The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1906-05-15
THe BAILEY AMENDMENT.

As has been anticipated for some
days. Senator Bsiley's amendment 70
the rate bili has ben defeated, says
the Fort Worth Record
u is 70 be observed that o. ths
twenty-eight Democratic senators HE
amendment commanded the cordia.
support Of twenty Of the remaining
eight, to-Vlt-ClarL Of Montana, Ba-
con. Culberson. Daniel. Morgan. Pc.
tus. Tallaferro and Nevlands-sera-
tors Morgan and Pe.us 81 Alabama
are opposed 20 any sort Of railway
regulation. and senator CLARK q Non.
tana. for reasons not necessary %
mention here. is not 20 be- regarded
as a Democrat ~ any consequence
Senators Tallafero u Florida and
Sowlands q Nevada are not dlstin.
guished f1r ability Of service This
leaves only Senators Bacon % Geor.
r.a. Daniel % Virginia and Culberson
~ Texas as conspicuous opponents
~ the policy of limiting the iurisalc.
Ion ~ The federal courts IN respec,
20 luIuncflous agains, rates and or.
ders n The Interstate railway commis.
sion.
Therefore. 90 may be said that the
Bailey amendment has general Dem.
ocratic support 90 the senate. and the
evidence 81 abundant that Il has also
Democratic support throughout the
country.
When the president changed his
mind In respect 10 a broad court re.
view amendment, and when the orig
inal opposition. headed by Senator
Aldrich. made party tactics Of the
presidents new attitude and aligned
the Republican party in the senate
solldly for the socalled Allison amend
ment there arose a distinct party f..
sue on this subject
In all probability the bill, as amend.
cd. by lis original opponents. will be-
come law and will be a definite ex.
preston Of practically unanimous Re
publican policy. Even the Democrats
who opposed the Bailey idea are not
satisfied With the bin as Il Is destined
20 pass.
out Of this situation arises an op.
portunlty which It seems that the
Democratic party must inevitably em-
brace. The principle Of limiting the
jurisdictIon Of the federal courts Is
one of vast importance In other re-.
spects as well as in respect TO rail.
way rate regulation. II appeals strong
ly TO the popular sentiment for throw
ing some restraint around the federal
courts. II Is new expression Of the
sovereign powers rcposed by the peo'
pie In the congress over all the crea'
lures Of the government. II Is sound
policy. II Is good law and II Is a need
ful measure Of reform.
Unless the legislation as Il Is TO
be completed surprises even It's friends
as n measure Of persuasion against
the cxtortions and determinations OF
railway tranic. not many months will
clapsc before this clearly labeled Re
publican measure will have proved TO
be a failure. or AZ least n disappoint'
mcnt. by falling very short Of the re-
forms originally proclaimed by the pres
idcnt and until this time so effective
Is advocated by him. In that iuncturo
II seems at this time that the Demo
cratic party viii, as the original pro
poncnt Of railway raoc regulation. ac'
ccpt the definite issue which has been
$50 plainly brought into view by the
Tallcy amendment and the circrm'
stances OF its defeat
whether thiSshould come 10 pass or
not. or whether the circumstances OF
the hour will permit the Democratic
party TO take advantage Of this Issue.
IL is reasonable 10 anticipate that In
the probable disappointment growing
ont of the operation OF the statute the
principle Of limitation, so forcihly pre-.
sontcd by Mr. Bailey viii rcappear
In the next session OF the congress.
II Is too sound ana vital a principle 10
die boy reason OF this temporary defeat
ana 10 is destined IN one way or th"
other to Dee written into the statutes
us lt ls already warranted I'm the con.
stiution.
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