The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1906-11-01

corporations and railroads.
practices. And for that message and
his policy he has called down the wrath |
OF all special interests in the state.
That they need rate regulation and
train service regulation by lawj is APP
parent. They have given such train
service as suited the managers, disre-
Sarding their obligations to the public
to furnish ample train service and
transportation at the reasonable cost OF
the same with fair per cent for reason
able profit, until there has grown a |
general demand for regulation of rate
service that will do Justice to the |
people and railroads alike. The rail
roads do not take the people into their
confidence and tell them the exact
truth about the value Of their property.
They do not say how much of their stock
water Tor reasons known to themselves;
but they have maintained conditions
satisfactory to Them by free passes and
rebates to shippers, until the congress
OF the United States have been forced
by public opinion to give power to the
interstate commerce commission to reg
ulate rates and have forbidden the
continuance of the vicious free pass
system to the end that their reign of
bribery shall cease. In all the reforms
attempted, state or national, only those
that have been approved by the judg-
ment OF the people have been democratic.
believe that the Jefersonian demo-
cratic doctrine of equal and exact
justice to all men and exclusive privi-
leges to none will cover every economic
question pertaining to the public well
fare and if faithfully applied will carry
out our theory that governments are
instituted among men to establish
justice, to insure domestic TRANQUILITY
provide for the common defense, and to
promote the general welfare and Sc
cure the blessing of liberty to our own
selves and to our posterity. And who
can suffer injury by just taxation, i'm
partial laws and the applications of the
doctrine of equal rights to all and
special privileges to none. 1t is to
be hoped that these principles will pre-
vail and that our system of government
will endure to bless mankind for ages
to come.
The struggle in the 31st general as
sembly for a two cent passenger fare
and to prevent all discrimination in
passenger rates, has the approval of
very large majority of our people with
out regard to party. The democratic
! party made it a part of our state plat
form at the last state convention and
demanded its passage by the next legs-
lature. The persistent efforts of the
friends OF reform in regard to fire insur-
ance, forced the majority in the last legis-
lature to appoint an insurance commits
sion to investigate insurance thoroughly
and report their findings to the next
general assembly. Our efforts to com
pei private banks to come under the
same rules as state banks, as far as
practicable, brought out great array
of legal talent opposed to any restric-
ton on private banking, but the people
demand such law, and such a law will
be urged at the next session of the legis-
lature. The uniform school text book
bill should have become law, but the
school book trust with their lobbyists of
so called educators from ex-state
superintendent down, prevented favor
able action. Special privilege and the
use OF the taxing power for private gain
are the main supports upon which mo-
nopoly rests. To take away these sup
ports ought to be the purpose of our
party. Democratic success is to be
hoped for in Iowa. Our candidates for
governor and lieutenant governor are
able, active young champions of democ-
racy and our platform is democratic and
not evasive, and our state ticket should
receive the vote of every true democrat.
For the denomination for the office of
representative, thank you. have not
sought the nomination, can i'll afford to
accept it, and accept it as duty, be-
lieving that when man is elected to
the Office Of representative he should
sink the partisan in the patriot and
represent all of his constituents with
out regard to party, to the best of his
ability. If | should be elected to the
office for which you have nominated me
| would have the benefit of my former
experience in two general assemblies
to increase my efficiency, and say in
conclusion you have my record in two
general assemblies. And the same