Daily Kennebec journal., 1898-03-05

work for them. but they are not of the
kind that labor Tor sweet charity. The
| question of economy is what II costs 10
use. Economy is. however on IN" sid" OF
| vi, W the question The city can obtain
| capital at lower rates than the private in
dividual. 1t does not pay dividends on
| waterod stock. II can often save largely
| by combining with other departments of
| public service. ! was told by til" mayor
| Of lewiston the home of these gentle
men. that that city combines very sue
cessfully its plants for supplying water
and public light Furthermore. the city
! does not have To retain lawyers ana lob
! byistS subscribe To campaign funds. or
| furnish free lunch for aldermen. These
items represent great saving for the pub
lie plant and in consequence cheaper
! rates for the people
"A further goo result of public owner
! ship. is seen in its relation To labor and
| in its relation To the public. In the first
| place, public officials are more courteous.
! Where 20 you get used best. 1t III" eX
press "fiicr. under private "wnershi- or
the poStofilce under public ownership. At
whose hands do YOU receive the more
gentlemaulY treatment. the street car con-
! ductor or the police officer? Further
more; PUBLIC ownership is direct benefit
| to labor. Governments are the best ,m-
J ployerS. MonOpolists are likely to be- the
worst When did you ever hear Of a strike
among government employees? They 10
not occur.
Thus We see that the tendency oi p,ih-
lie ownership is to correct the evils Of
private ownership. make the many and
not tn. foU- the gamers. ~ i've tb% mos
economical stlHicr. 20 give the faopI. IL
rect control ana To- benefit labor AN fble
is not socialism. i is 40 mor,. ~nria IS
Tie thau for the municipality to perform
the scores of enterprises which dS times
'iemaaQ'd. II haS gradually assumed. f}Ut
Supposing the Obicc tiuH If Sociulieln y.ur,.
~yoiIt'', ~ NE question IS not, Is cur arEu-
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/ -, -, So 'tS anu commissioners
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"iN'''," ~" ''i E'''' enterprise. II" named
'it.e9 nav liG experiences mat
, 'nt t'' I ,''' .'liSEIIiT AMOUR 10 any sfrHt
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,,r,,,;, Iiit' 1'th ""iH i'f'"IlA S"hhllls
NVi.'i'i9Hi"i '' t'iiS country |" investigate
"li' ,i,,d'I " ~ ti"Ii'H S33lHin MI asg
i".iie" s, 10 ,'t odSihE ms Lf&um"nt on
a"tin 'n "'inuneH I, nN lh' "ihrlai lhVeSu-
et''l"i' vi p", li'U ,ilsi III summing up,
tHe speaker Drought ont All tn" defects
w, li,i'.s ,h"t nlN' come to ne iail-