The Washington herald., 1906-10-26
RESENTED BY MELLEN
Says Bryan's Agitation Made
Hearst Possible.
CHAMPIONS THE RAILROADS
Head of New York, New Haven and
Hartford Also includes the Admin
half of Railway officials and Their
PraetIces-T0uehes on Rebates.

New Haven. Conn. Oct. president
Charles 5. AIellen. Of the New Haven
road. tonight before the Waterbury club
vigorously paid his respects 10 those who
We're attacking the corporations Of the
country, and had something to say about
Bryan and raped Hearst. He also touch
ed on railroad rebates He said, among
other things
Il would bespcak from you some word
of encouragement for those identified
with corporate activity who are striving
10 do their fun DUTY. Why consider only
the lapses which will always be I'M evil
deuce SO long as human nature is I'M
changed? Because a clergyman falls
occasionally. must the Christian religion
be c0ndemned2 Because a public official
I is dishonest here and there. does Il follow
all engaged therein must be branded with
suspicion?
Take the railroad service OF this coun-
try. IL is more nearIy akin To the public
service than any, more in the volume OF
taxes paid the number OF employees. and
the Intimate relationship which OF neces-
sity it bears to every one of US. yet. with
its shortcomings (and there are many,
there IS less lost through the dishonesty
/ OF its employees and there are fewer Iapses
on the part OF higher officials than in the
government service.
Make No Promises.
Man FOR man, from highest to low
| est, no test Of comparison will SHOW them
wanting. They are behindhand in prom
/ ises only, and then only because per
Torrance is rigidly exact. and there is
much less OF the limelght and applause
! IN their reward.
ct have noted with an amusement not
unmixed with evaporation, some COM
ments regarding my relations with public
men. and most recently with Dir. Bryan
and Hearst I have never met either Of
/ the gentlemen. but should DC glad to-
/ especially Mr.. Bryan, for / am more than
/ interested TO become acquainted with the
man who. it seems 10 me- more than any
other, has originated many OF the policies
/ now governing the party TO which 1 have
always belonged, which policies seem to
/ have made possible the candidacy of Mr.
/ Hearst.
Interested as I always am to keep
abreast Of the times, II seems to me that
such on acquaintance might be better
( able to forecast the future policies Of my
own party and adjust myself more read
/ lily than TO be subject 10 sucn con-
slant series OF surprises as mas been my
( lot recently.
Fling at Administration.
"A government that frowns upon re-
/ bates and then excerpts its own business
( from the operation Of the law is, OF
| course, entitled to the highest measure
/ OF respect because it IS the government,
/ If for no other reason.
so, also, visor in prosecuting those
guilty of paying rebates is highly COM
mendabie. always provided the guilty
ones arc so far removed from the seat
Of authority it cannot be made manifest
/ their misdeuaeauors are actuated by
higher motives than govern the ordinary
/ run Of railroad officials.
! More than encouraging is the DISPOSE
/ ton on tho part o! the general public to
! Criticise. even though many times in
/ ignorance and prejudice; it is a sign Of
| healthy activity: it does no one serious
/ harm and may be Of use.