Show Eternal Vigilance Recently the writer had an au article article article ar ar- in The Record entitled Look LookOut LookOut LookOut Out in which it was predicted that the railroad companies were a about out to make an effort to drive the Automobile trucks off the public public public pub pub- lic roads so that the railroad companies could get larger rat rates s sual mil ud pay nay enormous salaries to rail rail- oad officials and also dividends m n railroad watered stock It was the writers writer's lot to be on he platform committee at the recent recent recent re re- re- re cent Democratic state convention at Ogden and of course the platforms platforms platforms plat plat- forms come in to the committee alread for tor passage One of the planks was innocent looking looking look look- ing and provided that inasmuch as the people paid for the public roads that trucks auto s should I have to pay higher taxes for lor the privilege of using the public roads That those who used the roads should pay for their upkeep That looked innocent and right on the face of it but hut it failed to state slate t that at by giving the people cheaper rates oates for freight t that the people I ere vere getting benefits by bj getting helper cheaper goofs goods and that higher highet rat rates s would raise the price of OO odds 3 and also o force the people to na na r even een hither hi rati rates s ion nn the railroads 3 and force ih the he auto trucks to t off the roads and thus compel the people to p pay y large dividends on watered stock of the railroad companies compani s. s and the enormous railroad railroad rail ran road salaries Well that plank was about to togo togo togo go through like a greased pig but the writer objected and the plank was beaten The special privilege bunch will lay awake at nights to pull off something on I the people and they do it so smoothly that most of the people do not know it until something has happened It is discouraging discouraging- to know of the many schemes that look so innocent are arc really loaded with political industrial and economic economic economic ec ec- dynamite and most of the Uie people will look at the scheme clothed in smooth palaver and think it is all aU right as it looks all right and see nothing when in fact it is a throat cut-throat proposition to swindle the people and the people people peo peo- I pIe dont don't see it pep pep-I |