The Delta independent., 1908-07-03
REPUBLICAN RECORD,
Splendid Achievements of Party
In Congress.
IIS MANY BENEFICIAL ACTS.
The American People Have Just Cause
For an Abiding Faith In the Prinei-
pies and Personnel Of the Party
Leaders Past and Present.

Following is the concluding portion
of speech by Representative Hin
shaw of Nebraska in the house of rep
resentatives May 81:
| Mr.. Speaker. l believe that the
| American people have right to be
proud of the record of national legis-
lation during the past ten years. AS
comparatively new member of con-
gress have a justifabie pride in the
work of the last three congresses.
which have marked material ad-
vance along the lines of progressive
legislation. Note the railroad rate bill,
which provides for the establishment
OF rates when complaint Is made to
the Interstate commerce commission.
which enforces publicity of the affairs
Of transportation companies and which.
with other acts. has put an end to
the evil OF rebates and. above all. has
esta ablished once and forever the propo-
| sition that the government can and
| does control the public service corpora
tions of this country and that hereaft-
er no one will seriously question that
10000 miles OF railroad are subject by
federal law to legitimate and complete
regulation.
Mr.. Speaker. can but enumerate
many of the beneficial acts that have
been passed by congress in the past
few years. The meat inspection law
affords not only security to the con
sumer at home and abroad, but tends
to expand our foreign commerce in all
these products. and. In my judgment.
Is an unmixed blessing. Free dena-
tured alcohol promises. when facilities
are more adequate for its production.
to bring decrease in price OF fuel. light
and power The pure food law affords
to the consumer 4 guaranty of quality
heretofore unknown. The employers
liability law passed by this congress
affords n protection TO the millions OF
men employed in this country by cor
porations which has heretofore been
practically denied them and VIII result
In increased vigilance on the part Of
the employers that all appliances shall
be safe and reliable and will bring
about the exercise of great care that
the men employed shall receive the fair
and humane treatment to which they
are entitled. The pocketbook is the
nervous system of both men and corpo-
rations. and danger of the loss of its
contents brings more salutary reform
than the ethical discourse of the hu-
manItarian.
In addition to the good legislation Of
the Fifty-ninth congress. the present
congress has passed this employers la
bility law In lieu OF and to correct the
errors In the one heretofore passed;
also model child labor law for the
X District OF Columbia, which. II Is sin
cerely hoped. all the states OF the Un-
Ion will substantially copy upon their
statute books. In my Judgment. the
most important provision OF the rail-
road rate law OF the Fifty-ninth con-
gress was the provision for publicity
of the acts of railroad corporations
and a requirement for n uniform sys-
TEN of their bookkeeping and an in
spection thereof by government Off
cials. This congress has made efrec-
tive this provision by an appropria.
tion OF $4,000 to render certain such
publicity and inspection as will for.
ever make rebating and discrimina-
tion impossible. The house OF repre-
sentativcs has passed an emergency
currency measure which may not be
entirely satisfactory TO all, but which.
It is hoped. will prevent the recur-
renee OF currency contraction. finan-
cial stringency and money boarding.
The record OF the Republican party
is an open book, written amid the
smoke of battle. the heat of contro-
vcrsy and the peaceful march of In
dustry The history of Its great lead
ers is the history OF civilization for
fifty years.
| There was William ii. Seward. the
John the Baptist of new and inspir-
ing faith. There was Lincoln. the rid
iculed. the slandered. the courageous.
the farseeing the merciful. the just
whose life is an inspiration. whose
memory is a bcnediction.
There was Sumner, stately. cultured
and magnificent. the very flower of
New England craftsmanship. There
was Thaddcus Stevens, virile. sarcas-
tic, infiexible. n born leader of men.
There were Chase and Morton and Lo-
gan. jurist. statesman and warrior
There was Blaine. the fatally gifted.
whose polished sword thrusts Of wit.
sarcasm and invective left great gap
ing wounds which neither time nor
his marvellous genius could heal. and
his enemies pursued him to the last
with hatred as remorseless as death
md as bitter as the ashes of hell.
There was John Sherman, the ablest
anancicr since Hamilton. There was
Grant, the greatest captain OF the
worlds greatest contest, Hannibal
without guile, Caesar without his
imperiniistic trend, n Napoleon with
out his all conuuering ambition. There
was the gentle and the gentlemanly
Mckinley. enshrined forevcrmore In
the republics love and regard.