The Globe-republican., 1908-10-29

times be clothed with full authority to
ascertain the physical valuation OF the
railroad, or railroads, when necessary IL
the exercise Of any Of Its power under
the law, and that Congressional provid'
ample means to enable the Commission
to properly make such valuation.
Second: We believe that schedule
rates charged by the Common Carriers
should be reasonable and based upon the
cost Of the service plus fair profit. In
fixing that cost provision should be
made for liberal compensation to the EN-
pl0yees who operate the properties
Ample funds should be set aside for main
tanning them in their highest efficiency
and reasonable remuneration provided to
the owners for the use Of the property.
But the people seould not be required to
pay exhorbitant rates 10 earn interest on
excessive bond issues or dividends on
fictitious capitalization.
You Will thus zee that upon the Rail-
road question l am in thorough accord
with the policy Of the Republican Party
Of this State and that policy is absolutely
fair to both the people and the Roads.
am in favor of an act providing for
the guarantee OF Bank deposits. The
law proposed at the last session of the
Legislature. and which | believe would
have been passed but for the shortness
OF time, comes very near meeting my
views on the question. 1t provides for a
voluntary association Of the bankers
supervised and safeguarded by the
Bank Commissioner, and is so arranged
that the guaranty fund will be i'm
mediately available to pay the deposit
tors of failed bank, thus preventing
much hardship and loss l am for such
law because believe 1t will increase
the confidence of depositors in their
banks and tend to save seuseless panics
and runs which frequently cause great
hardships both TO the banks and the
depositors. Properly handled, such a
fund, by increasing confidence Of depos.
itOrs in their banks will draw out of hid
Ing all the money In the state and make
| II available for use.
Third: The ProhibtoTy Liquor law ID
one In which every man In the county is
interested: every man in the county is
for or against such law. Now as to the
law itself, as you are aware, 1t Is con-
stitutional provision and can not be
abrogated or amended without the con-
sent Of the people. All the legislature
can do Is to enact laws TO give 1t effect,
as Statute laws provide only the details
for carrying out the general ideas en-
bodied in the constitution. But / want
to declare myself now as being abso-
lutely and unequivically without any
reservation or secret evasion what
ever In favor of all of the provisions Of
our Statute in relation to the manu-
facture and sale of Intoxicating liquors,
and If elected to the legislature, | shall
favor aud vote for every measure that
tends to strengthen the officers of the
law iB enforcing prohibition and that
tends to make prohibition more easy
and more certain of enforcement.
Fourth II am in favor Of an amend
ment of Our Divorce law. 1t is a
fact beyond controversy that invariably
ose of the manifestations of National
decay is an increasing tendency to
divorce. Under the lax laws Of many Of
our states divorce Is easily, all too easily
secured. People rush into court and
sock divorce for very slight cause, or
for no cause at all; and very frequently
for the purpose OF remarrying, produc-
Ing what somebody has aptly named,
"a condition Of Progressive Polygamy".
Under the law Of our state divorced
person may remarry within six months
from the date Of the decree. believe
that the time within which divorced
persons are prohibited from remarrying
should be increased to two years. There
would then be practically no temptation
or inducement to seek divorce for the
purpose OF marrying some other person
and | believe such q change in the law
would greatly minimize the number Of
divorces that are being granted and the
evils arising therefrom.
Flfth:-1 am in favor Of the rigid
enforcement of the Antl-trust laws Of
the state and would vote to strengthen
and improve them as may be necessary.
Sixth:--If elected shall vote to re-
deem the pledge Of my party to enact the
following measures into law; First, an
Anti-lobby law; Second: the election Of
tax commissioner and county assessors
by direct vote; Third: A law