Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1872-01-18

all guaranteed by government securities, with adj
sued in Ms.saehusetts Karsas or Texas circulate AS
readily in Wisconsin as in the neig hpohoou "Aefs
country that II Is not likely that the, would be col
lectsd and sent home for redeinptioni unless tne
mutually engaged in destroying ono another
Gold is only maintained AZ It's present premium ny
charge balance, abroad and 10 pay tari duties iak
rs value Of gGid and iePs tenders viii at once nearly
approximate and whom that result reached no one
a aanSe to collect oneha the
tariff duties in legal tenders would destroy the de-
ene io5 S 9o wt It's ras coin reserve in
position to meet al its ergagements and would 30
safe and easy for the Government and people 1t is
rsesmmended that you memorable congress IN Ia
vor OF the payment OF coin for ali Us DEBTS,
POSTAL TELEGRApns.
The President. in his late annual massage, recon
mendsd to Congress the adoption OF eveln1ment
tenn 1t would seem that this reoomme ndation ought
:" rece1se [hS 10 m Of the neligene Of
the country By telegraph and the gamblers and
used aud whose occupation would be gone II ~ was
made cheap aud reliable As TO be "ihn me reach
tor sud the character of people and country il
such as to make it certain, that usder equally favor
thar in any other countrybe fact is, that there is
hardly any civilized country ON the globe where the
United States. In Europe, nearly nifty per cent; of all
messages upon social and family matters, while IN
this country the same class OF messages scarcely
reach ye per cent aud it evident that country
is TO be about the last enlightened country, TO re-
cei,e the fuli baneft that wonderful invention.
the opposition to tho assumption BY the govern
ment OF tho telegraphc business OF the country. Is
be sed upon three objections
lst That it wa tend to largely increase the pa.
power at the national capital.
2d That IL VIII place all the social and business sa'
OF the public IN the possession OF the govern
ment -,
system would entail upon the government and people
All these direction in my opinion, are undlesS
not add 10 the number OF postnasters IT. Is true,
that In many offices, the pOstnasters wonld be com
them in the discharge their duties, but the
surstion OF the system OF Civil Service Reform,
ground OF their fitness alone without ressrd to their
political opinions. and they viii only be removed foI
operators. and found to be very capable and ex-
pert in the discharge OF their duties. II the system
should hs adopted in this country, doubt 1t would
,btain an honest veIhooa nor Womb il be eats" IF
resret to see one branch OF government employment
open 10 them, which they NIL with advantage TO
! themselves and the public,
That tho ,ocal and business secrets Of tho public
would be in the possession Of government oci.is, is
not serious objection. Telegraph secrets must be
r tn. possession OF somebody. Is IL not better that
they should be in the possession of persons controlled
by efficient and stringent laws, than as now wholly
without law and virtually wssly Irresponsible One
great objection to the present sytea is, that there
a. no responsible party to whom the puoiic can com
plain, Tor redress OF grievances, with ANY hope of
success The expense attendant on the adoption OF
1 the system, has been greatly exaggerated. Better
than the existing lines can be built tor TO exceed
]
Try are controlled by one company, which, having
natered it's stock many times, is represented by
a nominal capital OF over S4h,O)OG0O. II 10 under
stood that majority OF the stock Is held by ons man
and his immediate rll nds SO that n truth, the pow
or of transmitting elegrap bic intelligence 10 the
hand. OF one man, and he is the largest moHopul,st
in the country. Can a worse Capitalization OF power
/ Less than year a. o. the stock OF that company
worth in the stock market, less than 30 per cent
its watsred capital, which II, full value a. a
dividend paying stock, ANA the present quotations
at moro than double that sum, in no way represent
! Is "A IN fntr
/ the government in case it should determine buy
/ the lines, II the Government cannot buy existing
lines at their fair cost it should proceed al once to
build now lines. Lines covering all the territory
reach Cd by the telegraph could be erected Tor one
! fourth Of the nominal capital representing the
I lines That sum raised upon five per cont bonds
would Involve annual expense for crest OF s50O
600 which would be met from the net earnings of
hesysten in uniform tariff OF Is 20 words
The Government has given upwards Of So eooo
to Pacific railroad, involving annual expense tor
interest OF S5bNO)J and men IN Congress voted Tor
IT who now cry OUT against tho extravaganza of the
Tie difference in Interpretations is that the one is
for the benefit OF the whole people virtually costing
benefit OF a comparative few and mpcscd a heavy nm
nual burden 9on the people
The experience Of European and other countries.
fully Justihes the statement that the system mere
was the first country adoptit and Il g result il
that for ten cents, a dispatch twenty words n,y
low rate the sy.tem not oul, a'su.tatiing but a
source OF revenue to the Goversment. The same
settled Norway and sweden arc FAR in advance OF.
Tor there for tWenty-eght enta, dsp, Oh OF i've,
words may DO sent to any place in those countri .
without imposing any bun den the government
Great Britain was the last European country 10
adopt the system, which she did in February
! 1870, in the face OF the most bitter
opposition from the telegraph companies The
result has than justified the predictions of the
most sanSune friends OF the measure. That govern.
ment has the most perfect teegrapbic system il,
tse world Al uniform rate, prepaid by stamps, of
shilling for twenty WORDS, tao business has more
than doubled; il has paid all expenses and returned
large revenue TO the government. that a reduc-
early day In Australia country vast in Ell
/ and very sparsely peoplsd, this system has been
adopted snd is selt5ustainng. and uniform RI te
OF one shilling, dispatches OF tWentS words, may be
sent from one eStreme OF the country another
Believing that this measure viii largely add to thu
material interests of the coutry, promote business
and friendly intercourse, an 4 bind the Union TO
tAst the people desire It, and. satisfied as am that
the telegraph viii only be reltabTe institution and
brought within the reach Of the masses in the hands
Of the government, recommend that you melnoria!
lie Congress in taycr OF the recommendation of the
President.
Ihave thus brought to your attention such matters
as | regard "a Important 30 the welfare of the
state. The people expect of you rigid econom, in
expenditures, and bat all public officers be held to
{ y strict accountability.
With grateful hearts to tho Divine Ruler OF tho
world, for all the blessings hoy, and a firm .
lisA on Him for our guidance and support lqr n,
proceed TO discharge tao duties i'm posed upon "a y
! ths constitution and laws.
CADwALLABER G. W4SBBURN.
MADISON, Jan, II, ls12.
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