The Washington times., 1922-08-08

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er, and this price yields a profit. .
why should the people OF the
cities In New York State pay ar
average OF eight cents kilowatt
hour for service under private oper-
alton. when under public operation
a northern neighbor can supply cur
rent to its people at two cents?
Why should this be so when there
is available to us the same natural
resources that are available to our
northern neighbor? The answer II
simple and plain. 1t is because OF
an utter disregard OF the public
rights by those faithless public
corporate greed and Ignore the
rights of humanity"
Toll Made Easy.
Mayor Hylan is essentially a man
Of the people. and he is justly proud
Of that fact. He is for them first.
last and all the time. He strikes one
by his forceful manner, approach
ability and democratic ways as
person of deep convictions. These
are possibly the reasons why he
gained a 400 900 plurality at the last
What other construction can be
placed upon the passage Of this
water power legislation? II this
State made the same use of the
natural resources Of water power as
a hydro-electric enterprise as Canada
has done, there would be material
contribution to the comfort and hap.
piness OF the people, II would pro-
vide the ordinary householder with
cheap electric power, and by Its
means remove the 'drudgery in.
cidental to washing, ironing, heating,
cooking and cleaning. Farmers
would be relieved Of much of the
drudgery Of their calling and be
furnished with some of the comforts
that are properly their due.
"They would be enabled to light
their homes, barns and buildings,
pump water and do their threshing
with electric power at a probable
cost Of less than 20. cents a day.
Cheap light, heat and power would
also be available to small manu-
facturers throughout the State.
This would be humanity OF the right
kind with a proper emphasis on the
human side of government.
Instead Of providing the public
with electric current at low rate
this water power legisla ton has
turned over almost in it's entirety
this natural resource OF the State
to the Aluminium Company of
America, the General Electric and
the Niagara Falls Power Company
all closely allied financially. BY
this legislation there has been sur.
rendered to the electric trust the
whiphand over the people of this
State for generations to come in the
matter of prices at which electricity
shall be furnished.
There must be and there will be
an end to this dehumanizing of
Government by officials who dis
regard the public rights to serve
the corporate, interests. The de-
humanizing forces in public life and
those who sponsor them must be
eliminated and the human side OF
governemnt fostered by freeing IL
from corporate obstruction through
complacent officials.
I'm order to secure this II is neces.
sary to substitute the Rule Of the
People for the Rule of Selfish Cor
porate Interests and High Finance.
Therefore, as first essential, we
must get rid Of the crooked manipu-
lators in both the Republican and
Democratic parties who are the
agents and lickspittles OF mouopo-
lies. Monopoly and traitorous boss
rule are twin evils to be eradicate I"
The interview was over. 1 can
say frankly that I learned more
concerning my native city in my
three hours talk with the mayor
than would have gained by read.
ing library of civic literature.
We shook hands on leaving, and
l shall always remember with
pleasure my conversation with the
man who works harder than any
business man in New York. city.