The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1906-03-20
MAXI No TRUCE WITH TIfI HfNis

rate legislation tfHf nAEnt tR a#EN
been avoided The~ tre due 81 ht~
belief that the Republican maJortss IN
o.. senate could =. ~oa over +" ihr
advofars ~ d measure not ptsa~an@
ts th. tran-psrtatis trust IL ha~
( praosedrl uIe.u tar gGeel tnaf
Foraker. ~~r@ons-. tfdrish thr Neu
/ Ne-E. ebc Nes Je4-.y ana Kew ~
land senators causl 10 persuaded 10
stand by the fallss ~ against The
trusts Here ase tic n e~id.nts tsa
mistakes aralnSt the making ef which
n, v.~ warmed d, the b~>. friends III
railway rate les station
I'll permitted sine railway mag
mates. VINO control most Republican
leaders. IT, persuade tae President To-
abandon MS announced putp"~ q"
cali an extra session ~ C"usre~s .a>t
Fan L. consider the rate bill lie
never did j wiser thing ;Asn ta as.td"
to .aIl an e>t.a session 81. Conar,~~ ta
consider the rat. bi4 lie never mad"
a greater bIunder thAu when ne all
lowed the railroad Spokesman. und"l
he guise IF gi>Inl advice for the
good Of the part>. 10 deter HIM from
pursuing that sensible cour~v When
H. announced that a. would cali an
extra session 20 consider the railway
rate bill. Nr Roosevelt had the trans
pultation trus, liz i fluttcr. They
knew what that meant, ana they set
To work through their Republican
agents To point out that theIe was no
need If an extra session, that III would
conflict With the fall elections. and
that There would be plenty of time at
the regular session. They completctN
pulled the wool OYER Sir. Isooseyelt's
eyes and in order TO serve tie par
ty.' ~ they put il, the transportation
trust secured 4 concession in the abaE-
donment of the extra session worth
many points in the fight. They knew
very well that III m extra session. the
issue would be SO plain that there
could be no diversion. ana they knew
they could not win against the Presi-
don't in a tight in the open. Ihct
knew equally rs well in the regular
session they would be helped by every
other piece OF legislation ana could
train their forces against tho rate
bill by gettinL UP divisions and diff
feIences upon every measure that
came into the senate. Experience
has shown that the railroad trust Was
smarter than the President. He was
caught mapping when he made 4 truce
With the bear, and he now sees that
he gave the bear underholt in the
wrestle and an advantage that jeo-
pardiZes the interests Of the people. |
executive who makes IT, sort OF
truce with the railroad trust thereby
the vantage ground ana
~cndangers the rights of the people.
>. The Presidents second biunder
vas to mix up the rate regulation bill
with other measures which he must
known would help to injure it.
lie ought to have known that the
could not pass an cflcc-
tive measure without Democratic sup
port, and yet he deliberately put up
TO them two mcaSureS-the Statehood
biz and the Santo Domingo treaty.
Democrats could not consistently
support. They wisely lined az Solidly
the measure To wrong New
ICNl'o dlt \ lL'iict Dtoplt ana also /
o rob the Democrats Of the United
states Senators. and the evolutionary
policy Of eXtra-colonialism in the
Santo Domingo treaty. they won Il
.ictory in both cases for fundamental
principles. But the President lost
prestige. lie ought 70 have been too
70 favor such measures, and, if
ais sense Of right dill not tell him not
. espouse them. he ougnt to have
the tact not to have invited de-
eat upon two measures urged by him
It q time when there was need Of en-
every influence to pass the
most important measure that has been
before Congress in this decade. When q
n executive desires 10 accomplish any S
result. he must let smaller mat 5
rest inlabcydncc until the greater {
hing is accomplished. The Prcsi- ]
tents insistencc upon the Statehood :
unwilling particS-aIoused the resent
OF every Democrat and cnoLIgh {
Republicans to defeat MS o
Ian. 1t is q matter 81 cOHgrdtulation I
hat the Senate did right and rebukod ]
contemplated piece OF Injustice. But. Fl
o far as Nj. Roosevelt Is concerned. 1
d viii ind that these defeats viii :
oake his influence much less potent y
n the rate legislation fight. Two q
of the Republican Senators viii t
as the railroads wish. and if thcv
an control onc-fouIth Of tire Demo-
rats, the railroads viii win the fight. L
}ther by defeating ali legislation o. J
y cutting the Hepburn bill and mix b
~ IL 4 mere shell. worth nothing to y
ae shippers and consumers. u
The Presidents earnest ad.ocacv Of "
liectlNe rate regulation is worthy Of
praise, and true men If all parties :
all stand ~ their guns. So FAR as y
democratic Senators are concerned .