The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1907-04-03
WON'T TALK NOW
ON RAILROADS
Roosevelt Refuses TO Address I'LL
nOiS Manufacturers, Saying his
Speeches Outline Attitude

Washington, April 1.--Presldent
Roosevelt has decided not to accept
the invitation of the Illinois Manu-
tacturers association to deliver q
speech at Springfield, Ill, on the rail-
road situation. He addressed let
ter yesterday to c. II Smith. pres-
dent Of the association. estating that
it would be imposSiba6 for him to ac-
cept their invitation because he did
not feel that he had anything TO say
at this time In special address on
This special subject.
The president has received ii num-
bcr of requests for a statement by
him or for speech to be made by
him. in connection with the railway
situation. He has given these re-
careful consideration. After looking
fully into the matter the president
informed his advisers that he had
come to the conclusion that there
was now nothing further that he had
TO say ut this moment on the railway
situation that he did not deem it Ell
ther wise or proper to say anything
with Il view to any immediate situa-
ion in Wall street and that as he
could only give expression to the def
mite and settled policy to be carried
out wholly without regard to the eX-
| igencies of the moment and as his
views on the policy in question were
already matter of record, it did not
seem necessary at this time to repeat
them.
The statement was made from an
authoritative source today that even
a most cursory examination of what
the president has repeatedly said in
speeches and in messages will show
the utter nonsense OF supposlng that
the government has the slightest In
tention of taking any action which
would nvalidato the safety and sta
| bility of the railway securities now
issued, the whole legislative program
of the president having been pro-
claimed again and again Is one to in
sure the future against the mistakes
and delinquencies of the past The
president holds that every executive
action taken under his administra-
; tion. whether by the department of
justice or the interstate commerce
! commission. has furnished its own
ample Justification
II can be stated on authority chat
The president will again ask congress
at its next regular session for the
power to deal with the question OF
over capitalization Of railroads A
similar request was made at the last
| session but favorable action was NOT
! taken upon IT,
| In his letter to Mr.. Smith the pres
| dcnt enclosed copies Of the speech
! he made at Raleigh. n. c.. October
| 4, 1905. and the one he delivered
before "A delegation of railway en-
ployes in this city on November II.
| 1905. together with his last message
10 congress al the beginning of the
| first and second sessions of the last
|
his letter TO Mr.. Smith as follows.
"fon Will see in the two speeches
and the two messages that | have
said about all that | would say Ii |
spoke now AS said 10 your body
the other day | have already ex-
pressed again and again my carefully
thought out beliefs | am more firm
ly convinced than ever that these be.
iefs are wise and that the policy
recommended in my message at the
opening OF each of the last regular
sessions of congress must he carried
out. Just at the moment | do net
see that have much 10 add to what
have already said and think thai
what has occurred since / wrote the
two messages in question merely IL
! lnstrates in striking fashion the de
slrability OF the course | therein oui
! lined f"
These portions of his speeches and
messages. which the president mark
cd follow:
In his address at Raleigh tha
president said:
Il do not believe in government
ownership OF anything which can
with Propriety be left in prSatt
hands, and in particular | should 3
most strenuonsly object to suveIn.
ment ownership of railro. Bht
believe with equal firmlles that IL is
out of the question for the govern
ment not to exercise a supervisory
and regulatory right over the rail
roads, for il is vital To the well be
ing OF the public that they should be
managed in spirit OF fairness and
| justice toward the public