The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-04-08
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s Clnl tribunals. IA,
yVl,iln tho House passed tho rate pll
Nv IL vote That was practically UNANIMOUS
iiic President never by ono single wore
Indicated that he regarded It ms u non.
n]artisan ,,ea sure. Tho bill has been IN
ibe sonntc for weeks, With n Democrat
Senator Tiliman, Iii control or inc meas.
ura on the floor OF the SENATE. IHt.e
have been plenty Of opportunities LOT III, ~
President to have Indicated tnai a.,, ar
should not be regarded as RcpnpncHn ~ =.
& rcn,ocratlc. But he never availen MIN
4 sclf ~ any Of them until he came 10 re-
n1ize that which, the country had seen
fnr tnontts-that ho could not geL ms
Bill through without tho aid OF the Le'1'
ocrhtic senators. ..,
Then he began sending Tor senh,o,s
from, the Democratic side ana urs..s
them ID support tho bill, with al, amend
n,nnt framed at the White House, pro.
yidinr for a. liberal review power louseo
Il No courts. Quite naturally, Demo.
ara ID who are not inclined to be fhttereu
80 Invitations to discus public questlohs
Win tho prcsident--and there are some
10 not like the idea, Of helping Nlr. ltoosc-
vclt put through legislation on ms suui i,
%itation, made only after he had rcuilHeu
that he could not get along Wlthou. eicii.
But there are Democrats VINO are 1lot
inyulncrnble 10 the insldious fiattcry
when the present Executive knows so
vol how To administer. These want the
1oemncats Of the Senate TO stand WIZ
the President and vote for the Dill,
mended as he directs. This. 100. hl'cr
no had tried for so long to have the ~
passed without Democratic help, ana
after he had declared on every possible
occasion that he was not Wiling 70 ~ y
cept any amendments "iii'eNei - ="
Hepburn bill.
Much Objection.
In Tho first place, It is believed ~
many democrats rs well as Republicans.
that Tho bill will not be strengthened
with the courts, when the question or
constitutionality is raised, by the al
di,ion of an amendment giving the specl-
fic right Of court review. 1t is claimed
that that right will exist BY lmplica-
ton If the bill contain not a woEd on
the subject. This is the view OF SEND
tors Dolliver and Clapp, who are ,ne
leaders of the rate fight for the Repuo-
llcans. 1t Is believed to be the we"
OF the other wing OF the Republicans
who are opposed, openly or otherwise,
to all rate legislation. There are saa
to be two or three Democrats VINO IN
sist that the bill will be declared nn-
constitutional unless the right oil re-
view by the courts be specifically given.
Wfgln tIle SGCOlu pldGS,
want the bill, IL 1t Is to be amended,
by the executive instead of by
the Senate and House. There IS
a most decided sentiment against inc
continued and increasing disposition
on the part of the President to IN
fluence legislation. It Is more thar like
~ that had he have taken less part in
efforts to induce the Congress TO act
along certain lines. more things he has
asked would have been granted him
And 1t is probable that his activity
In trying to shape the character OF the
rate bill will hurt It.
If the bill is defeated. that Is, It is
SO amended as to render 1t ineffective
in SO far as the regulation of rates is
concerned. the President will be more
to blame than any other one man. Anu
this is not said with a view to chal.
longing his honesty on the subject or
rate legislation, though his views on the
subject are known to have changed as
many as four times since the converting
Of Congress.