The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-04-14

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b. expected. While I have been quick
cure ral!roa,l rate regnla ton, believe
public oWnershp, and. III order to avoid
the danger Of ceitrnization,&I would pre-
fer to sec the trunk lines only owned by b;
linz cwnea by the r ates 'ea
Private Monopoly.
.t"on the. subject OF private monopoly,
jefferson has spoken With no uncertain
sound So detestable TO-, him was IT, the
for. while he recognized the Justice Of
allowing a temporary monopoly Of the
product s reward for y nys ss os e 80
ed upon the strictest limitations. His
fears have been justified and we are pc.
ginning to understand the dangers that
ne Sc clearly forcsaw.
lit is true TINT Jefferson gas opposed
TO Legislation, which would hamper the
Individual IN the deveGpmsan. out ore
clearly than Jefferson that one mans Is
rights end where the rights OF another
ssh n Hns nars as a. fgfi his prop nass
and. according to Jeifersons philosophy
government, IS organized BY the the people ,1
10 protect each individual IN the enjoy
ment founded upon Jeffersontan princ,pes
and administered according to the max
Inns of Jefferson, could never tolerate avt,,, q
trust such as we know to-day. Wnle
Jefferson believed that legislation might
be carried 80 far as to discourage ratner
than encourage individual EFFORT, nc ~ y,
e %ayn n to restrain any hand untitled
a neighbours injury.
Another Jeffersonian doctrine {, wn NC! ~ Is
being msnterpreted to-day is ms prptest
against paternalism He favored n1. tn d en- en-
posed the undertaking BY the goyernnn1e NJ
[ Of %ork which the individual could 90
better. His words have been ,invo !s
aganst what y hescrinyd ianguge
to conditions arising after hisN death, u
is necessary 10 know. not only Wha aa IA 4
said but the reasons for Wna r. employ
reasons au which lie hack Of the words words
5eff fSs as snd Re o sSe
ms, ti Of stimulus. a private mons9 p
oily, such as public ownership is INTENDED en- 60
to prevent does not enlarge, ~, the - Sphi rh
er ee The actual effect Of private
monopoly Is just the reverse. ana W WEI,
ever the principle Of private IloH .opt *
en,ers dHe ep vloiate ali Of the prnci-
pies taught by Jefferson. q. !. I. !.
For Instance, in the city OF Gnlcago mas
b besn tua FAR n3 the United States
for the cause .of municipal oWn rg5s ny,
and Judge Dunno, who led the ne, an lyarro
cratic forces to yietery on tnea the Jef
banquet Is given. Can any one be : SO SO
gnor;an. q tse as quote him
M saRRiHaa the highways this great
c,ty Can any one bsiSye th 70 Monopoly
in order to defend the right OF . LEY
$monopolists to reap an enormous p III
from the use of streets MAGE a., W. neonie
n nf c IH aas = Jefferson was loath 70
endorse a patent which gave I. man ma !, 2 2
m,tea m0@epSSX Ct eouId tnnE to
iy 70 men who Invent nothing except af n new
methods Of eyading ta Gaa is more con-
sistent with The. support q y efiersoniah
principles than the ownership and opera a,
ton by the public Of cry inoHssr CONF
petition. is Impossible. the benefits e, 81
monopoly must accrue to: the who'll, PEG 2,
pie to an gi q IN Ma 3
form was broad enough to INCLUDE no y
only the public ownership OF the street e.
car lines. but the public ownership . o.
the Chicago water system. believe. mas a.
for many years been owned by the city:
The actual results Of private monopoly
product second, oppression as to the
TABOR employed in prod uction: third, 4de-
teriorationS I'M the quality Of the = PRO- !, I.
nopoly III the interest of the public. When
the English Parliament grants a franchise
p fGr prlyass xes Dt M %
come, and requires a reduction OF rat es
when the ma Mmum Is reached; but n
this the
and to demand a free hand for those who
are In control of the quasi-public cor
porations. In the matter o. water piah hI,;
a small percentage Of the water plants
being now owned by private corporations.
The taking over Of the lighting plants ,ntt
is now well under way. But few OF the
cities have3undertaken9 to establish tele-
phone exchanges. but this is a, necessary
shall have the same struggle that We
have gone through II. regard to water water
plants aad pps anbS hs
telephone exchanges. the less they will
have to pay for watered stock. and In
compensation for so-called Invested
rights"
The Teaching Of jeff ers6n.
'The third Jeffersonian doctrine
that Is now being msinterpreted
ana misapplied Is the argu-
ment against longtime debts. Fl e took
The positnon that the earth belongs, IN
a preceding generation had no right to
mortgage the earth beyond It's occu-
pancy Of 1t. II his doctrine had been
with the problems Of to-day. but 1t Is
manifestly unfair to permit railroads
and municipal corporations to mortgage
quote Jefferson against the tissue Of
ahnnils lWhen a city attempts to rid Itself