Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1906-06-06
The Pdrtu that Does Isan0s.

The country will notice that the railway
rste-ree uistion bill adds one more item 70
the long roll of the Republican party = great
achievements In the Geld OF constructive
legislation. Senators and representative
as well as dist guished and undistinguished
persons who are not In public stations, are
concentrating the President on the passage
OF the bill They are right. The President
started the movement for rate regu alton
In his message TO congress In Deoe IN Der
1900, he 81 Il that In HE judgment "the most
Important legislative act now needed as re
CARDS the regulation OF corporations Is an
act To confer upon the interstate comm cree
cOfu mi sion The power 20 IcVise rates. u re-
vised rate to go into fleet and stsy I'm Eject
unless and until the court OF review reverses
IT." This power H. conferred by the oil
which went through the House few weeks
ago. and which has Just gone thro ugh the
Senate I'm n somewhat modified form.
tew min utes before the bill was brought
up for final passage VA the Senate Tiilmap
testified that but for the Presldent's ad voca-
cy the measure could never have had a
chance for adoption Everybody knows that
THIS stat nent is correct. The President sue
&c eded because ne had his whole party be
hibd him. Flc IN he beg nu'ng of the move
ment The ReI ubliCan party has chappioned
rate legislation constantly aud inteIIigeutIy
When the ksch 4. wnsepd bill passed the
House oi the late COngte,s "A year and "A
quarter ago, the country saw the first step
taken toward placing ate regulation In the
statutes. owing Ia lack of time the Senate
did not take mp the question In that Con.
gress. bat II has made amends 10 this one
The Uill which VIII eoon be in the Presi.
dents hands Is "a courageous and sane at
tempt To deal with this large issue in n way
that VIII meet the peoples demands for
government control over freight charges. and
at the same time protect the railroads from
harmful assault. The interests of shippers.
OF railroads and at the people are, SO far as
can DE foreseen In advance of the actual op-
Grafton OF the law, intellIgentlv guarded.
" men, In 1871. Cement l.. Vallandigham,
the copperhead chieftAin of the rebellion
days, warned his party against wagiug FUR
Their futile war against the legislation of the
preceding decade he paid striking tribute
To the wisdom and the patriotism OF the Re.
pub'ican party. That party is stiI doing
things which its enemies are com PEELED TO ac-
cept. During the discussion of the rate nil
In the Senate the President and his party
were assailed by the Democrats. but I'm Tho
END all were compelled to fall into line I'm
support of the Republican measure. When
"a few days hence, IL is placed on the ma
uonal statute book. another great exploit In
practical legislation Will be Inscribed to the
Republican party's credit. This measure
which originated with a Republican Presi
dent, was shaped by Republicans, al d passed
Republican Coz gress by virtually unan-
lmous vote. In the Congressional campaign
TINS year II VIII make tens OF thousands of
votes Tor the Republicans, particularly in
lhe west For nearly hall a century almost
every great measure which has gone on the
national statute book has been put there bv
the Republican party, and most OF them have
oeeh opposed by the Democracy. In 1905.
when the Republicans are about to celebrate
the hhieth anniversary of the est abIishment
of their party as national organization. IL
ought To be an easy and pleasant task TO
win a sweeping Republican victory i'm the
Congressional elections Globe Democrat.