The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-10-17

AOl0UGl Harris Hd4 AdEG1 GActEA a.
Horton that he was still in favor of
Senator Longs amendment providing
for court review in the rate bill; and
that this was what he had approved in
his letter.
rfs was correct in his letter in April
from Chicago, and not in his Horton
speech in october in Kansas senator
Long read a hitherto unpublished let
ter he had received from the attor-
nev general. Mr.. Moody dated April 2,
s.My Dear Senator: nave read
with great satisfaction your speech.
have no criticism to offer. It's logic is
unanswera BILE and the reasoning is ex-
pressed with great lucidity. I cannot
see how anyone can doubt after hear
ing this speech what the appropriate
scope of court review is and that any
attempt to confer upon the courts ap-
pellate jurisdiction on the rate max
Ing question would endanger the con-
stitutionality of the law.
Let me congratulate you upon the
speech I believe it will be one of the
great speeches Of this debate. Sin
s'W. H. MOODY.
1.-The record shows said Senator
Long that was in accord all winter
long with the president and my party
in this great contest. I did my part;
and am very proud to have the in
dorsement Of Colonel Harris, the presi-
dent and the attorney general
Calls La Toilette a Faker.
Referring to Senator La Toilette and
his recent visits to Kansas. Senator
Long said:
sonal contest between Mr.. La Toilette
and myself It is not correct. 1t is no
more a personal contest between US
than that ten years ago there was a per-
sonal contest between Jerry Simpson
/ rT4oeffor7 Sen
ator La Toilette and I represent differ
/ ent theories in politics. can never
agree with him 1t would be at variance
with my entire record in politics, Tor 4
have always been against Populism.
s4The old brand of P0pulism assaulted
Dublic men IN. office and questioned their
+ character: so does the modern brand.
This has ben the foundation of both
kinds Of POpulism-
.oThe Twentieth century brand OF
Populism is Just as socialistic in its ten
dencies as the old brand
Senator La Toilette IS one OF trio
of takers in politics-Bryan, Hearst La
/ Toilette.
s.1dr. Bryan stands for government
! ownership of railroads. Mr. La Toilette
at Newark. N. J., came out in favor
Of Mr.. Bryan's government ownership
Mr.. Hearst has always stood for gov
ernment ownership.
Mr. Rrvan indOrsed Mr. Hearst in re-
+ cent speeches in Indian Territory, and
at Clinton, Mo, October 10, in speech,
he commended the work in Kansas of
Senator La Toilette. This places them
all in accord Mr. Bryan is the most
conservative of the three-he has been
in the business longer
Senator Long here described his un-
derstanding of a faker in business or
medicine as being one VINO ralleo
agafns tthe regular practitioner or per
son engaged in business. A faker is
4 generally glib of tongue and fluent OF
/ speech Senator Long said the faker
usually could defeat any regular prac-
titioner or merchant in a talking
match. but could not be relied upon,
nor could his remedies or goods A
falxer in politics presents rem edies, said
/ Senator Long, that are worse than the
4 disease. He referred to old time po-
+ litical takers as Simpson, Pefrer Mrs
/ Lease. tn ese had presented as RENE
/ dies for political ills substreasury, land
/ loans. free trade and free silver. Sena-
tor Long continued:
Now comes along the present day
political faker, expressing disbelief in
! the remedy proposed by President
! Roosevelt and the Republican party
4 They stand for government ownership
/ or regulation so extreme as to amouni
I to government ownership of corpora
tions engaged in interstate commerce
Bryan brought home an assortment OF
! remedies which he exhibited in his New
York speech recently. Hearst indorses
them in his newspapers La Toilette
is in accord with them as shown by hi.
speeches in Kansas and elsewhere
Senator La Follette's visit to Kansas
was not intended alone to enlighter
the people of Kansas His attack OF
me has financial colOring. He hal
not stated this, but his manager, Mr.
Coons, had an interview in the Topeka
State Journal, which paper said:
Mr.. COons is very much pleaset
that the scrap between La Toilette ant
Long has cone up, because it has won
derfuly improved the value of Mr.. Il
Toilette a sa drawing card on the lee
ture platform. He has been one Of tn
best speakers the Slayton bureau ha
had, but the Long episode makes peo
pie crazy to hear him.
Where La Toilette is now wortl
dollars as q lecturer said Mr. COons
"he used to be worth twenty-five
cent pieces"
Nothing has been seen in Kansa
like this since the first campaign Jerr,
Seventh district, whens after working
UP his audience to the proper pitch, h
took up a collection and made tn
campaign pay its way. In the sam
way Mrs. Lease, 1t may be recalled
ended her speeches by the statement
Now, brethren. don't be afraid to hi
t me with a dollar!' -
Those Railroad Bill Amendments.
Senator Long paid some attention t
three of Senator La F'Ollette's amend
ments to the railroad rate bill t
! which the latter is referring in hi
J lectures and speeches. One of thes
/ was the so-called long and short hau
amendment. This was to provide tina
no common carrier should charge o
I receive greater compensation 70
transportation for q shorter than
, longer distance over the same line an
I in the same direction Senator Lon
said:
The adoption of this amendmen
? would have given the commission powe
? over the relation Of rates. It was i
] the original Dolliver bill in the senate
r but was taken out because senators
= members of congress and the presiden
{ would not favor it. It was considere
- that it gave the commission too muc
q power. There are natural advantage