Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-07-11

tflat the interstate commerce cOulmlS-
sion is without power to fix or investi-
gate rate until complaint has been
made to it by the shipper.
We further declare that all agree
ments of traffic or other associations
of railway agents affecting interstate
unlawful unless filed with and approx
ed by the interstate commerce COM
mission.
| We favor the enactment of law
giving to the interstate commerce COM
mission the power to inspect proposed
railroad tariff rates or schedules be-
fore they shall take effect, and, if they
be found to be unreasonable, to initiate
an adjustment thereof.
! HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
/ The house of representatives was
designed by the fathers of the consti-
tuition to be the popular branch of our
government, and, as. sach. intended to
be responsive to the public Vill. In
order for our scheme of federal gov
eminent to be a success it is neces-
sary that this purpose should be
ljealously guarded and protected
The house OF representatives, as
controlled in recent years by the re-
publican party, has ceased to be de-
|, Lucrative and Legislative body, re-
sponsive to the will of a majority of
its members, but has become an as
| sembly under the absolute domino
, ton of the speaker, who has entire
|, control of its deliberations and pow
ers of legislation.
: We have witnessed the amazing
: spectacle of this popular branch of our
: federal government being unable to
obtain either the consideration or Ell
{ actment of measures desired by ma
jority of it's members.
Legislative government becomes q
failure when one member in the per
son of the speaker is more powerful
7 than the entire body.
We demand that the house of rep
: resentatives shall again become leg
: islative and deliberate body con
5 trolled by majority of the represent
4 atives elected by the people and not by
/ to adopt such rules and regulations Il
+ govern the house of representatives az
e will enable a majority of it's member:
t to direct its deliberations and contso
j. the, legislation.
e RIGHTS OF THE STATES.
t Believing, with Jefferson, in the sup
l. port of the state governments in al
t their rights as the most competent ad
: ministration for our domestic concern!
n and the surest, bulwark against anti
n republican tendencies" and in "tht
q preservation of the general governmen
o in its whole constitutional yigor as tn,
sheet anchor of our peace at home ant
D safety abroad We are opposed to tn,
Capitalization implied in these sugges
q tons, now frequently made, that thu
/ powers of the general government
e should be extended by judicial con
/ struction. There is no twilight zon,
l. between the nation and the state il
(which exploiting interests can tax,
refuge from both; and it is as neces
o Isary that the federal government shall
r exercise the powers delegated to it al
h it is that the state government shall
l. use the authority reserved to them
but we insist that federal remedies TO
e the regulation of interstate commerce
e and for the prevention of private me
o nopoly shall be added to. not substi
l. tuted for, state remedies.
It BANKING.
The panic of 1907, coming withou
n any legitimate excuse, when the reput
g lican party had for decade been il
is complete control of the federal 60,
IL eminent, furnishes additional proc
e that it is either unwilling Or incomp,
re tent to protect the interests of tn
lie general public. 1t has SO linked tn
81 country to Wall street that the synd
lie cate sins of the spectators are visite
lie upon the whole people. While refu
ing to rescue the wealth producer
o. from spOliation at the hands of tn
IN stock gamblers and spectators in far
n products, it has deposited treasur
'n funds, without interest and withol
IN competition, in fayorite banks. 1t hs
III used an emergency for which it
ldEStly TtSpOuSiUie 10 lOFCS tITOuS
C. congress bill changing the basis
ce bank currency and inviting mark
ST. manipulation, and has failed to give
VS. the 100000 depositors of the cou
e. try protection in their savings.
ry We believe that in so far as Il
e. needs of commerce require an eme
gency currency, such currency shou
IN be issued, controlled by the feder
m- government and loaned on adequa
III. security to national and state bank
no We pledge ourselves to legislation u
'ce der which the national banks shall
er required to establish a guarantee fun
ni for the prompt payment of the depe
re tor of any insolvent national bank u
an der an equitable system which sh;
ce. be available to all state banking ms
- tutions wishing to use It,
We favor postal savings bank,
the guaranteed bank cannot be secl
led, and that it be constituted SO as