as an attorney Tor
i-s -aaRa- companies would have conducted. and
!. IVES u-s-, zaiy for sou 10 assume that attitude,
Tie letter goes Oh:
n. scene fn vour committee room is sharply
s.smrCi Obj n'E memory. and il is impossible that
! cal he mistaken about it. Sitting squarely at
etrte-ra who as I was sfteTward informed. was
tg-Scrara- Faulkner I inquired what relation he
re re the investigation. ana I was told that he
faS 4-F--F'- iti' -a-LFfa- '''Lt4L'eaiiSe 10
sis rEe proposed law. do not know whether
-re-e turned toward me. and therefore away from
BAL. t-r rio know lhat YOU saw him. hrst; he
cause Do was go close 10 YOU that you could not
tlrr vow head without seeing him: second, be
cause vll we're in conversation with him a part
q lie r-n2e. third. because saw him, with ms
hand your shoulder pass 10 questions, which
ycu read and then put 10 me. There can be no
mistake about this for my senses were as alert Just
trsl as human faculties can be
= ms manner is IN a2coIoelce WIN IaLIItss AM
heief 2 you like. but ] shall continue in M de
Il appears TO me that n you propose 70 assaH
S5ntt-ed your loyalty 10 the railroads. and Dues
ro1e1 YOUR hdeity 70 the people, you should give
POINTS nearer Washington than Iowa.
The Truth is Senator. that YOU have fairly
-st-shed the reputation Of standing for the rail
roads IN The United States Senate. It is most un-
fortunate that any Senator should acquire such =
reputation among the people Of the country. II is
n 're highest degree important that the body Of
Tgol- confidence. The Fravest problems which
confront Us are those which relate 10 the regula-
ZION and restriction Of corporate power These
problems VIII not he successfully solved by those
whose IVES have been so moulded by corporate
sr11HVe'y turn 70 corporation officers and man
Iros9lnd regret that have Condemned v T,Hrr
course nut my regret disappears and another feel
70, only Persisting IN your indefensibIe attitude
~ are enceavorIuE 70 reach over thousand rTies
n space, and advise the Republican voters of Iowa
r. YOU Won cannot lit IT The Tss Is 100 10, ne re,
'H-- YOU cannot accomplish