The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-01-17

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ploye. 1t should also provide that no
person, firm, corporation or association
shall retain or employ any person to
promote or oppose legislation for com
pensation contingent in whole or in part
upon the passage or defeat of any meas
ure or and that no person
shall Tor compensation engage In pro-
noting or opposing legislation except
upon such appearance duly entered, and
that no person shall accept any such
employment or render any such service
for compensation contingent upon the
passage or defeat of any legislative
measure or measures, and that every
person, firm. corporation or association,
within sixty days after the adjournment
of the General Assembly, shall file in
the office of the Secretary of State an
ftemfzed statement, verified by the oath
of such person, OF in case of a firm a
member thereof. or in case of a domes-
tic corporation or association an officer
thereof, or in case of a foreign associa-
ton an officer or agent thereof, showing
in detail all expenses paid, incurred or
promised. directly or Indirectly, in con-
nection with the legislation pending at
the last previous session, together with
the names of the payees and the amount
paid each, including all disbursements
of every kind or character paid, in
CURED or promised to counsel or agents
iation and the interests of the person,
firm, corporation or association therein.
The act should also make the VIOLA
and p 1t fds sewers et l.s ppena1ties as a pn H n j
ment therefor. Duly accredited counse
or agents for counties, cities, towns.
tutionns should n be eNcept aaf a also pe irnsoo1nss
rendering professional services in draft
ing bills or in advising clients, and in
or effect of such pending legislation.
where such professional service is in no
other wise connected with legislation.
Railroad Passes.
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Grail Assembly the necessity of anti
pass and anti-frank legislation. None
was enacted. / therefore repeat the
recommendation / made in this behalf
to the Sixty-fourth General Assembly.
Two Cent Fare.
With free transportation eliminated
there is no just reason why the maxi
mum passenger rate OF steam railways
in ndian for intra-state travel should
not be fixed by law at two cents per
mile. There should be a provision that
the minimum price of a ticket should
not be less than FIVE cents. 1t will also
be but just to the railway companies
that provision be made permitting them
to char ge a cash fare on trains, of not to
exceed two and one-half cents per mile
where the passenger has been given op-
portunity by the company to purchase
a ticket at a regular ticket Office before
entering the cars. Such legislation will
be of substantial benefit to the travel
ing public. The wealth and the popula-
ton of he State amply justify it. Its
operation will not injure the railroad
companies. Their passenger receipts win
not be diminished. The reduction of
fare will be offset by the Increased
trave resulting therefrom. This has been
he effect of similar legislation in other
States and there is no reason why the
effect should be different here. / AXE
II you will enact a law in this behalf
lions from your constituents to do so.
1 believe a great majority of the peo-
pie of the State are in favor of an
amendment to the federal constitution
which shall provide for the election of
United States Senators by the direct
vote of the people. i commend the sub
ject to your consideration in the hope
that you will take favorable action
thereon before the present session shall
close.
There is need of legislation con-
ferring upon the Attorney General the
authority. to proceed against unlawful
combinations OF capital and against
corporations chartered by the State in
All cases where they abuse the power
conferred upon them by the State.
comprehensiSe' s act upon mas th Rssp sus1ee e
which / believe is essential to the en-
forcement either Of the common law or
OF any legislation relating to trusts
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your consideration.
In addition to the act referred to,
there should be legislation relating di-
rectly to the subject of trusts or COM
binations or capital having for their
purpose the elimination of competition
or the control of prices. This 1egisla-
FEDERAL statutes upon this SUBJECT D ] 81 in 'a se
far as they are applicable to conditions
in this state. These laws have been
construed by the Federal Courts. and
nave been found to he effective Whar-
ever those charged with the duty of
enforcing them have in good faith
sought their enforcement.
Public Depositories.
The events Of the last two years have
emphasized the necessity of reform in
the methods OF handling and caring for
the public funds. Sums of money, vary
ing in the aggregate from SIS, 000. 600
to $4,000 .000. are. constantly in the
hands of public officials of Indiana
State, county. city, town and township.
Daily settlements and payments of all
moneys received by any officer into the
subject. The selection OF repositories
for the funds is the second. Require
ment that all public moneys in the
hands of treasury officials shall be daily
deposited in the repositories selected is
the third. Provision that all interest ac-
cruing shall belong to the public and
be paid into the public treasures is the
fourth.
believe these provisions TO be funda-
mental requirements. The details must
be thought out with Intelligent care,
keeping In min the essential purposes
of the legislation and the fact that the
plan adopted shall be as simple as the
nature of the subject will permit.
Insurance Legislation.
The establishment of a strong, well
equipped insurance department is es-
sential, but no fair-minded man can
read the report OF the committee lnves-
State n believe that the establish
nient of such a department will be of
itself sufficient to correct the abuses
which have characterized and still are
characterizing the management OF GER
tain Indiana companies. Something
more than that is necessary. There must
be remedial legislation of a character
to reach the ROOT of the abuses and put
such legislation be enacted has met
with some criticism. but 1t has come in
the main from or been instigated by
those who are mismanaging the COM
panies in question They have indus
triously sought to persuade the public
that such suggestions are attacks upon
the companies, made for the purpose of
injuring them. 1t is important TO under
stand in the beginning that the remedial
legislation recommended means no such
parties but upon the abuses in their
management and upon the individual
officials who are guilty of mismanage-
menI. III uOeS not Tntan II INJURY IL
the companies. 1t means their preserva-
ton. The work of the investigating
was not undertaken in nor
conducted with malice toward any do
nestle company nor for the purpose OF
working harm TO any such company. 1t
was undertaken and construed to ascer-
tain actual conditions touching life in
surance and in the hope that abuses il
found, could be ended and the ompa-
MES saved to the people of the State.
You will search in vain for a sentence
or a word in all the report OF the com
mittee Indicating either a malicious
purpose or revengeful spirit. Facts
have been ascertained and given to the
people of the State. The truth has been
learned and plainly but kindly told. The
good and the bad in the management of
the companies have been set forth with
equal care and accuracy. The good has
been approved and the bad condemned
and thoughtful, well-considered recon-
.mendations made looking to its elimina-
ton. The mistake the gentlemen who
are opposing these recommendations
have made and are still making is in
thinking themselves the companies.
They are not. They are simply trustees.
The policy holders constitute the com
panies.
The desire of the committee and of
the executive is that the $23, eco. 600 an
nually paid for insurance by the people
of Indiana may so far as possible be
paid to domestic companies and kept at
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