The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-05-30
A Correspondent Gives His Ideas to
Our Readers.
Hnghey. w Va MAY

Hughey, w. Va. May 30, 1912.
Mr.. Editor
Beow you will find some thoughts
of mine, which after you criticise
them you may feel that they would
be eligible to be published for the
benefit of Progressive Democratcy,
which we hope to be the rulisg pow
er for some time to come.
First, we hear great deal about
the regulation of the trusts, and the
politicians have been firing some
blank cartridges at them and to
some extent have them scared, but a
scared dog will bite.
The best way to reglate trusts and
corporate interests is by having a
national corporation commission,
which should do sway with the pres
ent Interstate Commerce Commission,
and the Interstate Commerce Court.
(Which since the inception of the
Commerce Court have been fighting
each other and done but little The
National Corporation Commission
would grant charters, or license to
all concerns doing an interstate bus
mess. 1t should be composed of three
committees, Executive, Legal and OPP
eratiye. 1t should have power to re-
woke the charter or license for
any infraction of the law, as they
would feel justified The Executive
and Legal Committees should be II
session continually, the operating
Committee would continually in
speeding and reporting to the Exec
utive Committee their findings OF
any irregularity and the. trustworthi-
ness of applicants for charters, etc.
In this way capitalists who wish
| to invest their money would feel per
fectly easy as the regulations would
be SO clearly defined that they would
| feel safe, as the specifications would
| be set forth in their charter rights
and approved by the Corporation
Commission. This Corporation Com
mission would also be largely inter.
ested in tariff questions, reporting to
Congress such regulations as might
be necessary in various schedules.
AS a whole it would place the gov.
eminent in position to keep posted
as to the business interests Of the
country, regulating the same in sucf
way as panics would be unheard
LOT.
Second, We hear great deal about
the high cost of living, which is true
We hear a great deal about the cost
to take care of the insane, the help
less, the homeless and the criminals
We hear great deal about safet,
appliances for steam ships and rail
roads. We hear q great deal abou'
the safety of coal mines and the leg
islative bodies are Investigating anf
lenacting such laws as they deer
necessary for the protection of HUI
man life, and laying :evies to TAKE
care of the destitute criminals, etc
How about this? Would 1T not be vel
i for the god people OF the United
States to elect full force of pro
4 gressive democrats who would for
ever and eternally abolish the liauo.
business. Which would give us 1
cheaper food stuffs instead of dead
i ly poison, as one third OF the grain
and fruit products of the country il
manufactured into liquor Which
could be consumed for food. Also th,
tendency of labor is to go to the cit.
i in order to be close to drink, where
as If there were no drink they woult
stay in the country on the farm
Within a few years there would b,
no houses of i'll fame. The .asyluml
would be empty, the homes for tn,
homeless would be empty and the or
phans would be we'll taken care of
The four hundred million dollars tina,
the people have to- pay annually tt
take care Of the effects Of liqnol
would be saved to themselves, or APP
piled to their benefit in the way o
4 schools and good roads.
/ oh, We $marked Rednosed liquo,
| upholder, whom the people elect tt
serve the country, your time is lin
i tied. Watch out.
j Yours truly
II RI cIIISG