The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1907-10-31

their opposition to the Capitalization
ideas OF Teddy are not feeling very
good over the scoring they received
for not being In accord with the
president and the railroads. The
lecture these governors received was
evidently In very plain language.
The governor who was especially
hard bit IL Governor Sheldon, Of
Nebraska, as he was made the scape-
goat, and his colleagues were whipped
over his shoulders. II Is said the
president told the governors they
were way orr on this state rights
business. " He told them, SO some OF
the governors have whispered to
their close friends. the time Is at
hand when the federal government
must take over the exclusive control
u railroads and all other big corpora.
lions, and that the republican party
must declare for this policy.
II will be remembered that In the
republican state convention some
weeks ago Nebraska passed reso-
luton criticisine the federal courts
for interfering with tho states In
their attempted regulation OF rail-
road fares. Sheldon took II TO heart
when the president told him that
those who opposed his Capitalization
policy were merely contributing aid
and comfort to the democratic enemy.
IL seems that Governor Sheldon Is
a man that even such great man AS
the indomitable Teddy can not brow
beat or intimidate.
II Is reported that Sheldon, With
an expanding chest told the presi.
dent that no personally was response
BILE for the states rights plank Of
the Nebraska platform. The reports
state that the chief executive was
tirst astonlshod and then very angry,
and tried TO overwhelm the Nebraska
man With torrent Of executive
wrath. Sheldon got ON his dignity
also and told the president few
things, which the strenuous one may
mot soon forget. Governor Sheldon
told the president that ninety mine
Nebraska republicans out OF every
100 stand square footed for the
rights OF the states to administer its
own affairs without federal interfer-
ence.
III any reliance Ia reports can be
believed the Nebraska governor went
some after he got started. and soon
convinced the strenuous Teddy that
there were men In this little world
who had the courage to talk TO the
greatest IN man In the nation. The
governor continued his remarks by
saying, that should Nebraska repuh.
licaus declare in favor OF federal reg.
ulation, at the expense of the states,
Il would not only put Nebraska surely
In the democratic column, but would
make every state between the ALE
GAMES and the Rockies either doubt.
ful OF democratic. IL Is said that
every republican governor. who was
In hailing distance OF the president,
was summoned into private confer
ence with the president and told that
he must see that his state supports
the Capitalization policy OF the presi.
dent.
That the Nebraska governor had
the courage To so plainly state the
condition Of his mind In the presence
OF the president OF the United States
must have come as great surprise
20 Teddy. lie has undoubtedly been
In the habit of seeing men tremble
when words of wisdom were about to
fall from the august lips. Teddy Is
hrst politician aud then a states
man, and II may be that he learned
some things from the governor of
Nebraska as to the feeling among the
masses which may cause him TO open