The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-04-14
WILLIAM j. BRYAN Y
SOUNDS SLOGAN
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BY him which arc now Being ussd b
the advocates Of monopoly to defeat
the appI cation to modern problems q
the principles eupnciased by him
I.egislaso Us little as possible an
leave the rest 10 the energies OF free
people. said Jefferson. and the bench
ciaIies Of monopoly now nYobe THIS
sentiment against restraining leg sla
ton. ii Is Il mockery Of Jefferson e
firsa vilate his injunction by tn
granting of special rights and priyil
eyes d q favored few, and then a
tempt To use his words n opposition
to rest aiming legislation.
The RIGHTS of individuals.
I'll IS true that jefferson was op-
posed 10 legisla ion whica would ham
per ths individual in the development
Of his powers, BIZ no man pointed on
more clearly than Jefferson that one
mans phts end whore the rights OF
another begin. No one has right to
injure another in his person or his
property, and. according 10 JEFFERSON i
philosophy, vernmcnt Is organized
nv the people To protect each indlVid-
ual In tha enjoyment Of his natural
rights. and government founded UP,
on Jefferson ian primo pies and ad
min.gtered according to the max ms
of Jefferson. could never tolerate a
trust such as We know today. While
s.rafrers5n believed that legislation
might be carried so "a as to discMr-
auo rather Hhan encourage individual
offors. he always insisted that III
should be carr cd far enough to rel
strain any hand upiifted for ne gh'
hor's injury.
Another Joferroaian doctrine
which Ii being misnterpreted today
ii his protest against paternalism
He favored the announcement Of in
viaual effort and tppcsed the under
taking hg DC government Of worn
which the Individual could do better
Ills words have he9n Invoked again
what ii described as public oFper
ship. IN applying any mans laagnae
to conditions arising after his death,
1T Is necessary ID knox, not only WAL
he said. bus the reason for what he
sad. NssdHng Il re unfair than
10 employ words in seeh way ~ tol
defeat tha rearons which Lie back Of
tie words. JaEfefson's aim was 20 pro.
tect the rights of the individual AMI
To give him The maxim Of stimaloaa |
al private monopoly. such as public |
ownership ID intended q prayen
tlces not ania ge The sphere Of The ~
sliyiduai Or. Inspire him 10 high e1
,oa1or The actual effect Of private
monopoly Id jus the reverse, and
wherever the principle OF private mon
opply enters the government must
operate the monopoly or violate all
Of tie principles taught BY Jefferson.
The Chicago Election.
For instance, in tho city Of CHI co
10 has been wen tho most notable
victory achieved thus far IN the Tn
itci States for the cause Of munic pal
ownership, and Judge Dunno, who led
Che democratic farces 70 victory on
this platform. was one Of the organ
izcrs Of the jefferson Club, uuderl
whoss auspices his banquot Is given.
Can any ono he so ignorant Of the
aims. arguments and prime pies Of JET
ferson as TO quote rim in support Of n
corporation which monopolizes the
highways of this great city? Can any
enc believe tina be would subordln
ate his objectiona 10 monopoly in
order to defend the right Of few
monopol SITS to reap an enormous pro
nj from the uso Of streets made val
liable, not by the capitalists, but by
iha people Of Oh 'cago? If Jefferson
was loath 10 endorse a patent which
gave aan a limited monopoly Of a
thing which he actually invented,
would he be likely to favor the Civ
ing Of d permanent monopoly to men
who invent nothing except new meth
DDS Of evading taxation or Of cor-up'-
fng councils?
Nothing is more consistent with
The support Of Jeffersonian principles
than Tie ownership and operation by
the public of every industry which IS
ii its nature monopoly. Where
competition IS impossible, the benefits
of monopoly mist accrue 0 the whole
people no to afew ! an glad tar
IN tho city Of CT cago the democratic
platform was broad enough to include
not only the public ownership OF the
street car lines, but the public owner
saip Of iigh.ing plants and telephone
syHtans-the Chicago wa.er system.
] believe. has for many years been
owned by tho c ty.
The natural results CT private
nonopoly are. first, extostion as 10
the price of the produe.: second, op-
precision as to the labor employed in
produce on: tird. deterioration in the
quality Of the products, and fourt1
the corruption Of the pewor which al
temps TO regalgte monopoly in the
interest Of tho public
In the matter Of WAFER plants. ;he
cities have made g~eaf pTogress. bgi
a small parce utage Of the wa.er pant.
be ng now Owned by private corpora
tons The taking over e the light
ing Dlantg has not gone SO far. hut TIL