Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-02-07
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C,ilIcspie resolution consists of eight
queries to be made by the interstate
commerce commission: First. whether
the roads carrying coal have 2ny own
ershp or interest in the mines; second,
whether the officers OF these roads are
interested personally in the mines;
third, whether there is any contract be-
tween the mines and the roads Great
ing monopoly i'll bituminous coal;
fourth, if such above facts are found
to exist, then the commission is re-
uuested 10 give a detailed report; fifth,
the commission is to report as to the
system OF coal car distribution; sixth.
il is to suggest a remedy; seventh, to
report facts and conclusions it may
deem pertinent and eighth. to make the
investigation at its earliest oppOrtu-
nifty.
Stanley, KY, asserted that the men
who came 10 the defense of the raft
roads in the House We're all from the
East lie referred, he said. to the
three wise men of the East"-McCall,
Sibley and Littlefield-and added that
all other sections of the country want
ed the legislation. But these men ad-
mitted the roads did not come with
clean hands. "They admit" he con-
tinued, that the railroads have been
guilty of secret rebates, of private Car
abuses ard more than one of them
had said that such offcnscs should be
punished by Imprisonment and the
fclon's stripes" The only defense t.,e
carriers made, he said. was eve had
to do the stealing or the other fellow
hn1 n
nlausc).
Why" he continued, the gentle
mon of from Maine, Pennsylvania and
Massachusetts show an anger, an
acrimoniousneSS or viciOuSneSS in
their assault upon this bill that is
amazing. They have compared the eff
| forts of the public servants of the AM
crican people to stop this robbery
| with the crucitixion of my God They
have compared it to a secret con-
spiracy concerted between a cowardly
praetor and murderous Jewish priests"
Addressing the Republican side,
Stanley continued:
The figure may have some prop
ricty there. but | thank God there is
no Poatius Plate here on the Demo-
cratic side washing hands of this leg
iSl"tion. Democratic app!ause).
Garry the smile further-pass the law
and enforce it vigorously against the rail
roads and the private car co.nranie~
alike and we will have two more thieves
on the cross" applause and laughter.
why he continued. 1.-The PEOPLE hav
been robbed; millions have been filchod
Armour alone received ST. a day from
his private lines. Over $4,000 eco q yea
is being taken alone on icing charge
and rebates"
1t was the most Democratic thing. h
said. that Republicans had dore sine
they were baptized. "Oh, they say that
1t Is Bryans baby" he continued. II Il
not mean to reflect upon its paternity
but it is what you call. gentlemen, chill
of the people. 1t belongs to the Demo
cratic party and it is no baby. If it had
not been for the tender nurturirg care o
that long-haired Anarchist. William Jen
rings Bryan. it would not have been wha
1t is today I want to say for Mr.. Bryan
that he is not only the idol of Democracy
and the defender CT the poor. but the ut
terance Of his name to any unnenitcntia-
ried thief in Wall street, without record
to his profession or his party. makes hin
shudder. He is the winged Nemesis OF
graft and plumber everywhere. (Arplaus"
on the Democratic sidel.
"You may we'll fear him. These privatf
car contractors in 1890 gave $4,000 in
three checks to keep him in private life
And they may we'll dread to see the pros
noct of n Daniel come to Judge them.
"There is only one reason on earth why
YOU swallow this measure and that Is be
cause your President wants 1t. l nave
never gone into Mysteries over President
Roosevelt and never will. but | believe
however, he is fairly honest and inc
Judge of human nature and that IS IN"
reason he is favoring this BILL and yo"
are afraid when he shows his teeth an"
vou souirm and cover when he cracks
his whip" iApplause on the democratic
side)
Stanley raised high pitch Of enthus-
iasr, on the Democratic side. When or
der was restored. Murdoch, Kan, proceed
| cd in favor of the bill.
Murdoch. Kas.. arraisned the con
sentative spirit of the House, Whfch
he said. appeared other than conserva-
tive Only IN COntidS Win eii' s'S''>N-
! He said:
.Inasmuch as the first measure OF
| this kind was introduced over forty
years ago by Charles Summer: mas
much as a similar measure passed the
| House thirty years ago and died in the
| Senate. by the way. and inasmuch as
the commission once exercising THIS
proposed power made orders affecting
| rates, in ten years. in only one hundred
cases. the bill is not n rash or hasty
| step. But 1t is characteristic of con-
sentative body. in Il conservative time.
hard to prick through the callous of
profound prosperity. 1t will enable
the commission to DO some needed
things directly and other more needed
things indirectly but there are wrongs,
wrongs which have been crying out
for a remedy for forty years which it
will net reach.
silence the clamor of city against
city. market against market and the
wrong Of the disprorortionately eX-
ceSsive charge nr local fraffi" VIII r.
main. Increasing, voluros Of through
traffic. according to traffic theory. goes