Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-03-15

the final determination Of the question
az issue must be made by the supreme
court There is even greater soIIcitude
upon the question of judicial review"
Friends OF the railroads contend. said
Mr.. Ttllman, that Congress cannot linn
u the jurisdiction Of the circuit court
Whlle, on the other hand, he added. II
is asserted with equal emphasis that the
power 10 create all courts, other than
the supreme court rests alone In Com
sress and that such courts, being sta
tutory, are necessarily limited in their
scope and power by the authority which
created them.
COURT INTERFERENCE
He continued
myself incline confidently TO thls
view ana have not the slightest doubt
tnat IL IL possible properly to amend
ihlS OIL so as 10 prohibit the circuit
courts from interfering with the orders
OF the interstate commerce commission
ny any interlocutory order. This ques-
tlon also must be determined by the su-
preme court should the proposed law
be enacted. The senate must determine
by It's vote what shall be its attitude
upoh the questions of court review and
lhterlocutofy suspensions The whole
Question at issue rs To giving relief to
the producing interests of the country
feVolNes around this feature of the
bill If any decision of the supreme
court shall declare that Congress Is
poWerless TO grant speedy relief through
commission, It needs no prophet To
tell that an outburst OF surprise and
Indignation will sweep over the coun-
try"
commenting on the gross earnings
ana the net earnings of railroad proper
ues, NJ. Tillman said that once a
year every dollar In the United States
passes through the hands OF the rail-
roads and every three years becomes
a Part OF their net earnings. He asked
II 1t is any wonder that the railroads
have the most brilliant legal minds at
their command TO conduct legis alton
and asserted that the struggle is be-
tween man and money, citizenship and
capital.
He discussed at length the building of
great fortunes and The maintenance OF
great properties. Summing up the sit
uatlon he said
SITUATION SUMMED UP
1T Is impossible to deny that this
great accumulation of wealth I'm the
hands of the few Is such a menace to
liberty that the honest patriot stands
appal ed by the outlook
After commenting at length upon
what he declared to be the existing sys.
tenn Of Juggling with railroad properties
or the robbery OF the masses, Mr.. Till.
man stated that this phase Of the sub
Ject brings into great prominence and
Importance the relation to Congress
Of the increase In capitalization; wheth
or II Is the purpose of Congress TO com
pei the business industries TO pay divi-
dends not upon the real value OF these
properties but upon the fictitious value
which has been sought to be placed
upon them by the increased capltali-
cation
Concerning the application Of the bill
TO this subject he said:
A DANGEROUS PROVISION.
"Ther is dangerous provision in this
bill which, In my judgment, ought to
be stricken out, and that Is I'm sec
tion n. whore the Interstate commerce
commission is told to determine aud
prescribe what will, in Its Judgment, be
the just and reasonable and fairly re.
munerative rate The last words are
too elastic and ambiguous, and can be
construed TO mean too much that would
be harmful. Fairly remunerative rate
on what =? The actual value or the flc.
titlous value of the propertles?"
WATERED STOCK DIVIDENDS.
Mr.. Tillman declared there can be
no Justice I'm compelling the people to
pay dividends on watered stock primar-
lily to increase the fortunes Of men al.
ready too rich, lie contended that the
poor dupes who have been led to invest
their savings In such stocks can better
afford to lose those earnings than 10
have the labor OF the country saddled
with the burden OF paying perpetual
tribute I'm the shape OF dividends on
dishonest valuations.
Mr.. Tllman recommended that
amendments TO tho bill be adopted,
which would give relief to the "ano-
malous and outrageous condition Of
affairs disclosed as existing in West
Virginia"
RAILROADS AS ROBBERS.
Vested with the rights OF eminent
domain to construct their lines and
granted liberal franchises and chart
ers, the railroads IN the last few years
have become rapidly transformed in
10 the veriest band OF robbers-high-
waymen who do not thrust their
pistols In the faces OF their victims
and demand money or their lives, but
who levy tribute In freight rates which
are us high as the traffic will bear,
deny access To market; monopollze with
brazen effrontry one Of the prime
necessaries of llfe.-coal--and IN every
way show their absolute contempt for
the people and the peoples rights"
A WORD OF CAUTION.
Mr.. Tillman concluded with a word
OF caution TO the friends of the pro-
posed legislation. He said:
"The demand OF the people for re-
lief from the expressions and wrongs
they now endure may be thwarted by
the great influence of the railroad cor
porations. This influence has hither-
to been paramount and It's representa-
tives In the two houses may feel that
Il il safe to refuse to redress the
grievances and 20 continue the policy
of nou-interference. Such action on
their part, Will, in my judgment, be
very unwlse. and will only dam up
the water. The Issue will be made
the paramount one In the next election
and those who are responsible for de-
lay or inadequate legislation, win find
that when at last the lJodgates OF pop.
ular wrath and Indignation are hoist
ed there VIII he some fine grinding
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