The Washington herald., 1907-01-07

New York, Jan. 6.-Addressing the Peo-
pies Forum in New Rochelle this after
noon, Supreme Court Justice William j.
GaynoT pointed out a way in which the
government could secure the control of
the railroads.
Mr.. Bryan, returning to this country,
made speech in which he suggested
that the government take over all the
railroads on the ground that they are
private monop)lies, and that such private
monopolies should not be allowed to
exist said Justice Gaynor. - is right
about that for We all abhor a private
monopoly, but railroads are not private
monoDolies. They are public highways
under control Of the government and the
government can control them.
The government needs 10 do nothing
at all but appoint the general freight
agent of every railroad, and he, and he
alone, can see 10 il that no one gets
his freight shipped cheaper than another.
mad thus put an end 10 this discrimina-
ton which means the aggrandizement
OF few and the destroying Of the many
others"
Justice Gaynor was greeted by an
audience that filed the New ROCHELLE
theater 10 overfiowing. His subject was
''Our railroads: they are public highways
under government control. and not pri-
vate roads"
Brisbane Praises GaynOF.
Arthur Brisbane presided at the meet
Ing. and in introducing Justice Gaynor
paid a glowing tribute 70 the character
of the speaker Of the occasion. This was
greeted with great outburst Of ap-
plaUse
Judge Gaynor began by saying that the
subject he was TO speak on was not Of
his own selection. He said me had chosen
another. but that the members OF the
Forums committee had assigned him 10
the one on railroads
What / have to say to you can be of
no interest to mere sensatiOnaIists," said
Justice Gaynor, in prefacing his remarks
Il have only facts so dry that it is not
worth While setting them before any but
the intelligent mind. which counts in
moving the world
If you object TO the successive mergers
OF city railroads. for instance. ac-
complished by and made the excuse for
issues of tens and hundreds of millions of
bogus stocks and bonds that accompany
such combinations they conceal. it, in
deed, some of their heads can understand
II all, then YOU are opposed to business
interests. il is said
The keynote of Justice Gaynor's re-
marks was that the railroads are Just as
much under government control as the
dirt or toll-gate highways
Standard Oil Money Tainted.
Justice Gaynor referred to railroad cor
poratiOns as mere creatures of the law.
and he added that. being created by law.
they should not be permitted to unite and
destroy competition.
In speaking of President Roosevelt. the
speaker said.
They say he used a big stick We'll. a
big stick was needed, and a very big
stick, at that"
After discussing at great length the
methods employed by Standard Oil in
doing away with competition by means Of
the secret rebate from railroads. Justice
Gayncr said 5hat il amused him to see
ministers of the Gospel, college professors. /
and others asking whether money from
this source was tainted.
rs it taiuted?' asked the justice. well. /
l should say it is. Ii smells to heaven"
lie then predicted that the wrath of
God would be visited on this country
unless there were reforms along the lines
that he had spoken of. He said that the
practices of the railroads in making agree
meuts with certain corporations. whereby /
tho individual rights of others are de-
stroycd. could not end in other than a /
national calamity.