The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-12-17
GLAsNIANN GETs N.


The Ogden Standard. which the
same is owned and presumably edited
by William Glasmann, calls upon the
legislature. which will shortly be in
session. to enact certain laws which
II thinks will rebound to the advan-
tage OF the people Of Utah. and Incl
dentally pays its respects to The Her.
ald-Republican, which it accuses of
insincerity.
In order to insure the Glasmsnn
editorial wide circle Of readers it is
herewith reproduced:
The Standard calls on the legislature
Of Utah, which viii be i'm session
next month. to provide for a rail-
road or public utilities commits
sion, the first body to be named
by the Governor and. therefore
the commission to be elected by
the people.
This state is more in need Of a read
Justment OF its railroad rates
than any state i'm the west. For
years these roads have dominated
in our politics. dictated I'm state
government Disseminated in
business affairs and evaded tax
alton. The powerful corporations
have played one community
against the other. injected new
US In confusion. iu order that
they might escape their plain
duty to the state and its people.
With the awakening OF the public
conscience the time has arrived
Tor a decided reform in railroad
management and policies. and the
cnly metnod whereby 70 bring
about that reformation IL to Gre
ate a public utilities commission
with plenary power to command
the respect OF the TRANSPORTATION
ia fl.rr ffn~s
able adjustment OF railroad rates
and bring about a square deal for
every INDEPENDENT interest in tho
state Of Utah.
We want a railroad commission
commission TO be elected by the
people.
This commission could quickly solve
the coal problem. Why does not
The Herald-Republican advocate
such a solution OF the high price
OF fuel instead OF appealing for a
legislative Investigation which. n
granted. could accomplish no re-
suits within the short period OF
legislative activity. as it would
Simply serve to create a great
hullabaloo. terminating IN 2 far
Cical protest devoid Of any per-
manent good or even temporary
advantage Tor the consumers OF
coal I'm this Etate2 The demand
for an investiFa tion has the ear
marks or an insincere effort at
remedying the evil complained
against.
It being known to the editor. pub
Usher and proprietor OF the ogden
Standard that The Herald Republican
began the fight on behalf Of the peo-
pie against the coal trust. and that
the battle was sure to be won. the
aforesaid editor, publisher, proprietor
and what not. determined TO get in il
possible. Hence the editorial
Having given the screed publicity.
The neutrality-suspicious. feels that it
has done much for its Ogden contem-
porary. AS to the sincerity Of this pa
per. we are willing to let the citizens
OF Utah judge. The proof Of the pud-
ding viii be the eating. and The Her
rad-Republican IS willing to rest rs
case on the insincerity charge until
the legislature shall have taken &C
ton. and let Il 90 at that.
one correction, however, must be
made in the Glasmann editorial. The
assertion that the time the legislature
is in session will be too short to con-
duct an investigation simply isn't so.
A week or ten days is all the time
necessary TO make a fun and COM
piete inquiry, and without such in
quiry # would be impossible for the
legislators 70 act intelligently. Glas-
mann is off wrong. as usual