The state herald., 1907-09-06
BIG WAR SECRETARY COMES TO
= DENVER AND Is GIVEN A RoUs-
ING WELCOME.
SAYS BRYAN IS AFRAID
GLANDS UP FOR ROOSEVELT AND
OUTLINES POLICY HE WOULD
PURSUE As PRESIDENT.

the capital building at 4 o'clock Thurs
day afternoon before a gathering that
might have better been measured by
the acre.
Rain was descending gently when
the party appeared. An adjournment
to the Broadway theater was discussed
but frowned upon as meaning too
much delay. So the program was COM
menced. and soon the rain ceased. 1t
was an attentive crowd, but not par
ticularly demonstrative.
While the rain was falling Taft had
been introduced. and as there were
1any umbrellas up he climbed up on
large table SO as to be plainly seen.
Mr.. Walsh and Mr.. Vivian took turns
holding an umbrella over his bare head
until the sun came forth.
Just as Taft arose to speak little ten
year-old Margaret De Seller OF ISL
South Logan avenue ran forward and
presented him with boquet. Her
family used to live in Cincinnati and
all OF Its members are personal friends
OF the Taft family.
Governor Buchtel introduced Secre-
tary Taft, who said:
Secretary Tafts Speech.
Ladies and Gentlemen: thought
Colorado was In need OF irrigation.
This seems to indicate that all that
work has been In vain, and also no
necessity for such reclamation.
10 nj f. hn tv,
this great state of Colorado. II Is a
great pleasure to encounter the fresh
hospitality that seems to expand as
one goes west in this country until you
reach this city near the high peaks Of
the Rockies.
you have In Colorado-we all have
throughout this country-the greatest
prosperity that any country In the
world has ever known. This condition
of enormous wealth-the accumulation
OF wealth in the hands OF individuals
has never before been seen in the his
~tory OF the world.
while everybody is comfortable the
people have arisen with revelations of
dishonesty in business. In politics. and
have insisted that the agents OF po-
litical life. and the men In the business
of politics, especially those enjoying
public franchises. should live honestly
and carry on their business with a
high degree OF integrity
Avenue Of Greatest Abuse.
"Now. perhaps, that avenue In which
the greatest abuse has been proved to
the public has been proved In respect
TO the management of the great inter
<statc railways OF this country.
This abuse appears rs far back as
1887, and In order to overcome II the
old interstate commerce law OF that
year was passed. II created commits.
sion TO determine whether the rates
were reasonable. When II issued an
order the railway company made Its en-
forcemont impossible. except by going
into court and by the commissions 8
proving In court the right to make the
order As n consequence the railway
companies laughed att the power OF
that commission. Mr.. Roosevelt In 1904.
realizing the weakness OF that commits.
sion, recommended TO Congress that
the commission should have the power
10 fx ratcs-and that an order. when
made. should be effective.
OsFFeu FFofU wal obsHcss.
"A great many railroad companies
engaged In the coal business. and In
other business. and those who had to
depend on transportation. like their
competitors In the conl business. found
the railway companies generally could
not be trusted 10 furnish them trans.
portation, except Mt the high rate the
railroad companies insisted on. no that
the little profits that they made were
substantially taken by the railroad
companies In the coal business. The
New law provides that after May. 1908.
the railroad companies shall not have
anything 10 do with any other business
than transportation.
Now the railroad companies op-
posed this new law with great deal OF
vehemencc. and n great deal OF energy.
and they had three arguments against
II.
The hrst argument was that II was
sociniistir. Second. that this commits.
sion was not able TO f1x rates. that II
required skin and only skilled men
could M tho rates, the managers
OF tho railroads. The trouble was that
tho argument proved too much. Only
certain individuals could fis tho rates.
and they were the individuals on whom
q would be AN injustice and partiality
and discrimination TO allow the com
missIon 10 m tho raien-thia was at
tho bottom Of tho whole trouble. or
course, n the commission did not give
that. the public or Congress would have
aaid II was unconstitutional. on the
ground that constitutionaiiy dele
gated power can not be delegated. but
there n an exception 10 that rule. and
that Ia that II the original power can
not be enjoyed without delcgating II.
then ,hore IL an implication under tho
original grant that Il Ia TO be dele.
gated.
A "tn other words. Congress- itself
Gould not m rates. Therefore, n that
power II 10 he enjoyed at all. II Ia for
tho commission 10 determine what II
shaii do. and then do II. That prin.
oipai has really been upheld by u mum.
bsr Of state courts. and there In n die
,im In the United States court sustain.