Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1907-01-18

| they cannot exercise the caro- esssnt,sw ,hs
/ theIr uvn safety ana to the safety " III
| travelling public. The history % anon
road accidents p full OF wAr - railway
trains demands q vision not dulisd py n ,HSs
| 81 sIcep a memory not impaired py Ply ,,e
steal weariness. 1t Demands that al t M
senses be alive and keen. ~ ~ 80, ut de-
uIorabie .ccidcuts result from the failure sre
| Of men who hive bean Mt their pse'' .ven
| tweny. four. thirty, thirty-six ana es W.
| forty.eight hours without ths cnonce Az
| adequate recuperntion. q, ,rg
| To require such continuous work ~ - ns
| human TO employees; 10 permit u Is nm ~. ~
fense against the public. Inc iau.t Tar
| with the raiwa, companies alone, ..i
| there are employees who seek an oppo M,
ty to thus increase their wnse ss,,or ru consid-
,rution thnn either profit to the emp'vTTs RE
| ,r CONDENSATION to the employe' 1A'
| public safety overrues them both. a.,
! recommend the. enactment o. All con.
Tint will fairly and reasonably nIhu, GU
tinuous service OF employees eng'Beu
the movement OF railway trains.
Primary Elections.
| The wisdom Of establishing eystem
! cor tho nomination OF candidates tsr e, en-,
| live OFFICERS hrs not only been tnorouEnas.
| debated In nrior General Assembhps uns
has baen naturely considered by the PEG
| ne Of tho State. declarations unoh w "
| -v,b,ect win he found In the platf rms nl
the tvo principal Dolitfca parties Will WIZ,
"recuae doubt with resoect 20 ,ho op ths
IONS Of on overwhelming majority CT the
| roters The experience Of each year. ~
| It pnss~s, er,phrsizes the Imperative ne,
uf thnrou~h- goirr r"form In the nSlnous
OF nominating candidates
We have long tried the plan o. an
regulated cancuses and conventions. anu
| the defects discovered In this system V,pe
henn so manifest that there is u tVeI
snl demand for something better J YER
fore earnestly recommend, as ! nave ,r. ~
commended before. an efficient primais
elertion law, ] recognize that there are
differences of opinlon with respect nor
only to the Bcope but the details OF snc.
| n Inv. but sincerely hone that these ail
damental TINT thev cannot he reconciled
| 7 have given mich Thought to the SUP.
| tert, hrt shall not impose unon you u.
| this time more thHn st"t"rent OF ne
essential feRtrras which q primary eiectloh
| law should confirm.
First It should emh-ace the nomiro ions
Of candidates for all elective olhcst ,
WEATHER st"te. conntr. mu"iciral or ols,
trict. Including the Office of Senator OF
| the United Stntes. Second. 1t should
f"r these Offices by the primary vote. ana
shnr''S not remit noninatir-s. nnh'r any
ctrcrrstanees to n convection exca"t In
fha event of n tic Ii.ira. the primary
| held throughout the State on the s"Ie
a"v ard 1T the same places. Fourth,
thoro should be some fair test Of party
affilatlon.
know thnt there are some thoughtful
students IF the subject who believe that
n nomination by a mere plurality is I'M
wise and i grant that there may be
| Instances In which the concurrence of a
majority would be better hut to require,
majority IN MI cases would be to make
no substantial ctarse IN the nresent sVs-
tern. for conventions would still he com
nelied to nominate candidates. II. there
fore. we are to advance at all. II seems
to me thst we must adopt nominations
by pluraiities.
am aware, also, that there are many
persons who. with the utmost sincerity.
believe that certain Offices such as Judges
of the Supreme and District Courts. AT.
torney General, Clerk and Reporter OF
the Supreme Court, and Superintendent of
Public Instruction. should not be included.
| l do not share the fears which lead to
| this conclusion. and yet ] am quite will
ing to concede that If 2there are to be
exceptions to the full and complete oper-
alton of the law. they should be along
this line, rather than any other.
leave the subject with you, confident
that you will deal with it as becomes its
| vast imnortance. and In accordance with
the shirt which so universally prevails.
Contributions by Corporations For Po-
litieal Purposes.
That II has become custom with cor
porations Of various kinds to mike cen.
trlbutions to accomplish or defent the
nomination Of candidates fer public offiee.
and to assist In the election OF candidates
for public Office. is so well known and
need not pause to prove its existence
| There are many reasons. OF the weightiest
| character. which demand an immedlate
| prohibition against such misuse Of cor.
npftplpd with q pppaify of
| Imprisonment for the violation of the law:
First the growing tendency to use money
IN political campaigns Is subversiye OF
the fundamental principles Of good gov
motive. but 1t overthrows the safety which
is always found in individual and inda-
pendent action. Second. II Is plain
theft from every stakeholder who does
and the misrepresentation is peculiarly OBJ
noxions because It nftentimes nuts the
money Of stakeholder at work for a can
| didate whose success the storkhofhar does
the corporation an influence in public of
fairs simply because OF the money contri
buted-an influence which Is necessarily
both selfish and vicious. CORPORATIONS
should. Of their own motion. vigorously
most effective way In which to give them
strength to resist temptation il to fix
nenalty for participation. SO severe that
| the honest course will ne the most Mt
tractive ore. ! recommend. with nil my
enrnestness the enactment Of measure
upon this subject that will stop. AZ once
and forever. so odious q misuse O. Cor
porate property. az
In this connection. I desire to submit
there must he some expenditure Of money
In every political camraign, whether for
uornins ton or for election There are L.
ultimate purposes for which monev can he
extended. and to this extent. when con-
trisuted by individuals, there can be no
| criticism OF the practice. We will all
agree, however that the expenditures Of
money In political controversies has
| ,assed bevnnd fair and reasonable limit.
Other countries and other states have at
ternpted to restrict the nse Of money With
in honest hounds through that very eff
ciert corrective-puhlicitv. think the
State Of Iowa should do likewise. end /
strongly recommend law that will re-
candidates for nomination ard for cleo
ton. to puh':sh their avpen6itrres.
Lobbying And The Lobbyist.
NV views upon lobbying and the lobby
list are fairly wall known. but vortrre
once rere to exoress thew. CORPORATIONS
ns we'll MS i,'ividna!s. cftonti.~~s hrye q
1iract pecr-isry or property interest in
measures that ere prnpcsed before Ie~ts
'ative hobbs. When such measures arise
Il Is fundamental th"t they have the
rirht, to be heard, To dcnv them the
privilege of submitting either fact or ar.
-nrc-t TO the rnen who nakc tire laws
world be iotn'er"1,c IN an en,ighte-ed
-n~n--r-ent. N"rifnFt'v. however th4
20 limtn1 to the submission OF rrcb NIT
trrs ~ touch tho merit or darnerit of the
'"risiot,or pronnso@ and wherever any
CORPORATION or i,afyidral .attem,ts to inau
snec a mentor bv nony other r"-sIaeratian
% matter what 1t IL. he commits crime
"eai-st mnrn's. an1 the nnnishment shna,d
W s~-ft errc. end s"vera. understand
i~fectlv that surh ofTenses are not easily
S;ccrernd. but that liz raason for I'M
munity when they are discovered.
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