The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1909-09-23
PRESIDENT FAVOR NEW
RAILWAY APPEAL COURT

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Des Moines, Ia. Sept. :2.-In his
speech here today, President Taft said
in part:
"Fellow citizens of Iowa, I have great
pleasure in meeting such a concourse
of citizens of one of the most purely
agricultural states in the union-one
which has enjoyed to the full the pros
perity which has come to the man who
has invested his money and his labor
In the farm for the last decade.
Iowa has come to be a state In
which there is great independence OF
view, n in which the voters exercise
an intelligent Discrimination with ref
erence to candidate M policies that
keeps those who are looking for po-
litical victories in a constant state of
doubt and anxiety.
THE last general election was held
in November. 1908, and resulted in the
success of the republican party in the
national contest. In both chambers OF
congress, the republicans have a ma
jority and they have the president,
ought to be expected from that party
we must refer back to the platform
upon which the party was elected.
Avoids the Tariff.
I'm tns extra session recently closed
a tariff bill was passed as was prom
Used in the platform. I do not intend
to dwell upon the much disputed ques-
ton whether the bill complied with the
bill promised, for 1 have considered that
at another time and at another place.
What l wish to invite your attention to
this morning is with the tariff bill out
of the way for the time at least, what
there is for the republican party in con-
gress under the promises Of its plat
form to do in the coming session."
The president then outlined briefly his
well known position with regard to labor
unions and dwelt upon the necessity
of passing Mt the earliest possible mo-
ment legislation to carry out platform
pledges as to injunctions. He said also
that he would recommend that congress
require the railroads to adopt additional
safety devices to guard the lives Of their
employees.
But legislation with respect to the
laborers," CT ntinued the president, .'is
not all the legislation thai the republic
an party is pledged to. Indeed when I
look forward to the next session and
realize how much there is to be consid-
cred I tremble lest h session will not
be long enough, and that 1t will not be
possible to do, all that has been prom
ised."
The Railway Question.
Mr.. Taft detailed the passage of the
railway rate bill several years ago, in
which the Interstate Commerce CON-
mission was given authority to fix
specific rates. and continued:
The rate bill has now been In oper-
admitted that it has not furnished the
relief against unduly discriminatory
rates with the expedition and effec-
tiveness which We're expected. The re-
publican platform promised additional
legislation in aid Of enforcing the In
terstate commerce law, and I have been
engaged in the consideration Of what I
der to comply with that promise.
Those who opposed the provisions of
which appeal from the order of the
commission might be taken to the
court, did so because they thought such
right to appeal would offer much OPP
p~ortunity to delay the proceedings.
AN examination OF the decisions Of
the commission and the resort to the
courts by way OF temporary injunc-
lions. fully justifies the conclusion that
n of the defects Of the present inter-
state m law Is the delay n
tailed by litigation in the court over
the correctness of the order Of the COM
mission.
The court appeal cannot be abol-
ished because 1t is q constitutional
right. Something must be lone to re-
duce Its effect by way of delay, so
the decision of the. court shall be
prompt, sf1nal and effective.
New Court Proposed.
ut is proposed now by a number
Of gentlemen Of my cabinet, who have
conferred with some members of the
Interstate Commerce commission to IA
cilitate these appeals from the COM
mission by the creation Of a separate
interstate court Of five
members, which shall sit in Washing
ton, and which shall be the only court
to which petitions to set aside or null
ify the orders of the Interstate Com
merce commission can be made; and
1t is proposed to allow a single judge
to make an order staying the proceed
ings Of the Interstate Commerce COM
mission, but 60 days, and thereafter
that no Injunction shall be allowed
against the order of the commission I'M
less granted by the whole court Of five
members.
II know that objection will be made
to the creation Of this court. In
of the bills originally introduced such
q separate court was provided for, but
the provision was defeated. A tariff
court has been provided in the new
tariff bill to consist IF five members
whose judgment shall be final on all
questions arising under the adminis-
tration of the tariff. l am strongly in
clined to think that a similar court,
except that an appeal ought to lie from
1t to the supreme court, will serve the
purpose of expedition and dispatch of
business in respect to the. orders of the
commission.
He Anticipates Objections.
II know there is we'll grounded OBJ
lection to increasing federal courts and
to the provision for the appointment
of federal judges, whose terms n
salaries :ast for life and who become
a permanent expenditure of the govern
ment, but there is to be said, that If
the establishment of such court proves
to be a mistake the demand for judges
throughout the country and their in
crease will furnish an opportunity to
use the Judges thus appointed for 9TH
for1nity of decisions and the prompt
ness Of decision, which may be ex-
pected from a court whose experience
will soon make them experts in the
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