The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1906-10-19

the railroads are paying a larger per.
centage and in others a less percent
..age: but that states the proposition.
Public utilities.
| Now, are you ready to endorse this
plank in the Democratic platform which
endorses Mr.. Bryan. and which, in an
Independent provision on the first page
endorses municipal ownership of public
utilities. without discriminating; that
10, without placing a limit upon it.? I
favor city ownership, or municipal own.
srship. Of water, which is necessary TO
every hour Of your human existence.
| hghts' which are in use half of your
lives. Those are Of a different charac.
ter; they are public utilities for the
daily use Of the individual; and would
place It. in the hands or power of no
nan to Cypress the individuals In their
aomes, where they have no option as to
the use Of these things, where they
must use them; would place In the
nahds or no man the power. or any set
u men, or any corporation, the power
70 Cypress the people in their homes.
sut the great transportation lines of
the country are property Of very dir-
tefent character, performing a very aif-
rerent function toward the individual
large percentage Of the people Of the
United States do not use the railroads
at all. This great silent strength
power--of the United States that is ran
resented by the farmers and the quiet
homes OF the country have but little
use In the way Of necessity for railroads
Municipal ownership such as l have re-
ferred to--lights and water In n cirv-
aHect only the people locally--the peo-
PIE or the corporation of the city. But
railroads. transportation companies. af.
rect the people from one end OF rho
country to the other. and all over 1t.
NOW IN view Of the suggestions that
nave made, as to the effect on your
pocket books, do you think that the
American people.-do you think that Won
ana your neighbors will endorse the
principles of any man who stands for
that Kind Of government? No Yon
arc not ready to go into the railroad
business wholesale; you are not ready
70 increase the burden Of government
on your shoulders, and on yours or your
heighbors yet. do not believe that THAR.
day will ever come when the American
people will be SO dense, so incautious.
so reckless. as to undertake such an en-
eerprise. 1t sounds tempting-goyern-
ment ownership Of railroads-rafher a
taxing sound to it. But when you am /
alSze IT, 1t is dangerous propositiol ]
wen, they endorse that, the Democrat 4
OF Idaho, in their platform.
The Monetary spstem.
This same apostle OF modern Demod
racy, who would not be recognized b
either OF the other two Democray .@s.
Jefferson or Jackson, saiF to
you IN 1886 that he was in favor of
the monetary system of this
country, and Of adopting the free silver
Dr. free coinage proposition and great
many of you were with him in that
matter; a great many OF you were
aught to believe that relief might come
10 the people who had been in distress
through this change In the monetary
system. The people have becomer wiser
since 1896. and they no longer believe
hat to be true; they no longer believe
n that doctrine. You could not get
guard of the voters OF. the
United States today. II that single q,Aes-
Ion were before them, to vote In favof
II the free coinage Of silver upon thu
'asis that Mr.. Bryan represented and
supported in 1896 The reason you at
empted to follow 1t then was because
you were In the midst of distress and
poverty
Free Trade. W.
Four years Of free trade, under thu
lisguise. the assumed name. Of tariff
eform, had so impoverished the people,
md brought them to 80 desperate con-
lition Of mind, that they were willing
o grasp at any straw Of promise that
night seem possible relief. And they
I'D not stop to reason much; they want
d the promise and the r@M It
night bring them relief ~ a
lered to II.
Well, the people of Idah ii
|. long time in following
nd that false belief. T.
OF go of 1t until good s9s
heir hands loose, and Ct W.T.
0. The Republican parti II
ry realizing the truth Of
m that like conditions
ults, went back to the cC
yfsfad urf0r IN The F~oa f,-A r 3Ya& .5ss