The Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1865-1870, 1870-06-29
wednesday Morning. J..e 70, 1870
AL1noreu re are .kep,ical upon ID,

suSJeCt VI IePeui OF Tue IIauAtnS pTt'
iieSe, we are fam to confess that ID
agitation Of that question promises &c,
tain bene6cenf results. II is we'll {
sgi,ase . question which must, in i,
fall discussion. give Us some advance,
views upon the postal system of thu
uoited States. Comparatively youoi
Eea can remember when twenty-6v.
cents vas the price of postage upon at
ordinary letter; and all old C.liforrians
can call to mind the times when the
Government pursued the unwise aud
unjastly discriminating policy of max
ing Us pay ten cents apiece for letters
nsi;ed to or from the Atlantic States
aud all parts Of this Slope. There has
been some progress in the Postal De-
partment ~ the country has increased
in sge and experience and now three
cents Of prepayment is all that is de-
manded for the Transmission Of a single
letter. We believe that even this price
10 too high. II is probable that there
are almost qui,e as many letters sen, by
mail BY the people Of California aud
Nevada now. As there would be if the
price we're reduced to one or two cents;
bat the people Of this coast are not q
criterion BY which to judge the great
mass Of our fellow conntrymen in the
older States. There are millions Of
people living east Of the Rocky Moun-
tains 10 whom one cent is money. Its
these millions, aud not the thousands of
the Pacific Coast, who are TO be consid-
cred in connection With the subject of
of the present rates Of posi-
age. The question to be studied is,
would there not be enough more letters
pens BY mail at one cent each than a,
The present rates, to overbalauce the
difference in the price? Ten cents paid
nfinitely better than a quarter of a dol
ar; and three cents has proven a more
productive basis of Income to the De-
'srsment than ten. We think tina, both
sye and Sumner are right. They both
propose = reduction. Nye proposes two
'enis as the new rate, and Sumner pro-
'oses cutting tae postage down 10 one.
'erhaPs il would be better to expert
aent upon Nye's proposition 6rst. We a
re inclined to think i. would Certainly u
he cheaper the price of letter carrying p
an be had the better for the people, for a
those benefit the PostoGice Department. T,
ras e.tablished. As to the frankinc ii
riviiege, We cannot see bow it can be, n
Fiih profit. done away with. II Con- s.
ressmen deny themselves the privilege
{ franking their letters and of receivingj
hem, free, We may look to their To- :
rease Of salary or the appropriation Of !:
af5eient sums to give them W hat post
&c stamps are needed in their CORE -
,ondence. il is to pay your right :,
oeket for what your lief. pocke, spends
make the Departments pay postage
o doubt the frarking privilege is as
FUSED; but if We are to suppress ia
'erything which is not conducted in da
rict accordance with the rules Of hon. .b
y and fair dealing, shall We no, drive lie;
sorts of business into sn uncemfort-
ny narrow circle? Doub. there is
Ju
great necessity existing for reform
the Thanking system. 1t should be
Mined TO the individual correspond a..
&c or Transmission of documents by
majors and Representatives.. They
10 would write or transmit mail mat Cal
to Congressman should pay for it ia sol
vance. This would save half, a, >"
1T, nov lost BY ranking. Then
re should be a sweeping reform in Ter
matter of printing and mailing pub :.
documents. Indeed, il is here that eve
abuse comes in. Who has not seen
eks Of bushel bsgs of Patent Office oh
ports, Department Messages and Con- hin
ssional Globes eumberine the mails W.
Ter the frank of Representative and r.,
Iasor? This Wholesale eart-load use of 4
nails By the possessors Of The frank lett