Evening journal., 1906-09-28
Friday, September %, 1906.
WHICH ONE SHALL IT BE2

"A ANNOUNCEMENT was made in these col
a urnns when the present management as
sumed control of THE EVENING JOURNAL,
that this paper would favor policy off protecting
the rights of all the people, and that il would
champion the interests OF the people against the
aggression of public service corporations. Along
this line we have worked persstently and, We be-
heve, consistently We have been single-handed
IN the fight In many ways our position in regard
to the public service corporations has cost con-
siderable. We have not been deferred by threats
OF Withdrawal of advertising patronage and the
denial of those courtesies which the city railway
corporation aecords to every other newspaper in
the city.
Judging from the hundreds, yes, thousands OF
complaints made against these corporations, we
have been compelled TO reach the conclusion that
the people have been, being, and probably will
continue 10 be otltrageously treated by them. Up
until the granting OF the last franchise they have
never had any value placed upon them, excepting
by those who have secured them, and after doing
So have made thousands and hundreds OF thous-
ands of dollars out of them.
From every home comes the complaint of the
ever increasing size Of gas bills even in face of the
TACT that more economy IS exercised than ever be-
fore in the use of gas.
The street car service is abominable and at
n5ynes is unreliable that people neither trust nor
sse it in moving from one point 10 another
g@ To remedy these evils we have lron-tgne to
time suggested the election 10 our Legislature
of clean and honest men, who could not be bought
up or controlled by the corporations. Notwith-
standing the frequent warnings given them, the
people have in most instances stood idly by and
allowed the corporations to place their agents and
tried servants upon the tickets They are going
to allow the control Of the Legislature to slip out
OF their hands.
In but one district of this city, regret to say,
the issue is drawn clean and clear between the
corporations and the people In the Third Rep
resentative District OF this city are two cand-
dates, one, James Austin Ellison, who is being
backed supported and aided by the corporations
and every means and method at their hand is be-
ing used to bring about his nomination; the
other Robert keenan, stands ready to serve only
the people and that which may be for their inter-
ests and benefit He is only plain, everyday
worSngman, but with a reputation for honesty,
straghtforwardness and ncorruphbty that can
not be exceeded by any man Of our city or State.
He has only his good name and platform made
of those things for the good of the people, to use
and offer in behalf of his nomination. He has no
campaign fund to buy beer and cigars and hire
workers and carriages His is not personal fight.
He is the candidate of no man. and has not even
one personal selfish interest to serve. The CON
test between these two men is narrowed down to
one of the corporations and the people Which
is the stronger will be determined within the next
forty-eght hours. One thing we can say, that
every vote cast for Robert Keenan, will be clean
honest and conscientious. Such candidate de-
serves TO win by a large majority, and because he
should win is why we believe he will.