The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-02-13
What There Is to Fear
No Substitute for Courts.


No Substitute for Courts.
This seems to mo TO strike at the very
heart OF the measure. | am anxious TO
be for this legislation. but / am not vet
prepared to substitute for the courts OF
inc United States an executive commit
Legislation cannot prevent an appeal
10 the courts II II Is alleged that the rate
is conhscatory, but this is a very narrow
ground and a very limited right A rate
may not be absolutely con1scatory and
yet may be in the highest degree unjust
and unreasonable. and indeed, well nigh
Il am not sure that II would be possible
to deprive citizen by legislation of the
rlGht 10 appeal to the courts TO the
Justice and rcasonabeness OF n given
rate. which Is a purely judicial question.
No attempt ought TO be made either
directly or Indirectly. by silence or by
assertion, to destroy this privilege. OF
rather this right
we are about to pass a great measure,
from which hope great good NAV come,
but one which. In It's operation, will AFFECT
tne property and interests of millions of
our fellow citizens. II should be guarded
with such Jealous care, but above ell it
should provide that no man should be de-
prived OF his opportunity TO go to the
court In defense of his rights II he
thinks these rights are Invaded"
Tillman Calls 1t Farce.
When Mr.. Lodge concluded Mr. TIL
man called up his resolution for the in
vestisation of an alleged coal combIna-
ton. Speaking upon the general railroad
situation. Mr.. Tlllman said the present
proceeding in Congress Is stupendous
farce.
You read IN every paper that the Pres
ldent has won his fight. yet when you
examine further, you find the Presidents
own two principal advisers are Elihu
Root. who has been the closest adviser
OF railway magnates In New York. and
Mr. Knox, who has been for years in the
employ Of the Pennsylvania railway"
Der when reference was made TO him. but
he came In before the South Carolina
senator had proceeded far He imme
diately interrupted Mr.. Tllmnu TO say TO
MN that he had been entirely mistaken IN
saying he had been an attorney for the
Pennsylvania railroad. Il never sus-
tained that relationship, either perma-
nently or temporarily, directly or ndi-
rectly at any time during my career" he
said. He added that he would not con-
slider such connection at all improper
Tillman Is Pleased;
Mr.. Tilman expressed satisfaction over
the denial. saying To Mr., Knox that he
Of his life.
Continuing. the South Carolina Senator
said that the three principal lines OF road
south OF the Potomac were in merger.
which was controlled by the Pcnusyl-
vania and the New York Central He
then spoke Of the conditions I'm West EIr-
glnia, and said that. notwithstanding
tenton 10 the violation OF law i'm Tint
state, the Attorney had done
nothing about it, The people were, how
ever, becoming aroused.
Even the poor besotted Pennsylvania
Legislature owned body and soul by the
pennsylvania aud the Reading. had
ton as TO the control OF the coal output
by the railroads, as II everybody did not
know that tho anthracite output is and
has been for years controlled. both as to
10 doc lnT h.
PENNSYLVANIA road to be the head devil
in the whole policy OF monopoly" and
referring TO the Baltimore & Ohlo's policy
in West virginia he said that the road
had practically told the public that 1t
might be damned"
Pressure on President
He declared that a strenuous effort had
been brought To bear on the President TO
grant to the railroads the privilege of ap-
peal TO the courts before the orders Of
the Interstate Commerce commission 20
into effect He had oven heard that
threats wore being made that tho Presi-
dent must yield
"It lie stands firm and docs not Weld,
then they Will have more confidence" he
added.
Mr. Foraker asked Mr. Tnlman II he
dIu not believe there should he provisions
for review by the courts. and Mr.. TIL
man replied that he believed in II II prop
crly provided for Otherwise" he said.
the poor devil of n complainant will be
bully ragged and dragged from one court
TO another until he is forced into bank
rupJcy.'
in answer tc further questions by Mr..
Foraker. Mr. Tillman said nc wns not
satisfied with the Hepburn bill. and he
added that he intended 10 offer amend
mente to remedy the situation in West
Virginia.
Tillman Sees Loophole.
lie declared that the Hepburn blIl had
!uopholc i'm IL that a freight trnin
might be driven through and added:
You will never stop the dcVlment till
you put the millionaire IN prison and
put tho stripes on him"
He said that he had asked the Inter
state Commerce commission TO make the
inquiry called for by his resolution be-
cause. for one reason. the Senate has
not the time. and because, "Wc know
better how not to do it than anybody on
Gods green earth
He then proceeded to give reasons why
he thought the President could not be
depended upon 10 serve the interests OF
the people
Slap at Morton.
Speaking OF Mr. Morton. Mr. Tillman
said that he had resigned from the navy
with the concession Of rebate him.
made by his own mouth, and the proof
hanging over him.
"He is promoted" Mr.. Tilman con
tinued, and made head OF thg great IN
surance organization In New York which
has been made the stamping ground for
as dirty a lot OF thieves as ever walked
Gods green earth And they sent a man
with this nice clean record and put him
In charge OF these scores OF hundreds OF
millions which the savings, to
speak, OF widows and orphans, who have
policies In that company.
At the conclusion OF Mr.. Iilman
speech tho resolution FOR an investigation
was passed IL Is Joint resolution and
must be passed by the House and signed
by the President before 1t becomes ef-