Show BATTLE BOB' AGAIN Senator La Follette of Wiscons n is never entirely happy unless he is bait ing the railroads All the other radi cals have subs ded but the Wiscons n senator s continuing the populistic cru sade s ngle handed H s latest ebulh t on is the introduction of a resolut on n the senate intended to prevent the railroads from putting nto effect the ncreased fre ght rates granted them by the .interstate commerce commiss on La Follette does not take into con s derat on the fact that the comm ss on only granted the request for an in crease after two long and exhaustive hear ngs compelling the ra lroads to f urn sh absolute proof of all their con tent ons Ne ther does he pay any at tent on to the further fact that a largo major ty of the people of the country of all classes are willing that the ra 1 roads be given an opportunity to earn enough to keep them out of the bank ruptcy cou ts Introduct on of the resolut on is merely an ncident as there is no I ke 1 hood of its be ng reported out by any committee of the senate or the re motest chance that t would pass even f t vere recommended by a committee The senators can always gauge the pub 1 c sent ment of the co ntry more or less accurately aud they are well aware that an attack upon the railroads at th s t me would 1 e almost erim nal They also know that f railroad securl t es suffe a v olent drop n price finan c al chaos w result an the whole oun y reUp to a panl kv ond t on Bankers me 1 an a and n an fa t rer aTe vitally ntereste t matter of reviving the ndustr es of the country and even a threat of depriv ng the ra lroad companies of the increase allowed them would dash hopes of pros perity to the ground. Senator La Fol lette will do well if he subs des allow ing the business men a chance to re cover from the shock of war |