Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1894-09-08
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( Among the important economic
, questions which tho present generation
! Will be called upon 90 solve il one re-.
b lallng 10 the MANAGEMENT Of railroads,
. telegraph and telephone lines, munich
j pal lighting pIauts, etc. Tue puulIc
! nature OF such industries II now rec &.
nizcd, and the question what 10 iu
/. with them IL natural Consequence OF
I n desire ~ zee them manipulated tor
tho best interest " tho general ruullc
} instead Of tue enrichment OF few
q individuals. Two views obtain on THE
} question. According 10 one, ail busi'
b n,ss Of public character ought TO be
, controlled BY the government An
. other ola ms that tina II impmc'irable
: 40 long as tue ownership i' private aud
that consequently not only the control
bui the 0wucuhin of such uudofIak.
inRs should be- public.
Recently Professor H. Ely, Of tho
Uniycnity ~ Wisconsin, has been
attacked a. a hereto on political ocono-
my aud, although he was promptly
acquitted, his trial caused a great deal
Of discussion AMI gave prominence TO
tho views u which he Ia an advocate.
lie believes In state ownershlp Of rail.
rUads, tultgraphs, o,c., anu hvos all
legislation aimed ~ trusts sud mon
opolies. These oiroum tances give
peculiar Interest 10 paper recently
published by Professor Ely, In which
hr sets forth some reasons why public
control Of private property h, In HE
} Judgment, Inadequate as remedy Of
= tho evil complained Of, In substance
, the author argues;
, Fifst OF all, under such System, the
J special knowledge OF the business 10
be controlled 10 on the side of those
who are sul ol 10 control. This
knowledge Ia gained by experience and
this belongs to those who conduct the
undertaking. Can anything more
ulspian be- imagined than the idea
that iuexpefiencu shall control expet.
ioncs, ignorance knowledgu2
Secondly, social philosophers recog.
. nlze that there mus, be certain cor.
rospondenoe between economic and
} political relations Owurrship aud
= management Of industries which la.
+. clude Ia the scope u their operation.
o M entire continent cauno, fail Il
= give the owners anu managers vast
Il social power Of every kind, and Il h
a not 10 be expected that they shoull
. neglect TO use this power PECULIARLY
D they are called "magnatcsp aud
! "kings," anu the presence OF 40 many
a railway presidents aud attorneys In
tho United States Senate Ia not surprls,
! ing. Tho policy then to control thrs,
b vast monopolirs resembles the conduct
, u man who should put giant IN
charge OF hoy with the instruction Ia
, the latter 20 make tue big fellow hohay,
himself.
Furthermore, It IL clear that those To
be- controlled will seeek to escape from
: control, II possible. And this means ~
! Interference In polite. of the wos
! hind on tile part OF those who mr.,
most powerful. Tbs result /,
corruption which takes 90 many formr
The distrhulion a. railway pafsrs
telegraph frankie, otc,, 10 familiar to HIl
O but the solicilude with which the ap
, poinlmcut Of judges Is watched by
, those whom II Il proposed 10 control 4,
70 lees familiar. "rhc court is Oh,
b. critical Institution with us, aud thos,
d who hold the rigid theories OF puynl,
q property are naturally Inclined To de
e clare any really effective control o.
n private property unconstitutional Ia
q some essential feature. Should, how
!. over a Judge ue appointed who car
% reconcile the necessary control with
r the institution VI private property, i IL
q al"Hy possible for tho private CORPORA
b ZION affected Co attempt Co lure hin
20 from iho bench 10y position us q.
s iorUry wItua lsr.. nmry."
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}. sput .hr author concludes that wi
10 need asa preparation ar comiu.
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