Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1872-12-03
The Message.

The Presidents message Is generally accepted
a. digTified straightforward common sense
document. IL dissppOints the prophets who
have held that it would contain some pyrotech
mic effects 20 make capital for q third term, On
the contrary the President seems DISPOSED TO
maintain a well-enough- alone policy-
both az II CARDS our foreign relations and our
home natters, including the questions OF
finance. revenue. sc. Various recommends
tons are made, but none are urged or argued in
way 20 show that the President proposes to
take any o. the measures treated upon under
Lis wing special proteges for legislation.
The exhibit Of the resources of the country
made Il more than satisfac;Ory-it is remarks-
be in view OF the fact that we have jus.
emerged from a civil war on the largest scale
that the world ever saw. And the people o.
tie country while reading the modest succnct
document that sets forth the material condition
OF The country in terms 80 acceptable, will not
lie sOTTy 20 feel that the same calm firm hand
that has been at the helm for the last four years
Is to Continue TO preside for another term.
II is evident that the subject of postal teIe-
graphy il about to loom up prominently before
Congress and the country. Postmaster Genera,
CreswCll renevs his recommendations in favor
OF the project, fortified by new facts and argu.
ments, and the President, also, favors it. The
project is also gaining favor with the people, As
shown by the tone of the press in various parts
OF the country. When the subject was first
bToachcd, the general drift of expression was in
the way Of objection, but we find now that most
Of the papers that have given thought to the
project are inclined to support it.
The Boston papers are just now handling the
question, and the Advertiser while not taking
sides points out the fsllaey of various arguments
opposed 70 the plan, and suggests that Il the
telegraph was managed by the government the
public would be apt to receive quite a. much
consideration in its wants as from the telegraph
company. and that the cost of dispatches would
be cheapened because the big dividends that go
TO stockholders would be saved; and, that,
further there would be a large deduction
from the expenses of management. There are
about fifty thousand telegraph Offices In the
country. The business of two-thirds of them
can be done without increasing the present num-
her Of post Office employees Call the average rent
OF telegraph Offices but twenty dollars year. and
q million dollars can be saved in this item alone
The Boston Globe, in the same connec-
ton, ayOws its belief that the telegraph
system can be attached to the postal service
with tie least possible difficulty, and can be
successfully operated by the government with
FAR less expense to the people than il is BY pri-
''%'N A--tseFs fh'SC cHll OpJCSt - W get Tue
argest pos. bic amount of money for the small
est practicable amount Of service.
IL Is stated by this Washington correspondent
o. the Globe that Representative Palmer of
Iowa, who A. the leading champion Of the pro-
ject Since the retirement of General g. G. Wash
burR, will report his bill of last session from the
Committee Of Appropriations, but not espe-
Cialiy a. the committees report. The idea is to
allow Mr.. Palmer 10 go with 1t before the House
make The argumen; as his own, and 80 draw the
ire, pro and con-"