The Washington herald., 1906-12-02
PLATT And DEPEW IN
Both New York Senators
Reach Nations Capital.
LATTER TALKS; OTHER SILENT
Junior Senator Says Hughes Was
Only Man Who Could Have Won
Roosevelt May BE Forced to Accept
denomination Income Tax I'M
prObabIe-Mrs. DepetS with Him.

For fifty years said Senator Chaun-
cey NJ. Depew last night, while his eyes
became reflective. and he slipped his after
dinner coffee, II had nothing but fiattery
and praise from the press. 1 entered poll
tics as soon as left college, as a stump
speaker in the campaign Of 1856. All the
fifty years of my activity in politics that
followed called nothing but praise from
the newspapers. During the last two
years I have had nothing but unlimited
criticism
II am curious to know just how long 1t
Will take for the criticism to reduce en-
tirely the feeling of gratifcation-the
swelling Of my head-that was created by
the fifty years of hattery. I realize that
there has been a reduction, a surprising
reduction, when I reflect that the Oppos-
ing forces operated in the ratio OF fifty to
two"
And the Senator from New York
laughed with a laugh that seemed to have
no bitterness in it.
Senator Depew reached here last even
ing with Mrs Depew, and went at once
TO the handsome residence at Eighteenth
and n streets, which he leased about
year ago.
Senator Thomas c.. Platt also got here
yesterday. He was accompanied only by a
valet Mr.. PIatt went from the station
to the Arlington Hotel, where he had
an early dinner and retired Immediately.
He has the apartments at the Arlington
which he occupied during most Of his
official life in Washington. After his
second marriage. he gave them up, and
since then had lived at the Willard and
StOnleigh Court.
Senator DePew Talks.
Senator and Mrs. Depew had Miss
Anna Depew Paulding, the Senator $
niece, with them az dipner last night.
While slipping his coffee. with Mrs. De-
pew and Miss Paulding seated near, the
Senator talked freely about things of in
terest, breaking the silence he has main
tanned in the last two years. He an
swered questions readily
Il doubt if Congress would pass an in
come tax law, in the face of the ruling
of the Supreme Court OF the United
States" said he.
1T would be equivalent to Congress
reversing the Supreme Court and max
ing a law which would be no law unless
the Supreme Court afterward reversed
itself OF course, as the former de-
cision was carried by vote of to >, a
case might possibly be made in which
that decision would be overturned.
Still, Congress always hesitates long
before legislating upon lines which the
Supreme Court of the United States has
declared unconstitutional An inheritance
tax is a different matter. The sentiment
of the country seems to favor that When
Sir William Harcourt passed his famous
and most unpopular inheritance tax law
in England his reply TO the criticisms
that it was a tax that robbed heirs and
depleted estates, was that anybody would
be willing to take the inheritance, less
the tax, if he could get it.
Rate Law All Right.
The rate law is working out all right
I have been "a close student of railroad
legislation for forty years, and it is my
experience that no matter what the leg
islation is. it generally helps the rail-
roads. The railroads undoubtedly, in
their earlier management, We're guilty of
gross injustice in many ways, and their
correction by legislation benefited the
roads by removing the causes of COM
plaint and permitting or forcing the rail-
roads tc so conduct their business as to
take them out of politics and legislation.
THE consolidation OF the railroads of
the country, which has brought about
economies of management, lower rates,
vast improvements in the properties and
policies which are beneficial TO the public,
and larger revenues which are better for
the stockholders. have all been brought
about by hostile legislation"
What IS your opinion Of the recent
New York electiOn?' the Senator was
asked.
Mr.. Hughes is the only man who
could have won. If any one else had
been nominated and the canvass had as
[sumed any other complexion than it did
on account Of that nomination, the spirit
Of unrest which Mr. Hearst represented