The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-05-19

home every argument he advanced, won
the audience TO his way Of looking at the
question and by his Gear cogent logic
made victory for Utah certain His wit,
audience smiling through the first part
or his address, In that his hearers Will
lingly followed him into the c1tricate dis
cussion that followed. Ar Hedger ar
Sued that force Of habit prevented Amer
leans from substituting commodities un-
less their pockets were deeply touched.
and asked the negative TO suggest subsII-
tutes for salt. sugar and flour.
The speaker also dealt effectively with
iaaho S argument OF potential competi-
ton and then took up discussion of the
plan proposed by Utah. He argued that
commission of practical business men
assisted by publicity bureau, could COR
rect existing evils Hc pointed out as
some OF the beneficial results that would
follow, the establishment OF home indus
tries. decrease in prices, competition re-
SIdtimeg SSHI5.ing from independent enterprises, a
diminishing OF monopolistlc' profits and a
greater division of wealth
Cites Decision.
In answer to the negatIvets question as
10 now the commission would get at tho
racts Mr. Hedger cited Il recent Supreme
court decision, which declares that cor
porations are not exempt frbm testifVIne
against themselves. IF the plan we pro-
pose Is failure" declared Mr.. Hedger
1t Is because the Government Is go weak
tnat q few men can DEFY itsi mower ue
declared that Congress had placed its
stamp of approval on their rlan Ey pa ss-
ing the railroad ratio bill and that n rail-
roads. the most Intricate of lnll monopo-
Hes, can be operated by \commission
certainly trusts can.
Victor +. Price concluded thh debate for
Idaho with q speech that wasi given with
splendid spirit and was direct earnest and
thoughtful After citing SCORES of eco
Romic authorities to prove tho correcf-
ness OF the negatives substituting and
potential competition argutnIents AIR
RTlce DECLARED. But this Ia nat tbo crIti
cal point. We might admit an this and
S,os geo osiest "a the Affirmative on the single
gong TO get at the facts? Whlsn are yoi,
going 10 apply the Iaw7 WUIl YOU saw
Inal a trust rs making an unreasonable
margin OF profit when II makek 10 % "a
or 10 per cent? How are youf Going "a
get ut the value Of the busInRsS ,to dc1
termine whether the trust is Intakinp no
low or TOO high profits? TheEe is tho
good Will of the customers. theE hrnIn ~
tne manager and scores OF otBor assate
that cannot be measured In Ttnonotary
Naluc' lho task is an insuperaible ono
Law Could Not Operate.
Continuing, Mr.. Price declere,ll that tho
even IL oa, 10 oe Hl'toe 10 operate, that
tue example OF the railroads MIA do 60
oITsuy with the law what they are now
ullowcd TO do openly. IIc saw nA hene6ts
that could result from the s,,NA ,s UtiiettSS i,S
u"ctdle1 much OWL would resull With
auS, suSn law on the statute books )he fore
burdened 1,rgI,P,, 1T,FruIPuon. fraud. bn over
Satar Na,u our Tree republic converted into a
Patsrn7listic government-n think i,toj
eTable even to think OF '"i" in'oi-
MT Hedger followed with his rhhut,a,
winch winch has already been alluded lto. He
pointed ont the fallacy Of some yof The
inappIIco bia su%mshts; % ruled others out az
tentieS tUo capitalization OF the afirmatsvSs con-
Two to One for Utah.
IN The timers. timers. Wn Ray and PereJ God.
Judges which stoos the ballots Pf the
Tor Idaho. '"o ior Utah aihd one
,JaI,he AT the opening OF the debate Ar,ss Nouie
IN ~, nan gayo an excellent vocal 81 e'''''
The attendance at the deba 20 eIi n sc 10.
WI wnai At OF disappointment ONLY tbE low
that NOT ontirnI, "Vpae ,rSe was occupied and
as large ms has boo,,Ie Ie audience. although
ar fbo o' 1W4;hly compare with that mEesont
ae tho otah-Bouldor debate. ~ leSo"'