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Union, and thought that to Introduce
such radical change was doubtful
experiment. He also opposed the
clause forbidding the consolidation of
noncompeting public service corpora
tons, stating that union and con-
solidation of railroads had done much
to facilitate railroad transportation the
country over He likewise felt that
1t would be wrong to restrict the union
Of private corporations and plants
since combination Of capital was just
as necessary as the combination of
labor. The best way, he said, to reach
the evils of combination of capital was
by antitrust laws and prosecutions.
For these reasons he averred that
IL he were citizen Of Oklahoma he
would vote for the rejection of the
constitution The secretary entirely
disclaimed any authority to speak for
the president regarding the validity
Of the constitution as adopted.
Bryan Answers Roosevelt.
w. J.. Bryan in commenting on
President Roosevelt's address at Prov
incetown, in which he proposed the ma
tional incorporation of railroads and
other bodies engaged in interstate
commerce, said: Here is the secret.
The states are annoying the corpora
tons, and the corporations are de-
handing federal protection from state
legislation. The president thinks that
action is most pressing as regards
those corporations which, because
they are common carriers, exercise a
quasi public function. The states have
been enacting two cent fare laws and
laws reducing freight rates, and the
railroad managers demand that they
shall be relieved from further fear
Of such legislation. The president
yields to the entreaties of the rail-
roads. If it were the public he
sought to protect, he would recon-
mend federal remedies which would
not interfere with state remedies. But
1t is the railroad, not the public, that
| Washington. The Democrats can be
depended upon to oppose with all their
might this movement toward centrali-
zation. If any Democrat waivers, his
constituents should look into his bust
| ness relations to see whether he is
! under obligations to the railroads. 1t
is fortunate that the people have had
an object lesson so recently. The fed
eral law stopped rebates and passes,
but the railroads make more money
than they did before. The states, on
the other hand, gave the people re-
duction In rates, and those who are re-
ceiving the benefit of these reductions
will be slow to surrender the advan-
tage thus far gained"
Later Mr.. Bryan in an interview at
Lincoln replied to Secretary Taft's Co
lumbus speech, which, he said was a
disappointment to those who expected
"a clear bugle note In favor of re-
FORM" On the contrary, Bryan char
acterized Taft's speech as a "strad-
de" For instance, on the railroad
question he notes that Taft does not
advocate ascertaining the value Of the
roads. Besides this, he says, Taft adj
yocates no new legislation as to trusts
and takes the position that monopoly
may not be harmful and would give
'the benefit of the doubt to the cor
;porations instead of the people, Bry-
an also makes much of the fact that
Taft, while arguing in support Of in
heritance and income taxes concluded
by saying he is not in favor Of adopt
| ing either of them now. Taft is
charged with coming out strong for
government by injunction while say
Ing nothing about arbitration and d.
rect election of senators. Finally, Bry-
an says conservatives may object to
Taft's speech because it admits many
Democratic contentious, but thinks
that no real reformer will find encour-
agement in it.
Governor Hughes Hopeful
In an address before the Chautau-
qua assembly Governor Hughes Of
New York assumed a position of the
utmost optimism regarding the ability
Of the American people to work out a
remedy for the political and industrial
ills which from time to time beset
them. He said he believed that the
moral standards Of the American peo-
pie were never more sound than they
are today. "Care In making laws and
frmness and impartiality In executing
them are the securities of our peace"
He expressed his profound belief in
the ability of the people to cure exist
ing evils without disturbing their pros
perity.
Lawyers Won't censure Roosevelt.
Politics cropped out in the conyen-
ton Of the American Bar associate
when a Baltimore delegate offered a
resolution censuring President Roose-
welt for commenting upon the trial Of
the beef trust case In Illinois a year
ago and adversely criticising the pre-
siding Judge. It was met with numer-
GUS objections from all parts Of the
hall, and President Parker asked the
mover to withdraw 1t. Then motion
to lay 1T on the table was carried
During the discussion, however, Jo-
seph B. David of Chicago held that
when the president violated his trust
It was the duty Of the Bar association
to criticise him.
The annual address delivered by
President Parker, however, took strong
ground against the Capitalization the
cries of President Roosevelt. He spoke
particularly of the presidents national
Incorporation proposition and admitted
that the object was laudable, but
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