The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1906-05-10
WELDING rne VITAL POINT.


I al surrender 90 the railr0ad-dominat-
! Ing wing % the senate on the propo-
I sitiOn that broad court review shall
take the place % ,he limited court
| review fo- phica the president had
/ heretofor. c0ntended The Iovan eE-
claimed 90 friend lu bis committee
room Ny God u that is true. We
might as vel abandon the Hepburn
I bin altogether and take Foraker's
/ scheme 10 vest the courts with all the
authority 90 settle rate cases. says
/ the 81 Louis Republic
And Why uo'e For - what use is
I the interstate commerce commission
as a rate f1-ng body when !'s decfees
have practically DO operative force'
4 The Auis0n ameudment-'he work
/ of Tho hIRrrt LEGAL talent possible
f1r 'hs railroad Interests 20 employ
absolutely emascu'E-es the function =
[ 'te Interstate commerce commission
with reference 90 rates Unrestrict.
Cd court review leaves The issue b..
tween the shippers and the roads
practically where o. ls now The
rate bin qualified by the so-calisd Az
lIson amendment proposes merely that
The commission shall name rate
ahich may b. uuga'ed over almost IN.
terminably and s1spen-et - injunc.
uon during The period q litigation
Senator Bailey convinced the sen
ate that congress has absolute power
20 define what shall be the iurisdic.
tion of the Federal courts upon ap.
peais for the commission. power -
limit that Jurisdiction and 20 exclude
The use Of Injunction in rate cases
spooner. standing Tor the other side
~ the question was downed In
manner that will not soon be forgD'.
10 tne most noteworthy debate wit
messed on the floor of congress In
decade. and other open and avowed
/ opponents ~ 'ho Texan paid him the
high tribute 90 confess that he had
convinced them In spite Of themselves
The legal mind of the country Is al.
most AZ one upon the proposition
for which Bailey conGended-the
constituiionality o. limited review
and no inluiction
Had Mr. Roosevelt stood by tire
radical Republicans whom he had IN.
listed In support Of his measure the
Democrats In the senate wo1id have
held out for Baileys demands. and
the result might have been and prob
ably would have been an effective law
10 regulate rates The politics In rate
| legislation came 10 the surface when
Bailey confessed that he hoped that
/ the Republican senators would remain
divided 80 a. 10 give the Democratic
senators an opportunity 20 do the
country a service Boy standing out for
an effective law
Politically the Democratic position
Is strengthened by the Roosevelt
capiiulatlon. Had the president re.
mained stoadfast for an effective
measure he might have claimed for
himself or the radical wing Of his par
~ the credit for the resultant legis.
lstlon Now his purpose Is discredit.
ed-betrayed by himself. in fact-and
the innocuous law promised by the
situation cannot fail 10 be hurtful 20
the Republican party illustrating the
bondage In which & is held by the
| privileged interests, and merely en-.
| phasizing the necessity for a Demo
cratic remedy. q genuine and opera.
tive law 10 protect the shipper against
injunctlons and useless and intermin-
able litigations
when the startling fact sinks into
the mind Of the country that r Ioso
Welt has capitulated TO the machine
interest on the great issue which ne
had elevated to first importance, the
| political eject cannot be less than tire.
mondous Mr. Roosevelt mas sacri.
feed all other issues, Inc llins those
Of tariff revision and con. III II mo.
nopoly, 20 The impoTtancr II rate veg
ulation. and his failure dow mlN-s a
fatal political climax u stamps Mr
Roo5oyolrs party a. hopelessly i'm.
potent IN the hands al special pri'l
liro II has surrendered 10 the rail.
road clique when the president had
the entire people Of the country with
him. The surrender demonstrates
the typical and inherent incapacity
OF Rcpublicanism, Of a party which.
owing 10 It's essential makeup and
limitations cannot be trusted as re-
former andy more than Roosevelt has
shown himself able b accomplish
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