The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1912-07-02

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which he has played so conspicuous a
part, has done. But to illustrate Just
what his attitude is, let me touch on
two matters now prominent in :.
public mind
Mr.. Taft can be trusted 10 eAa
justice from the railroads for
very reason that he can be trust
do justice to the railroads. The rail
roads are the chief instruments of in
terstate commerce in the country, and
they can neither be held 10 proper
untability on the one hand nor
gnen lrCper protection on the other
save by the affirmative action of the
Federal Government. The law as
laid down by the Federal courts clear
ly shows that the States have not
ard can not devise laws adequate to
meet the problems caused by the
great growth of the railroads doing
al interstate-commerce business, for
hole than four-fifths OF the business
.. the railroads is interstate, and un
der the Constitution of the United
States only the Federal Government
can exercise control thereover 1t is
At solutely necessary that this control
should be affirmative and thorough.
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or by the great corporations should
in the interest of the whole people
he far more closely supervised thar
Z present by the National Govern
ment; but this is especially true OF
the railroads, which can not exist at
all save by the exercise OF powers
granted them on behalf of the people,
and which, therefore, should be held
| to n peculiar accountability to the
people. 1t is in the interest OF th'
people that they should not be per-
mitted to 10 injustice; and 1t Is no
less to the interest of the people that
they should not suffer injustice. Their
prime purpose is to carry the com
modities of the farmers end the bust
ess men; they ccu'1 not be built
save for the money contributed &c
them by their shareholders; they
could not be run at all save for the
money paid out in wages TO the rail
road employees; and, finally. they
could not be run judiciously, or prof
itably to any one, were 1t not for the
employment by them of some master
full guiding intelligence. whether o
one man or group of men. Ther'
are therefore several sets OF Interests
J to be considered. Each must recei''
: PROPER consideration, and when an!
enc of them selfishly demands exclu
siye consideration the demand mus
be refused. Along certain lines all o
these groups have the same inter-
It is to the interest of shipper, far
mer. wage worker, business man, hor
t est shareholder, and honest manage
:
1 " honesty, intelligence, and fair trea
ment of all. To put an effective sto
, to stock watering would be benefi
=. to everybody except the swindler
! who profit by stock Watering;
/ would benefit the honest shareholdC
; because honest investments woul
, not be brought into competition W
D mere paper; it would benefit the wag
; worker, because when the none
B. earned does not have to go to payin
, interest on watered capital more o
; It left out of which to pay wages;
r would benefit the shipper, becaus
when only honest stockholders hav
! to be paid interest, rates need not b
{ improperly raised; 1t would bene
= the public because there would b
! ample money with which to give eI
, ficient service. Similarly the prever
tions of favoritism, as among shipper
does no .damage to anyone who Is hor
y est and confers great good upon tn
}, smaller business man and the farmer
|. whom 1t relieves of oppression. Again
such supervision of accounts and ma
agement as will prevent crookednes
and oppression works good, direct
or indirectly to all honest people
Therefore everything that can b
done along these lines should be don
and no mans legitimate interes
d this point has been reached great car
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