The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-05-07
Has the President Surrendered

Has the President SURRENDERED
PRESIDENT Roosevelts friends declare
th,. he has made no surrender, but tr"'
h,e ecceptance OF tho so-cnlled Allison
amendment Is really victory lo' -
insures the passage Of the p1ii AZ e''o
form generally approved by the au'o-
Gates OF rate legislation.
The washington Post says It can De
stated on excellent authority that II seha-
tor Allison shall to-day offer THIS ''''e .'
ment. the proposition bearing ms nuN'e
viii contain the essential principles u
+ha long amendment and the OVerman
,oroviso. and that such q composite
n,endment would enlist the earnest sup
nort Of Senator Tillman and all the otnei
Da,, ocrat,c senators who are friendly to
effective legislation.
A Republican senator is quoted us say
inc that 1.-THE so-called Allison a'ne.u
n,ert was originally prepared BY 1rlenus
nr the hill 10 meet the doubts OF other
friends, and not with view to conclliate
as enemies. The Aldrich element recog-
niz,nc the fact that the bill had frisnas
enough 70 mass 1t over their votes, "hell
senator Allison asked what they thousn'
az This amendment, received II Will ei'
thusiasm as the exact thing they hau
been contenaing for all winter.
"Altbough Senator Allison was using the
amendment MS a mere memorandum LOOK
Ing toward an agreement on the plii, aiiu
tefore any Of the friends OF the pilt huu
had either time or opportunity 10 come "
any agreement about the matter aHiolis
themselves or with others. the Alor'cl,
people carried it to the newspapers ana
advertised It as their long-iost s'c'o''
over the President.
"senator Allison had exhibited the
amendment not only on the Republican
side, but to Senator Tillman, on the Deiho-
cratic side His purpose was not 10
make peace with the enemies of the pill
hut To find out whether 1t was posslple
for its friends to smooth out immaterlal
differences and to help the bill along.
1T is perfectly idle to talk about the
amendment Is broadening the courts Jur-
is6ict.on. The attitude OF the courts To-
ward rate fixed by act OF Congress,
through a commission, is clearly defined
In our Jurisprudence This amendment
simply recognizes 1t, and gives parties en-
titled to relief and undoubted access TO
the courts Jurisdiction the right to main
tain a suit against the commission within
the courts iurisdiction. Hence, the noise
made about the Presidents surrendT Is
mere pounding on tin pans by defeated
and dlscredited faction OF the Senate.
"But In reality Senator Allison has not
agreed to offer any amendment, and the
probability Is that II he offers any. he
will do It upon his own responsibility.
! with view TO securing the best and
most effective rate legislation"
The reports are so conflicting that 1t
Is hard to reach definite conclusion as
to what the attitude Of the President
really Is. We shall know better to-
morrow. But the impression prevails
thnt President Roosevelt has made
complete surrender to the demands of the
railroads. and the New York Herald goes
80 far as to say that his spectacular
message on the Standard OIL Company
was sent in at this time to obscure, for
the time at least. the fact that he has
yielded to his party In the Senate.
We shall know more in few days. II
the President has in fact surrendered,
he cannot conceal the fact by any noisy
manoeuvre.