Show THE ithe PEOPLE LE AND AN THE in the last issue of the standard ap appears pe ars an article written by R S collett wherein he sets forth his personal views in regard ti 0 pe pet talons ions signed and s sent ent to the legislature legli legia lature and the utilities commission wie wherein rein the people ask for their ire irac dom upon the public hig highway laway mr air collett says that the dae petition ers signed ft it with a misapprehension of the facts mr 1 collett la 13 greatly iiii mistaken staken tiie they signed it with their eyes open and they knew what they were doing it is to mr air colletts colletta personal interests for the light he casts upon the petition and the lyghts he casts casis upon the benefits arrived to some from the depriving of the american ci ten of their freedom in traveling u upon pon the public highway and earning their living as best bea they can for it if their freedom is again returned then al mr r colletts personal financial interests will be jeopardized jeopardized to some extent who Is at present conducting or ir seeking to conduct under a franchise our forefathers fought and bled tor for the freedom of this nation and its citizens and we hive hava licen been a free people today unconstitutional dional laws have been grafted which through tha util utilities ties commission are batni carried aut and are tree free agency and breedom 3 taken away from us in trae aing upon the public highways which 13 built by the citizens citizen s for a purpose of icing eing equal to all mr collett sets forth that the chent to people to have abdule line and compulsion in bringing in the he freight and tho the freigant rates set by the utilities commission let me toll tell you that supply and demaud will control that and the commission need not bother mr air collett sets fourth that the as will be so greatly benc sted ted by schedule and compulsion of 0 thru abru uli whether ether wet or dry let me tell ou that the mail service or contractors are and always have been willing to carry passengers and to put on extra cars schedule time when necessary without any franchise while they given the privilege it is all right tor for those who sk seek for a franchise to control the freight and passenger traffic to do so providing they build their own roads and are compelled to stay off thi public highways so ao hat the public highways may be free and equal to all C C LARSEN |