The Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1865-1870, 1868-12-22

for the building of new telegraph lines b
. the government. He says he has no pal
:, ticular partialitv for this measure, and
entirely ready to cooperate in urging TIL
adoption of the other bill looking to con
tracts with existing lines. which Gardne
Hnbbaad is now advocating before tn
! Western Boards OF Trade. if it shall b
found on further consideration that this ha
more friends than his till.
In other words, we suppose Mr.
Wash hurne 10 be solicitous that the en-
tering wedge of this scheme shall bt
applied. The telegraph has become +
necessity-as much so as the mail
and, having faith that it will, before
many years, be pm, as much within the
reach of the people as the postal service
itself, it is reasonable 10 predict that
within q comparatively few years We
shall look back with establishment al
the ta-d mess Of the Government in
making the telegraph popular institu-
lion. Political economists look With
alarm 1T the tendency OF The times TO
The mOnopUliZatiou and Capitalization
ot great wealth and consequent great
and dangerous power in the bands of
frw capitalists and rich corporations.
AgrarianiSm has no advocate among
those who are governed by intelligence
and a sense of Justice but the evils Of
a gradual and inevitable concentration
of the counirys wealth in the hands of
a small minority threaten the country
with some hing akin to feudslism. It
is in the power of the Government TO
avert, in a great measure, this tendency;
and the scheme of making the great
lines Of telegraph part of the public s
property, to be used for the convenience
of all, is one ofihe means by which the
desired end may be accomplished The
accnmnlatinc powers of this Republic
can he conf3ed 20 no such safe hands
as those of the people and their yes
iirnrs in the Government will so place |
them, as nearly as may. The recent
transactions ny Cornelius Vanderbilt,
by which he has secured to himself an |
almost supreme control of the railroads
which converge in New York City, is
,ase in point By his mastery man |
coverings be has secured to himself a |
oower compared with which the SOW
ereignfy Of many Of the princes Of
europe is Insignificant. 1t shonlG be-
,ome nh sciive policy of the Govern
nent to re!iere the people from the %
PRESTON which is thus Threatened. The /.
anne may be said with regard to the
'anking system and Of Whatever else
ends TO the building up of great none
AIRY powers in the hands of the few.
4r3 IS TO poPularizing tie telegraph
nd placing its rates for messages at
ach a standard as Sd oul3 be calculated
lerelv to make i. a self su.taining 10
the same arguments that ap II
" 10 the present postal system may be :
-aIilr ana rjgh;fuIly ca,lel to the sup
ort Of the proposition. We have no !
.afs for Givin= s'rengrh aud power to ,
'e National G9vern meut for i. reSt5
'le!y Upon the vii! Of the people; and
e cannot avoid IL" belief that it would
= promotive Of sound public policy :
+ the Governm2at TO own and control '
! the great channels through which +
e people m1y transact The routine of 7
lsiness. The postal order arrange
ent proves that the Government may IL
lib Froft 10 the people transact what !"
virtually q cheap and convenient e.
mixing and exchange business and :"
ere is much reason for believing that
e grea: arteries of trade could be
.de TO enhance the general good if
ey too were owned and governed ard
rulated By the Central Government III IL
e shout. be safer under a govern
,ntnl power thus centralized and SOW
eign, Khan under the possible control
an oiig9rctly of Vanderbi!ts-and AS
psentel By existing appearances;
her The one must be perfected or the CT
ler vii! rule the Gesiiuies of the fr