The Oakes times., 1910-06-02
Matter 10 serious.

Matter 70 SERIOUS.
The statement of Kerby, which in ei
feet charges an effort to do away with
public documents, Is the most sensa-
tional and serious charge that has
been made in connection with the
whole CLAWS -Pinchot- Ballinger con-
troversy. The whole controversy
hinges about the fact that in the
secretary of the interiors ONCE or.
ders were issued to clear list the
fraudulent Cunningham coal claims
and to give them to the Morgan-Gug-
genheim syndicate of Alaska.
In keeping from the public informa-
tion in regard to this whole plan and
in misleading the president with ref
erence to the actual facts, the state
ment Of Mr.. Kerby as to what oc-
Cured in the office has had the ef-
feet to convince those who previously
doubted Of sthe truth of the conten-
tions Of Mr. Pinchot's friends that the
secretary of the interiors Office was
manipulated in the interests Of the
Morgan-Guggenheim syndicate.
Aldrich Forced to Submit.
Following their victory in compelling
the withdrawal of the sections of the
rate bill legalizing traffic agreement
and railroad mergers the Progressives
compelled the writing of the long-and-
short-haul clause into the pending bill
in the senate.
Although Senator Aldrich was adroit
enough to avoid test vote his defeat
was none the less complete. He made
mastery retreat, but he left the
field in full control of the Progress
sives
When the time for final action ar
rived in the senate there were pend
ing several long amend
ments. proposed by Senators Hepburn,
Dixon and Cummins. Republicans:
overman. Paynter and Clay. Demo
Gratis. Under a unanimous consent
agreement voting was to come at four
o'clock on Friday and no debate could
be had upon any of the propositions.
There was nothing to do but vote.
During the last hours Of the debate
Senator Bailey, as it was understood
In a caucus Of the Aldrich Republicans
the day previous. made speech in op-
position to the Dixon amendment and
said that he could not vote for it In
general for the reason that it would
destroy business conditions and would
result in confusion and turmoil. In
the course Of this speech Mr.. Bailey
said there were some Democratic
amendments pending that he would
vote for.
Delivers Emphatic Speech.
Senator Dolliver, one of the Progress
sive leaders. Immediately seized the
situation, and calling attention to the
remedy which the opponents of the
long-and-short.haul clause had put
forth. namely. that the people should
move out Of the communities which
are discriminated against. he said:
IT that is the only remedy that can
be suggested. there are mighty few
amendments such are now pending
that will not command my vote as a
protest against that cynical and brutal
alternative which Is offered to COM
munities in every way entitled to the
good will and to the sympathy and
to the help of their countrymen all
over the United States.'
That was notice that the Progress
sives were not going to be bound by
party, but they were going to vote
for any amendments that would help
to cure the evils from which the in.
terror parts Of the country are suffer.
ing under he.spresent railroad dis
criminatory rates.
:. Aldrich Forced to Yield.
Senator Dixon offered as a substi-
tute for the pending Hepburn amend
ment, an amendment made UP of q
portion of his own and portion of
that offered by Senator Paynter. AID
rich, quick to see that the combination
which he had made with Bailey had
been undermined by the adroitness of
the leadership Of the Progressives. &C.
quiesced and said that the substitute
offered by Dixon would have his sup
port. The retreat of Aldrich threw
the senate into confusion. The only
thing to do was to recess. This was
done for half an hour on the motion
of Senator Dixon. Aldrich, still con-
hdent of his leadership, asked con-
ference in his own room, where the
amendment which had been offered by
Mr. Dixon on his feet could be per-
fected. The conference resulted in
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