The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1906-11-21
Root Replies to Speech OIL
Hartman
LATTER SAID RAILROADS.
Should BE Unhampered Secretary at
Once Took Up the Point Spoke
Also on Our Diplomacy at
Kansas City Banquet.

Kansas CITY, NO, NOV III The most
interesting feature ~ the Commercial
club banquet Monday night, not am
nounced beforehand. vas Edward II Har-
riinan's criticism of government regila
tion Of railroads aud Secretary nf State
Roots vigorous reply AIr. Hartman
IN his address said
81 saw hl The papers that President
liili Of the Great Northern, in IN adj.
dress before the commercial bodies of
Chicago, said that the country needs
10000 miles mose If railway ! feel
sure Air Hill was misquoted- Two men
now here who heard bis speech confirm
lue III that belief. As they understood
IL, and a. Ne probably said, the railroads
need sidings, terminals and double
tracks equal To 10000 miles II new
railways IN his SPEECH IN Harrisburg
recently, President Roosevelt said that
The executive and legislative depart
ments Of the government should hc Civ
en additional power 10 deal with public
organizations II We are going to con
tinue to prosper, the power which Pres,
ident Roosevelt desires added e the
government, hope, will be added 10
the other organizations ! hope TINT
some Of il viii come Gun way II II
impossible for railway 81 large organ
iSation to carry on its business property
il the people are constantly riticising
and suspecting ID the Union Pacific
company no one man says what the
company will or win not Do. ] am I'M.
firing only because must be on hand
ID hear conferences and thy to bring .
body Of men TO one conclusion. II Is not
easy il you always have to turn 70
the legal department and find out wheth.
or You may Or may not
Here Mr.. Hartman paused and turned
70 Secretary Root. who sat two seats
fearward. IT IL often important to
a city OF country whether we do certain
things, whether we develop 4 territory
Mr.. Hartman continued, 'or leave Il
dormant Often we cannot give de.
yel0pment d start because Of the action
of certain people for political prestige
III believe there is to be a change Of
attitude which soon II to be felt. The
people are coming TO believe in Amcri-
canism-and that means fair play
Secretary Root accepted Mr.. Harri-
mans challenge promptly and prefaced
his prepared speech by SAYING Be,
fore | begin my talk on Che subject
which has been assigned to me, De.
sire 70 make few remarks in answer
e. Mr. Hartman Mr. Hartman, be.
lieve, IN his speech tonight, would have
us give more power 70 the railroads
The experience ! gained from ayknowi'
Ee1ge OF railroad business In the state
loi Missouri AZ a time when the rail
roads were competing for business lei
ME TO believe that The Just means 81
regulating traffic and railway affairs i
through the railways themselves. | be-
lieve that it Is Just TO say that a wise
law would be one that would force thC
railroads TO combine In keeping the law
IA law that would prevent the rail
roads from breaking the law.
Il repeat that the best regulation car
be brought about BY the railroads them,
selves Il they will only do 1t. Their
power, Mr.. Hartman, should be sup.
plemcntcd by governmental control, such
that would prevent them from doing
wrong. 1t is doubtless the case that
railway by special compensation o.
special rates can hope to build up .
bigger and better business. Neyerthe
less, science Of governmental ways gives
chance. The pivilege of the railroads
In discriminating 10 the matter Of spec
ial rates and eonspensations is too Of
ten abused, ~ we have seen. II /.
the common tendency Of railroads e
give advantage 70 The wealthy shipper
against The weaker or smaller one, u
i that tendency So often displayed--a
| tendency 10 crush the weak. For this
reason, say that Il Is necessary, Il Il
essential. 10 freedom and independence
that the RAILROADS. should be held under
control to prevent discrimination. tn,
slight advantage that the railroads woule
gain by more powerthe power that
Mr.. Hartman asks for--would be :,
greatly offset BY the evil that such i
proposition would not be considered {
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