The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1909-02-27
WOULDN'T THIS JAR YOU?

WOULDN'T THIS JAR YOU?
Now let us have an end to insinua-
ton and innuendo. Lincoln has at last
achieved one ambition-decent and
adequate street railway facilities. Inc
men who have made this possible are
entitled to the largest possible returns
upon their inve5tment.-The Wage
worker.
The law and the best practice OF
modern municipalities limits the earn
inas Of these corporations to a reason
able return upon the money actually
invested in the properties. Who Is IL
that invites them to take out OF the
rublic the Largest possible returns
upon their Investment" 1t is the
oroan of the labor unions of Lincoln,
owned and edited by the labor COM
missioner of the state of Nebraska
Lincoln Daily Journal.
Now. who is it that thus calls this
humble little labor paper to account
for insisting that the men who nave
given Lincoln decent street railway
system be permitted the largest pos
sible return upon their investment?
Is it the newspaper published by
corporation that took contract for
publishing the supreme court reports
for the state. and then surrepititously
used the plates paid for by the state
&c print reports and sell them in COM
petition with the state who paid the
cost. and in violation of every pro-
vision of the code of moral ethics?
Is it the newspaper published by
corporation that sought to amend the
printing law with Joker that would
hermit it to re-establish blank book
graft that would pour thousands OF
dollars into it's treasury?
Is 1t the newspaper published by a
corporation whose stockholders Sc
cured Lincoln Traction company stock
at a few. cents Oil the dollar and never
.'peeped" while that stock was going
up to 200 or 300, and then began pos
ing as guardian of the public when
enterprising men, tired of Traction
company extortion. began building a
competing system?
Is 1t the newspaper that is always
prating about how none of its editors
can hold political Office, and then let
its managing editor accept an appoint
ment to the post of naval academy Wis
hot toll
trip to Annapolis. the jamestown
exposition, and other eastern points
OF interest at government expense?
The Wageworker, being only an
humble little labor newspaper, ana
not self-constituted guardian OF
Public morals, really would like to
have some information on this point.
The fact that The Wageworker' s
editor is the deputy commissioner of
labor has no bearing on the case.
1t has been decided that the Lincoln
Traction company and the Citizens
Railway company shall be allowed to
earn dividends not exceeding a GER
tain per cent upon their investment,
end just what the investment is was
decided by the same tribunal-the
State Railway Commission. That
much is fixed and certain. And The
Wageworker reiterates that the men
who have given Lincoln decent and
adequate street railway facilities, IN
spite of the efforts and insinuations
and innuendoes of the Lincoln Trac
ton company stockholders who edit
the State Journal, be allowed the larg
est possible returns upon their invest
ment. The largest possible returns
can be no larger than specified by the
State Railway Commission, whose
head is the especial protege of the
State Journal.
Anything wrong about that?
Lincoln people now get six tickets
for a quarter, have liberal transfer
privileges and ten-for-a-quarter ticket.
for school children between certain
specified hours
has better rates.
1t is certain that these rates viii
net be decreased during the presen
generation. Why, then. should pape
Ike the State Journal throw fits be
cause little labor paper said tina
tine men who made these things pos
sible should be allowed the larges
lossible returns upon their invesI
ur1a Il,