The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1906-11-26
JAIL THE
GUILTY
Officials Of the Railways, Says
GaynOr
I'VE HAVE THE LAWS"
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And Mere Prosecution Of Corporations i
Not Having a Good Effect Govern
ment Should Name General
Freight Agents.

Boston, Nov. 20. William J. Gaynor,
justice Of the New York supreme court,
was the principal speaker at the Eco
nomic club dinner here Saturday. In
opening, he referred to the lack Of polill
cal cohereney in this country, (which
has been greatly increased by the degra,
dation of the national House OF Repre-
sentatiyes from deliberative body to
a mere puppet OF its speaker and his
committee on rules. Think OF tile great
railroad legislation Of last session being
passed upon a discussion limited to a
few hours IN the House Of Representa-
tivel A discussion Of six months would
not have been too long
Then, taking up the main topic Of
the evening. Judge Gaynor said in part
1T seems 20 me that the effect OF
wealth, however great in individuals,
provided It be acquired ON equal terms
OF competition, cannot be pernicious Co
REPUBLICAN institutions. This is Presi-
dent Roosevelt's square deal and is all
that anyone wants, unless he prefers
lpaternal government, or the doing away
with all competition and ambition, the
monster Of progress, by state social
ism.
There Is no objection to Or dread
of honestly acquired wealth in this coun-
ltrY There is no natural hatred Of the
poor against the rich. which is the
basis Of quicksand on which all dcma-
gogues have gone down. IT would be
well If the great speech Of your Web
ster, in which he scathed and blasted
by his immortal eloquenee those in his
I time who tried to climb into Office on
such basis were read By everyone"
Tribute to Roosevelt.
Judge tiaynor paid a warm tribute to
President Roosevelt, styling him "the
great man now in rulership over this
country.
with the penetration Of great
mind said Justice Gaynor, Mr. Roose.
Welt was quick to perceive in the loose
clamor and denunciation Of the hour
about trusts. on the one hand, and spe-
cious defenscs and explanations on the
other. exactly where the real evil lay
Through mazes Of sophistry and masse.
81 immatcrial facts, his mind went
struight to the mark. And, what was
better nothing could then swerve him
from espousing and fighting the honest
cause of the many against tie powerful
few And you know the power Of com
bined millions
"1'he acquisition Of private property
| by the dishonest use Of public franchises
and the aid Of cunning statutes is more
than menace 20 our Republican institn.
tions; it Is fraught with their destruc
ton If suffered Co continue; the mora
olium Of IL would IN the end debase
as all and no base people can IN the ma
turc Of things remain o free, self-gov-
crning people.
at has been difficult to get soms
people to understand that our railroad.
are not private roads, but our publ,
highways, Just as much 80 as our roads
which run alongside Of them Mr.. Bryan
recently suggested That the government
should take over the fai1oads and run
tbem. Mr.. Bryan based this on the as
seition that railroad Is a monopoly
and that there should be no private mo
lnopolies. His conclusion Is sound, hni
lI do not see that his promise i, al
though there Is nothing novel on startling
\ in his suggestion Of government owncr
ship and operation when three.ffths 81
the railroads OF the world are owned
and operated by government
ANY fayoritism ~ rates Is absolute