The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1907-09-19
SHFATZ AGAINST
ROOSEVELT.
Voted to Rebuke the President
During Session of 1905.
On CryH.y's Resolution Endorsing
EUo.e volts Railroad Rate Ejn,
the Republican Machine
Candidate Voted with
the GShgstcrs.
l.a supported Some Atrocious Meas
urrs and Dodgcd Others.
,Doclal Corresponlonce.)

..tJp, representative FARMER Greasy
Gf Columbia county, introduced a res
olutlon IN the House of Representa-
tives OF the Legislature of Pennsyl-
Vania, 'instructing our Senators and
requesting our Representatives in
Congress to vote for such measures
as will give the Interstate Commerce
Commission larger powers, to the
end that shippers may have prompt
and adequate relief and that rebates
may be prohibited. This was inter
preted as IL was intended to be, as
an endorsement of President Roose-
velt's policy on the subject OF regu-
lating rates on railroads.
The President was engaged at the
time i'll Titanic struggle with what
he characterized as the railroad
lawyers of the Senate. Aldrich of
Rhode Island and Foraker of Ohio
led the opposition and all the Demo-
Gratis and a few Republicans In the
body We're supporting the pending
measure. Mr.. Roosevelt had made
an appeal for the moral support q
the people and on the night the reso-
luton was introduced he was In
Philadelphia addressing a mammoth
public meeting In the Academy of
Music in the interest of his bill.
When the resolution of Mr.. Greasy
was introduced It was promptly ad-
opted, the only negative vote being
cast by Henry F. Walton, Speaker Of
the House. CONSERVATION followed
Immediately, Walton Informed his
machine associates of the import of
the vote and they at once began
running to cover" The loiterers
IN the lobby we're summoned to their
yeats and within an hour Represon-
tative Shern of Philadelphia, Pen
roses personal representative in the
body, moved for a reconsideration Of
the vote by which the resolution was
adopted After a protest by Mr.
Greasy in which he depicted the
chagrin which Roosevelt would feel
over such a rebuke, the motion was
put and carried, John o. Sheath vot-
ing with the majority
Record. 1908. page 203.
Immediately after the reconsidera-
IN the question Of the adoption of
e resolution was again put and 1t
Is overwhelmingly defeated, John
!. Sheath voting with the other
achine representatives against the
ldorsement of Roosevelt's railroad
yolicy.-Legislative Record, 1905,
page 204. For half an hour after
ward the machine members INDUCED
In a carnival Of rejoicing. The re-
suit was telegraphed to Penrose. the
machine Senators rushed over to ex-
press their congratulations to Speak
or Walton and confusion reigned.
The President was snubbed "in the
House of his friends" politically
speaking but Sheath fastened him
self in the affections of Penrose and
the bosses.
Leaning Upon Broken Reed.
II the friends Of Mr.. Sheath de-
pend upon his legislative record dur
Ing the session of 1905 to establish
for him a reform reputation they
are likely to have a rude awakening
when the official journal of that sess-
ion ID examined. 1t was q notorious
Il vicious session but the machine
majority was so great and the bosses
60 confident that all the servile
members were not required to vote
for all the bad measures and even
BAN Rip occasionally lodged or vot-
ed directly against the machine. But
Like Sheath he was always with them
when his vote was needed, 80 that
an opposition vote now and then
didn't impair his standing in the
Speakers room or in the Boas Man
sion.
For example he voted for the bill
increasing the number of Bank Ex-
sminers.-Legislative Record, 1905,
page 442. This measure was want
ed by the machine because It pro-
yided a few more places for party
dependents,
He voted for the bill to author
lie Districts Attorney In counties Of
population containing over half
million and less than million popu-
lation.- Legislative Record, 1905,
page 444, This measure was q son
10 the machine while in Pittsburg
and was wanted by the machine for
the same reason as the other.
He voted for the bill to authorize
corporations authorized to supply
water or manufacture light. ''to sub
icribe for, take, purchase, hold and
dispose of the bonds or stock In any
company Of the same character. -
Legislative Record, 1908, page 76s.
iulb uSuSuTe was wanted by the
machine for various purposes. In
the Arst place 1t removed some of
the legal obstacles and facilitated
the scheme to steal the PHILADELPHIA
Gas works by the United Gas I'M
lrovement company. It also helped
that predatory corporation to get
control of other gas plants through
out the State.-Legislative Record,
1905, page 769.
= He voted for the bill increasing
the salaries Of the Attorney General
and his deputy and increasing the
number of officials in that depart
ment, obviously for the purpose OF
making places for machine pollti-
clans. legislative Record, 1905
page 3717.
He voted for the Quay monument
bill-Leglslativ Record, 1905, page
a292.
He voted for the bill creating the
new Office Of Statute clerk in the
Office OF Secretary of the Common
wealth. .--Legislaitv Record, 1905.