New-York tribune., 1907-10-16
SUGGESTION BIZ GAYNOR
Would Haze the Government 4p-
0oinf III General Freight AGENTS.

norfolk Va Oct l5.-Justice William a. Gaynor
= ,,a supreme Court Of New York was the
. - in the celebration Of Brooklyn Day in the
- YORK Building Of The jamestown exposition
- 7,oruinE Ia devoted practically all Of his ad-
- IN the commerce OF the country as typined
~ the exposition, saying in part:
opr commerce should be absolutely free. Com
;5-ion In il must be free and not destroyed by
~ a.d Of privilege or faYortism- ihere is no
olFer way 10 prevent monopoIles and no greater
V-rse can come 10 a country tn1n MonoDoies-
maj cur railways. which are and We're from the
fecinrirs by liw-ot tAe very law OF their being
- pyiic highways, should he used to create and
sgstaI. Ilonopolies is the greatest crime OF cur
0i' need no; say to you that If can set my OIL or
IRE fence or any coIlu.n iIty. carried over the
highways 81 the country ai one-quarter or one
thece'H ~ 7t- -,1 IN .,i,, ti @ 1oilPeto.S ,t tnat
mc me- @ ia myself Ana tfat i It1af IN has hem 5o
fer many years all over the country and is being
5cne -laU some thsui because "a 6enaI law was
TT9ssed against 1t that 1t was stopped Thev do
rot know sg ~ S1'r,3'.e Gts 3nee between the
The case uied before Judge L.andis at Chicago. 2
few months aEo illustrates tbs great evil of IA
rrent was against the Standard oil ConEanv 10
recover aCo+t ~ men huHdred different penalties
charged "a al others. Now YOU n! know the law =
rs freight rates in the cce of the IntersIt tr - ~
mere -A4ld then the law Is that these
slel--.~ -. t;i.-sl 'g charged TO every one
ske no iantr 40 10 less. until change is made
~ or lsII 'nSt mere can be no dis
Tie railroad SCHEDULE SO hled gave t5o fra;art
rale CT OIL from Whiting. in Indiana to E5~r 81
S;anoard oll Company had is oil carried batws@r @
these two points all the time TOR siv ra-,+e ~
hgnote,I ROUNDS hlS vas i cents less than the
VAS mus e.ad 10 andersell its conpetitorz in me
!iGm No con3rerjt7 -iS{ -iSS'ie.el pounds and ruin
- l.-,-s.i5., - t'd-d stand up against srch
coIlltlL3'- rs li2i- There were no rr7,.narff-r.'
in freight rates continues This 1a - = ~ ~ 'ltSin
o1g. lIC. ~, - ~ Inc wholesale profit on oil
y a.. Is of .-f,rr~
f0r sucn "a uer1-aLle uu-r0ra a No. '-tt'6 usHu
ernel w.ich should permit such tf, me GOV
eaduTe That tie highways - the ,.As Iolis
te used 10 carry The freight Of Few - L. y l pug
The rae which All competitors nave 10 1aZ, 'a15 a5
t9si'.2 Ii & C-'-e mem TO 9nderse such competitors
esst4sh mon21oLes in themselves IS =. rTinr a., q,
hSrtess ana SO criminal that our deScerdanfs Mi;
mora sense for having suffered ii 10 7o-tft' - -
4. ~ - @ @ N,'1Jsil IN treisht rates IS given
- - - .i hiodlctS of the country thereby
.Ts4 sTe@5s Pa 'ooiIes in eaeh Of them No country
rog have in this country 90 ~
Justice Gaynor praised President Roosevelt for
his efforts 10 stop the rebate evil and said:
In my part OF The country. which is under the
caves Of Wall street. and partly debased and DE- de-
bauched by the gambling Of that place. there are
ly as mere parrots, denouncins President Roose-
ssI so i 1ST 9othS ] fie eneTg!eS Of government 10
sTsl attack on corporations and on business
o. NJ '9 Lon & % make me r&IlIoad companies
one IS called attack on CORPORATIONS and on
business IT s pitlul to see some stockholders
stockho-deT see that II the rebates being given
tavC---e shippers. and Ly them divided up with
TsLroad maERates and officials were paid into the
ceive5 would be declared out IL dividends and that
oi'ldenaS Mould thereby be LARGELY increased? II
psed 70 lie q saying that 4 fool born every
Every should support The President and the
government in erad5catIng this great evil And
Roosevelt Is elected who viii continue the work
win his uuabated energy and purpose. I do not
ceeo bF mere government prosecutions An ounce
OF executive prevention would be worth more than
B.snarca found in Germany that the government
coulq het stop the eNl while the roads remained
- tI'ate nailGs. 1here are TOO many ways OF Sc
fttg. eE2oliS the law. Goods can be billed at
haI their weight. cars az half their capacity. and
e on through long list Of ways of concealmeut
e-a EVASION mat great man, therefore, had the
goYernInent take all of the railroads in Germany.
to- my part l would not like TO see that done
elm mated from railroad operation ana develop
meLt.
] would suggest that the government should ar
point the general freight agent of every railroad.
He would not TX the rates. They would be fixed
By the companies as now, but ne would see that
stanty remove anv local aaent Who showed INV Ia
This would summarily stop faVoritism in freight
rates
sgeTent of the roads would be better than for the
government TO take them. But this thing you
NJ ctpi-- Iisti4-e-s S4it p'e OF tiS country
nave made up tle-r MINDS mat tney VIII not per
this CT me Of favOrtism in freight rates to con
tnUe any longer and they viii stop I, and halt at
no measure necessary 10 SOP IT, II n te .tst pass
they cannot stop il except 10y taking the rail-
roads then they viii take them
Prominent among the other visiting speakers were
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