Show THE COMMERCE LAW ROW There will be bea a wide difference of opinion as to the wisdom of ot the eo so called regular interstate commerce c law Ia l aw convention in excluding from par participation participation t regularly appointed delegates who would not sign a pi pledge edge binding them hem t to support President ratemaking r plans er there can be no two opinions about the fairness of the action The call can for the tho con convention onU n did not specify l only those hose agreeing with wi Ut President t Roosevelt would be admitted Yet when the delegates arrived in Chicago a 11 rumor having gone golle abroad a that thill the railroads going to pack the meeting moUng they were W ro met net at the of the convention halt hall with a printed pledge Those who refused to sign it were refused admission ad It may maybe be ue true that the tho railroads intended to pack the convention Nevertheless the delegates should have been admitted Later if it it developed that unfair meth method od His had been engaged In by bt b the rall rail railroads roads road th the men could have withdrawn and held a meeting of their own In a such a 14 s pp they would ld have been upheld by all aU supporters of the president president dent lint But l ut clearly the tho act ct of or exclusion was wag wa a highhanded proceeding a de deliberate deliberate liberate attempt to restrict freedom of or and to prevent full tull and fair dissuasion of the t e vital principles that mad the calling call ng of the th convention L seem adorn necessary nece Or the tho Roosevelt men would have haye stood in a n mote more fa fn favorable favorable light if It they the had permitted tho others to speak though denying them theta the right to vote though oven even that would have havo been It in is i a little e early lor or people td to com cant commit commit mit themselves irrevocably on the rail railroad railroad road read Question There are railroad evils 11 notably the giving of or rebates un no unJust Just discriminations di against certain I shippers and certain cities but a bot bottar bott bottel tel tar t ulan even than may maybe maybe maybe be developed during du ing the coming res os es lion aion 05 of or ci congress on ress Mr Roosevelt him ilm himself self elf It has IMS been known to change his mind on important subjects H He may change his mind on this all the Chicago delegates who solemnly pledged pled goo themselves to support the i present Pre e t Roosevelt Roo evelt plan will we pre presume p Susie sume just as solemnly announce x a 1 of heart beart il Honest dl never hurt a a righteous cause and fair tail play Y should ahO L 1 be a recognized recognised principle in Iii any de do debate debate bate 0 |