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Show he doesn't know tLe raeaniij c' Hi wcrJ ''ua-promise." ''ua-promise." It would be a good tLir for por, ;r to regulate regu-late rates to txiit. Corrcri kno,3 it an J Us known it for these many years, 1st it tzs tcca too cowardly to do anything. Now that a ria unafraid una-fraid goes at tta matter boldly it teems a very easy thing. . if congress had the bachdone it could kettle a whole lot of tning3 in MIGHTY SHORT ORDER, and it would result in establishing the Republican party in power indefinitely. indefi-nitely. Witt the example set by the President It is possible Congress may do; some of the things It hould do. IT IS TO BE HOPED IT FINDS IT HAS A BACKBONE. - - i Csckbono. Whatever else President Roosevelt may be accused ac-cused of it cannot be charged that he lacks what in Ihe vernacular we call backbone. .A MAN WITH BACKBONE FIRMNESS jDAN DO THINGS. Congress had an experience with the President In the Cuban treaty matter. The measure was ig bored In a manner that amounted to defiance of the executive. But It didn't dismay Mr. Roosevelt, tie kept at it until Congress had to do as he wished. ne has set out with the purpose of securing legislation leg-islation that will put a stop to discrimination in railroad rail-road rates, and the chances are that he will succeed In securing it. Congress has shown no enthusiasm concerning it, but the heads of great railway systems sys-tems evidently believe the President will accomplish accom-plish what he undertakes to do and they are hurrying hurry-ing to Washington to confer with him regarding the proposed legislation. It is reliably reported that they regard the legislation as certain to come, and are willing to acquiesce in any reasonable measure. President Cassatt of the Pennsylvania and J. P. Morgan have already seen the President. They are . Bald to favor the establishment of a court with pow-rr pow-rr to adjust rates rather than the conferring of more power upon the Interstate commission. It doesn't make much difference which body adjusts ad-justs the rates so long as they are adjusted. Any remedy is better than none at all in this case. But the President should know- which is the best method. meth-od. He has a practical railroad man in his Cabinet Secretary Morton may get seasick when he takes an ocean trip, but he knows a lot about railroading. CONGRESS MAY NOT AGREE WITH THE PRESIDENT IN ALL THINGS, BUT IT CAN LEARN MUCH OF VALUE FROM HIM. IT - CAN LEARN TnE WORTH OF HAVING HONEST HON-EST CONVICTIONS and striving to carry them out with all one's might. THE MAIN TROUBLE WITH CONGRESS IS THAT IT IS COWARDLY. It Is afraid to do whal It knows to be right for fear It will hurt someone's feelings. The President Is liith the people, however. They like him because be goes into anything as if he means It. He doesn trj to get on both sides of a question at once, and |