Evening journal., 1913-11-15
GOVERNMENT AS
PROTECTOR is
MANAHAN HOPE
Congressman Tells City Audi
enCe People Know Little
Of Their Laws
is ADVOCATE
CT The |. R. AND R.

"The Initiative. Referendum and
Recall" was the subject of an address
delivered IN Turn Hall last night by
James Manahan, Congressman-at-
large from Minnesota. The attendance
was small. in the audience were
several members OF the Delaware
Equal Suffrage Association.
Congressman Manahan was intro
duced by DR., {. w. Hughes, chairman
OF the meeting. as the man who had
lendeared himself TO the people by his
stand In the Minnesota rate case,
which has been upheld by the SUI
Ipreme Court of The United States
the Pullman rate case, which has
saved 100000 to the travelling pub
lie, and also the express rate case.
For his fight In these cases, DR..
Hughes said Mr.. Manahan had been
honored by. his friends with an cleo
tion TO Congress.
Congressman Manahan began his ad-
dress by saying that at Washington
one of his colleagues yesterday ON
hearing he was to speak in Delaware
asked: Delaware where is thatg" Con-
/ gresham Manahan said that while he
came from state that covered much
area, one county being larger than th,
State of Massachusetts the size of q
state was not determined by its area
no more than man by his roll OF
wealth. 1t is character in the man that
counts and the state OF nation is but th,
composite man. Mr.. Nlanahan said
"lhe little State OF Delaware h,
continued, "could become one of Che
greatest states, " it took a step forward
and made an advance in government
estates, like Individuals he said, 'wero
beset with difficulties, and we do not
want TO be hampered. We want to he
able to throw up onr heads and fight ouI
battles. The trouble is there are so few
who do not realize what law and gov
iernmeut mean.' Congressman Aianahar
there referred TO the small attendance
saying; "rhe very fact that there ar'
empty seats at a public meeting where
these questions are to be discussed
shows that the people don't realize what
government or law means As an In
stance, he said that after he was grad
uated from college and hau praoticee
law for quarter OF century he dis
lowered what law really meant. This wa
when he was called into the Minnesota
rate case and found thar the railroad
companies had spent j ney in the vafi
ous State elections. Congressman Man
ahan said that after discovering TINS h
had a summons prepared for James j
Hill. the railroad magnate, but II wa
not served until Manahan had hired
private detective TO serve it.
: when the day came for Mr.. III
to appear in court for examination
however, the Judge said that IN
States attorney would question NJ
Hill. and I was barred from the cas-
This caused me to realize what Ia
was The people had heard Of u
case. however, and a State Leglsl'
ture was forced later to pass u
, state law. thus saving SlS'oOo'VVV
year to the people"
Congressman Manahan in speakh
of the part the transportation con
panies played in the government, sal
= that it had been admitted that q
= average family in this country pa
: S15 a month to these companies
\ purchasing commodities. and on
: member of the Interstate Commi'
: sion had said that one-half the none
= spent by the average family went
these transportation companies
CONGRESSMAN Manahan said that r
= man has a right to an office in tt
4 government who is directly OF il
J, directly connected with a transports
2 ton company. and if man is hone
= he will not take such an office.
In conclusion Mr.. Mauahan said u
: government should stand as the PR
tector of the people. He then ou
: lined what the Initiative, Referendu
a and Recall stand for, which he CLAIM
= ed was the application Of the san
methods of management TO q
government that business man a
plies to his business.
Is Congressman Manahan will spei
le at st. Georges this evening.