The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1906-04-27
IA Large Crowd Hears Him Discuss
Railroad Rate Rsgu>
IatiOH.
LOCAL QUESTIONS
Lauds Hearst, Bryan and LaFOI-
lette as Leaders.
REFERS TO DAVEY BILL AS
WEAKEING AND THE HEPBURN
MEASURE AS A WEAK IMITA.
TON OF THE HEARST MEASURE
GREAT ENTHUSIASM rs MANI
TESTED.

The first ADDRESS made by Repre-
sentative w. B. Lamar, of the third
congressional district, in his canvass
for election to a third term in the
rational house of representatives was
delivered in Pensacola last night. The
address was heard by a large audi
ence, in which were a great many Ia
dies.
Representative Lamar spoke from
the band stand at Hotel Escambia.
- was introduced by David Kugle-
man who presided and who referred
10 the distinguished visitor as a man
whose service TO the third district had
been So satisfactory, and whose &C
qUaiBtance with the people was so
close that he really needed no intro
dUction to a Pensacola audience.
Received With Cheers.
AS Mr.. Lamar arose he was greet
ed by cheers. He spoke first of local
affairs and of the interest he felt in
appropriation for the Pensacola Navy
Yard. He regretted that the commit
tee on naval affairs had not included
in its report an appropriation for the
craving dock which Admiral Endicott,
chief Of the bureau of construction,
had recommended. He spoke at
length of his tireless efforts to have
this item included in the bill. The
secretary of the navy, however, had
recommended two other points. one on
Chesapeake Bay and the other on
Puget Sound, ahead of Pensacola and
The committee had followed the secre-
tary's recommendation. Regarding the
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would be possible to get the govern
ment to build the road over the mill
tary reservation, but he doubted if it
would ever be possible to get govern
ment aid for building the road from
the reservation to Pensacola.
Rate Regulation. .....
Congressman Lamsr next took up
the foremost question in national inn
portance, railroad rate regulation. The
speaker declared himself a strong ad-
Docate Of rate reform and to have
proper power conferred on the Inter
State Commerce Commission. During
the course Of his remarks Mr.
Lamar took occasion to criticise the
Davey Bill which was known as the
democratic rate regulation bill He
OF the democratic party and protested
against the adoption of such a
measure as the Davey Bill Finally
five amendments were made, which to
a great extent helped the cause Of the
bill.
Mr.. Lamar covered every phase "
the rate question in his argument
-yhich appeared to be convincing tO
his hearers. He scored a strong point
Hhen he denounced favoritism shown
by railroads in giving rebates. He
stated that in some instances the
Standard Oil Company had not only
secured rebates, but demanded that
certain percentages of the rates Sc
cured by the railroads from in0epen-
dent oil companies be given the gi-
gantic trust.
The Hearst Bill.
In the course of his address Mr.
Lamar stated that the rate question
is no partisan measure. He paid
glowing tributes to William r. Hearst
and William J. Bryan. The former he
stated introduced a rate bill, which
covered every salient feature recon-
mended by. the Industrial Commission
and in line with recommendations of
the Interstate Commerce Commits
sion for the equalization of railroad
rates. The Hearst bill he stated was
Introduced in congress eight months
before President Roosevelt sent his
famous message to congress urging
rate legislation and one year before
the Esch-Townsend bill was framed.
The equalization of freight Thtes
with equal privileges TO all and spec
ial privileges to none, Mr.. Lamar
stated is the most potent question in
rational affairs to-day. Congressman
Lamar stated that he believed that
the Hearst Bill will some day be-