New-York tribune., 1907-04-29

In order that fixed charges and guarantees I'M I'M,
properly created could be met. You nave oia 49,
herded together. not simply when the PI
OF traffic during certain hours eAceSueu 80, ''-I
available means OF transportation put at Il
times, when there no necessity except ds IL
lay IN improper franciering-
COURT REVIEW UNNECESSARY
Now. 1 propose that We shall have just ana
efficient regulation Of public service propose
that the state shall exercise lts power 49, 70
that the people get their due. 1t is earnestly
desired bv some that every order of such COM
mission shall be reviewed by the courts l can can
not dwell upon this matter tonight AS nave
said elsewhere, the jurisdiction Of the courts WIN
be invoked whenever arbitrary acton eAceeuS
the power which cannot be gwen 80 safe
commission Or whenever the constltuuoHaI go ~
guards OF property are ignored IL rs NOT heceS .
sary that there should be provision TOT TOT CoIc s
review in this statute 10 protect coLIPdli i .i -
such action. You in New York Clty kiio" '4lS
well. ,,,
The Legislature passed an S0-cent ges bill
II was a statute passed by the Legislature itself.
II contained no provision for court review: & oul
the matter is in the courts and citizens or New
York are paying 81 for their gas. rms was pe
cause the companies had right InueI tHS
Constitution to go the courts with tie cIaiilL
that the rate so low that thelr propeIly vi "
being confiscated, and the federal court s-aIIte"
an Injunction upon terms intended 10 Keep mat.
ters in the position until IL was ueItue 80
upon the evidence taken by the court 4laeIt st
whether The claims of the companies was just
one This Is a part OF our system or govern
nnent No legislation under the constitution N'''
an opportunity TO test them = ,7o
But It is a very different matter 10 proNII"
a scheme Of appeal which would delAy eEeiS @ 80 a.,
r,inistrattve proceeding, and tie up every oFdeI,
where no such right is involved rms Mou!U
make commissioners mere scrlDes ana IesUIt "a
place of having FIVE railroad commissioners NJ
would devote special attention TO the SUP
5ect and have opportunity TO become eApeIls'
IN appointing five judges Of the supreme CouI..
who in addition to the magnitude or tn5'
judicial labors viii be asked 10 uhdeF FtdNe 'I 'I
duties of administration and in inviting III "'A
cases the delays accidental 10 litigation
hone that we shall have these questloN3
7ao,t nth sanel-, and Justly; that we shall not
Weld 10 rancor or 10 reckless statement on III
one hand nor on the other. abate our Zefi ny t.
liqently To uphold the public interest, ana lhdt
,brorer institutions like this we shall nno our
citizenship strengthened by higher concepSi1nS sa
of public duty and more persistent ne ,1yo
conpetent and unselhsh administrator oA puU''~
Office.
The b,g hall OF Cooper Union was filed 10
o,.a,t7o,,inp and ten policemen were needed to
hold back the hundreds who tried to force thelr
,rav into the building after almost two thousand
had been admitted. There was a disturbances
at the entrance when the police threatened TO
arrest l. s Bedford. a member Of Local NO.
Of the Typographical Union. Mr. Bedford was
known because Of his attempt last Sunday 70
distribute circulars about the subway bids. one
Of the ushers ordered him thrown out, but he
was finally admitted with II. G. Snyder. secre-
tarv OF the Eleventh Avenue Track Removal
Association. and George Murphy, president OF
the West Side Henry George Club
While the Governor was speaking they sent 70
him by messenger a list Of questions relative TO
his attitude on the public utilities bill First
they wanted to know why the bill was not men
toned during the campaign. Then they wanted
TO know whether he favored .'the resolution
adopted by the Board Of Aldermen last Tuesday
demanding the rejection of all propositions for
the new subways save for construction alone
There were several other questions Of a similar
nature.
After the Governor had left the hall Mr.. Smith
said that the questions had arrived too late.
Mr. Bedford arose and tried 20 say something,
hut Mr.. Smith ordered silence, and asked the
police TO put Mr.. Bedford out. Two policemen
ran down the aisle and Bedford sat down. roar
ing. Free speech is denied"
After the Governor finished Mr.. Smith intro
duced Thomas Raeburn White. counsel for the
Committee of Seventy of Philadelphia. Mr..
White outlined the conditions in Pennsylvania,
which, he said. a state you are likely to
think Of with pity and contempt" He said
that. after all. the state was not so badly off
since public opinion had advanced to higher
plaii'..'r-.The last speaker was the Rev. DR.. J.
l. Magnes. rabbi of Temple Emanuel. lie
talked on Ethical Progress Toward Democ-
racy"