Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1910-07-24
AIdrICh and Cannon Have Be-
trayed Party Into Hands of
Wealthy MaIefactorS, De-
CIareS Senator Cummins.
BITTER ARRANGEMENT
BY INSURGENT LEADER
Thinks RepubIicanism is to
Make Men Free and Not Rich;
Wickersham Bill Branded as
Treason to the People.

IFsy Morning Journal sDeeIal LEASED Wire
Peabody. Kan, July 23-Senatoi
Albert b. Cummins of Iowa. in his
today, asserted that Senator Aldrict
and Speaker Cannon We're traitors tt
their party if not to the country
when they gave their support to the
Wiekersham railroad bill as it came
from the attorney generals office and
demanded that ii so through con
gress.
THAT bin was direct repudia tion
of the republican party platform OF
1903, and II was directly in the in
tcrest of the railroads and not in the
interest OF the great common people
OF the country" SAID senator Cum
Minis
Speaker Cannon and Aldrich and
men of their class seem to think the
republican party was formed to make
men rich. | think it was born to
make men free They think it was
born to make men millionaires; | be-
lieve it was born to drive misery out
Of this country
senator Aldrieh has vigorously op-
posed all regulation of the railroads
by congress ever since the bill to
create the interstate commerce com
mission was introduced in 1887. |
was born and always have been a re
publican, but ] cannot and Will not
follow the leadership of a traitor in
his party and the people"
Senator Cummins spoke in a big
tent where the heat was intense, but
he continued his address for two
hours to large audience.
Il am a recruiting officer, he said.
"for the army that will destroy the
political leadership of Speaker Can
non and Senator Aldrich. | want to
enlist men and women in this party
for its best work will he done in the
homes
II am not here to talk to men who
believe as | do, for it is only the sick
that need a physician. The people
have found that competition is i'm
possible in gas, electric light. water
and other public utilities SO you
have decided that this monopoly shall
Ice vested into the government of the
city itself and not left to the indi-
viduai interest.
Il am not opposed to the railroads.
No man who values the public vel
fare can be hostile to the railroads,
but justice to all by competition or
through society, The railroads OF the
country are capitalized at seventeen
billion dollars. The highest estimate
! have ever heard placed on the
actual amount Of Independent capital
put into their roads was eight bill
lion dollars. There is nearly nine
billion dollars OF impure and adulter-
atcd water
you have TO pay more than you
ought to pay for the service YOU get
In order to pay dividends on this vast
capitalization. The railroad charged
excessive rates and accumulated a
surplus. and this they put back into
the roads in improvements. and they
now ask YOU to pay additional inter
est on this surplus, secured by ex-
iortionate rates. In ten years the
railroads added three and one-half
billion dollars to their capitalization
in betterments and extensions with
out the investment OF a single penny
"i independent capital We must pay
interest on this surplus investment
mat represents no actual value
through eNtortionate rates
ne ilfSt LEGISLATION To IfENlttt
railroads came in 1887 with the pass
age Of the interstate commerce bill
speaker Cannon was in the house
ihen. He made no effort 10 restrict
'he growing power of the railroads or
enact legislation in favor Of the
nation He was silent then and he
mas been silent ever since. Not q
single instance can be shown IN the
congressional records when Cannon
hited up his voice la behalf OF the
common men and women. Cannon
mas been 80 busy trying 10 look like
ABRAHAM Lincoln that he has forgot
zen what Lincoln was trying To do for
'ne people of this country. He has
never been able 20 convince the people
mat his heart was right for them.
Ne work Of Bristow. Madison, Muir
eoek and others will be remembered |
ipag after Cannon f. forgotten.
Senator Aldrich was a senator In |
1871 He was not silent hut he Wig /
'iousiy opposed the interstate COM |
"erce bin and every since he has op- |
p'sed every bin that attempted 20
''sulate and restrict the railroads.
in 1887 the supreme court decided l
mat the Interstate commerce com
mission did not have the power 10
make rates There was an instant de- :