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Show RfflEY IS' OUTSPOKEN Docs Not Like foose- vdi or Any of the Politicians ' i Lor, Angeles, Cal , Dee. 2". "I do not be.lioo that the railroads would - view him with eep; nihility," was th? J manner In which E P. Ripley, pres. J Idem of the Santa Pe, e.( re ted hini- I self when asked L.st night how he regarded Theodore Roosf vi.lt as a 1912 prepiel.Tntial possibility Continuing, Mr. IMpley cjid: "The people who are boastinn of th r-o-culli'i'. progress in government are destmct ionists, nothing elfc. Their work is net building up, but tearing down. Wo nro -struggling under too much legislation of ail kinds, but particularly par-ticularly Hie so-call'M progressive starm. "The railroads have nothing to expect ex-pect from either party. As between Republicans and Democrats at present, pres-ent, there Is nothing to choose Doth are controlled by the destructive factions-Mr. Riplev considers the commerce court as the least objectionable prod net of recent legislation. "The railroads have wanted a body that would devote all its lime to railroad rail-road nitftc rs and would be a court of appeals from interstate commerce commission decisions," he said "Put. the railroads will h.no to pav for tho education of the court, which is 'composed 'com-posed of politician instead of railroad rail-road experts. This plan will be more rall.si'actoi y than the old plan of tak-lug tak-lug cases to the district courts." |