| Show H HL L OWNERSHIP p By L L. L A A. A Ex governor Charles E. E Hughes appears appears appears ap ap- ap- ap pears to be leading the tho fight on government government government gov gov- ownership of railroads He seems to confuse government ownership ownershIp ownership owner owner- ship of railroads with government ownership of all Industries When he denounces the government go ownership ownership ownership owner owner- ship of all nIl Industries the people of the iho country almost unanimously will willbe willbe be with him but the tho government ownership of oC railroads and telephones and telegraphs is entirely a n different different differ differ- ent matter All All parties even Mr rr Hughes' Hughes believe believe believe be be- lieve in government ownership It Itis is only a question of degree They agree to government ownership of the tho postal service the school system and public roads road while a n large part of f Democrats and Republicans would extend nd it to railroads and telegraph and telephones and the extremo extreme so socialists so- so would extend it to all means of production and distribution We oppose the Socialist view because hat wo VO 1 I. I aen oen energy ener but favor I a reasonable government ownership because It would help the Individual In jn his individual enterprises which would be a great stimulus to the activities activities activities ac ac- of tte tle country air Mr Hughes says that government ownership tends to Inefficiency This statement must necessarily be challenged chal dial longed where the tho government owns only a part of the industries while It might be true if the government i owned all of at them This will turn upon the definition of inefficiency Tho dollar mark Is the measure of efficiency ency o or ot or Th Tho world Is utilitarian and and tho dollar dollaris is the measure Economy i- i ithe the law Jaw tho the most and best beet service fox for CoF tho the tho dollar The The- postal service is efficient and ex ex- acting It helps the individual in hs his personal enterprises and so would the railroads The government would continue to give the railroad employees employees employees em em- fair fall an and anil reasonable w wages There would not be a n lot of ot hundred thousand housand dollar salary railroad presidents presidents dents nor a lot of big dividends for watered stock and all to the expense of proper equipment and extensions j i I of the tho roads for which the tho government government govern govern- I ment would use the money that I II I would otherwise be paid to high salaried sala- sala rEed r-ed presidents and for unjust l dl J I Bends These wealthy men can as aswell aswell aswell well use their money in other enter- enter I The world is bg at home and abroad and there is no lack of op- op I j governor Ex-governor Hughes Is a n big man hut but he disagrees with other big men I When doctors disagree who shall decide de- de decide decide de de- cide The Tho reason Whether big bigman big bigman bigman man or a little man the tho reason must I decide If Mr Hughes or anybody j i ielse else makes a statement it must stand stand I Ithe the searching of an Impartial re reason son and the on that question will undoubtedly be one of he the I bg issues of the next presidential election I I Y t |
