The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-04-14

have become stationary and have re-
THE result Of that has been to par
the railways as effective agents for
resources Of a country; and unless there
has been the possibility Of escape from
that paralysis through a recourse to a
doned in this country in tho seventies,
namely. by river and canal, the effect
has been absolutely disastrous"
And, again, he says, speaking of what
the result of the German ownership or
fixing Of rates has been:
in patroieum, except trade dependant
and the immediate neighborhood; and
entirely to Hamburg for eastern Ger
many; which distributes b" means OF
''on the other hand, for western Ger
many nntISyo,d the P not trade has gone
which is the head Of Navigation tne'e Of
large vessels, on the Rhine at the point
where the Main empties into the Rhine"
so one raWaa and fast rules
German Empire have had the effect Of
totally destroying business In some
built up. some sections namely, those hose
with extra facilities for water trans
n"rtati, have DESTROYED those
way transportation. The like is also
true, in Australia. The interior is as
dred, years ago On the other land n - the
whole interior section of our country
has been built up, because of the con
TO make the country contiguous to it's
line prosperous, even at the expense Of
SINKING, anE millions upon millions Of dol
lars In making rates so low that other
sections of the country could not for
a time compete.
Mr.. President, there are about one
ana 0nG-tOurth million voters arpn
by the railroads of the United States.
At present each one of this great army
cation that controls the particular rail-
road In which he is employed. Some of
those railroads. which are operating
upon their own systems, upon their
own theories. contemplate improve
ments in one direction. some Of them
IN NJ, another d direction; and all these mat
considered in determining what they
can can pay their employees; but, now. when
body into the management of the rail-
WAYS OF the country. even to a slight
a DEGREES n;; does any anyone for single NON;
influence will not make itself felt,
first first In demands before this commission
hours, and third. for smaller ''t train
loads. etc? II they appeal there in
vain vain. does anybody for, a single moment
pendous power felt in the only body
that is back. of this great political
S tntes9 For congress BE or the United
dent; Heaven pity the nation 1a; when s it
is wholly at the mercy of ali the great
nations in Il the al unit e e s9n,es e0mo'-
am informed that when Germany
look the railways from private to pub
great dangers, and she disfranchised
be contrary to our idea Of government.
country, but it shows that we shall
more and more and to a greater extent
ganizations and influences If we once
bring the government down from its
lofty function Of governing to that of
OF the country.
old law that will assist in It's better
eoff fhnsn and will Sup
provision, which Believe will i'I be deer deer
r rim, aIs to all but few great seaports
way, is adopted, then. in my Judgment.
both for constitutional reasons and for
fair fair play l belize the courts should be
mination to all persons interested alike.
MI President. since the day of Mag
IA the G riart which insured for all time
no principle has been more sacredly
eherlshed or protected by AT English
late years may be slow and often ham
pered with trivial technicalities, STILL
,aar, IN, we compare it with trials by de-
It's superiority stands out grandly
above ais all other methods Of determining
tn the tbps ers9nai or rights
believe that the time has come or any
condition has arisen which demands
fo ne sHnslfnti trin of political board
Mr.. President in closing ! only want
to say one other thing. 1t has been
reiterated here again and again with
nnl vof tow
ism the placing Of the .0m Tate.m saEaa
power in the hands of a political COM
majesty and compel us to take another
one. and that is government ownership;
one great wrong. the people will III rise
and compel us to do a still greater
wrong.
want and do not ask their representa-
tives to do ANYTHING but ri"hf Whom
ever the people have understood SUBJ
allowed any great wrong to be perpe-
trated by US. much less perpetrate it
hen phe psepe o not only want
thing, but they want them to do the
right thing in the right way.
Mr. President, / need give but a sim
people themselves to change their own
minds when they have duly considered
matter I call attention to the great
standard and free silver. During that
campaign had there been a vote had
BY tn The @pnt o Of 9e Juy aa sates sep
TENDER, or, even, in the early part Of
October, the advocates OF the gold
ton before an avalanche of American
votes. Our school houses throughout
the entire country. devoted to the edu-
g giyen up ~ n in, ths evenings for the edq
At eo that time that our silver money had
wears before. that there would be neces-
sarily a great contraction of the cur
people the coamtrH and to the detriy
in argument: and on that day of No
mined the people Of the United States
sion; and they, did the best thing, Mr..
President. that was ever done in this
country, for II we had adhered to that
goa sncs ha me ass Sa we H1
which the mines have developed, our
money would not have been worth more
1t is today.
sisting that we shall surrender our own
Judgment upon any particular phase Of
portion a% s of the in py 1 Sfiss
changes the rate making power from
to the detriment OF the people, and
do not feel that I am acting against
the interest of those people. I would
be perfectly willing to submit that
fairly heard.
am afraid that we are substituting
the press for the public in this case. I
am not so certain, the matter never
haVing gone to the people. that they
VII say that out OF, all the remedies
there is one and onlv one, that the
Congress- can conscientiously and hon
eStlv consider
What the people want ore rac,lts