The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1906-05-17

he was caught beyond all hope of es
cape. Now his party friends and hi
party enemies are vying with eacl
other as to which one of them cal
get in first and participate with hin
in his gratuitous captivity.
Acts Held Inconsistent.
"A few weeks ago-four or five o
six weeks ago-he sent to us as hi
envoy extraordinary the senator from
Kansas (Mr. Long, and he intruste,
to him the mission of constitutional
review. Last Friday, without notify
ing the senator from Kansas that hi!
credentials had been revoked, he ap
pointed in his place as minister pleni
potentiary the distinguished senator
from Iowa (Mr. Allison) with the mis-
sion of a broad statutory review. Now
l understand perfectly well that the
senator from Iowa did not seek this
appointment. / am informed that he
was peacefully reposing in nocturnal
innocence when his appointment was
made, and when these mighty honors
and this distinguished servitude were
thrust upon him. At any rate, we
have two reviews sent here by the
president one in the hands oil
the senator from Kansas and the 9th
er in the hands of the senator from
Iowa. and both of them in deadly con
fiict with each other.
Il say here in passing that both ot
these ministers are equally well ac-
credited The certificates of the sen.
ator from Kansas has the impress of
the royal authority, and the testimon.
ials of the distinguished senator from
Iowa not only bear the imperial seal,
but they are authenticated in man
ner that ought to give them absolute
authenticity by the coat of arms of
the state of Rhode Island
I'VE understand what all this means
here" continued Mr.. Rayner, but the
people do not understand it. We I'M
derstand that the president is no long
err caressing the junior senator from
Iowa (Mr. Dolliver) and the senator
from Kansas (Mr. Long,, but he has
transferred his affections and Is now
clasping to his bosom with the fond
est and most fervent devotion the SEN
ior senator from Rhode Island.
'The president tells us that these
two reviews which he has sent in are
one and the same thing, but they are
as widely different as it is possibly
for two divergent propositions to be.
The one is the review under the con-
stitution which you can not eliminate
without invalidating your law; The
other is the broad statutory review
which permits the courts to try the
cases de novo, and in the same man
ner as if no such body as the inter-
state commerce commission had ever
existed upon the face of the earth.
"This is an absolute surrender upon
this entire subject, and want to con-
graduate the senators who are in fav-
or of this broad review upon having
achieved this signal victory, and on
congratulating them-of course there
was room for controversy and I am
not impugning the motives of anyone
in favor Of the broad review, but
say that the president ought not to
have changed his ground as precipi-
lately as he has done; but / want to
congratulate them on the signal vic
tory they have gained, and l want to
congratulate every railroad president
in the United States and all his grand
retinue of counsel upon the great
triumph they have attained.
ut is an unfortunate thing, that
just at that very moment when po-
litical considerations were being elm
mated and when elements in both
parties were getting together to unite