The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1910-04-21
DRUNK WITH POWER
SENATOR TOILETTE SAYS Mos
GAN Is A RED-FAcED BULLY.
Declares Mcllen and Byrnes Are Mt
Megaphones Repeating korgan's
A-'a Orders.

shington.--Iucidental TO the consid'
Grafton of the administration railroad
bill, the merger OF the Boston and Maine
railroad with the New York, New Haven
and Hartford railroad, through the rail.
road holding law, enacted by the Massa-
chusetts legislature in 1909, was dis
cussed at length in the senate Monday.
The principal speech, attacking the con-
solidation in unstinted language, was
made by Senator La Toilette and con-
sumcd the larger part Of the days SEES
sion.
MIR. La Toilette practically charged
that the enactment had been consuIn-
mated as the result OF the dictation Of
President Mellen, of the New Haven
road, who, he minated, represented the
Morgan Rockefeller interests. lie quoted
from member OF the Massachusetts
legislature a statement 20 the effect
that Governor Draper has disposed to an
ultimatum from the New Haven inter
ests. lie undertook to show that the
federal merger suit, which had been in
stituted during the Roosevelt administra-
tion had been dismissed at the dictation
of Attorney-General Wiekersham, under
the Taft administration, for the made
quate reason that the Massachusetts, leg
islature had passed the holding bill
under which the consolidation was eff
fected.
Think of it,, Mr.. La Toilette shouted
"This great case, involving the transpor-
tation of New England and all the poo
pie Of the country engaged in trade with
New England, after eleven months OF
preparation and successful prosecution on
the part OF the government, reached a
stage where the defendants are compelled
TO take the stand and make their show
ing, and then, like sNtIiunderbolt from a
clear sky, comes the order from Wash
ington; Dismiss the governments case "
Mr.. La Toilette asserted at the behest
of the New Haven Company that Massa-
ohusetts had undertaken to repeal fed
eral law and license an act which con
gress had declared to be a crime sgainss
the people.
And" he said, "the encouragement,
the highest Law officer Of the federal gov
eminent, sworn 20 preserve, protect and
defend the constitution and enforce the
laws of congress, gives his official APP
prevail of this legislative compact be-
tween the New Haven Company and the
Massachusetts, legislature 10 nullify the
law of congress, and declares that 1t es-
pressly authorizes what congress has ex-
pressly forbidden.
IF the door OF the federal court may
thus be closed in the face of a wronged
and outraged public by the attorney-gen-
eral of the United States, then the law
becomes black art and justice a mere
juggler's pawn"
Speaking OF President Mellen and Vice
President Byrnes of the New York, New
Haven and Hartford railroad, Senator
La Toilette said:
"The mask is Off. We have all of us
done injustice TO Mr.. Mellen-gross in
justice. Nor is Mr.. Byrne, in his private
capacity or in any capacity except as
a corporation employe, the truculent
braggart that he seems in the press re-
ports of the railroad hearings.
Both OF these men and others OF
their kind are but hired megaphones
through which beefy, red-faced, thick
necked financial bully, drunk with wealth
and power, bawls his orders to stock
markets, directors, courts, governments
aud nations.
I'VE have been listening to Mr.. Nor
gan"