Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-12-01
HARTMAN HIDiNG SOMETHING
SAYS he WILL NOT NOW SAY
WHAT he HAS TO SAY.
But Tells Prosperity Diners That He
Told President Sherman Act Would
Have to Be Changed.

NEW YORK. December IAN i'm
promptu speech of breezy sort by e. HI.
Hartman. in which the railroad man
took exception to statements that had
been made by preceding speakers Of the
evening. and pointedly referred to what
he declared was the futfllment Of a pre-
diction he had made to the President of
the United States three years ago. was
the feature of the prosperity dinner" OF
the Economic Club at the Hotel Aston
last night
Hartman made late entry into the
speakers pulpit" responding to the in
vitation Of the POSTMASTER after the de-
livery of the formal speeches. Declaring
he hesitated to speak. even to an eco
nomic organization. Hartman went on:
m a sort of an economic subject my
self. an economic morsel. a bone of con-
tention. I've been pursued by the pack
The scent is getting pretty slim. / dom
intend TO do anything to renew it.
Il wish that l were able to say-free
to say what I would like to say to you.
Rut i am not yet freed from a situation
that prevents my speaking my mind to
you fully.
while my mental and moral being
were being investigated" continued Har-
riman, i thought that my physical being
required some investigating So / turned
myself over to the care Of the physician
Il was discharged yesterday with the
happy assurance that there was nothing
the matter with me; that I had only been
taxing too good care of myself I was
told TO go out and eat what I pleased
and go where / pleased
Perhaps when the time comes I'll talk
as want to talk, as I'd like to talk. But
that time is not here
Some things that have been said here
tonight are not right. Some day you will
know they're not right Surely you'll
know il
I've tried to do things satisfactorily In
tation. I've had many confabs with rep.
resentatives of the government I've
heard some of them agree that what they
had proposed was not right.
Il told the President of the United
states. three years ago. that. in passing
the present interstate commerce act with.
out changing the Sherman act. he wa,
inviting great deal of trouble. Now. he
VIII probably recommended least I think
1Eat ne Will recommend-the very thins
which ] suggested
There are two things that menace thu
prosperity of the countrywide money and
idle labor The one Is as mschievous az
the other 1t should be the object Of
both may be used properly and fairly"
The outlook for prosperity was thu
general topic for discussion at the dinner
Paul Morton. former Secretary Of the
Navy; Cyrus H. Mccormick. the vel
known manufacturer, and President Mich.
olas Murray Butler OF Columbia Univer
sity were numbered among the guests ant
speakers
The tone OF the addresses was markell,
optimistic, the keynote being set by Nor.
ton. who insisted tina. the chief menace
TO the country was that II might trave
too rapidly along the path Of prosperity.
We are cure to meet with success" h
declared, ~ we keep our feet In touet
a M IA xAk< 1,A
craze. Nothing can be gained by exag
gerating our prosperity"
Mccormick testified 10 the prosperity Of
the farmer. and President Butler and Au.
sustus Thomas, another speaker, To the
many encouraging economic signs Of the
times.