The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-09-27
Against Municipal Ownership.

vate industry must cure them.
Against Municipal Ownership.
Every proposal that municipality as
sumo operation of all pubic utilities and
reduce rates TO persons using them re-
CARELESS of what the service may actually
cost is an attempt to force some men to
bear the expense of others. because where
the outlay for operation exceeds earnings
the deficit must be made up by taxation
and this would be socialistc and there
fore hostile to justice and subverslve OF
democratic government.
1T is the duty of government, there
fore. to ascertain the actual cost of OPP
Grafton of all public service corporations
and TO fix from time TO time reasonable
rates for the service they perform.
I'VE denounce as a crime against NOR
ais and decenCy the refusal of the Re-
publican administration to permit an in
vestigation of the different departments,
especially the banking department. Ii en-
trusted with the administration of the
state government we promise that there
shall be an impartial and public investi-
cation of every department of the state.
Insurance Corruption.
The recent investigation Of insurance
companies affords but faint idea of the
gross corruption which has governed their
administra tiOn for a long period. 1t is a
scandal of unparalleled dimensions that
these shocking exposures have resulted
merely in the discharge Of a few officers
whose inefficiency was established by the
fact that they had allowed the enorm-
tiles to be discovered. while the more des-
perate culprits, who were most adroit in
plotting these villanies and who profited
By them most extensively have been al
lowed to remain in control of the vast
trust funds they have pillaged.
we demand passage of such legislation
as will deal effectively with the whole
subject Of life insurance and encourage
this form of economy by making its fruits
absolutely secure. We are resolved, above
all. that every rogue who has aided in
planning this plnder, who has conniVed
az It or shared in its profits shall be pur-
sued by every punitive weapon of the
law welded by honest, fearless, loyal
public prosecutors.
1--WE ask the federal government to ex-
ercise its influence to bring about speedy
/ cessation of the atrocities now being com
mitted against the Jews in Russia.
Tribute to Bryan.
In common with the demands Of all
the states, and expressing the sentiment
OF the high-minded citizenship of the re-
public, without party, we view with pride
and satisfaction the hospitality and ac-
and abroad TO that great Democratic
leader and typical American. William
Jennings Bryan, to whom the Democrats
of New York extend most cordial and sin
/ core Fluctuations
FINALLY. we record our solemn belief
that corruption in the public service or in
corporate management cannot be eradi-
Gated while schemes Of plumber are i'm
I planted i'm the very body OF the law itself
"Wher5 the law not only permits but
empowers the great trusts TO exact for
I their products from the people of this
country prices vastly exceeding those
asked in foreign countries, and this power
/ to plumber our citizens is treated as the
/ property of certain private corporations
capitalized for billions of dollars. the vast
volume of tribute drawn from the masses
/ of the community is the least pernicious
/ OF it's results The wide emulation in
plumber which il eVOkes is its worst re-
suit.
Against Socialism.
THE spectacle of government taking
/ from masses of men some of the profits
/ created by their labor TO enrich a few
/ favOrites encourages the socialist to in
SiSt that government should mOnOpOliZt
/ the entire field Of industry and divide al
/ OF its profits among the whole people.
We denOunce the socialism which
I see ks to make government the sole agent
| OF production as nothing less than a pro
| pCsaI to re-estabish the institutions OF
! tyranny and slavery which persisted be-
/ fore the advance Of Christian civilization
/ For the very essence Of despOtism is e
vest i'm the state absolute control of al
/ industries and therefore ownership of al
/ its products; while the essence Of Democ
! Tacy is to confirm in every man the righ
I t. dispose of his own labor and posses:
\ in peace everything produced by It.
! Realizing every socialistic proposal
/ however disguised under SOnOrOus anC
| misleading phrases-to be a step leadins
/ inevitably toward the re-establishment o
/ deSpotism in government and servitude il
| labor. the Democratic party must Away!
| in opposing II. In this opposition we asl
l the cooperation and support of all citi