Gunnison news-champion and tribune., 1905-06-23
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kase -sssssae psscssesl eads ~ gam
tux the savancc1ens II their o~n
~sslEn aud Po~sr zad sszasea. The
deuOcrscy. # 1t ~ould prevail
sG..Inss them. nans; stand ta,ti.fulix
ssa iearsessly ior measures that v.il
advance the sessfn. the po~er aud
ttss -s.stsea II the people. The
ssnse ier nsere presense has 0uus~ bs
fse democracy caaEot serve the cor
f~eFatIons and the p~og,le. Ii the
corporations are consenf 10 prestssr
wIsh the people. 10 cnjos equality
~lsh them under the law, TO hive
ws;hin the la~ aud to attend to the
business tor which the state created
thera. aud will aot Ins,s, upon run
ning the government to the exclu-
sson. IN whole or IN part. of the reo-
pae then the democracy. IN sersins
ths people, will serve the corpora
tlons as we'll. to the full extent of
eeItimaie growth and prosperity.
As citizens OF common country
an as democrats Of Colorado. We
arr IN hearty sympathy with Presi-
deui Roosevelt IN his efforts 10 have
enacied Law eonierrine rate reeu-
laiiuG power upon the interstate
commerce commission. and We an
prove the cardinal principles Of the
prnVosed law a. they were expound
ed hy hrm IN has Denver banquet
speech lew weeks ago. and We
urge our senators and representa-
uscs IN congress 10 lovally support
the president in his efforts for such
a law.
II law establishing a national
railway commission with power to
Regulate rates is essential 10 fair
dealing. between localities and ship
per- IN the country al large ON the
one hand, and the railway compan
les ON the other, then such law is
equally necessary IN the state. TO
deal with rates and other transpor-
tatlon questions that, under the CON
siltution, are local to the state. We
hold that both national and state
railway laws are vitally necessary.
and We favor the enactment Of law
by the Legislature of Colorado estab-
fishing a railway commission with
the power 10 regulate freight and
passenger rates, and that will pro-
hibit under criminal penalties dis
crmlnatims between shippers and
localities. We demand such a law.
not IN q spirit of hostility to rail
WAYS, bat in the interest of fair deal |
ing between them and the public.
MUNclPAL OWNERSHIP NOT NERE LOCAL
We stand for municipal ownership
of al psblic utilities. The. claim
'hst this is question local to each
own and city is given the lie BY the
events of the past few wears in Colo
-ado. The Denver Tramway com
pany and the Denver Water company
we're the rlngleaders in transform
ng . democratic majority in the
asst Colorado senate into = republi-
,an majority, and also in the theft
of the governorship. Their crimi-
nal proceedings were to enable them
10 control Legislation and all other
public affairs. These and other
utility corporations have been con-
stsntly engaged in corrupting cleo
lions and in controlling conventions,
and have thus maintained unwhole-
some influence in state as well as
local affairs. 1t is the common
knowledge of the country that such
almost invariably con-
troll the politics and elections Of the
towns and cities, and that the towns
and cities control the politics and
elections of the states. They are
elements in everything
public with which they are connect
ed, and it will be . happy day for
the morals and administrations of
our cities when, through municipal
ownership, these corporations will
be dissolved. But we stand for
ownership because exper-
fence has also shown that under it
the public is given better service in
light, water and street transporta-
ton, and at lower rates than can be
secured under private ownership.
And we urge upon democratic Off
cials everywhere to work faithfully
and increasingly to bring about this
great reform at the earliest practi-
cable time.
PRIMARY ELECTION LAW FOR STATE.
A state primary election law is
one Of the great needs for the main