Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-09-27
THE PLATFORM.

THE PLATFORM.
| The platform dcuoInccs Republican
| h:;h protection and the gross Partially
| which Eni:hcS minor ofcuSrs with UNI
| SpatiinG severity while ignoring the com
| mltm"nt Of enormous crimes; and de-
| nitnGS the punishment Of every man o(
| great fortune who Il@aprrnpriatcS one
| dollar cntrHSt 4 to him from The accounts
Of III" poor The platform calls for close
public official scrutiny Of Ill banks. trust
| companies and public service corpora
| tons. 1t continues:
| ''Nhilc we hold it to he Il vital princi-
| pal Of Democracy that any interference
| by government in the field of private liz
dusiry must J." Il source of corruption
| and Il bar to prosperity, il is equally Il
vital Democratic plea that within its
proper Held the authority Of tn" govern.
! mont is absolute" and power should hc IN
forced with unialin% IIGor hut always
with strict impHrti2liiy. And We hrlicvr
I'll" wh"l" field Of PUZZLE s'rvic" IL ill.,
"llI'I..d IN the domain Of IT,; legitimate au-
th"rity."
Where tn" operation ~ Il public fran
| rhis'' is entrusted t" Il lrivat" agency W.
I"li"v" tn" community is entitled To ser
vi" Of the very highest efficiency CON
";St"rt with safety Of the capital en-
pl"yrd in it.
Every proposal that a municipality as
sum" operation If al public utilities n'id
r'du"" rates to persons using them re-
:5arllcSs of what til" S'rvic" may actulllA
cost, is al attempt to fore" som" men t.
bear the expenses Of others, h"raurr
H, IA. III.
earnings the def lit must i" ma,l" ~ hy
taxation ana this would IT, si"ralistic ana
Therefore hostile t. Justice aud slbvcr.iv,.
of b":n"crlti" government.
Til" question whether government
should discharge = function itself or ON
Noy u private agency to III :rlar.n it
should J." decided in every in&tnnr" hy
tn" people Of tho locality in which tn"
lr:'nchis" is operated, III" riHtfurn dc
clHr"S, ANA continues ana adds:
NV" drnoIncc rs Il Grim" against NOR
aus ANA dcconcy the refusal Of til" E"puh-
Lean administration to permit M iuvrs-
tiGat"m Of tn" different departments. IS
c'iallY Of tn" banking department, upon
til" aVoW,d ground shat such invest igI
tfnn would snow corruption 50 gross as
to cndaugcr party sIccc@S and result in
tn" d.%crc'iit, Disgrace and possible i'm
lriHomcnt of mcn prominent in high fl
nIrcr as well as thcir plant tools in pub
lie Office"
IF entrusted with the administration Of
tho state government "" rrnniS" thnt it
shall ~ an impartial and public iny"s-
tic;tinn Of every department nf tn" Stat"
ana that thos" rrSp.nS:hl" for any ur |
fences Of admin, istrat!"n justly ana fear
l"ssly prosecuted.
'.It is a scandal Of unparalleled dimcu- |
SinuS that tn" recent Insurance. exposures
haze resulted merely IN the discharge OF
4 few officers whose incfiicicncy for plum |
der WIS established by the fact that they |
had allowed their cnormtrS to he dis |
covered while the more desperate cul-
rrits, who We're most adr"it in plotting |
their villianicS ara WHO protitcd Nv them |
most extensively. have been allowed to |
remain in control Of tho vast trust funds |
they have pllagcd ana wasted. We Dc !
mlud the passage Of such legislation as |
will deal effectively with tho whol" sub |
ioCt Of life inSuranC" ana encourage this |
form of economy hv making its fruits |
absolutely secure. We are resolved above |
all, that every rogue who has aided ia |
planning this plurdcr, who has cunnivCd |
at it or shared in its pronts, shall hc pur-
sued hy every punitive weapon of the law.
welded by honest, fearless, loyal public |
3rnsccutors.'
Tho platform favors the S-hour law an
amendment to the election law rcur;iriuG |
fuller publication Of election expenses,
forest protection, tho protection Of Mag |
lra Falls from commercial cncroa chmcrt
ma tie lection of United States senators
by direct vote.
'In common with the democrats of all |
ihc states and EXPRESSING tn" sentiment
# the hiGh-minI"d citizenship of tn" re-
public without reference to party, we
ri, W with pride and satisfaction tn" hos
hitaIity and acclaim which have been &c
,crdcd. at homo and abroad. to that great
leader and typical American,
William Jennings Bryan. to whom the
democrats Of New York extend must cor
lini ana sincere fclicitations.'
The platform scores trust ana manipu
alton Of hooks of uvcr-caritaliI"d con
'crns r. sUting in the plund"ring of
and concludes with Il de-
annexation of Socialism.