Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-10-15
CROW HITS AGAIN
At THE LOBBYIST
Reiterates Statements About A.
Mitchell Palmer's Activity
Against Labor Bills
DOES SOME 'GNDICTING," TOO
Interesting Passage at Arms Be-
tween the Republican Chair
man and Congressman
DOES SOME "1NDICTING," TOO

Senator William e. Crow, the Re-
publican State chairman, last night
fired another broadside at Congress-
man A. Mitchell Palmer, Democratic
candidate for United States Senator,
reiterating his charge that the Monroe
Congressman was a lobbyist in the
legislative session of 1913 and taking
a hand in the "indicting" himself.
Senator Crow began IAN investment
of Palmer" which bids fair to make
Palmer's Siege of Penrose" seem like
a mere skirmish between Uhlans and
motorcyclists. He gets right down to
brass tacks and shows the corpora
ton affiliations of the man who is now
posing as the special friend of labor
and who is joint boss of the Demo-
cratic State machine with the million
aire Vance c. Mccormick.
In his statement Senator Crow said:
''It is a matter of common knowledge
to the members of the Legislature and
session that the lobby maintained at
Harrisburg by the railroads and cor
porate interests of the State was the
most powerful in recent years. A.
Mitchell Palmer was one of the most
able and powerful of that lobby and
watched with eagle. eye and fought
with al his power inch by in9h, the ne
those whom he directly and indirectly
represented.
"a. Mitchell Palmer was then cor
poration lawyer of recognized ability.
He was known as such at home and
abroad. OF this there is no complaint.
1t is presumed that his services We're
honestly rendered and paid for, but
having for years basked in the sun
shine of a profitable corporation law
practice, including, in the service rem
dered, his appearance at Harrisburg as
their special representative to oppose
remedial Legislation, he most certainly
cannot with any degree of consistency
and good faith, like the leopard, change
his spots and contend that he now lives
by different confession of faith.
The Charges in Detail
Against a. Mitchell Palmer 1 make
the following charges:
First. He appeared before the Leg
islature of 1907 and urged the defeat
practically, all the people of the State
were vitality Interested
Second. He urged the defeat of the
Casey employers liability bill, offered
and demanded by the united labor in
terests of Pennsylvania, the law which
to-day protects the laborer who is in
who is killed, by making the employer,
under certain conditions. liable.
Third. He fought the trolley freight
bill, bill introduced at the instance
to enable the farmers and others to
more conveniently market their pro-
DflVlleReS,
and in other lines to put them prac-
tically on parity with the steam rail-
roads.
Fourth. He opposed the bill to pre-
vent eminent domain entry by corpora
tions upon lands without first giving to
| the owners notice of the purpose to
| do so.
| mission act introduced at the instance OF
| Governor Stuart and, along with other
remedial legislation urged by him sc
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failure of the Legislature to pass such
legislation to call an extra session OF
| the Legislature.
| sixth. He fought the bill to limit
| tions.
carts to patrons which had become
| throughout the State a scandal of nC
| mean proportion, brought forth a bill
providing for such fair and equal dis
| tribution of cars among patrons of rail
road companies. This bill Mr.. Palmer
| opposed.
Eighth. During the same periot
great agitation had arisen over scandal
| ous, unfair and unjust dealing and dis
| elimination as the result of railroad
officers and employees owning stock il
| mining and manufacturing companie.
| supplying freight to the road. and gen
| eral unsatisfactory conditions resulting
from interlocking directorates an
Joint ownership of such companies. r,
for the purpose of enforcing a separa
tion of coal companies and railroa
companies. This bill Mr.. Palmer op
posed.
PaImer's Opposition
Ninth. Along the same line a bil
was introduced to prohibit undue o
unreasonable discrimination in charge
on facilities for distributing freight o
passengers. This bill Mr.. Palmer OF
posed
"Tenth. Along the same line a bi
was introduced to prohibit abatement
drawbacks, etc, as between carrier
and individuals, manifestly for the pun
pose of protecting the public again.
rebates and determinations. This bl
Mr., Palmer opposed.
Eleventh Serious accidents an
great loss of life through railroa
grade crossings brought demand fc
their abollshment, and to this end
bill extending to boroughs. first clas
townships and cities the power to abo
ish grade crossings was introduce,
This bill Mr.. Palmer opposed.
Twelfth. He also opposed the bi