The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-08-01


Roosevelt, and only signed by himself
because he could get nothing better |
This statement has been reiterated oy
Mr.. White and Mr.. Bristow all dur
| Toilette who led the filibuster against |
| the measure, will likely attack it at |
Emporia today. I supported the |
measure because 1 believed 1t to be |
great benefit II another financial dis |
| turbance should occur. The true
attitude of President Roosevelt to- |
wards this legislation is shown In
! the following letters from MIN which
1 recently received: L
"Oyster Bay, N. Y, July 20, 1908.
| my Dear Senator Long:
| I'm the same mail with your let |
| ter came a letter which have
| answered as per the inclosed copy. I
tended argument on any OF these
matters until I prepare a letter to be
| used later in the campaign.
| with regards, believe me. Sin
"THEoDoRE ROOSEVELT"
| Surely. as signed the bill. must
be assumed to have approved It,
| "Oyster Bay. N. Y, July %, 1908.
my Dear Mr.. Willie:
| IT have your letter of the goth. My
motives were simply those I have in
| signing any good bill. Beyond all
question the emergency currency bill
was a good measure and have not
heard 1t attacked with any arguments
answer. 1t is avowedly an emergency
measure: 1t lasts merely the length
| of time to permit us to develop
permanent plan. but during that time
it makes provision for the needed
1 elasticity Of currency. and it does 1t
| in an utterly unobjectionable man
ner It does not accomplish very
much, but 1t does accomplish some
thing, and there IL literally not one
objection that has been raised to 1t
| worthy of paying the slightest heed
to, while, furthermore, 1t contains the
admirable provision for a commission
to make a report or permanent cur
rency plan. Sincerely yours,
THEODORE ROOSEVELT"
Tenth-Mr. Bristow has announced
at wichita that he would cooperate
with the members of any political
party in behalf of measures that were
for the best interests of his constitu-
ents. IL elected to the senate.
l I have stated that would act with
the Republican party in the future as
in the past: that ask the support of
the Republicans of Kansas on that as
surance. vet Mr. Bristow, in the face
IF his statement that he would act as
| an independent in the senate has per-
mitted his name to go before the pri-
mary as a Republican asking the Re-
publican support
Mr.. Bristow has refused to say that
ne Endorsed the Republican platform
as adopted at Chicago: and has stated
that both President Roosevelt and Mr..
Taft. were in favor of the minority
blanks that were rejected by the con-
vention. He has made this statement
after Mr.. Taft and President Roose-
Welt have both, over their own sigma
| lures. Endorsed the platform. both as
Eieyenth-I would like Mr.. Bristow
,, TO state why I was invited in Wash
ineton. in connection with Senator
HOPKINS and Attorney General Ellis of
ohio. to help make the draft of the
national platform. before the conven-
tion met. in view of his insistence that
mate President Roosevelt and be-
, twelfth = Notwithstanding Mr..
Whites statement in his article that
the Washington house matter. should
, ing the comment on the originally
. published story and the printed retrac-
: ton of It; notwithstanding my states
| ment in my Emporia speech, I am
!, | advised that Mr.. Bristow's supporters,
; secret instigation from him or his
' managers. are now spreading the story
! assiduously in different parts OF the
state. have no additional statement
/. to make further than what / made at
!, Emporia and the fact that this story
: is still being circulated by Mr.. Bris-
s tow's supporters is another evidence
| Of the unfair and disreputable methods
! sition.
Those Bristow Questions.
+ thirteenth have a list Of ques-
q tions submitted to me by Mr.. BristoW
: at the Sterling debate. with the state
I ment that up to July "a" had FALL
ed to answer any Of the above ques-
. tons"
y Questions 1, and refer to over
. capitalization Of interstate railways
the physical valuation Of such rail-
ways, and the long and short haul
provision Of the act to regulate COM
= merce. I had discussed these three
= questions in every speech made be-
Il fore the Sterling debate. and have
| continued to discuss them in every
/. speech since that time.
/ favored the provision In the ma
. tionalr platform for national super
e vision that will prevent the future
y over issue of stocks and bonds OF IN
n terstate railways. ts
e 1 believe the Interstate Commerce
I commission has power now to make
Ell q physical valuation of the railroads
but if 1t has not favor giving 1t the
e power to properly discharge this
: duty.
= am not in favor of amending the
: long and short haul clause and put
ting all rates on a mileage basis.
= The fourth question refers tc
|. authorizing the Interstate Commerce
d commission to correct the Inequalities
t and injustice of railway rates upor
+ its own initiative. The Interstate
e Commerce commission has the power
It under section. 13 Of the act. ito fnsti-
J, tute any inquiry on its own motion, In
z the same manner and to the same
) effect as though complaint had beer
q made"
: Under this authority, the Interstate
- Commerce commission Is proceeding
n now to investigate the increase Of
:, rates made by certain railroads, and
!. is doing this in the absence of AM
81 complaint being filed. If the com
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