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

against such a provision. Did he when
he cast such votes serve the interest
OF the people of Kansas. or the own
ers OF the Union Pacific railroad?
Kansas Freight Rates.
Mr.. Bristow then entered into q
discussion OF the freight rates paio
by Kansas and showed from rate
schedules that the state suffered from
excessive rates and Determinations
on grain, coal. poultry, flour. and al
most every product ana commodity
which the people Of Kansas produce
and consume.
He then quoted from Senator
Longs Emporia speech, wherein the
senator declared that as long as he
was In congress he would vote 10
maintain this system. He showed that
in shipping Kansas products east.
the Kansas farmer pays an excessive
rate on those products from the
points Of shipment in Kansas to Kan
sas City. That when these products
Louis. Kansas City. and all points
in Illinois and Missouri and other
competing states with Kansas, get
same rates on shipments west to the
Pacific coast and Rocky mountain
states. though the distance shipped is
very much farther than the dis
lance from Kansas. That is. when
Kansas products go east we pay an
excessive rate because we are west OF
the Mississippi and Missouri rivers.
points east of the Mississippi
and Missouri rivers get the
same rate that we do. that is we get
no advantage over them from being
adjacent to the western market, while
they have a great advantage over us
by being adjacent to the eastern mar
kets.
Mr.. Brtstow added: But Senator
Long, the representative of this peo-
pie. declares that he will vote to
maintain this system as long as he is
in congress. Senator Long seems to
have shifted his position in the last
few weeks on valuation of railroads.
He persistently refuses to discuss the
record upon which he claims to be
making the race, and seeks to make
It appear that he is in harmony with
the views Of Secretary Taft. and
offers as evidence the position he
took on the committee of resolutions
at the national convention He quotes
extensively number Of warmed-over
letters. published without dates. that
he received from the president and
others to show that he is in harmony
| with the presidents ideas. but 1 sub
nit to the people of Kansas, should
not the senator have voted for the en-
actment of these measures into law
when they were before the senate or
taken some action upon the recon-
mendations Of the president in his
| messages. Resolutions in a conven-
ton are very good, but measures en-
acted into law are the things that
count"
Mr.. Bristow then submitted to
| Senator Long the list of questions
which he submitted at Sterling stat
Ing that 18 days had passed since
| these questions were submitted. That
the senator had talked about one or
| II H..
| had answered none of them. and in
| sisted on definite and specific answers
to the question.
The List of Questions.
The questions are as follows:
F1rst-Are you in favor of enactine
a law limiting the amount of capitali-
| zatfon of public service corporations
to the actual cost of the enterprise? If
you are, why did you not vote for such
measures when they were before the
senate, and why have you not en-
| deavored to have such a law enacted ?
Second-Are you in favor of giving
| the Interstate Commerce Commission
authority and providing it with
| means, to ascertain the value of rail-
| roads? If you are, why did you not
1 vote for such measures when they
were before the senate. and why have
you not endeavored to have such a
| law passed?
i hIQ-OO you Stlll MAINTAIN the
| position taken in your Emporia speech
that 50 long as you are in congress you
propose to vote against any correction
of the long and short haul evils by
| which Kansas is SO grossly discrim-
mated against?
| Fourth-Are you in favor of auth
| orizing the Interstate Commerce Com
| mission to correct inequalities and in
justice in railway rates upon its own
initiative? If SO, why have you not
voted for such provisions when they
| were before the senate, and why have
you not endeavored to have a law en-
acted giving such authority to the
commission?
Fifth-Are you in favor of ar
amendment to the constitution making
United States senators elected by the
people? If you are, why have you no.
voted for such provisions when the,
have been before the senate, and why
have you not endeavored to have such
an amendment submitted?.
| Sixth-Are you in favor of the en-
actment of a law requiring a detailed
statement of the receipts and expendi
lures Of candidates for office and O.
campaign committees as recommend
ed by the president? If so, why die
you not endeavor to have such
measure enacted by congress and {
resolution in favor of 1t included il
the Republican national platform?
LONGS OPENING SPEECH.
Answers Charges and Makes Counte
Attack on Opponents Record.
Senator Long. who spoke second. fol