Xjha Nobrasha. Indopoftdonl
APRIL 6, 1905
PA CIS 9
after. The charge to the tramways Is
L2 pence per unit. In other words, the
price has been more than cut In half,
and this has been done despite the fact
that the price of coal, oil and every
Item of expense has decidedly in
creased since the city took control of
the plant. "
Liverpool has invested $7,500,000 in
her electrical plant. The profits for the
year ended on an. 1, 1903, were in
round figures $500,000. After meeting
all charges and setting aside a liberal
amount for renewals and depreciation
the electrical department made a con
- tribution of $60,000 to the tax fund. It
also paid $33,000 as its share of the
taxes. The amount written off for bad
debts was less than $1,500.
At the present time it is likely that
Liverpool's investment In its combined
tramway and electrical plant will
reach $20,000,000. Liverpool is an ex
ample of what it is possible to accom
plish in a short time. It is only seven
years ago that the city essayed this
stupendous experiment in public own
ership. It is only fair to observe that
the benefits derived from reduced
rates and improved services far out
weigh the direct money profits. As
the interest charges decrease steadily
year by year it is the settled policy of
Liverpool to yet further decrease the
price of tramway tickets and the rates
fixed for light and power. This is ren
dered obligatory by ac lause preclud
ing the payment of more than a cer
tain amount to the relief of taxes. -
Liverpool is a rich and a great city,
with broad, well paved streets, magni
ficent public buildings, beautiful parks
and a progressive and enterprising ad
ministration. It is one of the world's
most opulent property owners.' Exclu
sive of its streets, parks and Its inter
est in the miles of docks, it owns prop
erty which has a market price of be
tween $85,000,000 and $90,000,000.
One may be born in a Liverpool mu
nicipal hospital, be educated and
trained in its schools and colleges,
may earn a living by working for it in
a score of capacities; : he may live in
a house the rent of which goes to the
city as his landlord; he may retire on
a municipal pension may die and be
cremated at public expense, or . his
bones may rest in a municipal burial
ground. All of this is possible despite
the fact that no city in the United
" Kingdom offers a better field for in
dividual effort, nor is there any com
munity- where private' enterprise Is
surer of material rewards. The unin
"quisitive stranger never realizes that
so many services are administered by
the representatives of the taxpayers
and in their behalf. ' -
Liverpool has its "old city," the
same a London, and that ancient
corporation still has special privileges
and derives vast profits from grants
and estates which have been handed
down for, hundreds of years. But, like
London, the nominal beneficiaries do
.not dare to appropriate to themselves
more than a modest share of these
tithes, and they are awaiting the in
evitable time when the scepter of own
ership will be taken from them. .
REPUBLICAN PARTY RECORD
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The Decent Members of the Party Are
AM Ashamed of It
Republican editors are nol causing
i'.Qy surprise by oppojcg government
ownership of railroads. When the
thinking man comes to the conclusion
that the so-called republican party is
today the living exponent ol monopoly,
Imperialism and capitalistic 'anarchy
he wili not wonder why the republi
can press of the country Is fighting
this vital measure. We find the so
called republican party overstocked
with grafters, boodlers and pie hunt
ers men' who stand ready to rob the
government and dery law ana order,
Look at the land frauds in Oregon
Good republican ward heelers impli
cated in the scandal another set o
protectionists, gold standard idols and
expansionists found guilty or accept
ing bribes.
Look at the political situation in
Colorado. Another indication of an
archy practiced by republican so-called
statesmen. A stain on the name of
Colorado.
Consider the mormon question. It
took one day to remove a democratic
mormon from congress. Here- is a
republican . apostle of the mormon
church sitting in the national senate
showing his respect for the drones in
the republican party and the republi
can party allowing the adherent of
polymagy to sit In the august body
keeping the mormons in line for the
expressed purpose of winning political
victories in the west.
And we hear the great political
manipulator, Tom Piatt of New York,
prate against negro riots in the south.
Here is a partisan of the old school!
Condemns race war in the south but
utters not a word on condemnation
of lynching and race troubles in Ohio
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and Indiana. Another sample of re
publican statesmanship which makes
the patriot feel like chopping down
the so-called republican structure.
There is the Philippine problem con
fronting the mouthpieces of the admin
istration. Here comes Senator Cullom
of Illinois denouncing the small is
lands. That distinguished member of
the United States senate declares that
he wished those islands were under
the sea out of sight, where they belong.
long. So it appears that honest repub
licans are disgusted with the colonial
policy for they assert that the d n
aslands will always be makers of In
ternational troubles.
And we call attention to the fact
that the majority of republican poli
ticians are opposed to Roosevelts plan
of regulating railroad rates. They
have practically turned the president
down the only man having common
sense in their party. By doing so, they
have become opponents of the peo
ple selfish advocates of class legis
lation. No better illustration need be
given than the one found In the re
publican fight in the short session of
congress. ! J
As we .stated at the betrinnlne. no
one will wonder why the republican
press is fighting governmentoaiex,
Khin of railroads. A DOlUtcal nartr '
that has no higher motive in view than
Virild nut thf . noliticai TtAil 'far cnnlla 1
can be depended upon every time to
misrepresent the people.