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“Second, Washington proposes to assess the whole taxpaying population for the benefit of a small section of the pountry which is already being adequately serv ed, and which can be served in the future without additional taxation.
“Third, the government’s proposal is another example of . . . Creeping Socialism . . . There is no historical justification for this type of federal competition with private business. And it is not fair competition. The government does not have to pay taxes. It is not even under any compulsion to make money. The private operator may, voluntarily or by legal compulsion, charge the most fair and reasonable rate for a profit7able operation. But the goVernment can always undersell him . 1.
“The whole thing discloses symptoms of a quiet but disquieting move by the administration toward a philosophy of government which is foreign to our free institutions. We don’t like it. We object to it.” . 4 —
The Niagara project doesn’t Involve navigation, flood control, or reclamation. It is an elective power project pure and simple. The sole question is whether we will have more socialism and more political dictatorship — or /whetherwe shall stick with the free enterprise system of doing things /which supports all our other freedoms.
A page digested is better than a volume hurriedly read.
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