The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-02-06
lg the Door or greatIy stinting them in

ing the poor or greatly stinting them In
their use. The point has been reached
where such trusts must be abolished. The
government must control the trusts or the
trusts will control the government. They
cannot co-exist. One must perish and the
other survive. Which shall 1t be? This
is the pressing question before the Amer
lean people. The best means in my judg-
ment, of destroying monopolies is to abol-
ish the tariff on all trust-controlled goods
and enact and enforce laws that viii pun
ish the heads of these monopolies by i'm
posing terms of Imprisonment in the pen
itentiary 1t Is more effective to punish
the men who control the trusts than to
undertake to punish the trusts them
selves. When fines are imposed on the
trusts they at once raise the price of their
products and compel the people to pay the
fines, and at most the imposition of
fine would only punish the stockholders.
The government has found the method of
Furnishing the officers of national banks
entirely effective in preventing wrong
doing. The banks themselves are not pun
ished. The same results can be accomp-
lished by furnishing the heads and Of
ficers OF these unlawful combinations.
Stock Gambling
INSCRIPTIONS spectators and gamblers
in the stock markets by unlawful combi-
prices of the agricultural products of the
country, defying the laws of supply and
demand. Congress should exert all its
powers to prevent this in the future.
Interstate Carriers
Carriers engaged in interstate com
merce should, by the enactment and en-
forcement of proper laws, be prevented
from eXtortion and unfair discrimination,
and to this end the interstate commerce
commission should be given ample power
to initiate and enforce such regulations.
1t has no such power at present. But l
oppose any interference by Congress with
the right of the states to regulate and
control the carriers of intra-state com
merce.
Our Natural Resources
The nations natural resources, includ-
ing our waterways and water powers,
should be conserved and held perpetually
in trust for the people, giving them the
right to reap the great benefits to be
rived in the future from the growth
and development of these resources.
Rivers and Harbors
If elected, 1t will be my purpose to exert
my abilities in obtaining from the ma
tional government adequate appropria-
lions for the Improvement of the rivers
and harbors of the state, and this with
out discrimination, giving to each its full
and fair proportion. Alabama is peculiar
ly blessed in the possession of navigable
rivers They should be fostered by the
national government and made to per-
form their share in developing the COM
merce and resources of the state. The
great harbor at Mobile, if properly pro-
vided for can be made to rank among
the first harbors of the country, and this
should be done speedily. Alabama, like
the other southern states, has never re-
ceived her full share of government aid
in developing these valuable assets.
Public Buildings
Under section 8, article /, of the con-
stitution of the United States, Congress
has the power ITO establish postoffices
and post roads" Congress from time to
time has donated to the states and to
corporations vast areas of the public do
main to aid in the construction of rail-
roads throughout the country. In pur-
suance of the same policy liberal appro-
priations should be made to aid the
states in the construction and mainten-
ance of post roads, especially In view
of the fact that a rural delivery system
has been established, by which 1t is
sought to afford the rural districts the
speedy and convenient handling of it's
mails. This rural delivery system itself
should be extended as rapidly as possible,
so as to reach all sections of the coun-
try.
Our Farming interests
The federal government should increase
its appropriations for the purpose of aid
ing tho states in making soil surveys and
disseminating information among the
farmers of the country. Our agricultural
interests cannot attain that increasing
efficiency made necessary by our grow
ing population without a complete soil
survey and a proper analysis of the soils
of the state, and without affording full
information to our farmers on these SUBJ
jects.
Should the people honor me with the
position to which 1 aspire, pledge them
to exert my best talent and energies to
serve all the people of Alabama and to
strive to uphold the honor Of the state
and the dignity of the position.
FRANK 8. WHITE.