Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-08-04

monopoly or combination are the real
apostles of socialism, for it is not to be
doubted if we must choose between 2
monopoly or dominating combination
OF selfish Individual or corporate Inter-
tests and the monopoly Of the govern
lment we are as sure to adopt the lat
ter as are the seasons to come and 60.
This then. is our problem: first to 80
Regulate Public Utility Companies.
regulate public utility companies that
good service will be rendered for a
reasonable charge, and that neither
shipper nor locality shall suffer the In
l Justice Of discrimination. AS have al
ready observed. this duty surpasses in
difficulty any that we have ever en-
| countered. We have been feeling our
way along touching the subject here
and there: but we have not had the
courage to go to the heart OF the ques-
ton. and therefore we have In some
prospects unfairly dealt with common
carriers without giving to commerce
1 the full relief that 1t rightfully asks at
our hands; second. in the vast field OF
private industry and enterprise to pre-
tserve the competition we have and re-
store 1t to power where 1t has been
eliminated by monopoly and conbina-
| ton
To do this will require all the genius
riotism of the American heart No
timorous soul who has friends on both
sides and fears their displeasure can
successfully meet such an emergency.
No man who believes that production
alone is the keynote to prosperity can
reach the desired end.
! Rroadminded. fearless representa-
(, tives who stand far apart from the in
terests to be controlled on the one
! hand and high above the clamor of
prejudice upon the other. are needed
now as they were never needed before.
land 1t is for the republican party to
supply these men for the public serv-
Ice.
| rights of property must be fully
protected and the profits Of capital
must be. generously recognized, for
both are essential to the progress OF
the world. We all know, however, that
| in the effort to determine just where
the line Of regulation shall be drawn
honest Judgment will oftentimes hang
! in the balance. and when 1t does be-
lieve In giving men, not money. the
benefit of the doubt.
The republican party Is profoundly
! impressed with the necessity Of con-
| serving our natural resources, not only
for this. but for future generations.
| is still the owner of vast forests, and
they should be so used that they will
perform the double duty Of supplying
| the people with lumber and of regIlat-
| ing the flow of our running waters.
These forests belong to all the peo-
| PIE aud they should not be allowed ia
/ pass for a ,neI, pittance INFO the ha SOS
| OF fnrlun., hun'.r
The United States is also the owEcf
Of mines in whic!, untold treasures are
stored II is obvious that In 20 isH way.
consistent with continuous g1"wth ana
development. these mines should be
made source of revenue for the gov
eminent. and that we should not de-
liver them for nothing into the hands
Of those who are waiting to exploit
their unparalleled riches.
| We are the owners as we'll OF lands
which are fitted by nature for water
power sites. AS times goes on water
power will become moro and moro val-
uahle. aud we ought to sec to tt hat
these sites arc devoted to the interest
of all the people and are not so COM
bined that orr own posscsst ,ns ars
made the instruments Of injustice.
We are also under the sacred obligA.
ton to do all that can be done through
Education the spread Of scientific In
| formation, and through every other
method open to the government to pre-
serve the strength Of the soil now in
private ownership. The prosperity ana
| Happiness Of our people and the per-
Torrance Of our institutions depend In
greater degree upon the prodU:ttvenekS
and fertility Of our farms and gardens
than upon any other thing that enters
our national life. and the increasing
millions Of our population have trans,
theory into the most imperative dee
mand of the present age.
| Wise and practical conservation Is q
duty from Which we must not shrink,
and the republican party stands
charged with the administration OF
this vital policy.
ROOSEVELT not First Apostle Of Policy.
In the abstract Theodore Roosevelt
was nat the first apostle Of the policy,
but to him must be accorded the ever
lasting honor Of planting 1t In the
American mind, of making US all uil-
derstand It's tremendous Importance.
and OF crystallizing 1t into the forms
and practices of government
| 1t is Impossible for me at this time
to discuss the details Of the work to be
done 1t is sufficient to say that an
overwhelming proportion OF the men
and women Of the country believe In
| the policy as expounded by Roosevelt.
and as applied by his administration,
and they will insist that 1t shall be
carried on by men in full and completes
sympathy with his patriotic views.
In conclusion allow me word with
respect to the way In which the voters
can best accomplish their ends IN gov
eminent. Ours Ia, in the main. repre-
sentative form Of organized society
The selection Of representatives IL,
therefore, the corner stone OF the gov.
ernmental structure. The potency Of
political parties substantially trans
| fers the influence of the general elec-
ton to the selection OF party candi-
dates, and therefore, II this IL TO be q
government for the people. Of the peo-
ple and by the people, we must give
every voter the best and freest oppor-
tunity to join in the selection OF the
party candidates.
Faith and confidence on the part OF
the people in their Representatives are
absolutely necessary to q successful
administration Of public affairs. and
general participation In the selection
OF officers who are to mako laws and
execute them must precede party fidel-
| ity in public affairs.
I am deeply convinced thst under the
conditions which surround us It 10 not
/ In NaN "a