Public Utilities

Republican Congresses and Administrations have steadily strengthened the Interstate Commerce Commission. The protection of the public from exactions or burdens in rates for service by reason of monopoly control, and the protection of the smaller organizations from suppression in their own field, has been a fundamental idea in all regulatory enactments. While recognizing that at times Federal regulations might be more effective than State regulations in controlling intrastate utilities, the Party favors and has sustained State regulations, believing that such responsibility in the end will create a force of State public opinion which will be more effective in preventing discriminations and injustices.

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Chicago: "Public Utilities," Republican Party Platform of 1928 in Donald B. Johnson, Ed. National Party Platforms, 1840–1976. Supplement 1980. (Champaign-Urbana: University of Illinois), Pp.288-287 Original Sources, accessed January 8, 2026, http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=49Z6HLY6ABT3QCA.

MLA: . "Public Utilities." Republican Party Platform of 1928, in Donald B. Johnson, Ed. National Party Platforms, 1840–1976. Supplement 1980. (Champaign-Urbana: University of Illinois), Pp.288-287, Original Sources. 8 Jan. 2026. http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=49Z6HLY6ABT3QCA.

Harvard: , 'Public Utilities' in Republican Party Platform of 1928. cited in , Donald B. Johnson, Ed. National Party Platforms, 1840–1976. Supplement 1980. (Champaign-Urbana: University of Illinois), Pp.288-287. Original Sources, retrieved 8 January 2026, from http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=49Z6HLY6ABT3QCA.