The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-04-27
ASKS INSURGENTS
To BE DEMOCRATS
Senator Raynor Suggests I'm
ion of Two in Political
Wedlock
EASY TO ELIMINATE 'Aa&
NON-ESSENTlALS
Says lie is Weary of Being Flirt-
ed With Only to Be De
serted at Crucial Mo-

WASHINGTON. April Gin d
speech, today attacking the constitu-
tionality OF the administration railroad
bill, Senator Raynor, Dem Md in
vited the Republican insurgents to
join the Democratic party.
SrgEest tfTat TREY COME over, lie
said. There Is scarcely any difference
between us now. and we can eliminate
all non essentials. Are they In earnest
or are they simply flirting and coq1et-
ting with us? liz the senator from IL
ting with us? In the senior senator
! from Indiana tBeveridgeD. for In
stance embracing US simply for the
ecstasy and transport of the moment,
of is he wiling to unite with US In the
bonds Of holy political wedlock? | do
not know how the rest of my colleagues
feel, but | am becoming weary of be-
ing fondled and caressed only to be
rejected and deserted when the supreme
moment comes.
When | listen to the siren voices
OF the intrepid and dashing insurgent
from Iowa, l am thrilled with the re-
hearsal of the crimes OF the Republi-
can party.
why then do you not escape? We
offer you u party that is perfectly pure
and has passed beyond the stages of
temptation. We want the insurgents 10
come W. "a us anr we Will pilot them TO
safe deliverance. Let the senior Sem
atpr trngn Indiana Aet-step- with nd =
nlinistering a circuitous blow beneath
the belt, that is mere mutiny. that il
not rebellion, that is magnificent. but
ii Is not war"
Legislation Unwarranteti
Mr.. Rayner said he had carefully
examined all the authorities and stat
utes without the slightest warrant be-
Ing found for legislation fixing the
amount and value Of railroad secgri-
ties and laying down precise rule I'M
der which they must be sold.
The issue of stocks and bonds does
not bear the slightest relation to com
merce between the States" said Ray
ner.
Three sections Of de Taft lkins
bill are UNCONSTITUTIONAL. i,a declared
stocks and bonds by the railroads and
10 the financial organization and re-
organization OF railroads
He commended that operations OF
that sort did not constitute a regu-
iation of commerce. He also deciar-
ed that so far as all the charters that
have been granted by the States to
railroad corporations in the past are
concerned these sections are uncon-
stitutionaL
Il do not believe in the vality ..
these sections because they violate
the obligations of contracts, because
they take property without due pro-
cess OF law. because they take pri-
vate property for public use without
just compensation and because they
deliberately encroach upon the re-
served rights OF sovereign States act
ing within their own jurisdiction" he
said
1T was never contemplated that
the right to grant corporate charters
should be taken away from the
States. 1t is one of their reserved
rights that must be maintained In
violate and intact. IL We can do this
we can literally destroy these char
ters. II this is interstate commerce.
then everything In the vocabulary Is
interstate commerce. l challenge their
constitutionality."
The Democrats stood with Colonel
Roosevelt on the rate bill. Mr.. Ray
ner said, and the last thing Roose-
Welt said to him was. Now, don't give
up the ship"
II did not give up the ship" he
continued .'but the ship gave me up
The night before the vote was taken
the President was out In a life boat
with the senior Senator from Rhode
Island (AldrichD and the junior Sen
ator from Massachusetts (Crane) on
the evening before. When the vote
was taken we discovered the Presi-
dent had scuttled the ship