The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1918-05-15

The opponents of public ownership of railways
for the future Government ownership here stay See
you Geogan who have legislation for
the thirty that elcctng congressman
send who fails put this issue platform
The enemies whom you know the dangerous
the fellow who leaves the dark and whose previous
has nothing indicate which side he this
question will be fought outa the war
Senator ardwick measured by this standard enemy
to phase of government ownership His several
occasions stamp him as the acony Concentration of the forces
this senatorial imperative, many opponents
wick simply increases his chances of election and
duty the who loves his country greater
involved this fight against Autocracy at home
choose between the men rayed against the known enemy
1t is generally conceded that William Harris is the strongest
candidate the field who has the confidence President
which could have been known fidelity
OF the recipient to the of the people, represented the
pressed aims of great President
The Importance of putting representatives people
guard this critical time also expressed tendency
coung the public mind this constructive step the life
nation Cheap politicians hamper development of the
railways and may seek to utilize the growing sentiment for their
tension in waseful duplication local lines for political purposes
only
In speaking of this possibility Finn Chairman of the State
Railway Commission of Kentucky, recently stated:
Government ownership and construction of railways here
tofore comphended has been criticised grounds will
offer congressman opportunity advocate the building
lines of railway in their respective districts obtain political
vantages and that railway construction would be secured just
federal buildings in small have resulting
useless expenditure of large
Under the dual plan only trunk lines would be
sruced of federal funds and local lines would supported
appropriations built operated by private capital
thus dual ownership and construction will eliminate the object
onabe practice the construction railways that has obtained
the construction of federal buildings.
o this might add that the government
ownership need become discouraged whatever the results
under the present limited operation and of the
the federal government
Under the present plan railroad operation may described
half public and half private Lincoln declared that this nation could
not be half slave and half free and the struggle for the freedom
OF the highways be paaphase Lncon
ment and declare that the highways of the nation be half
private and half public"
1T pretty generally conceded by all students political
ony and transportation problems that competitive conditions
transportation result economic and therefore,
demands the elimination of competitive conditions transportation
resulting necessary monopoly Therefore, based upon undamn
tai economic principles the of necessity and
operate transportation companies All agree that private
poly is ndeensbe and ntoeabe and be dsoyed there
lore necessary monopoly be owned and controlled the
people"
The Third Liberty Loan has only gone the top but
it has carried devastation into the enemy S trenches.