Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1912-03-31
TRAIT CRITICISED
BY ROOSEVELT
IN SPEECH At
DETROIT
Railroad Rate Law Work Of
Progressive Senators Who
Changed Administration Bill
Feature Remains.
LORIMER COMMITTEE
REPORT is SCORED

W NilUW liUlloio lV'u w ''O
tain Seat; Reactionaries in
| Both Parties Responsible,
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Detroit, Mich. March 30.--The
issue between Theodore Roosevelt and
the present national administration
was emphasized by speech which
the former president delivered here
tonight. The railroad rate bill. passed
BY the present congress, and the Lor-
liner case furnished the themes for
his speech. With the visit TO Detroit.
which he reached after an all day ride
from the west, Colonel Roosevelt
tour OF the central states virtually
came to an end.
Colonel Roosevelt said that the rail-
road rate bin as suhmitted to con-
gress by the administration was a
Athoroughly mischievous and I'M
proper measure.
Passing to the Lorin,er case, Col
onel Roosevelt declared he vote Of
the senate committed this-week req
ommending that the Min as senator
be allowed to retain his sets liuustrat- :
ed the working lin actual Actice Of
the presidents theory Of lernmen' ,,t
resentative part OF the peea,le.'
The Roosevelt meeting here tonight
was held in the Light Guard arinvry,
which was crowded. On the trip
from Chicago this afternoon Colonel
Roosevelt made n number of speeches
from the train. In these speeches he
discussed the presidential primary and
praised Governor Osborn for his work
for such a measure.
AT Ann Arbor the students at the
University of Michigan were on hand
and gave the colonei an uproarious
greeting Colonel iioosea ~ went
from the mass meeting t's ne train
for the trip to New s,,i- .asieeseS-
peets TO reach home tomorrow for u
short rest before starting on his
southern tour next week.
in his speech tonight. Colonel
Roosevelt said:
The one great bit of progressive
legislation by the last congress was
the railroad rate bill. AS submitted
for action by the administration this
was a thoroughly mischievous and
improper measure, which would have
meant the undong OF most of the
work that had been done in the last
twenty years. Tor 1t legalized monopoly
without furnishing any additional
safeguards In the way OF control.
THE administration plan was
championcd by Senator Aldrich and
put through the committees un-
changed. IL was reconstructed upon
the floor of the senate by the progress
sive senators against the opposition OF
the reactionaries who championed the
administration measure. But one OF
the essential features OF the original
"A ,ISft. finr "A l.ff IA y
the provision for n commerce court.
AS matter of fact. this Is the only
provision Of the bin that in practice
has worked badly. II has tended In
a large degree to nullify the expert
decisions Of the Interstate commerce
commission hut the rest of the bin
for which the progressive senators
alone are entitled to the credit. has
represented a real and great improve
ment.
II wish to call attention To the last
instance of the working In actual
OF the presidents theory OF
OF the people by what he
calls a Representative part of the
people. As have already said. this
has always meant government by al
unrepresentative part OF
the people against the interest of thc
whole people.
"The immediate Illustration of this
fact IL afforded by what the senate
committee has done I'm the Lorimer
case. The reactionary members of
both parties have stood by MIR. Lori
NJ and. against the protest Of the
mi. GRITTY have recommended that he
he allowed to continue In his place.
do you think that this specimen
II government of the people by rep
nj nf
Is. really by misreprc-
sentative part of the people--rcpre-
scnted any Improvement on "A govern
ment by the people, do not. For
Instance. one of the gentlemen who
signed the report on behalf of Mr..
I.orimer was senator Dillingham;. of
Vermont | do not for one moment
believe that if the people of Vermont
rould vote on this issue they would
rote to retain Alr. Lorimer In the
'enate. l do not for one moment be
ieve that the people Of Washington
md South Dakota would have voted
or Mr.. I.orimer and yet their sena- |
ors. Messrs. Gamble and Jones did. |
Il seems to- me that this Lorimer ease. I
30 Tar from being an argument ia !
avor of the presidents position that |
se should have government OF IN. |
,eople by part of the people. r. a |
'ibUH dfNbuffnt ipf Hloff atfttt b'N- 1
'rnment bv the people. strong srgu- /
nent for the direct election Of United |
states senator's"
OF United tSates senators. we have /
lso heard a good deal Of talk recent I
v by our opponents. headed. 7 am /
orry to say. by the president himself. 4
gsinSt what fhey have called the im-
'ulsive Judgment OF the people Now. I
4 course. as matter Of fact. in
Iothing that We have proposed have ,
re asked for ifnpuisive judsment III
he proposal that 7 have mad. for Civ
ng the people the right 10y a reason
bile quick msih"d Of construction or
amendment Of the constitution 10 say
hat they meant when they made the
J have expressly siipsila-
ed FOR at least tw" years time. he
pre the final vote " taken.