Martinsburg statesman-democrat. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1906-1921, 1910-06-17
Washington News.
r,1aH Tayanner.

.,nrten. June-Indicatiens are
~..grs., will pass, over the pro-
| - democrats and Progressives,
,o,d r.gslssion bill that will not
Irid. for a physical valuation OF
roads.
u,,II,op aire colony of the Senate,
,,,s members of which own
| IN railroads, fought desperately to
very physical valuation amend
hit proposed
nsv.,.,l valuation wsuld expose
he country the extsnt to which
"a stocks have been wstered, and
MA therefore, tend to prevent over
Si,siizs,ion in the future and pave
va, for reasonable freight and
,ng.r rates. This is why the rail-
Ids fear 1t.
rbe Interstate CONNER commits
rsrti.sa Rspu blicsn in makeup,
,acom psndsd physical valuation
after year. The commission, in Its
s,uusl report, somewhat hope
.Iy, says: "rhe commission has, in
syiou. reports, expressed the spin-
tbs. II would be wise for Congress
|nsks provision for physical vSse-
lon Of railroad properties, and de-
L. to reafilrm In this report its con-
., es in the wisdom Of such meas
t.
Rbysical valuation was recommend
by Roosevelt time and again. This
at least ore Roosevelt policy that
4 Taft has deserted cold-bleodedly.
L. President has raised neither voice
pen on behalf of physical vslua-
ia.
bet the Supreme court, il the Ne
hska rate case, held that "the basis
| all calculations as to the reasonable
Is Of rates must be the fair valae of
! property being used for the con-
hence Of the public" As the, inter
lie commerce commission does not
low TIE value of a single railroad, it
It fix reasonable rates by sheer
esswork.
rs progressive legislation, railroad
kulation bill without prevlsi on for
ysiesl valuation, is a farce.
'he national democratic platform of
Is declared for efficleit SD pervislon
4 rate regulation of railroads" and
that end strongly recommended the
ing Of physical valuation.
Bu, whes it is considered that Har-
ban contributed $260,000 to the Re-
blican cam paign fund On behalf of
railroads, that probably numerou
Ter railroad magnatss advanced
ally large sums, aad that the very
Congress is about to place upon
statute books was originally drawn
New York snG submitted to the
road interests before introduced
congress, IL is rot 50 strange
physical valuation amendments
eIved their death staes even after
Fsed by good majority in the House
Representatives.
ph' American people, yeu must be
prs Vlgllant than you are if;you would
llnue to deserve the name of q pa.
|0tic people!
''epuOlican senators who most fire.
entity visit the White House are:
Aldrich Of Rhode Island, scknow-
lsed congressional representative of
all street.
Lodge OF Massachusetts, who de-
'res The ultimate consumer to be a
yth.
Depew OF New York, ehairm an of
ooSfu oil directors of the New York
'n'Tsl and Hudson River railroad,
ia iFector Of 81 other transporta
"a ana franchise corporations.
of Wisconsin and, Gug-
4oelih Of Colorado, who are fire.
'"'y .eieTrId 10 as having bought
'f way into the Senate.
II Ie are the Republican Senators
IA whom the President does not con-
T. ASf gillette of Wisconsin, Clapp of
''Hesota, Dolliver and Cunmins, of
WA and Sr.sIow OF Kansas.
Attorney General Wicker.ham,
l1eT sugar trust Attorney" is quite
0peF, after all.
Wien Representative Henry II.
''"'y oil Illinois made the asove ref.
Snce 10 Wictersham some time ago
=. '"''er professed to have been great
Vo''"9ea, and had a letter read ON
y n0of OF Congress in which he in
SANITY desied the accusation.
~ cf'S''exsminlug Representative
sN'uIay Of CaIifsrnia, who was prais-
""a defending Wicksrsham in
1s'es' With information which he
N'''ee had bean furnished him by