Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1906-10-17
soa,tor Punctures Theories
Advanced by the
Democrats
~, IS Tariff Tinkerins and Govern
-. Ownership Of Railroads 10
Shown in Their True Light
coodina's Work Strongly
Defended.

national politics, state pon'ics o'io
.r.o local issues were discussed IN an
~. manner last night by United
s,..e. senator w. B. Hepburn. Com
ICING on the open river question
u gradually leading up to the great
,.,oes OF the two parties he held his
,,steners wrapped in interest for .
,.r;od Of about two hours and half
uon G. A. Lingenfelter presided at 1
i. meeting and introduced the speak
= large audience was present and
apulause was generous.
Heyburn discussed the pet meas
ure. OF the democratic party and by
II. sound and forceful reasoning as
veil as his impressive presentation of
( the facts with which he was thorough
" familiarly, showed them to be as
impractical as the doctrines that
Cleveland heaped upon the people dur
H ing his administration.
Asss;is oryan'ss piatfern.
Ii his handling Of Bryan's idea. Of
I government ownership Of the railroads
be was strong.
= ABryan found many IDEAS OF Sow,
isftnment in his trip to the world"
+ ,a,d the senator. Two pf These were
l Y especially commended 70 his consider.
alton n--tarifi reform affd government
ownerahip Of railyoaAs.''
Senator Hepburn handled tariR rec
fssuxh A. able ,mAnnas, shoying thet Z;
Us sprssent tariff system b ti4
grephdwork upon which the American
government depends TOR tn great
prosperity. He showed that the tar-
III should be reformed by only people
who understood what REFORMS are
needed.
Senator Hepburn. then assaiied the
question of government iownership.
I'm the first place, do you realize
what 1t means to have the taxes the
railroads pay every year. II they
were owned by, the government the
; state could not tax thew"
The senator thAn presented the side
Of purchasing tie r1iaroads. He show
y that the assessed valuation OF the
railroads in the nation were more than
twice the national debt.
Step and Think What Il Means.
n he asked II It would be crushing ol
abusing the great trusts that own tns
railroads to pay them this vast sun
oI money. or to pay them interest or
This vast sum for . number Of years
Instead Of harming them." he said
we pour the treasury OF the land int.
'neir laps. No; We want the mai
nduals to own the railroads and op
crate them with Individual respcnsi
oility, but we want to regulate then
@ that they WIN not Cypress the peo
pie"
Heferring to the attacks made OF
Sovernor Gcoding because of his ef
iofts az an administrative oilicsr !,
see that the perpetrators cf the steun
enoers assassination are brought b
nstice. Senator Heyburn saad:
6esdins's Settle ssr 1ssiiss.
1T has been charged that 0cyerno
"ooing Is attempting to deal unfair
with certain men who are hell
uaer arrest to answer the aharge .
aoroer. 1t has been ALLEGED that b
vas party to xidnaping these me-
'hd bringing them from < asneixhbor
s state. No man who knows tn
a'cts or who cares to investigat
mem can for a moment believe tha
sHarge to be true, because every ste
's matter OF record" q
me Charge that was made befor
n oincer Of the law that these me
s',e guilty. Is a matter Of public rec
eau' The governor. under the cir
umstances, and the statutes of Idaho
"eh such charge is made, connect
VI with the charge that these ma
I've gone or are beyond the juris
eion :. OF the state, issues his requisi
~ on the chief executive officer o
"e state or country to which the
gone. or in which they are, an
.a. onicer under the constitution
nd the laws is hound to deliver u
80, person charged II the requisltio
made IN the manner provided b
Nv. In this case the charge ws
s under oath before the ONCE
'snated by law. The governor wa
seestea IA the rnanner provided b
~ 70 issue q reQuisitiou Tor thes
~ the requisition was taken I
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