New-York tribune., 1908-03-07

p chance work All we want 10 DO is 70 De-
fieve in ourselves and recognize the facts. try TO
find oui where evils exist. try TO find out the
s7eredies put stop 70 them. and determine
that IL al our rules we shall go forward as
honest rner 10 do our par in making this great
eoaatrz- what our forefathers intended II 10 be.
= distinguished galaxy Of railroad Tights"
~as IN the banquet room Of the Hotel Astor
when Governor Hughes arrived with Colonel
~'readveil his military secretary They rose
- n-elcorre him with shouts and handciapS and
-h- band played as he took his. seat at the
>5Eh: Of George A Cullen. general passenger
agent Of the Delaware. Lackawanna & West
<-a Railroad Company. who was toastmaster.
81 The absence n The Orient OF the president.
g : Keene- BESIDES Nj Cullen, those who
looked down from the guests table on their
Brothers fno more competitorsD IL the traffic
Business were ex-senator II. a. Clark. Of Mon
-ana- president Of the San Pedro, Los Angeles
& SAT- Lake Railroad. State Senator Alfred r
Page. Martin :. Decker. Of the Public Service
Commission for II District. ". W.
FinIev president % the Southern Railway Com
yany: William Sproule. traffic manager Of the
American Smelling and Refining Company
George A Post. +. Ten Brock. A I. Langdon.
Alvin Eunscker. Z G wsrheld. ". r. Camp
he'll E = Jere-v " @ Besler H L Joyce
II =. Chamberlain. .. A. Blood z E Loomis
q ( Mccain and George T Smith, Through
the room were representatives Of almost
~rerr important railroad and steamship COM
0aaTy in The United States
The hand played Dixie FOR President Fin
sev. of The Southern Railway Company. who
was appIauded when he expressed his belief
g. rhe proper regulation Of railroads. As the
only alternative for the corporation, said PTesi-
dent Finley. is socialism. he believed it safe TO
assume that the corporation would continue 10
xxfs1- i the present form OF government Is 70
see preserved he said. there can be NJ justifca-
siur for any fundamental difference Of principle
fe7zseen the laws applying 10 individuals and
those APPLYING TO Corporationss There was
great applause from his brother traffic
shis sentiment. slso when he insisted that the
rEf-s II q corpora non should be protected as
si-nrcuslv as its wrongdnings ara visited
.5ffl punishment as he viewed II. the CITY for
Regulation IF the common carriers al present
meant nothing mere than leaving 70 their
efeckholde-s the privilege Of supplying the capt
ssl for public service and the money ~ pay
.o~ penalties and attorneys fees for failing n
.,rovide service as fixed By the Interstate Com
snlerce Commission.
President Finley said he did not believe that
she sentiment Of the majority OF the people Of
'rhe country was n favor II government owner
ship hut if some of the moro extreme leEisla-
sion ALREADY enacted were supplemented along
she lines now proposed the ultimate result
~s-a1lld he 70 break down the system Of private
.v-ne-ship. Just and adequate regulation Of
railroads and other common carriers he favored
sa7ur believed that the same protection must be
accorded 70 them under the laws is given 70
4nvestrnents IN all other kinds Of propeTty-
NJ Post in referring 70 the proposal o. Gov
s-r7or Hughes name for the Republican noTni-
ration for the Presidency said ne wouldn't stand
n the way. he wasn't a candidate, even IL
.--Fis era of yswp when there is not much Of
-. S-,S- h7TrT Il K
With frank laughter the traffic men admitted
she irnueachrnerlt when he charged them with
s,sInE --psrriceps Crirni1is III all this renlen-
rious force and racket called traffic" Another
F5aw, havr" more soao7ous than the one be-
snre came when Nj Post boldly accused them
q engaging IN promoting traffic for that awful
1ls-pcse-to make money" There was roar
when Nj Post saiG:
No- al the lung power ana blistering invec-
I've Of those who prsnce IN The spotlight or
whose beaks thirst for q place al the public
~r0ugh nor oil The intrigues Of Teck less stock
sobbers can long baffe the energy and intrepid
courage that y inherent IN American manhood
Looking Is1s room. tul Of eager-ey7ed-
dynamic men typical representatives OF Arnerj-
raT pluck brains ana c'rTTner1la4 power. i
= manifest that they cannot much longer be
Ilaralvzed by panic caused by wind ana
Ta1er- You bet your life there is going
70 be more traffic. but when we get il.
= has Ec1 70 b. regulated Regulation is
ne shfhnole1h Of the hour NOWADAYS ttz
mental regulation The government IL woT-
shipped q fetch that from all
harm and can 90 no wrong But what Is the
zoVerIneur2 II being Of ornniscience.
iIl is not God L Is men-Enen born Of women.
lzx5rh al The frailties and mental and moral lim-
lsarions Of humankind If IN the transmission
-nf credentials 10 public fUnctiOnary
there were simultaneously transmitted Herewith
sntellec7ual Inspiration. moral rejuveIlation and
political publication then We might view with
rnore reverence the TepUJeo lnfaIlibility OF The
government
Honest and Intelligent regulation. IN which
there Is fair play all round. VIII he 10 the ad-
vantage OF all concerned. but black disaster viii
-oilos in tfe wake OF regulation ccnfidad TO hare
h-aiaed incendiarjes with an itch for scribbIing
sHnd bursting Of the mouth. Which are We 70
s7sTe"" . *T.ssa5
William Sproule- the last spes ker, said the
tc1ntTy was suffering to-day from nervous pros
sration- Pest and calm We're needed Speaking
81 the shippers relation with the railroads ne
noted the difference n these relations from Fat
used 10 exist We now have statutes read 70
us where before the carriers fought among
themselves for our business said adr. Sproule
The tfunders OF the law have taken the place
81 the shouting of the captains. II The effort
- xii discrimination the keen edge Of competi-
ricn has been killed Unfair discrimination. he
said. should ne prevented by law. but beyond
thai II unv-ise ia 60. and there the shipper
=roEi stand by the carrier
NuCH COPPER STOCK HEle IN BOSTON.
B>src- March s-Thir;eeu leading copr7e- cor71-
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