Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-05-06
Democratic Party Warned.

Democratic Party warned.
Through all the letters addressed TO
the President and transmitted to the
commission from the White House,
senator La Toilette said. ran the theme
that the political party which did not
preserve prosperity regardless OF
Justice could not continue IN power.
senator Rorah of Idaho suggesteI that
tr Njew of the fact that these letters
We're merely guhber-stamped they mad
been transmitted from the White House
in the ordinary routine way.
Il can't tell about that" said Senator
ID Toilette; "the Senate can draw It's
own conclusions. | only state that these
letters are marked respectfully acknoWl-
edged and signed by the Presidents
secretary. AR Tumulty'
lie read from several of the letters one
~ them said to the President:
Put in a word close up. You are a
practical man, as / am. 10 this thing.
and the republican party need not nomi-
nate = candidate against us in 1916 DO
not do it. and We need not put up
Gandidate."
mother letter. from ]. ". o'Neal. pres
dent of the Federal Trust Company of
Boston, declared that if the President
could put through the rate increase II
would he the browning glory of his adj
ADMINISTRATION.
Details of Conspiracy"
Senator La Toilette talked for more
than two hours and produced mass of
newspaper clippings, copies of letters
and kilograms which found their way to
the commission in which the authors
urged favorable action on the railroad
plea lie declared that the conspiracy
had made use of newspaper articles, edf-
torials and advertising: that manufac-
tirers and bankers had assai'ed the COM
mission with communications favoring an
increase and that the propaganda had
heen in evidence for months before the
railroads made their application Under
tHe law. the senator said. tn" commits
lion must reach its decision on the evil
deucc and testimony taken by II and
not upon the arguments advanced
through such a campaign.
In the course of his speech the sena-
tor declared that in Washington news
rapers President Wilson frequently had
been made to appear in favor of the rate
increase. He said he could not believe
that the President sought 10 influence the
commission. but expressed surprise that
these published reports of his ATTITUDE
lad never been denied.
When senator Stone pointed out
later that there had been denials from
the President. senator La Toilette said
that he was glad to hear this state
ment and hoped that the denial would
appear in the Congressional Record.
Throug bout the speech the senator
Was UNINTERRUPTED and the Senate cham
bar WAS more nearly filled than il has
been on any day since the talk of war
With Mexico ahated.
Suspicious of the Courts.
Tho senator warned his colleagues
THAT there. is a growing suspicion in the
minds of the people of this country
that the courts are more inclined to
Look kindly on property interests than
uIS"n the rights of the individual He
said Congress could not excuse itself
fuT constituting tribunal like the
coinmiSsion. turning over to II cases
Of such vast Importance as the one in
question and leaving II exposed to
every conceivable form of attack.
More than 1000 communications have
rsen received by the commission, Sena-
tor Ia Toilette asserted, including 200
petitions. resolutions and letters spe-
tifcaIly urging the increase.
Pie said that a result of one adj
yertiscment in a trade journal in the
west he had received about $50 letters
Urging the increase. He told how
hartman Harlan of the commission
was called from his bed at midnight re-
c,rttly TO receive such a communica-
tion.
-There is 10 installing what has
been done" said the senator. The
WAyfaring man. though fool knows
that there has been organized con-
spracy 10 Caerce the commission to
compliance with the demands of the
railroads that 100000 be taken
from the public, handed over to them
and no questions asked?