The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-04-13
EHACKlEG FOR WICKERSHAM
Ia TOILETTE BELlBORS HIM
ron FOTR HOIRS.
Aeeoses Him OG Being Jnfaithful N Dls-
missing Roosevelt suit Against NeN
HaNrn nsilread--Hits Alaa ~ Wieak-
ershams Party Ideas-LOdge Replies.

dAy Hs speech was about fo,r hours
long Ani vas devoted almost entirely %
a. eftark on Attorney General Wicker
shan
The insurgent Senator objected tn the
Attorney General action In Diminishing
the sIits instituted under the Roosevelt
admin stratlOn against the New York.
New Haven and Hartford Railroad under
the sherman antitrust Law because II
its acquisition 81 Massachusetts, trolley
lines and - attempted acquisition % the
BoztOn and Maine Railroad
The senator reviewed the growth and
extension II the New Haven railroad and
went into the history &c the legislation
In Massachusetts, relating 10 the at
tempted merger tie review "A the action
of the Massachusetts, Supreme Court in
the casa IN which the court held that
the New Haven railroad could not acquire
.IN fully the electric roads. and then
trace 4 the pr, grs>- of the Federal suit
IN the courts up n the time where IL was
dismissed by Attorn-y-General Wicker
cham
The speech was directed against ;se
feature Of the railroad bill which pro-
poseS TO give the ATTIC rney General con-
troll q suits brought by the Interstate
Commerce Commission in the Commerce
Court. Mr. Ia Toilette denounced the
bill In re entirety a. the bolde-t raid
upon public rights in the form 81 legis-
lAGon upon tbs great subject that the
system has ever forced upon the serious
consideration Of Congress
In his attack upon MIR Wickersham
the Senator commented On the Attorney
General Chicago speech.
Men who have grown gray fighting
the battles q th" Republican party are
not Obliged 10 have their Republicanism
certified by an Attorney General who
until recently was known 20 the public
chiefly a. attorney for big business and
financial interests ia New York Nor
will they D" M. Undated hy him or his
kind in their efforts Co bring the Repub-
hoan party IN Congress and IN conven-
ton. a. IL aull il among the people. back
70 the Rruubhcanism ~ Lncoln-to the
ssrvica Of %, bic interest and - public
interest alone
Mr. Ia Flllo,te said that the railroad
bill hat been msname1 n" said its
title ANNOUNCED that II was a bi II to
create q upurt II commerce
The bi.l j. bsfor'. the country under
false prsteuCes. under false title. said
n. S-na or. The court Of commerce
IToylslJu - little more than a mask
behind which turk unknown and unnum-
bersd vllain.ss - proposed legislation
The senator referred - tine president
q the New Haven az -Morgan's ma IA,
Melien
OF tn action Of the Attorney General
IN disrls-.rg the -rit the senator said
And -o stands this case 4 railroad
company engaged Ia interstate commerce
uolat~s the common Law against nonop-
oily. violates the State law against acquir-
ing other corporate property. violates
the Fedora! law against combination
and mcHopo.y 20 suppress competition
II. ILtcTsraf" commerce. - sued IN the
MASSACHUSETTS, supreme Court and iudg-
rnent rendered against n. Is sued in the
Federal court and delays the case until
the Administration which brings the
suit goes pIt Of Office and a new admin
istrauou 10 installed. seeks aud secures
State legislation which prctends 70 Au-
thorize i % combine common carriers
engC ged N Inter-ta'e commerce. IN yio-
lauon a The Federal Law ana then So
cures dismissal Of ~" Federal suit which
tn Federal court had sustained az every
point q a running ight 81 thirteen months.
In other words, state Legislature
~ The h@hest ~ an interstate railroad
oorporAtiun presunes 20 .epeal a Federal
Law and license an act which Congress IN
the exercise a its constitutional authority
20 Tegulaf@ interstate commerce has
0f4TIAFNfl 10 De- a fIfgF against Inc TsA0nle.
and the Attpru~y-' General. the highest
Law officer 1T ~. Federal Govern rnent
sworn Pop preserve. protect and defend
the ConstItI'IuH and euf1rcs. the laws ~
Con grs-ss gives hI- Ufiictal approval ~
this legislative compact
Mr. Prr-idsrU Il the Federal anti
trust law CaT b- repealed hy state
Legislarur". n 'n" Department # Justic.
Al Was'r'gto V't hulsi Conferences with
and le.td c,'Int"naroe To- the agent -
:.
engaged ~ lobbying through state legis-
Ia uTe- r. pretended sanction oI their
viola Ton q tie criminal statutes % the
Federal Government and they by official
eiicf MAKE such STAT. statutes a shield
ard cover I.der which the criminal cor
porations NAV 60 unwhipr.d - IustIce
N he door II the Federal court may thus
10 glOsed In the fac~ - "a wrong.d and
outrage ptlhC bv th" Attorney General
Il ~. Tinted State then. sir Tho law
become q black az and justice a mer'.
Juggei pawn
In ne rpnr-o 81 m. ,ps..rh Senator
lode" cam" "a from IN, conm,t'"-' room
wfsr' b." 'ad teen presiding over a hear
bng and ~ ono. b'' arl'. Interested Ne
sent ON tor volumes and r@gan taking
notes and Drua-. uuaiiv held CDnfer.nce=
with senator Gran" who BETRAYED some
I-1ua'i.u'" with M la Fplic'ts.S attack
When Mr Ia fOiIe'i" had concluded
Senafor IOd . 'IOk The NOOr and az
J.sI-f that the Eo~tou and Ma no and
the Nsw ha,su "a firoad- We're not com
p~fing irr- lie "a 4 thai the iey STAT on
which had e"r Tassed q Massa "husetts
had Nee' Nl-6ed out after careful con-
dsr4f % 81 the pubic interests and that
Under 20" 'ond on- IMPOSED Nv the leg
n a. on m" STATE could -t@o IN az Anv time
ana ta.e contrp! 4 the roads The Sena-
TOR - 4 that he !eZ on Great NJ the
hoiGn- COMPANY met with the approva.
Of a ar2e major ~ Of he people Of Massa-
cEusetfs tie "a 4 a hi Oh compliment 20
Gov pransr ard resented The mputa-
ton II Senator La Toilette that rhe Mas
"a p sets Leg Stature was corrupt or IN
tie control Of a lobby
senator GalInger also bore testimony
20 the ~ sdom % the lss a.at on. and both
kena' ort LodZs and Galunger showed
that there a "a no neceas ~ for presalng
the eI6ra SUI after the supreme ourt
al Nassa. hus-tts had Prevented the az
ous.f.cu o! he e.ertrIc Ines and the
lie: AZURE Of Massachusetts, bad o
posed ~ the question Of the Boston and
Ma ne uer .er
Ihrouyhogt . sveech Senator La Fol-
le-te "as sec a"'.ar He took he stand
IN the man So strobe up and down
LoI-Lr rs finger az senator Lodge and
Sena-o- k.sLs. and toss ~ his picturesq's
Tpg.TaErIr . nH.rhag p. his rannar "a