The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-05-15
PRESIDENT FIGHTS
PEOPLES BATTLES
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Concurrently with this reaching out
Of the executive arm, there has come a
marked change in the methods of choos-
ing the president.
The electoral college has gradually
lost it's constitutional significance, and
the people for years have voted for the
presidential candidate direct, in fact, II
not in form. And in proportion "a as
this change has been wrought, the presl-
dent thus elected has become the per-
sonal representative of the people.
The house of representatives in the
meantime had ceased to be a delibera-
tive body, altho coming from the. people
directly every two years. The senate,
while deliberative. was not directly the
creature of the people and they had
no way of bending it to their will or
making it expressive of their policies. --
Turns to President,
Il In this emergency, the country turned
to the president for the time being, and
insisted that he should be man of
opinions, and that he should express
their opinions fearlessly and strive with
all his might to secure the legislation
that the people wanted. Any president
who would keep himself within the linn
itations laid by the democrats In their
present attack upon Mr.. Roosevelt,
would be the most conspicuous failure
of the past fifty years In the preslden-
tial office, and it is not necessary to
make an argument to show that tins IS
true. .->
! So long as the president is the person
al representative of the people, he Will
labor to secure legislation which the
sgafd that Teft naa Ras5be for nay
sistence of Mr.. Roosevelt, and at times
he stood almost alone, there would be
no prospect now for any kind of rate
legislation.
But the democrats must have their
fling for the sake of partlzan politics
and for the further purpose of permit
pointment to find a vent. The thing the
country must do is to take the matter
at it's proper value and maintain a
true perspective.
Shows Administrations Stand
The statement by the president and
the attorney general covers the views
of the White House and the cabinet on
the question of whether the Allison
row court review.
1t has been repeatedly stated the kind
of review the courts will make will be
determined by the courts themselves,
and nothing that can be put into the
law or withheld from it will alter the
character of the review one particle,
assuming, of course, that the law is
held to be constitutional.
AS between the statement Of the pres
iIopt onS M, Mnolx,
which Mr.. Taft and Mr.. Root join, that
the Allison amendment does not pro-
vide for a broad review, and. in fact,
does not indicate any change in the
essential character of the house bill,
and the statement made with so much
bitterness and venom by the democrats
that the president, in accepting the
the railroads and abandoned his origi-
nal position, the readers of T h e j 0 Il r.
al will be able to make a choice.
They will also be able to determine
whether the president has been guilty
Of any offense or bad faith in trying to
use his great office to secure legislation
which the people have been demanding
with so much earnestness for years.
-. Senate Takes Up Commission.
Yesterday afternoon late and again
cussing whether the nine members of
the interstate commerce commission
should come from the nine !iu-
dicial districts of the country, or be
selected on the basis Of railway mile
age. the country for this purpose to be
squsS as gtf posse 0T WITH Tefsrenes
the mileage in each.
The bill as it passed the house. adopt
oS al +rio ;roo h,,f tbore
is serious opposition to it, because under
it the eastern states, north of the Pc
tomac and east Of the Allegheny, would
have a majority of the commission
These judicial districts have been made
on basis of population.
1t is contended that the nine district:
from which the members of the new
Interstate commerce commission are t.
come should represent not population
an idea be adopted by the senate ant
accepted by the house N conference, i
would mean that the middle west ant
far west would have an increased mum
Der Of representatives on the commits
"sion. 49,
La Toilette Amendments Co.
The feature of the senate proceed
ings yesterday was the defeat Of an
other batch of amendments to the rat
bill offered by Mr.. La Toilette. III
first brought forward his proposition TO
ascertaining the actual value of railwa'
properties, exclusive of "water,:a tn
Interstate commerce commission to b
guided by this appraisal in determining
what, in its Judgment, is a just and rea
sonable rate.
Senator Hale, in accordance with a
arrangement which seems to have bee
made with him for that purpose, cam
forward with his customary motion t
lay the amendment on the table, thu
preventing all debate, under the ffteer
minute rule.
Mr.. Bacon of Georgia protested vic
orously and said that if this, motto
were carried there would be no NOR
unanimous consent agreements on tn
rate bill, which statement frightene
the republicans, and 50 when the motto
was put, only two or three men supper
ed it, and the combined democratic sid
opposed it. The vice president al
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