The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1910-06-25
ION the Whole" He Says, 81
Think People May Congrat-
uIate Themselves on Results
of Session."
RAILROAD BILL WILL
PROVE REAL BENEFIT
Sherman, Cannon and Watson
Will Tour the Country in a
Special Train and Indiana Is
on Their Map.
Palladium Specially

palladium SpeciaD
Indianapolis, June 25.-"On the
whole think the people may congrat-
ulate themselves upon the general re-
suits of this session. and President
Taft and the republican party are to
be congratulated on the progressive
and constructive work done by a re-
publican congress-" was the optimistic
statement made by Senator Beveridge
on his return home yesterday after
noon from Washington. The senator
found that the important work of the
session of congress had been dis
posed Of and that there was nothing
for which it was necessary for him to
remain in Washington, so he came
home to stay a week or so before 60
ing to Dublin, N H.. his summer home
to spend vacation with Mrs, Bever-
idge and the babies.
This session has been full Of hard
work, yet fruitful OF results" he
said. by the effort of all forces, pro
and con. much useful legislation has
been enacted some Of it very impor.
tant legislation-by this republican
congress
The railroad bill, as finally passed.
will prove of real benefit to all the
people, but especially tho shippers, and
while it does no injustice to the rail.
roads, yet it corrects some abuses.
Good Statehood Bill.
Statehood has been conferred on
New Mexico and Arizona under q very
conservative and carefully written bill
which throws strict safeguards around
the disposal of public lands which
were granted to the new states, with
drawing saline lands. etc. Its most
notable provision, however. is the re-
turn of the constitution of these new
states to the congress and presiden,
for approval. In it's technical provis
ions, however, such as the judiciary
land and other sections, it was drawn
upon the advice of experts from the
various departments and is an exceed
ing careful measure.
"The passing of the postal savings
bank bill establishes a system for the
benefit of the people, and especially fol-
the very poor. who have not felt II
worth while or have not been willing
present private institutions. 1t will
be found to encourage thrift on the
part of the people. 1t will need amend
ment from time to time, but that is un
important when compared with the
system itself. Actual experience
will prove that instead of injurins
other banking Or trust companies II
will benefit them.
For Tariff Commission.
I'm its final results l think it will
be found that the most important leg
islation of this congress is the provi
sion accompanying the appropriation
of a quarter Of a million dollars to en-
able the president to employ experts tt
make an investigation of tariff facts
| This provision approaches the strength
of that passed through the senate las
session but mutilated in conference
| 1t is the beginning of genuine. perma
nent bipartisan commission, FOL
| which we have fighting for years
only the beginning it is true, but c
beginning upon which that greatest O
| business reforms will surely ant
speedily be builded.
1T is the dawning of the day wher
the tariff question will be treated b,
| this nation as it is treated by other ma
tions-as a business and economic
problem rather than as an exclusive
partisan question. 1t was compelled
of course, by the ever increasing agi
tation during the last three years fo
this common sense plan of handling
our tariff and the rapidly swelling de
mand Of the business and producin,
| interests for the enactment Of this ab
solutely necessary reform. And it Il
now just as sure of being perfected
within the next two or three years a
that those years themselves will rol
around.
Conservation Measure.
The conservation bill also is .
good measure, although it, too. is onl!
the beginning of a system OF savinl
the peoples resources for the people
beginning which will go on until I
is worked out carefully and scientifi
cally. I do not think any studen
longer doubts that the principle o
keeping for the people the coal. phos
pilates and other deposits Of univer
sal necessity and having those de
posits developed under the leasing sys
TEN can much longer be delayed
| 1T seems absurd that the peopl
| should have deliberately given ava
heretofore their vast resources TO pr
vate interests which develop them
sell the product back to the peopf
who originally owned it and keep al
the profit for themselves, rather thai
that the people should have kept thes
| resources as their own property an
permitted private interests to deyelo
them by paying a royalty to the pee
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