Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1906-04-23
Rocket ellers Responsible For Growth of Socialism
By E D WAR D w. EOCH, Governor of Kansas

TT CANNOT but REGRET that the court of Kan
 sas declared the refinery law unconstitutional do not
 critcse the judges question their findings but at the - time cannot keep from wishing that they had 1ouno
 it possible put another construction on the law OTHER STATES ARE TAKING A GREAT INTEREST the Kansas oil law Legislators of several of sister states have secured copies of the Kansas laws for the studying and adapting the needs of the interests peculiar to ther common weah Among them from Texas man prominent 'n the legislature that who took copies of all the laws pertaining the oil industry the refinery law included "WE CAN HAVE STATE REFINERY THERE lie said "our laws give the state more power than yours do here ill Kansas"
 THIS IDEA the should have refinery HAS GROWN UPON ME- did like the plan first In fact was opposed because seemed step toward Socialism But the more pom dered the situation which the oil s placed the better thought the refinery ea until Al C0NN1&ED that would have been great help
 
 would given the direct dcvelopnc' of these great Moreover would eabi the inside the operation aud effect of the pementarv laws pertaining the oil industry THE CONTROL Or FREIGHT RATES AND THE PREVENTION OF DISCRIM- NATION found that these inadequate insufficient the experience gained by the through the operation of the refinery and the marketing of the product would form off cial basis upon which legislators might work formulate other and better laws
 A refinery would NOT be A STEP TOWARD SOCIAL ISM On the contrary opon would do much stimulate competition in the refining business The of oil which would handle would be insignificant compared with the total prduc of the field But the that the operating refinery and that had adopted laws for the protection of tie refinery against monopoly and stood ready enforce these laws guarantee every who the refining business fair and equal chance with and all competitors 1t WOULD DE XELOP THE COMPETITIVE SYSTEM along right and propc, lines instead of advancing Socialism,
 THE ROCkEFELLERs FOR THE CREATING SENTIMENT ISM WHICH FOUND OVER THEY ONES WHO ARE DOING MOST OVERCOME THE COMPETITIVE SYSTEM. THEY ARE BUILDING UP THE SOCIALISM OF MO. 
 Unless they cubed the people will the idea RATHER THAN ENDURE THE SOCIALISM OF MONOP- OLY where all the industries the country controlled by few THEY WILL TURN TO THE SOCIALISM OF THE STATE by taking these industries from the few and turning them many.
 AM NOT SOCIALIST. l regard it dangerous theory. soporihc which would the people see don't think be waited the skies owey beds beautiful theory, but TT TAKES COMPETITION TO BRING OUT THE BEST THERE IN MEN It is the man who takes the hard knocks and presses who anything about the boys Pepnt Morgan of Wanamker the like.
 believe that the people of the United the prob ems by which they confronted right of the greatest aids of civilization in this country today opinion are the rural mail routes and the telephone By them people kept touch with what is being done
 THE POLITICIAN WILL HAVE FAIRLY WITH THEM