The Morning examiner. [volume] (Ogden, Utah) 1904-1910, 1910-07-24

PEABODY. Kan. July Ex-senator
Albert b Cummlns Of Iowa, in his
speech before the Chautauqua here
today, asserted that Senator Aldrich
and Speaker Cannon were traitors TO
their party, If NOT TO the country.
when they gave their support to the
Wlckersham railroad bill as II came
from the attorney generals office.
and demanded that it so through con-
grees.
That bill was direct reputation
of the Republican party platform OF
1908, and II was directly in the inter
est of the railroads and not in the
interest of the common people of the
country" said Senator Cummins.
Think Party is TO Make Men Rich.
Speaker Cannon and Senator Aid
rich and men OF their class seem to
think that the Republican party WIS
formed to make men rich. think it
was born TO make men free. They
think 1t was born to make men mil
lionaires: ] believe 1t was horn TO
drive misery out OF this country.
Senator Aldrich has vigorously OPP
posed all regulation of the railroads
by congress ever since the bill 10 Gre
ate the interstate commerce commits
sion in 1897 I was born and always
have been a Republican. but cannot
and will not follow the leadership OF
"a traitor to his party and the people"
Spoke In Tent; Heat Intense.
Senator Cummins spoke in big
tent, where the heat was intense, but
he continued his address for two
hours 10 large audience,
Il am recruiting officer" he said,
FOR the army that Will destroy the
political leadership of Speaker Can
non and Senator Aldrich. ! want to
enlist men and women In this army
for its best work will be done In the
homes.
Il am not here TO talk to men who
believe as | do. for IT is only the sick
that need a physician The people
have found that competition is impos
sible in gas. electric light. water and
other public utilities, So. you have
decided that this monopoly shall be
vested into the government Of the
city Itself and not left TO individual
interests.
Opposed to the Railroads.
II am not opposed to the railroads.
No man who values the public welfare
can he hostile to the railroad hut JUS
tice TO all means to pay righteous du-
ties as fixed by the laws of trade by
competition or through society. The
railroads of the country are capital.
lied at seventeen billion dollars The
highest estimate ! have ever heard
placed on the actual amount of inde-
pendent capital put into their roads
was eight billion dollars. There is
nearly nine billion dollars OF impure
and adulterated water.
You have to pay more than YOU
ought to pay for the service you get
in order TO pay dividends on this vast
capitalization The railroad charge
excessive rates and accumulate sur
plus. and this they put back into the
roads in improvements, and they now
ask YOU to pay additional interest on
this surplus, secured by eXtortionate
rates. In ten years the railroads add
cd three and one-half billion dollars
to their capitalization in betterments
and extensions without the invest
ment OF single penny OF independent
capital We must pay interest on the
surplus investment that represents no
actual value through eXtoruonate
rates.
First Legislation Against
1.-The first legislation TO regulate
railroads came in 1887 with the pas
sage of the interstate commerce bill,
Speaker Cannon was in the house
then. He made no effort TO restrict
the growing power OF the railroads or
enact legislation in favor OF the ma
tion Uo was silent then and he has