The morning journal-courier., 1908-10-07
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 within It's provisions. The provisions made as to the required qualifications of those who serve on tue proposed commission arc such that men of the highest character both as Ia ability and integrity arc likely to be chosen For dereletion to duty or any other good cause the judges of the superior court can remove member,
 The commission will have general supervision Of all the acts ot existing corporations that affect the public, and ample power to enforce its man dates. lt will pass upon proposed new interpretations It VIII he con stant source of prompt Information for the public; 1t will hear complaints | from any citizen
 Tho bill provides for the opportuui | ty of complaint by any employo ! (whose name cannot be dlvulgcdl hy | municipal authorities, by stockholders l or by tho general public. It gives tho l commission the rEht Co examine the books of any public service corpora ', tion to get at facts, It makes explicit l provision for the protection of tho rights of employees, of all property owners, of stockholders, of city and town authorities, of the farmers, of all passengers and shippers, of tho public at large who are perforce buy CTS of tho commodities sold by these companies
 lt gives the commission power to ee that railroad rates arc fair and cTft able, G establish standards or gas aud electric service and Insist on tho maintenance of those standards.
 lt prohibits any further crossing uf steam and electric roads at grade and provides for thc gradual elimination of grade crossings in tho state. lt places limit on the stocks and bonds that corporation may issue. | md stops Che floating of wator,d sc- rurities
 At the same time it does not with draw any proper right from the public service corporations and II protects them from any iujustcos Don't grt the idea that it attacks the companies tn my way or even treats them With suspicion lt does throw tho arm of tho law around the customer vhl must buy of these concerns or 70 without, and proposes laws that will prevent the abuse of great powers
 The bill fills more than eighty type written pages and shows most cx- haustiye, painstakIng and ahle study of the question set out for the eommia- sion It proves beyond all cayil the honest conscientious and minded spirit with which they took up unl pursuod their task lt will satisf, thc most cyactlng yot Will moi iniura or trosp1ss on the rights of my lagith mate business.
 This measure will go before the log. slature for debate and tho people vi hnvo avery opportunity to see tha' evcrynne's rights are taken care cf corporation and public This debate will doubtless hc one of gront interest and not tho lease of the benefits WI be the stimulation it will give Ia th, spirit of vigilance among tho peonl concerning now laws and tho men Uht make thom
 Contrast this performance ~ the r. publican administration with tho plat form declarations nf the domocrlal who aav in ono stato that they wan such 9 law and in the adjoining Ftat' that they will repeal f If they ar, given power
 The hest answer to tha statomor that the employment of commission f 'perversinn of government is ih, : failure of past legislatures to scrutln Ize carefully tho steps or the sro1' corporations. This was due not [, UIlful neglect so much as the inability of 2 large body in the short space of the usual session tp Go deeply in to an subjects It's time must uecas garlly he broken up hy the consider, alton of host of matters, all of then pressing for action and scattering ih, material and physical energies of tho members.
 The great value of commissions liel In the fact that they subdlvidn thr tasks of administration and intro11ot non partisaU and expert element u. to the administrative personnel The' take matters of great importance iron . the hands of men who have not tho !, time and sometimes not tho inclna , ton to Eo deeply into them and plac' them in the hands of picked men o r experience ability and high charact ar Moreover, tho legislature Ia in scssinI only internationally, while tho publl o service commission will be in scs9io' ltwclve months in every year. 2 -a..=--------a--a.-------=..--.s