The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-09-01

There is a widespread belief among
our people that. under the methods or
making tariffs which have hitherto OBJ
tanned, the special interests are too in
fuential Probably this Is true of both
the big interests and the little inter
ests- These method have put a pre-
MUM on selfishness, and naturally the
seltish big interests have gotten more
than the selfish small interests. The
duty Of ConEr ess is to provide meth
Cd by which the interest Of the whole
people shall be all that receives con-
sideration. To this end there must be
an expert tariff commission, wholly re-
moved from the possibility OF political
pressure or OF improper business in
out the real difference between cost
OF production, which IS mainly the dit
ference OF labor cost here and abroad.
As fast as its recommendations are
ule at a tim g. A general revision Of
the tariff almost inevitably leads 20
lOg-rOllinE, and the subOrdinatiOn %
the general public interest to local AMI
special interests.
''The absence Of effective state. and
especially national. restraint upon un-
fair money getting has tended to Gre
ate small class Of enormously
wealthy and economically powerful
men. whose chief object is TO hold and
increase their power. The prime need
Is TO change the conditions which en-
able these men 70 accumulate power
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that they should hold or exercise. We
Erudge no man a fortune which rep
resents his own power and saCacity.
when exercised with entire regard TO
the welfare Of his fellows. But the
fortune must be honorably obtained
and well used. It is not even enough
that IL should have been gained with 70
out doing damage 20 the community.
We should permit &c 20 be gained only
$50 long as the gaining represents beue-
tit to the cornnounity. This. I know.
implies a policy Of a far more active
governmental interference with social
and economic conditions in this coun-
try than we have yet had. but ! think
we have got to face the fact that such
an Increase IN governmental control
is now necessary.
Not Yet Perfect.
"ff our political Institutions were
perfect. they would absolutely prevent
the political domination OF money I'm
any part Of our affairs. We need 10
make our political representatives
more quickly and sensitively responsive
to the people whose servants they are
More direct action by the people in
their own affairs under proper safe
guards is vitality necessary. The direct
primary IS a step IN this direction II
it is associated with a corrupt practices
act effective TO prevent the advantage
OF the man willing recklessly and I'M
scrupulously to spend money over his
more honest competitor. II IS partic-
ularly important that all moneys re-
poses should be publicly accounted for
not only after election. but before cleo
ton as well. Political action must be
made simpler easier. and freer from
confusion for every citizen I believe
that the prompt removal OF unfaithful
or Incompetent public servants should
be made easy and sure in whatever
way experience shall show to be most
expedient in any given class OF cases.
zone of the fundamental necessities
In a representative government such as
ours Is 60 make certain that the men GO
whom the people delegate their power
shall serve the people by whom they
are elected, and not the special inter
ests. I believe that every national OF
ficer, elected or appointed. should be
forbidden to perform any service OF re-
ceive any compensation directly or in
directly from interstate corporations
and similar provision could not fail
TO be useful within the state.
object of Government.
The object OF government is the
welfare OF the people. The material
progress and prosperity OF a nation ars
desirable chiefly so far as they lead &c
the moral and material welfare OF al
good citizens Just in proportion as
the average man and woman are hon.
est, capable Of sound Judgment and
high ideals. active in public affairs
but first OF all sound in their home life
ana the father and mother of healthy
chtldren--iust so far and no farther we
may count our civilization a success
We must have--1 believe we have al