Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-04-16

very wen satS11ed with this arrange
ment. All they have wanted at any
time was the privilege of wearing out
the shipper in the courts. And this is
what Mr.. Perkins paper argued for
last November.
VIII Mr.. Perkins show how his
plan of allowing the rates fixed by the
carrier. in other words, the railroad
rates to hold until the courts had re-
viewed them would change in any way
| the present practice, which President
Roosevelt held to be so intolerable he
made 1t the special plea of two mes
sages that congress should change ii?
Mr.. Perkins last November stood for
establishment of rates by the courts;
! President Roosevelt in 1904 and in 1905
stood for establishment of rates by the
Interstate Commerce commission. Was
Mr.. Perkins with the president?
But, it is not enough for Mr.. Per-
kins TO argue that he has said nothing
AGAINST the presidents rate policy.
| The big question is:
| Has Mr.. Perkins said anything FOR
| the presidents specific railroad rate
policy?
| The Chicago Tribune and Kansas
City Star are real supporters of the
president. They have pointed out time
and again that If the railroads should
be given the right to take decisions of
the Interstate Commerce commission
directly into the courts, the railroad
rate bill would be practically worth
less
These two newspapers have also re-
tl,n hitrt IA ~
the railroad senators want is the rlght
to insist upon the commission allow
ing the roads to charge rates that
would earn dividends upon water IN
their stock.
Can the Sioux City Journal, which
processes to be a supporter OF the
president produce u single editorial in
which it called attention. plainly ana
snecifcal,y. to these two big dangers
that confronted the presidents rate
program?
sol.
NEED MORE LIKE CUMlMlNS.
ISpokane (Wash.) Spokesman-Re-
view.l
Governor Cummins OF Iowa, nltS
from the shoulder and makes the ploW
land on the right spot. His latest con-
tribution to railroad rate literature
throws fresh light on the method or the
railroads In their fight against the peo-
ple and shows how the high office OF
a United States senator may be per-
verified at the bidding of a master.
II did not need the disclosures made
by Governor Cummins to prove that
al, IF tho senate
committee on interstate commerce, was
but an instrument in the hands OF the
TRANSFORMATION magnates to assist IN
the effort to defeat legislation In the
public interest. The West Virginia
senator has never sought to conceal his
friendship for the railroads. He mas
spoken and he found he could not con-
troll the committee SO as to secure an
adverse report on the bill he thought
to cripple the measure by assigning
democratic senator to present the COM
mittees report to the senate.
Notwithstanding his we'll known
hostility it must come as q shock to
the American people everywhere that
United States senator could In his
official capacity become the mouth
piece ~ the railroads, shamelessly sur
rende. 3 himself into the hands and
virtually admitting that he was in the
senate not to represent the people, but
corporate interests
Not for many days has so important
a public service been done as that rem
dered by Governor Cummins in direct
ing attention to the fact that in the
examination by the committee of the
%sr,,r, 70, fn<~
witness were written out by railroad
magnate and handed to Senator Elkins,
who dutifully submitted them. What
a travesty on fairness and decency
that scene in the senate committee
room must have seemed to Governor
Cummins is evident from the tone Of
his present communication to Senator
Elkirs. And there are few who will
agree with him in his severe arraign-
ment of the senator.