The Ontario Argus. (Ontario, Or.) 1???-1947, 1915-02-04
An Important Question.

today illustrates a and dnteresed
that government has reached point where ocasm and
regulation slowly but surely leading toward ogarchc
and rule where private initiative will discouraged
AS free American citizens do want this state of affairs? We
do Government regulation and control have wild for
the past years until today private capital and enterprise
afraid hene the decline in industrial activity and the result
army Of unemployed men and The intelligence Of
people is unlimited and they will correct this state
affairs they fully OF it, The time has
public should be informed these matters and
should all take down school history and read
again the constitution OF the United States that inee
gently try get back the fundamental principles of gov
In other words OF the office holders for
holders and by the office holders should be regated
a back shelf.
Few men in country qualified talk all
pertains than Professor Moses For close
forty years he held the chair OF political sciences and history
in the University OF California. AS OF notable commission
when the PHILIPPINE became United States possession he
establish there civil government with Judge W. H. Taft
who become president of the United States chairman
of the commission Between the years OF 1906 and 1910 he
South America affairs OF stae-o minister Penpoen
tary member OF the American Scientific Congress Santiago
Chile and delegate the international Conference
American States at Buenos Ayres In between he found time
contribute scientific articles the leading magazines,
write such notable Federal Swuer
land" democracy and Social Growth OF America" "The Esa
smen Spanish Rule in America, "The Railway Revolution
in Mexico "The Establishment of Municipal Government
Francisco South America the Eve of Emanc PATTON
"The Government OF the United States lie has just completed
greatest work. "The Spanish Dependencies South
America"
"A my e" said Professor Noses "has been devoted
qurng accuracy The least naccuracy quoting
injury exactly physical wound Your request opinion
respecting the tendency public affairs in California is embaas
sing Knowing little about the happenings in California during
my years OF absense abroad OF course naturally
less shocked arriving in New York City hear per-
speaking about California being radical than
popustc Oklahoma Their notion seemed be atemp
ting to bring about larger measure OF equality California
to be ruled by aristocacy ogarchy commissions
We must not nm FL
i've government The makers the the United
States had the reasonable idea of constructing government
which the laws should be made by intelligent persons selected
for that purpose by their fellow citizens In departing
PLAN the risk OF substituting government
representative government The evils OF such change will
not be manifest at first 1t will only make ITS appearance the
commission should be appointed by power the people
Then it will deyelope its real bureaucratic character,
Popular government may defeat itself like a machine in
which the friction couneracs all the power that applied it
Whenever the machinery government becomes cumbersome
difficult operate by elaborate and roundabout
methods and the unwiedy multitude OF involved in its
irage without raising the average political intelligence and by
frequent appeals the whole body the people the
of important and far reaching questions this last election
where you the people expected to vote
eight propositions couched in involved and highly legal terms
and any of which task for specialist the social
ion OF the has reached point where the
time modification OF the method of operating will be found
be necessary.
"An early step in this modification will be decline in the es.
innate OF the significance Importance the popular AL
ready not only here but also in other parts the Republic
is manifest desire to the vital and practical operations
farther than before from the body
the citizens This illustrated only in commission
cities but also in commission governed transportation and
commission governed banks. You that the Railroad Com
mission includes within its jurisdiction all public utility corpor
atOns OF gas. light, power and street railway
This undoubtedly in the line greater eicien
cy but does lead towards that ideal democracy which
said to be e end sought in the social agitation OF the present