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Show THE CITIZEN ir-s- j eni lack of appreciation, and from lack of has need of a hundred voices resound-Cned-o11 Understanding. Our country ocean to ocean and from Canada to the Gulf, in the spirit s Un even in the very words of Patrick Henry and James Otis, of and Thomas Jefferson, in order that our country may be which is far more valu- ;b t0 protect that inheritance of liberty Hble to them and their children than any land or any riches. Governor Richie of Maryland says in regard to the stand taken a ne iutirom indifference, from m Sam-Adam- W the Post-Dispatc- h: iTliere is nothing more inspiring than the unafraid champion f5Qtf .ireat cause. To bring the government back to the people, to nents 4iak& it once more a government by the people instead of a gov-i- s Post-or- e doinjnmftnt imposed upon them that is a great cause and the r cotykpjtch has been its consistent, n The March Toward Federal Empire is what the tajatch. calls it. The troops on that side are strong and determined, ds wkje rich and powerful are in their ranks. The classes, the autotaxes ixatsthe bureaucrats and the subsidized are there, too. So are many he cityho are sincere but misguided does challenge them all on the way nd give them battle. ; havet. The battle is to preserve faith in mankind and in the capability It is to Is well as in the right of the people to govern themselves. e not reestablish a people free from governmental guardianship, who are It is to order liberty i taxfermitted to settle their home affairs at home. i the individual and existence for the states, f to at, ffThere is no greater cause and none which has a greater cham-lioj The cause will be won. The fight may be long and hard, but not el will be won. When it is, the generalship and the consistency, h lie determination and the influence of the St. Louis n. : Post-Dispatc- deservedly receive a rich measure of the credit of victory. devices and the initiative dis- played in American business organization. The rapid advance of the light and power industry in the United States is the envy of every foreign country, and the benefit of such a development is found in the solution of labor problems. If human beings are made the controllers of power instead of the generators, their earning power is so much increased as to make it possible to pay them not only a living wage, but a cultural wage. Private initiative is at the foundation of Americas prosperity today and although there exist many Government agencies to protect the public against abuses, this is quite a different thing from Government ownership or subsidy. ENCOURAGE MINING The mining industry has been able to deal successfully with most of the issues that have confronted it during the last few years, when high costs, limited markets, high taxation, regulatory legislation, revision of freight rates, and other questions of more or less importance were exerting their influence upon sales, profits, credit, stabilization, labor relations, and general business conditions. The industry has won public confidence through the fair manner in which its leaders have presented the facts to bodies and government departments, and because their requests have not been unreasonable or improper. Many of the questions that confronted the industry during recent years have been disposed of satisfactorily to all concerned the industry, the government, and the public. Western states particularly are dependent for their prosperity upon the mining industry. It is to their interest to see that mining is encouraged, rather than hampered by restrictive taxation and legislaw-makin- lation. ; j labor-savin- g e :! )osted rill sive use of machinery and unafraid champion. Post-Dis-tli- S g . LIGHT AND POWER OUR COMMISSION When the late Charles Albert Coffin set out in the 80s to sell apers electricity to the people, he was inspired, according to his own words, That faith has been abundantly justified, though le Newy a holy faith. t iere remains plenty of opportunity for his successors in the indus-th- e St.y in the development of new fields of activity. As late as 1912, f Ricbrding to the Washington statistics, the electric light and power stall of Sons produced 14,000,000 thousand kilowatts of current. In 1924, tion iie public utility power plants alone produced 60,000,000 thousand The number of customers served by the central stations H kilowatts. than 2,000,000 in 1907, but nearly 13,000,000. in 1924. ;ton ant88!88 rain tlith insurance, electric current holds. the rare distinction of escap-see18 the post war rise in prices. As compared with 1913, prices in ac-o- -- k warra?24 would show a perceptible decline. There are those who foresee social revolution, by the elimination of our overgrown cities, through the distribution of power to nailer centers. There is to be a lessening of the lure of metro-cinc- r 0j(.e thplitan life by endowing the small town with the comforts of the ur-r- r "oven111 apartment and the splendor of the metropolitan Gay White Way. fared itf16 8ame aoency will be. employed for running express trains and ish washing machines. One advantage which electricity holds over its elder sister, earn, is cleanliness. The latter brought power and wealth, but along them it brought dirt and grime. Electric current offers power and combination with cleanliness. ; vjj( UNCLE SAM PRAISED "Whether it be a question of electricity supply, coal mines, or Inder ePone service, the people who think, and are not, as the Americans rom today in lr vec. once anc the neck up are unanimously-concernethe vexed question of industrial ownership. stant111 it! er ok afes ie rtish Electrical Review, leading industrial organ. The absence of clear thinking on this subject, is largely the Ufiir iuse of high taxation and low wages, resulting in strikes, unrest and some cases. ' an81t wS le high standard of living of all classes in the United States . II t oft ie most casual observer, and the recent delegation of ctf n P ritish Trade Unions saw that the reason lay largely, in the exten- nAhali d ; lr mry f It is surely amusing to sit outside the railing and listen in on the city commission meetings. Since Commissioner Green left us so suddenly, there appears to be no head at the commission and most of the business since Green has been gone has been laid on the table for future consideration. It appears there ought to be a sifting committee on the job now to put things in order. A little excitement was caused the other day when Commissioner Moran took issue with Mayor Neslen as to whether the work on the Mountain Dell dam should be done by the city or by contract. Moran was in favor of securing bids on the job. Then the taxpayers would know how much it would cost. The Mayor contended that he had just as good men in his employ as could be found in the country and the dam could be properly repaired under city supervision. We do not forget, however, that not so long ago, a California engineer was imported to have a peep at the dam, which cost the city a nice piece of change. Probably since that time our engineers have graduated from draftsmen to engineers. Only $67,500 is wanted to repair the Sunnyside reservoir. A big slice of that amount is profit, but who is going to do the work for nothing? What we would like to know is why it is going to cost more for repairs than the original cost of the dam? Now that we have our eye teeth cut, let us not build any more dams that will cost more for repairs than the first cost of the dams. It makes us look ridiculous in the eyes of the public. FARMERS VS. TARIFF In spite of the broad statements of certain free trade advocates who are seeking to capitalize the present discontent in certain agricultural sections of the United States, there is nothing to indicate that the farmers are about to turn their support away from the protective tariff system. In fact, in certain sections of the country, especially in the South, the protective tariff sentiment is still growing. It will be difficult for the free trade economists to prove to the farmer that he is going to benefit any by the repeal of the present protective tariff law. In fact the discerning farmer knows that he stands |