The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1908-09-10

activities TO the state in which 1t
was created. it is subj ct to state reg
ulation only; but as soon as 1t in
vadcs interstate commerce 1t becomes
amenablc TO- federal laws as well as
TO enforce the laws OF the state
| which created Il aud the laws of the
/ states in which it does business
How strict can these laws be? Just
as strict as may be necessary for the
protection Of the public.
our platform outlin the regula-
tion deemed necessary, and the rcgu-
lation Is specihcahy set forth in order
that our opponents may not be able
20 scare the public by predicting hurt
ful legislation. Our platform. unlike
the republican platform, says what II
means and and means only what 1t
SAYS.
\ distinction is drawn between the
/ railroads and other corporations.
The railroad. being a quasi-pubh,
corporation, and, as such, being per.
mittod to exercise part of the sovtr'
eighty OF the state. is subject 10 regu-
lation at both the hands OF the nation
and the state but this regulation Is
intended not to cripple the railroads
but to Increase their efficiency Th'
people at large are as much interested
as the stockholders are in tae sue
Ccslul operation of the railroads.
Their own pecuniary interests as
we'll as their sense OF justice Voulu
restrain them from doing anything
that would impair the road or roduc
IL efficiency. The travelling public
is yitally Interested in the payment
of wages sufficient TO command the
most intelligent service. for lifa a.
well as property is In the hands {,
those who operate the trains guard
the switches, and keep the track in
repair
The d mocrarc party would dis
tinguish between those railroad own.
crs, directors and managers who. re-
cognizlng their obligation to the pub
lie, earn their salaries by conscteh
tious devotion to the work entruste d
to them. and those INSCRIPTIONS
"Napol,nos of Finance whose use
railroads as mere pawns in great
gambling game without regard to tn,
rights of employees or to the int rest
of the patrons. II is In the interest,"
. of honest railroading and legitimate
investment that the democratic party
seeks to ascertain the pr sent valu,
5 of the railroad properties and to pre-
vent for the future the watering ol
stock and the issue OF fictitious capt
talization: and it Is In the interests
of both the railroads and the public
= that it seeks only such reductions u
n transportation rates as can be mad,
!. without wage reduction, without de
( tcrioration in the service and without
!. Injustice TO the legitimate investment
e The democratic party insists that II
@ the matter of regulation of railroads
e that both the state governments anC
{ the federal governm mt shall act III
>. to, and yet within, their powers; toI
i nothing else will restore the conf
d dcnce and good will that ought 10 eN
list between tn railroads and the peo
e pie In dealing with manufacturing
, aud trading corporations the demo
4 cratic party draws a distinction be
i- tween these corporationsHand they
i constitute great majority of man
T uacmriug and trading corporations
a which are engaged in legitimate ef
fort to supply what the consumers
4 need, and the very few corporations
b which are seeking for constituencies
? methods TO take advantage Of the
! public on the one hand while on the
a other hand they bankrupt compeu
5 tors oppress the producers of raw
;. materials and deal arbitrarily with
5 their employees. It endeavors TO pro