The Dermott news. (Dermott, Ark.) 1910-1977, 1917-01-18

vital concern to the governor than inc levse-
ing of the Mississippi river and its trtbs-
taries
Moral Reforms.
No people rise higher than their
ideals Arkansas has been practically re-
deemed regenerated and disenthraued'' from
the degrading Influences OF the liquor traf-
fic by the passage OF a state wide prohibit
ton law and by the defeat In the recent cleo
ton in no unmistsksbls terms OF Act No ).
which would have meant not the restoration
OF local option. about which good people
differ but tn. Introduction of a ssturnalia
of license and immortality such as the state
has never Witnessed But heavy Interstate
shipments OF liquor continue. and believe
this evil should be regulated by the passage
| Of q law. similar to AlRbama's prohibiting
the publication Of liquor advertisements In
our newspapers. and taxing every package Of
| liquor coming into the state. The Webb
Kenyon bill recently passed by Congress-
makes the police power OF "a state full and
plsAAry, and believe Arkansas should take
advantage of this fact to save the boys Of
the rising alton from certain degra-
dalton tar OF, say 80 cents per gallon a.
every gallon of whiskey coming into the
state and OF SO cents per case every case
of vine coming Into tho state would produce
substantial revenue. II enforced but
urge tho adoption OF this some similar
tax. not rs revenue producer. but primar-
ily - an extension OF the police power of
the state in checking dangerous and ne
Public Utiut,e. Commis.ion
Practically every state bordering Arkanses
hs. a public utilities omn'ission. having
j Jurisdiction over railroads street railways
telegram md telephone lines. and cleo
! trio companies and all common carriers
+ operating within the state. The idea of
properly controlling the rates franchlsea
reserve capital bond issue. ard terms of
competition Of public service corporations
! has become - popular that within the last
decade "a statea have secured regulation of
ALL public utilities through such commits
sion.
Such regulation could be accomplished
very effectively and economically IN Ark
ansas. u seems 70 me. by simply charging
the Jurisdiction OF the railroad commits
.ion 70 Include the supervision of
all public utilities the only additional eY-
pense attached TO ouch plan being the
employment OF technical expert TO act
With re three memhor- Of tho railroad
commission, and perhaps an additional ser
rotary. Such commission. II created
would not only reduce rates consuners.5
which IN many Instances exorhttants
In Arkansas especially In 10 cas-. Of long
dl-trree teasrhnres. but could supply Tho
tax tnmlsslen With valuable Information
On questions 81 phv.tcRi valustonr Such
data s udIspeusahte n The tax com
tr'ssian is 70 really pertortn =, functions
a state board OF equalization. especially
II 81 - given the power OF re Assessment
fssr~cftullY recommend 10 The general
,smtlv taat tue railroad commission he en-
tarEet "a to Jurisdiction. supervision aud
membership = enable = TO control
sill public utilities
Absent voters Inv
Il believe that Justice to the Frcaf body
~ our commercial travellers railroad men
md 9TH -tftrop- who nr- fre auenffy called
awsy frorF homo Nv busncs. sot emergency
easea ON c'"cs{2n daw Jus flee Va rsssAEs Of
law pcraf''tnK all hona t3s citizens Of
the sfRte haiftnE roll To receipts. to vot"
IN all state ari national elections provided
thc Inv II guarded nv adequate provisions
=.pulr!rx 1hse1ato Identification Unter IN.
present conditions hundreds % our h.at
-.tf,cns rrc vIrfuaity dlsfrRnchised by con
iiicre nvsr which they have no control
erd thousands arc put 20 great .Hi IN
sNrrSnte8 "NpeHs" en- c'"~'!an day BY being
saf' peHea 10 return 70 the'r 3ss"i fest'ercee
saieraaa Iowa Kansas Michigan Mime
oregon south Dakota Vermont wash'ns-
sen Naseonsfe and %yara'as have absent
so''rs' avs Some e.eH permitting voting
Ut - No State Rra hv rHtt AID these
laws have hera Invariably athetd ~ the
courts
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