Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-02-07
ON, Mr. STANLEY,
OF KENTUCKY, ON.
Says Men in House Who Defend
The Railroads All Come
From the East.
PEOPLE WANT LEGISLATION.
Declares Republicans swallow Meas
ure Because President Forces
II Down Their Throat.

Washington, Feb. 6.--During the de-
bate today Mr.. Stanley of Kentucky
asserted that the men who came To the
defense of the railroads in the house
were all from the east. He referred, ne
said. to the three wise men Of the
east'--McCall, sibley and Littleileld--
and added that all other sections ot the
country wanted the legislation. But
these mon admitted the roads did not
come with clean hands, They admit
he continued. that the railroads nave
been guilty of secret rebates, OF pr-
vate car abuses and more than one OF
them has said that such offenders
should be punished by Imprisonment
and the felon's stripes. The private
ear evil. he said. had Its Inception
about 30 years ago when "a shrewd
Connecticut Yankee named Swift con-
ceved the idea
The only defense the carriers made
was. he said, I'VE had to do the stealing
or the other fellow would have gotten
our trade" (ApplauseD
why" he continued, "the gentlemen
from Maine, Pennsylvania and Massa-
chusetts, show an anger and vicious
ness in their assault upon this bill that
Is amazing
'"rhey have compared the efforts OF
the public servants OF the American
people to stop this robbery with the
oruciHxion Of my God. They have com.
pared It to a secret conspiracy con-
celved between cowardly praetor and
murderous Jewish priest
Addressing the Republican side, MI
Stanley said:
THE figure may have some propriety
there. but | thank God there is no Pom
thus PLATE here on the Democratic side
washing his hands of this legislation,
Garry the smile further, pass this
law and enforce It vigorously against
The railroads and private ear com
panles alike. and we VIII have two more
thieves on the cross"
why" he continued, the people
have been robbed. millions have been
iilched; Armour alone received $4,000
a day from his private car lines. over
ss5,00o,o 00 a year IL being taken alone
In icing charges and rebates"
"Oh, they say that 1t Is Bryans baby.
don't mean to reflect upon its pater-
nifty but It is what you would call,
gentlemen. a child Of the people. 1t be-
longs 10 the Democratic party. and 1t
Is no baby. IL II had not been sor the
tender nurturing care OF that long
haired anarchist, William j. Bryan, II
would not have been what IL Is today.
Il want to say for Mr. Bryan That he
IA not only the IDOL OF Democracy and
the defender OF the poor. but the utter
ance OF his name To any unpeniten-
tiaried thief OF Wall street. without re-
gard to his profession or his party
makes him shuider. He Is the winged
Nemesis of graft and plumber every
where. You may Well fear him. These
private car contractors In 1900 gave
100000 In their checks to keep him In
private life. Aud they may well dread
TO see the prospect OF u Daniel come TO
judgment.
There Is only one reason on earth
why you swallow this measure" he
continued, addressing the Republican
side and that Is because your presi-
dent wants Il. | have never gone into
Mysteries over President Roosevelt, and
! never will, but | believe, however. he
Is fairly honest and fine Judge OF
human nature, and that Is the reason
he Is favoring this bill, and YOU are
afraid when, he shows his teeth and you
squirm and cover when he cracks his
whip"