The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1906-03-30
RAPID cTY, SOUTH FRIDAY, MARCH
GOV. CUA[Nlls' REPLY
HITS OUT FROM ,o,u nre IN
ANSWER TO .k.Ns.

.~Ss~eve 's"e est virginia
Senator That observation-disclosures
to Railroads 10 Matttof Common
Heeord-W'thdraws Ming.
Des Moines, March lGoyernor
Cummins has mailed tonnator FL
A1ns o1 west virginia ,ly to the
senator's letter in which lcriticised
statements made by the fernor in
speeches to the voters olowa. re-
garding his examination tore the
senate committee on inter.te com.
merce when it had under nsidera-
ton the railway rate bill.
The governor says that th,enator
accused him of falsehood in elarine
that his cross-examination v hos.
tile, that an attorney OF the ilway
companies sat at the right of nator
Elkins during the examinatio that
Senator Elkins appeared to be ICON.
munion and sympathy with IL at.
torney and that the attorney hded
to Senator Elkins questions he
asked the governor.
"If," says the governor, in Inset.
ter to the senator, you undersnd |
your duties and obligations as chr.
man of a legislative committee toe
similar to those Of an advocate, he |
no criticism to make of your condu.
except to say that you were on t,
side of the railways instead of on til
side of the people. l have though
however, that as chairman of such
committee your duties and obligation
were more nearly like those of
Judge; namely, to hear both sides pa
tiently, without bias or prejudice, an,
then to decide impartially, withou
fear or favor. You heard patiently
but it was clearly apparent in you
cross-examination that you had de
cided the case in favor of the rail
roads and was determined to shatte
my evidence, If you could. The cross
examination shows conclusively tina
you had made up your mind that tn,
proposed authority ought not to b.
given to the interstate commerc,
commission, that the power sought t,
be given was unnecessary, dangerous
and filled with disaster to commerce
1t Is from beginning to end Just sucl
q cross.examination as an attorne,
for the railway companies would hav'
conducted, and it was unseemly TO
you to assume that attitude. TIL
scene in your committee room /
sharply stamped on my memory, an
it is impossible that can be mis-
taken about it. Sitting squarely a
your right hand, just a trife benin,
you. sat gentleman, who, as wa
afterwards informed, is ex-Senato
Faulkner inquired what relation h
bore to the investigation, and wa
told that he was an employe OF tn
railway companies to resist the pro
posed law. I don't know whether tn,
other senators saw him or not, TO
their faces were turned toward me
and. therefore, away from him; but
do know that you saw him, first, be
cause he was SO close to you that 20,
could not turn your head without see
ing him; second. because you wer,
In conversation with him part of tn
time; third, because | saw him will
his hand on your shoulder, pass t,
you questions which you read an,
then put to me. There can be no mis-
take about this, for my senses wer,
as alert just then as human facultie
can be.
THE truth is. Senator, that yo,
have fairly established the reputatio,
of standing for the railroads in tn,
United States senate. 1t is most un
fortunate that any senator should &C
quire such reputation among tn,
people of the country. 1t is in tn,
highest degree important that tn,
body Of which you are member shall
enjoy the fullest public confidence
The gravest problems which confron
you are those which relate to the regu
lation and restriction Of corporal,
power. These problems will not b,
successfully solved by those who's,
lives have been so nodded by corpor
ate thought and corporate influenc,
that they instinctively turn to corpor
alton officers and managers for infor
nation and guidance. It is with pro
found regret that l have condemned
your course but my regret disappear
and another feeling takes it's plac,
when observe that you are not onl,
persisting in your indefensible atti
tude, but are endeavoring to reacl
over thousand miles of space and ad
wise the Republican voters of low;
how to select governor. The bur
den is too heavy for you; you canno
lift 1t. The task is too great for you
you cannot accomplish it."
Eikins Replies to cummIns.
Wheeling, w. Va, March 27.-Sena
tor Elkins issued the following state
ment relative to the letter OF Gov
ernor Cummins of Iowa:
Il don't think Governor Cummin,
has made any answer to what hav,
said, but has admitted many thing,