Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1908-01-03
ingtOn in the past that the instal..
ton of Vice President Buckland
of the New York. New Haven and

the lobbyist working in mvs.
FERROUS ways and the secret pres
bureau sending ont tainted news
here is one of the leading railroad
officials occupying Offices on thu
doorsof which appear the name
of his company and his oficia
title where all who run may read.
The gain in dignity and propriety
isobvious. There is a parently
to be no more approaching of
COnrgess BY back door" methods.
Vice President Buckalnd has bis
Office here where any one may
find him and consult him. and the
fact instead of being concealed is
advertised. No man of common
sense who has studied state Of
national legislation believes for a
moment that the lobbyist can be
done away with unless his place is
filled by some other agent. The
name of lobbyist has fallen under
deserved reroach. But the work
which has been coruptlv done by
lobbyist in the past nust be honest
~ done by some other and better
agency in the future. 1t is partic
ularly true of the problems Of
Transportation that when Congress
attempts to legislate upon them
there must appear practical
men who are familiar with the
questions involved. 1t would be
absurd to imagine. Congress legis.
lating wholly without such aid to
a rational solution. 1t is clear
that The government regulation of
the railroads is still in its expert
mental stage. The present laws
are not final. Not only must new
laws be passed but it is apparent
that more or less of the law now
on the statue books must be re
pealed. since it imposes unnec
essary. haras.rnents that we're die
ated by i'll il formed clamor .ath
er than clear comprehension of
the problem. 1t is Vice Pre-, ident
Buckland's ideas to aid coDstruc
lively rather than to oDo.e the
passage of railroad legislation,
and to consider that to bo his
primary mission here. Naturally
if legislation is proposed which he
considers inimical to enlightened
railroad policy he will app ar lie
fore the committee of Congress as
opportunity may offer and present
his views against it. But that he
considers likely to be secondary
part of his labors. Mr.. Buckland
who is graduate of and forme-
professor in the Yale law school
was formerly at the head of the
legal department of the New York
New Haven and Hartford railroad
and was station in New Haven af.
ter which he went to Providence
for few months to take common
and of all the roads properties in
Rhode Island. He is a young man
who has risen rapidly and be is
thoroughly in sympathy with the
principle of railroad regulation
BY the federal government it
remains to be seen how soon other
roads will follow the example of
the New York New Haven and
Hartford and replace anonymous
lobbyist by responible Official re-
personalities. 1t is known direct
from at last one important gov
erment department that the com.
ing of Mr.. auckland is welcomed
and that the constructives aid
which be stands ready to give in
matters of legislation is likely to
be taken early advantages of. In
addition the indiction which has
presence gives of tine new attitude
of the railroads suQ gest as greater
possibility of railroad legislation
at this session than has before beer. |
apparent.
MIR. and Mrs. ]. A. McDo laid. en- |
tertalned party of friends Tuesday |
evening the occasion being the 10Th !
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