Show WELLS AGAINST i INSURANCE BILL OF DEMOCRATS Monopolistic 1 Measure leasure Is Flayed b by T State Commissioner Commissioner Com Cont- missioner a State Insurance Commissioner Rulon S. S Wells Is opposed to the tho monopolistic I Insurance law and antI to the plank pledging pledging ing Utah Democrats to support such a u measure He Ho was a long time finding this out but ho lie has gald Bald so over his own signature and aul he add adds add I 1 believe a serious mistake was made on the part of the Democrat state convention con in Iii placing such a plank In their platform plat plat- form torm Says Sll'S the commissioner We c hear something of at party pledges and the question Is asked shall the they be fulfilled or shall we treat them as mere scraps of paper Let me first fla say nay that I re regard ard a pledge as being a sacred obligation but let me also say a that a n. pledge shall hall be fulfilled anI only II in its inthe the event that It should bo the first In Instance Instance instance In- In stance have been made 1 If it were wore wrong to make mako the pledge In tho the beginning beginning begin begin- ning It Is doubly wrong wrong- to carr carry ItI it I Into n to effect In this Instance I believe that a serious serious serious seri seri- ous mistake was made mado on tho the part of tho the Democrat state convention In placing such a plank in their platform result of at Immature Immature Im Im- and I believe It was the tho mature consideration Principle Principles Vital Ual The Tho principles Involved In the con can enactment of a law giving tho the business business busi bust to lo the state slate a monopoly In are arc areso areso workmen's compensation ness Hess of so vital that I feel Impelled to give expression to my views Ie which let me frankly frankl say In n advance uro ure emphatically im em em- and particularly particularly opposed thereto pas so Inasmuch as 1 have havo been urgently urgently ur ur- ur- ur gently requested to do AOl BO AO l If we were sure tl that at a such a a. monopoly moI monopoly mo mo- would havo have Its beginning an and andi d I end with tho business of worKmen's workmen s i compensation and that all other In InI Invasions In- In I o of tho the domain of at individual enterprise would remain safely satch guardI guard guard- I Intrusion unwarranted such I cd against for tor sion slon there would bo be no great cause causo alarm at tho the present time for tor after all aU It would only mean the sacrifice of or orthe few hundred of o our the Interests of or a a. I citizens and the could well afford to pension them at off and erect monuments ments In their honor as the tho heroes make maUo whose Interests sacrificed to Utah safe for democracy consider that But Dut when w we e d top stop to would bo bour there thero Is not one ono reason that this monopolizing of at ur urged In branch of oC Insurance that would not apply apply ap ap- ply with equal force to seer every other r branch of at Insurance anti and andor fur or that matter matter mat mat- enterprise enterprise enterprise enter enter- other oilier Industry or ter to every thu tho prise which In an ail any wa way Involves In public it becomes Immediately apparent apparent apparent ent there Is Just cause for tor alarm and for tor lifting lItUn up a 0 warning voice olce before thu tho monumental blunder shall shaH havo have I. I n. n t i 1 I been II jalu Difficulties CIt Cited If It tho the state shall monopolize workmen's workmen's workmen's work work- mens men's compensation insurance why not fire In Insurance for fur public interests are vitally Involved The property ertY thousands of ot whom a ar are owners many ninny WO wora or d' d tenso of at tho the workmen In every would be left lell homeless In the tho even ev event n of ot their Property bl b b of the tho destruction fire ll It may be bo argued b by those wh I advocate this measure that fire im in insurance 11 I but war work workmen's Is not compulsory mens men's compensation is and therefore private ato concerns concerns concerns' should l not profit vices common common common com com- thereby There are arc many mon to humanity und anti 1 Hhall shall not don deny them but I am ant that I 1 have my share sham of glad that 1 can see m my nel neighbors I I prosperously engaged in lau laudable able en enterprises enterprises enterprises en- en without begrudging them their legitimate und and well earned profits prof- prof Its HR En Envy Is despicable ln In the Individual Indi Indi- vidual but when the state tato is guilty built of tills this soul destroying vice It la Its enough noush to tomake tomake tomake make or e every clU citizen cn thereof han hang his head In shame Tho rho state tato should hould rejoice in time the prosperity of or h her r citizens and encourage them In lawful undertakings undertakings under under- takings under tinder tho the popular slogan of ot equal rights to all and special privilege privileges to none nunc The Th Insurance e business Is 18 technical and best results are obtained by Ion long continued service and it Is s simply out of the question that un any state insurance Insurance ance anco subject to frequent change of management can even hope to render better service than the great and successful successful successful suc suc- insurance companies built tip up by y brainy men of at experience who have grown up in the business step b by stepTo stepTo stepTo step sustained To Individual enterprise and encouraged cd by a fostering government government govern So ment We wo owe In large degree our advanced advanced ad ad- civilization Without it there would have been no insurance companies companies companies com com- no railroads rio no no commercial Institutions In Institutions In- In no Inventions no discover er ies les Let Lct there be an open competitive n field l for tal Individual undertakings under Under un un- under der der proper supervision and the fostering fostering foster foster- In ing care of a magnanimous govern govern- ment Then will out progress continue mighty might Intellects will de tie developed moro more inventions will be made civilization civili mUon will march on and accomplish its Ita great destiny but bul If the state stale usurps the en enterprises already worked au out t. t 1 by Individual effort and throttles future undertakings b by monopoly indifference will set In progress will cease and then stagnation stag |