Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-11-02

justified itself. Since the passage of the
act, less than five months ago, there have
been more voluntary reductions OF rates by
our railroads than during the entire nine
teen years of the previous life of the in
terstate commerce commission On the
single day of the 18th of August. 1906, two
days before the act went into force, over
5000 notices of voluntary reduction of
rates were filed with the interstate COM
merce commission by the railroads of the
United States.
DISQUALIFICATION.
apitalization Is an evil peculiarly
within the control of state governments,
and one for which we ought to have in
every state capital man who can do what
Mr.. Hughes has shown himself capable Of
doing; but the federal government through
the bureau of corporations is going far on
the road to a cure by getting at the truth
and dispelling the darkness under the cover
of which the evil has grown.
..Or should other evils with which the
federal government is graphing DE for
gotten-the pure food act and the meat in
spection act Of the last session of Con-
gress are protecting the food of the peo-
Pile against fraud and adulteration and
contamination; justice from the employer
to the employed is advanced by the wise
employers liability act of the last session:
the federal contractors eight-hour labor
law, too long ignored, Is being vigorously
enforced and every week come reports Of
safety-appliance law, discredited in the
lower courts, has been taken by the gov
eminent intervening in aid of an injured
employee to the Supreme Court of the Unit
ed States in suit against the Southern
Pacific Railroad Company, and has been
established upon sure foundation by the
decision of that great court.
All this has not been easy; 1t has required
not merely skill and ability and patient in
dustry and the tremendous personality of
the President, against all powerful inf1u-
ences urging on Congress and lawyers and
courts, but it has required and still requires
persistency. long-continued and constant
effort, deliberate, settled and unvaryfng
policy.
That policy is now before the American
people for their approval or disapproval
and it is confronted by two dangers.
The first danger is lest the people should
refuse to return a majority of republicans
in the House of Representatives. which
has stood Loyalty by the President. and
should return democratic majority which
will be in opposition to the President. Do
not be deceived about that. Under our
system of government, effective, af11rma-
tive governmental action requires the CO.
operation of both President and Congress;
that cooperation can be had only with a
House of Representatives of the Presi-
dents own party. 1t can not be had by re-
jecting and Furnishing the members of the
House who have been working with the
President in the past.
A democratic House, In inevitable con-
f1ict with a republican Senate, would not
really help the democratic party but it
would hinder. embarrass weaken and dis
hearten the President and his assistants in
carrying on the policy in which they are
engaged. Independent and patriotic demo-
Gratis equally with republicans ought to
avoid result so disastrous to our country.
1t would be unpatriotic to deprive our
government of the help and this state Of
the credit found in the able and experienced
service of our respected and beloved rep
resentatice, James s. Sherman.
The Second Danger.
The second danger is, lest in this greatest
of states, the Presidents own state, the
voters shall reject Mr.. Hughes, who was
the Presidents own choice for the nomi-
nation, who by his character and his
achievements has shown himself fit and
competent in the great office of governor
of this state to help hold up the President s
hands and to carry on in the state the same