The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-10-02

table provision for readjustment OF
terms at comparatively short periods.
Indeed the affirmative part OF the
whole policy OF conservation awaits
action and the Republican party is
pledged 10 give this significant thing
attention.
Finally. we are committed TO an
elimination OF the defects in our bank
ing and currency system, with respect
10 which the monetary commission has
accumulated much material.
No one can read the list OF measures
actually passed and those proposed by
the national Republican party and not
admit that the party is progressive in
the highest degree. IL is a list to be
proud OF, The extraordinary achieve
ments OF this congress may fairly be
stated TO be part or a great Repub-
lican movement 1t is not the work
OF the executive alone, or of Congress
alone IL IS not the work OF one man.
or OF one faction. As ell shared in
the work. so we all must share. in the
satisfaction OF accomplishment.
II is the work OF the Republicans.
II marks the rising tide OF progress
that began at the end of a Democratic
panic, when William Mckinley was
our leader and continued throughout
the two administrations of Theodore
Roosevelt.
It is truly Republican distinction
that our party has been able TO place
en- the statute books far-reaching re-
medal legislation, touching the very
vitals OF Our social and economic
structure without involving the coun-
try in financial disaster
The Accusing Evils.
Now what are the specific evils that
nave reused our people? / believe that
they have been growing in this cOun-
try for years and years, and they can
be briefly stated thus:
First-The corrupt control of legts-
latiVe and governmental agencies for
the establishment, maintenance and en-
loyment of unjust privileges by indi-
Viduals OF corporate wealth: to make
this control effective. there have been
organized and maintained corrupt ma
chimes within both parties which break
the current communication and respOn-
sive action between the people and
those who are elected TO serve and rep
resent them.
Second denominations Of capital in
Industrial business. generally brought
together for the Ostensible and
cOmmendable purpose of reducing the
costs of production and distribution.
have too often had the real purpose of
suppressing competition, controlling
prices and maintaining monopoly.
Everyone who is frank must admit
that great progress has been made in
figh ting these evils. Fifteen years
ago the rights Of the people 10 our
natural resources were freely disre-
garded. The natural resources OF the
nation are now in the way of being
conserved by the people. who are the
ultimate owners OF such resources and
ought 10 remain so.
Fifteen years ago one of the COM
mOnest forms of corporate abuse was
the management of our railways in the
interest of favored individuals by secret
rebates. That day has passed. Our
new railway act goes much further
and greatly increases the powers and
duties of the interstate commerce COM
mission. The discretion of the COM
missiOners not within judicial control nv
appeal is now very wide and they have
in their hands for the veal or woe of
general business a power that some
times makes one tremble. The person
mel of the commission becomes there
fore as important as that of our high
est courts. The responsibility of the eX-
ecUtive in the appointment of the COM
missiOners is a heavy one. A trend or
bias OF mind on the part of a member
is dangerous The judicial quality of
each should be fine.
just in Rate LEGISLATION.
We have said 10 the railways and
their stockholders. We cannot trust
to competition and we cannot trust TO
YOU the fixing of proper rates" HaV-
ing created a tribunal with power to
settle when the rates are Just it should
be borne in mind that the public well
fare and the whole business interest