Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes Co., O. [Ohio]) 1870-1895, 1873-11-20
MnLERsBURe, HOLMES COUNTY, o. THURSDAY Nov 2O 1873

27S Nev
c' 9erie
), is much room for legislation to secur,
r, cheap and expeditions internal trans.
d portation, and we hope that Congress:
e will not neglect to take this subject into
e consideration.
e ENCOURAGEMENT OF OCEAN COMMERCE.
$ The fact that all the European steam
ers are sailing under foreign flags caus-
D es us not merely to lose the entire pro-
fits of the carrying trade, but impairs
our national prestige. 1t is indeed hu-
! initiating for an American to be COM
! PEELED when visiting Europe to sail to
f and from his native land, of such mag
nificence in proportion and possessing
all the facilities for ship building, in a
foreign ship. We have already laid
down the principle that we are unalter-
ably opposed to subsidies to particular
parties, we look with decided favor up
on system of bounties of which all per-
sons alike can avail themselves if they
comply with the conditions.
The travel in the steerage from the
United States to Europe is ever increas-
ing,and amounts already to very con-
siderable item of income to steamers
From between fifty to one hundred thou
sand emigrants are brought to the uni
ted States by the passage money sent
from here or upon tickets procured in
the United States. If, in view of these
facts, the Government were to pay a
bounty of five dollars to every man who
would purchase passage ticket from
Europe of its agents, the Government
could control a great proportion of the
Transatlantic emigration traffic, ,and hand
this over to any American line or lines
that may be established. Thus, with
but slight expenditure on the part of
the United States, amounting to less
than one million of dollars annually, it |
could control one hundred thousand en-
igrant passage tickets (which would build |
up two or more American steamship |
lines. If anything is to be done in aid |
Of American steamship companies this |
plan is by far the most unobjectionable,
ard the one likely to carry with it the
greatest amount of benefit with the least |
expenditure of national funds. The es-
tablishment of an emigi ant bureau, with
agents at various points, and commits
sioner thoroughly alive to this subject
could control almost the entire emigra-
talon travel in behalf of American lines
provided they would look to the COM
forJ and good tretment to the emf
grant.
POSTAL TELEGRAPH.
Among the miscellaneous measures of
Congress is the postal.. telegraph system
recommended by the Postmaster Gen.
eral. We are fully convinced that the
toll on messages of twenty words, at
uniform rate of twenty-five cents, and
one cent word additional, would not
merely be sufficient to pay expenses,
but leave considerable profit to the
Government. We do not see the neces-
sity of purchasing the present telegraph
lines. The Government can construct
lines of its own, leaving these lines on
the hands of their owners, unless they
choose to sell them at what they are
worth, and not at what their inflated
stock represents.
1t is estimated that 81, ,OOO, 900 in cash
will replace the present lines, except
the buildings, because there will be room
at the post offices. This system would
save money to all classes of people, and
make the telegraph, by means of stamp
ed telegraph cards, which every man
can carry in his pocket, like the postal !
cards, the usual means of intercommuni-
cation, and break down at least one
grasping and powerful monopoly. This
scheme cannot fail OF receiving favora-
BILE consideration.
FREE EXCHANGES FOR THE PRESS.
Among the grave errors OF the late
Congress was the repeal of the free car
riage of news papers to regular sub
scribers within the boundaries of the
county, and the repeal of the free deliy-
cry of exchange papers. The local press c
is the buIwark of republican institution '
and especially the champion of the Re-
publican party. Ifany interest in our ]
entire land is deserving of especial pro- 9
lection it is this. The late enactment C
was bounty for the city press, and in y
The interes. of gigantic publishing mon i
opolies. The carriage of journal like a
,he Independent, from New York to San e
Francisco thirteen times for five cents C
is large bounty to that journal. The t.
local press having very little general o
it can reap only to a limited a
extent the advan tages Of this cheap tran C
to leng distances. Therefore r
It should not be taxed the same rate g
tor the service of carrying it inside of v
IN average of twenty miles. No addi- !
,ional expense for carriage has ever been 9
caused, and we hope that at an early C
lay this relief will be given.
THE DUTY OF THE LOCAL PRESS.
If ever there was time when patriot l.
SIN and selt-interest alike req uired that b
every citizen should emancipate himself b
from partisan prejudiees and to think "
for the common wealth it is the present. Il
As in the field of philanthropy, where /
men and women, in the spirit of self e
'acrifice, rush in to save and console, &
hough death in the form of yellow fe- h
er and cholera is imminent, they meet C
with no competition nor jostling there so fl
n the field of craftsmanship, based up C
IN scientific principles, pursued for C
heir own sake, there is always room fl
higher up" Members of Congress n
ook with solicitude to the voice of their a
lome paper. If they realize that they "
'eceive due recognition at home for all
ofrect votes, and censure for all those Il
ia doubtful character, they will be CT
Oned up to resist the insidious lobby in d
luences, which are growing stronger C,
rom year to year. ST
Not merely money and the pleasures
Il the table are used to debase their char W