The New York herald., 1870-01-10
TIE POSTAL TELEGRAPH SYSTEM
Newspaper Comments in favor Of
n.4 the Measure. af
Tho Great STanopo'y of tho wires.

ttrOm tile Pnlladeiphia POST
Hon. Matt Carpenter, = rising lIlan or The United
States senate rceeuty said that ii the liberties OF
tuc American peopic are more cndanseteI ny one
thing than another it Is IN the growing power OF
mouopoles. rnis remark, forclb!e ut tho time AMI
u ol truth has Deen verned anew " the events VI
.es pa, igM as IA Y sHnaegsloa @s VIVA sns s.r'ts q
pnny. fns corporation owns large majority
PROBABLY two tn,Js-of all the wires o this country.
aud controls many thousand miles more. including
The GO laectl. lilks with the Cuban and Engiisn
Atlantic caDIes IL penetrates neary every accessible
nogx ~ aad G2rner q tas O5htIhen Its great aim y
aud "a pursuance VI TINS policy II mas Tor Years
exeeu its gigantic power to prevent the establish
Ia coanecllvn wltn tnat other insoent and tyran.
nlcA, nut now waliiil. Ab0minauoA--tle Associated
pfess-lt has attempted 70 throttle newspaper enter
PRISE ana dictate 10 the people what journals tcy
saai pAtronNe to obtain tue news VI the DAY. IL
attempted To check the progress Of tae nineteenth
taliing TO prevent the landing OF French cable,
mas scat Agent across tue ocean 70 buy or buiiy
oosn liaxs between America ana Europe. " It ma1.
ages It's business Ia an tnsolelt AMI usattsactory
manaer, Sometimes refusing 70 send dispatches aud
frequently ae.ayns Lhem u the greAt detriment VI
BUSINESS nlen HnD are compelled 20 use their wires.
~ ~ FACT treats tle pubic at times as though it
mad NJ rlsaLs whlcn gigantlc, unscrupulous
AS u natural consequence OF this dangerous con.
centration oi power cue operating employees Of tue
an association for mutual protection against Ill
treatment and injustice. In this they aave been
6ucce3Slul, uS Is 0VlucUL Nv uHutll-
y wltn wnicn tue operators nave lett thelr lnslru
nents during the present drnculty As 10 the merits
OF tne existing strlkc we do not see how tnee cal
De but one OPINION, and that favorable 10 the opera
tors. We remarked . lev days sinco thar striAes
wcrc at best bad re.pedy Tor worxmen 70 apply.
None know the truth OF this more fully tnan the
nlembers Of the Tele9 protective League
They arv body OF very Intelligent Young hcn, IN
ucI Ineir business 10 o. tha. nature wica requires
them 70 b3 sucn They are accustomed To being upUl
t0e most courteous snl lriendy terlis with t,ier
employers and patrons, and therefore they cannot
VuIph ea tanla
IN Self-derence to turn out en- naasse thereby incur
ring the wrath VI employers anu causing the puulc
lnap sucn necessity does exist there is no room for
reasonable doubt There - great reason to believe
Ilat tnc company contemplate general reduction
vi wages 70 IlaAe good their losses occasoleu DY
reduction OF rates, which now successfully c.mpet-
lnx lines nave coalpched them to MAKE Kn0w.oy
tAe power or the Operators organization they en-.
deavor 10 steal march on them Uy reducing tile
81 ares VI three operators stationed ut exIrs NE
WESTERN end OF the llne. Meeting wl,l une Xpecled
op Osition II attempts to crush Il out vt One sing
blow by dlsmissln8 ciynt employees for resolving 10
stahu Dy those whose pay nld been cut down. me
Same, =, instead .. accomplishing its ends, the
ra.s MONOPOLY nuss .asef confronted by deter
m,ns4l young giant winch It wll probably be unaolo
70 conquer, v.s. rnrlon Of the business interests
~ t'. ..nntrS saer arear .ncoAvenence aDd not
,lt ncr,ial luss ,luu the question Asses Wuat snai
Da done to protect the people against Tue power u
slch tyrannical monopoly ine ny raa,H " v
Ioss nave loag been acquainted Win we Teinsa'
and we trust taiis present experience w. ,.va-s,
most sautay cfrect hpon tue o",.,ens evaryvne,e
81 the p6stA teie1r-r.a system. Inc government
hNA AlreadJ experienced sucl inconvenience thai
Mr. Desn0, COMMISSIONER OF internai revenue.
Sirc6 tile President to urge upon CchgresJ, ililedi-
ateiy upon iSs reassemoiing. the p oDrety 0f taks
some ac.on looking To governmental control oi the
wires This Is the 0aly way III wllCn the EVIL Can
remeoied. and the time ~ AZ haad wnea tne DlOs
should Dostruck aud tue great Goliath Drougit to
nls knees. II 1t were not for tne Western
Union being the grasping monopoly that It Is
We should nave nad more powerful opposition lines
long ere this, aad the present strike w0ulu not 80
materially affect general business. BY this su5el-
slon we see more PLAINLY tnan ever It's tremendous
power, ani II Congress does not make due note VI
II IL Will be derelict IN most Important pubic
duty. And this IS question which does nor affect
lew, but the whole people. IL the Western Union
comes out victorious In thi5 struggle 1t VIII make
var anew upon AL opposition and expend ,niiiions
" dollars TO strengthen Its position and extend
lts power until 1t Viii defy the government Itself 10
interfere with IT, Therefore wniie we would say to
the Iecxraphc Protective League. .'Stand hrn; do
not yie0 one nch TO your wOuid-be masters; you
are 1gnLlng u battle in which AL are Interested,
make no compromise" we would say to Congress,
'Delay no longer; the time has come when yol
should the stern nand or legislation ana Dreak
the power OF tle most gigantic monopoly knowa Ia
nrg.O