The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1906-03-30
A CUNNING SCHEME.
How Railroads Dodge the
Rebate Regulations.
CANNON FOR PRESIDENT?
A Combination. THE Lynching.
Labor Leaders Lectured.
WEEKLY LITTER FROM WASHINGTON

WEEKLY LITTER FROM WASHINGTON
One of the most important hear
ings announced by the Interstate
Commerce Coni mission for some time
is that scheduled for New York on
March 23rd. The cause Of complaint
IS simply that the railroads have de-
vised a new method Of paying rebates
aad that the big shippers have found
a new means of accepting them. 1t
seems from complaints that have
been coming in to the commission
for some time that there was a regu-
lar system in vogue on some Of the
big Eastern lines of sticking strictly
to the published freight schedule,
which is required by law, but billing
goods under the wrong class. Thus
in the case OF favored shipper,
freight which would have gone Ia the
highest class was billed as belonging
to the second class. Freight which
naturally belonged to the second
class would be dropped to the third
class and so on. 1t was very simple
operation and one which should have
easily been checked by the railroads
had they SO desired, for each road
keeps corps Of freight inspectors to
guard against this very thing in the
case Of shippers who cannot command
the rebate.
Several sensational stories have
been published about the indignation
of the Supreme Court Of the United
States at the lynching Of the negro
Ed, johnson at Chattanooga last
Monday night. 1t is quite true that
the victeni Of the lynching was at the
time under the protection of the Su'
preme Court, stay Of execution
having been granted. But it is very
doubtful il the Court can find Of
wants to find any contempt ia the
lynching. The negro was taker
forcibly out Of the hands Of the
sheriff and the guilt If there is any
lays not on the court below but or
the individual members of the moi
that did the lynching. 1t is admit
ted at the Department of justice
that the Supreme Court is lookin,
carefully into the matter, for tn
lynching is unique in that it is tn
only one that has ever occurred Whe'
the prisoner was under the protection
Of the Supreme Court.
1t is being talked around tina
''Uncle Joe" Cannon is In the rae
for the next presidential nomination
Uncle Joe admits that he is owe
sixty.one, which would be pushln
the retirement age IL he we're a regu
lar government clerk. But he in
slsts that he is just as young as b
used to be, and he acts like it. Th
Cannon animation is heing serlousl
discussed in Washington and alon
with it another political change tina
is alike to it in way. That is th
appointment Of Secretary Root {
junior Senator from New York
The place of Depew. The connectln
simply is that with Root out of tt
way one of the most serious threa
to the Speakers presidential boo
would be shelved. There has nj
been much talk about it yet, but tt
possibilities of Secretary Root as
presidential candidate are mut
more serious than are those of sever
of the gentlemen whose names ha
already been mentioned for the plaC
Taft, Fairbanks, Shaw, Foraker al
several other gentlemen whose boon
lets have already been launche
would sleep easier were Secreta
Root out Of the way. 1t is usual
the man whose name is not ME
TONED early that is the formidat
candidate for the nomination a
this is the case with both Root a
Cannon. It is said that Secreta
Root does not want the nominate
That may be fact now and it NJ
continue to be fact. But he {
not want the post of Secretary
State and still took it. The Rot
Cannoh combination is one that "
bear watching.