The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1907-04-18
SOME BRAIN LEAKS
"A few IDEAS PefMldte thfMeh the Brain
Of the Editor while in q Somnamhu-
hStk State.

question, but SILL malntdIns tudt
government ownership Is the newt
able solution OF the question. lie
says, and It Is usually safe to trust
to the honor Of the people, that the
government will not confscate the
property. but will pay for their acutal
value. We would take 1t from this
what he means by The actual value,
the cost OF construction, and not at
the estimated value by the railway
magnates 1t would be folly for the
government to attempt to buy the
railway interests OF the country
without squeezing out the water be.
fore SO doing. The railroad question
is a serious one, so serious In fact
that with all the noise which has
been made about regulation and the
rate bill the government has accom-
plished but very little In bringing
them to even q reasonable recogni-
tion OF the rights OF the people. 1t
Is safe to say that what has been ac-
complished has not injured the rail-
roads nor benefited the people to
any appreciable extent.
From press dispatches and corre-
spondence from the national capital
everything indicates that President
Roosevelt is trying to prepare the
people for national supervision en-
tirely. This would only mean that
the national government will usurp
the rights Of the states in the regu.
lations. Naturally the states are
jealous Of their rights; and there Is
sure to be conflict In case the state
legislatures are forced to give away
to the congressional regulations.
The railroad magnates are In perfect
accord with this policy Of the presi.
dent. They no doubt think 1t is
much easier to buy one legislative
body than 1T Is to buy four dozen.
1t Is true Roosevelt has not come out
emphatically In favor OF the national
government superceediDg the state
regulation, yet his every act points
In that direction. lie no doubt re-
Allies that 70 do this just before Q
national campaign is treading upon
dangerous ground. In the past -four
years he has demonstrated that he Ii
a politician, and subordinates states
craft to political expediency. II
this country government ownership
would be an untried experiment, bu
those In favor OF this policy are nor
liable to the sooner see consumma
tion of their desires If the nationa
government attempt to suppressed
the states In the management of th,
railroads.
Many OF the readers will remembe
what howl was raised during Presi
dent Cleveland's administration be
cause he issued bonds to conduct th
business Of the government. Secre
tary Of the Treasury Cortleyou is is
suing so millions bonds, yet 1t is un
common to see more than a half doz
en- lines abou: II In any papers. .
course the administration explain
this ! sue In what seems to them a
q very plausible way. The govern
ment has the money 10 the variou
banks Of the country, but do not car
to disturb business conditions b
calling 1t In. One popularity of tn
case Is that this issue Is to redeer
the bonds Issued by Cleveland an
are issued under tie same identities
law. This brings up the old saw
ut depends upon whose OK
gored." II seems all right no,
to issue bonds, but Cleveland la
the condemnation Of both politics
parties. Cleveland issued his bond
to secure money with which to cor
duct the business of the country
while Roosevelt Is issuing his In OF
der to permit the banks to keep tn
IkONeIuuouV tuOucy.
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1t does not seem to matter no,
hard they try the Hartman. Roose
welt correspondence win not down
The people are beginning to believ
there is more to 1t than our presiden
would have Us believe. There Is on
thing In the presidents favor, an
that Is, the people have very littl
confidence In Hartman, and woul
much prefer to believe the state
meuts Of Roosevelt II 1t were Dos
sible. However, the fact that Harr
man was importuned number {
/, times to come to Washington an
, consult with the president concern
, ing the political situation in Ne
York ut the time this conversatio
I was supposed to have occurred, an
that the developments since the
bear out the statements Of Harrima
II looks as II President Roosevelt hs
poor memory II nothing worse.
will also occur to the people ths
> Roosevelt has made the mistake #,
calling too many men liars, who ba,
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