Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1908-02-22

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as experience may commend and
deliberate judgement may approve.
"It must be a policy consistent
with our constitutional limitations
and distribution Of powers. BY max.
ine our institutions work in the
way in which they were intended to
work, ! mean that we should secure
the maximum of efficiency in both
state ana federal admlnistratI ton to
the end that every matter Of local
concern shall receive the appropriate
exercise of the powers of each juris-
diction that full consideration and
necessary remedial action by which
wrongs, both national and local, may
be completely redressed.
Special interest must keep their
hands off the government in city,
state and nation. The common well
fare must be the supreme law. The
lObbies which have been maintained
in legislative halls, the efforts to
prevert administration by securing
the service of particular interests
of those who pose as servants of the
reople, the corruption of the sole
means by which the people can eX-
press their will, have been the eff
fective causes Of distrust or govern
ment and furnish the most of the
p1 etexts for assault upon our insti-
tutions.
But while we insist upon pure
administration and the unselfish
fidelity of public officers, we must
visit deserved contempt upon those
who profit by indiscriminate de.
traction of men in public life. II
the people, would be served faith
fully, they must show their esteem
of faithful service.
Wherever there are public rights
in force, in lands, in mines, in water
power, these must be safeguarded
and protected from spoilation
Wherever the public grants privi
lege it must be upon consideration
of the common benefit and under
conditions which insure to the pub
/ lie a proper return for the grant
We must guard our ranges, oul
coal deposits, our public lands, ou1
! forest treasures, by suitable re
, strictions. No selfish interest mus
be permitted to sieze with covetou
hand, the public domain.
, 1t must also be taken to be set
tied policy that there shall be com
! plete, effective and just supervision
of our railroads. | do not believe il
arbitrary action with regard to thes
j important concerns either by con
/ gress or by state legislatures or b,
commissions. The railroads are no
! the enemies, but the servants, of tn
| people. To secure proper servic
they must be subject to regulation
1t must be taken as firmly establish
ed that the evils of rebating and o
unjust discrimination will not b
tolerated, and that adequate and i'm
! partial service upon reasonabl
terms must be insisted upon. Their
must be machinery through whic
public obligations as defined by la'
may be enforced. This can best b
enforced. This can best be obtain
ed through an administrative boar
such as the interstate eommerc
commission. The question of rate
must be determined after full cor
sideratien of all pertinent facts,
the end that the requirements of in
partiality and reasonableness may /
complied with, while at the sam
time a fair return to the owners {
the property may be assured. Notl
ing should be lacking in administer
tive power for the attainment
: these objects.
: ! 1T is also essential that thel
should be efficient supervision of IL
5 issue of securities to avoid the evi
of imitation and of overcapitalizatio
I'VE wish to see American indu
: tries expand. We desire every a
} vantage of economic Organization
: every just opportunity for the di
: play of talent and inventive skill
5 every possible improvement in Il
/, process of manufacture, eyerythin
IN short. which enhances the oppo
tunity of labor aud its fruitful II