The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-09-10
MIR. BRYAN SPEAKS ON
 STATE AND THE MA TON

exercise of the powers of the govern. ment for the. protection! of the rights of Mn Shs 9s ssSers to o platform demands that Federal legis- lation be added. to. not substituted for. state legislation.
 taken advaHtage of the dual character of our government and have tried to hide behind state rights when prose- hind the Interstate commerce clause of the constitution when prosecuted in
 There is no twilight zone between ssploitInF Interests can tsss rsfuss where. beyond the. jurisdietioh of either sovereignty. the piunderefs of the pub lie can find 2 safe retreat. As long as corporation confines its activities to the state In which 1t was created. 1t Is subject to state regulation only; commerce 1t becomes amenabie to the stats which created 1t and the laws
 os sss srict m oan wsss ssse II sSs aSss Ss sa as strict as may be necessary for the protection of the public
 Our platform outlines the regulation is speeificaIiy set forth t in in order that our opponents may not be able to scare the public by predicting. hurtfuI
 ssysstst,sa., aJai WI plsNios@ @ uns .,ha. ITS F A distinction Is drawn between the railroads and other corporations. The ton and. as Such. Bsing permittsi to exercise part of the sovereignty Of the state. fs subject to regulation at but this regulation is intended, not to cripple the railroads, but to increase their efficiency. The people at large are as much interested as the stock of the railroads. Their own pecuniary interests ., as well as their ssnse a of ,. jus redaee tfat ts Tfee paTh The hs Ss
 ing public is vitally Interested in the payment of wages sufficient to com mand the most Intelligent service. for of those who operate the trains. guard the switches. and keep the track in Ter
 The Democratic party would distln- kuish between those railroad owners. directors and managers who, recoE- hizing their obligation to the public. earn their salaries by conscientious devotion to the work entrusted to sohs 6s of nf rinanee. Ds wSo use railrunsds ssshie without fssarS to the the Fights of employees or to the interests of the | P6tEOAiss IL tS HI liiG IHlCEpSt OI nun est railroading and legitimate invest fneft that tlA Dein6cfatic party seeks to ascertain present value of the railroad properties and to prevent for the future the watering of stock and the issue of fictitious capitalization and it Is in the interest of both the railroads and the public that 1t seeks rates as can be made without wage reduction. without deterioration in the service and without injustice to ie- gittmate Investments The Democratic regulation Of railroads both ths stafe governments and the Federal govern Tbe1r mene shall nn,1.l act UP to and yet within, that ought to exist between the raii- roads and the people In dealing with manufacturing and trading corpora : d.o.; 5ionS the the Democratic party draws a 1s--sand they constitute the great major ity Of all the manufacturing and trad Ing corporations-which are engaged consumers need, and the very few cor poratiohs which are seeking by con scienceiess methods to take advantage on the 6thsr hSd s they one Sahsfpt lssnn %olle con material and deal afbitrafiiy with their eftiployss. It eiideavors to protect the are guilty of infraetions of the moral and the statute law. Here. too, our platform Is specific and no one can use its language to Tighten any business man whose transaetions afe fair and whole income ie honestly earned.
 ng 9ts sas ascIntEas.t the piain party with the vague and ambiguous utteranc6s of the Republican leaders and the Republican candidate without recognizing that our appeal is to the Judgment and good sense of the v0tSrs who desire justice for themselves and ifsist upon Justice being done by oth-