Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1910-05-05

IFElSluIINe EtilN "ilNH I'u Nv D
10 the recent disasters in Massachu-
snits and New York, the senate Is con-
tinuing the work OF framing the rail.
road bin So as to confer special IA
vors upon the railroads. The Pro.
grrssivc Republican senators are
Fighting steadily against the fatalism
of the Organization.
Senator Cummins, in the course OF
the debate upon the clause to legalize
traffic agreements. turned aside from
consideration Of the legal phases OF
the legislation and read M Of the
most impressive political lectures
which has been delivered in congress
IN years. he said in part:
what Is the matter with the Re-
publican party that the people OF the
country should be turning away from
Il? We arc shocked when we hear
the returns Of the election In the Mas.
sachusct;s district. We are over.
wholmcd and dismayed when we read
the dispatches announcing the out.
come in the New York district. Some
people attribute these disturbances.
this loss Of faith In the Republican
party to the tarifi-some to the postal
savings bank biz, some to this law
and some to other things.
"f.ct mo remind you, however, that
II is not du" to any particular law.
The people Of this country are not
insisting upon equality of conditions.
They are willing to suffer the dis
parity which fortune puts upon them.
They understand tho forces OF
business and commercial life, and are
willing TO recognize superior power,
superior sapacity, superior genius;
but only so long as they believe that
their representatives are intent upon
full and complete justice; only so
long as they believe that their gov.
"rning Legislative bodies, whether
they be legislative, executive or ju.
dicial, are doing what they can to
CIV" other men n fair and an equal
opportunity In the struggles OF life.
People Gsein TO Lose Faith.
'Thc result In Massachusetts, the
result in New York. the Turbulent po-
iitical waters that are stirring every.
who're. are simply evidence that the
people, whether right or wrong, are
wondering whether the congress of
the United States Ia faithful In the
discharge of the high duties that are
d"volv"d upon II.
u am not saying, and do not be.
lirv", that these political disturbances
are because the people have any
NOR" faith In the Democratic marty
than they had before. do not be
Iicvc there is n change Of public
sentiment upon that question, but II
Ii duo TO the gradual weakening o.
confidence in the public servants, WHIT
have been endowed with power bJ
the Republican voters Of the United
States. | am appealing here. as
shall everywhere. for the continued
supremacy OF the party to which
belong
Prophecy Of Danger.
~, in the end. these people shall
not believe that the laws which ",
pass are passed with an eye single L
the welfare OF all the people of tn
United States. then, as Horace Nam
enc said. they will write their mas
sions and vengeful desires all owe
the institutions of our country, an
they viii write them in character
~ tremendous and so terrific tina
not only he who runs may read. bu
lG who reads will run.
THE time has come. II seems
ne. to take council together with r,
rpCct TO these things Our peopl
are d~evoutly attached 20 the ant
trust law, and they believe that II ba
In the years that have gone, protecte
them against the aggrcssions of gree
and avarice and power which are re-
resented in the railway companies {
'b" United States, and when we taxi
awny from them this protection, az
sought to be done In this sectio
ct us be exceedingly careful that v
give to them something that we b
lievc will be as %effectual as n SHE
between them and the avarlcious
the antitrust law has been.
There is only one way in wbIt
that can be accomplished. II we n,
to repeal the antitrust law. and tn
Is that no rate shall be imposed IN,
the people that Ii the outcome Of
agreement between the railroads Il
III the rate hus received the approx
OF the commission created by the &c
eminent for the purpose OF standil
between the power Of the railways