The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1873-06-05

The New Postage Law
The provisions of the new posta
law which was passed by the las
session OF Congress viii go into effee
on the lst of July next. The latssSll
an important one to newspapers pro
prietors as it requiEes them to pa,
postage on their exchanges, and alsC
requires that the postage on week..
papers, which now go free in the mai
within the county where published
shallil be paid in advance. So thai
hereafter subscribers will be required
to prepay fKe cents a quarter p0stass
on weekly papers, and thirty cents i
quarter on daily pagers, no matter
" mere printed 1cg bIIIL 81 r0s
'loaFhis is the manner in which a. rob
Der Congress wreaks sits vengeance
upon the press of the country for ex-
| posing lis rottenness and corruption
LIS exposures OF themsnhenain which
the ranking privilege was abused and
the Treasury piqhdere1 BY The Wash
ington rascaIs, by placing their frank
At the dispOsal OF their friends where
they would do the most good to po-
ftitical party, how cart loads of p6liti-
eaI trash was eniptied into The malls
and transported over the country al
AN enormous expehsei too the peOple,
and how the mails were sttfned with
The idilty linen Of Congfsssnen, anG
-aHA u
transported over the country lat the
public expense brought Congress to
reaIizeithat the people were i1fndfup
of their manifold outrages, and they.
fuaIly abolished, the franking priv.
legea Bnf they did nOtsdo this With-i
oat attempting 10 avengey themselves
upon tile press Tor having ex POSED thC
gigantic frauds Practiesd upon the
country, and abey sought TO. cripple
'tte newspapers by taxing sheirs ex-
ehanges, and 70, punish tie people az
well for heedigg the y9ies Of lht
Ipresssoby5 taxiBgI ftheI9T dor reading
their I0tAf'uewspaPersI 1Bntsthis Vin-i
dicti9eheys t9ill fail 6iziis PGfp05ej fol
the press ,WIil co4linus;o . Us, " sisflAIe
upon npablie plaldeHsgs 2, until 5 llit
rOgues shall be made TO feel lis pow Ell
adsK be- drIyeiIa from hlAe nigh places
Trey hkkeF idisgFaeaeadf and dlne Trusts
3 8'.sfeo.J 10. ffDfsz8s 6TfX9 AZ 13DlIa1 .
they have bstE4yedod ~.sldsli4sai !
= bI233h 233hstItialtIo.aI: c.5dlss,p,atl6sa 81 q 's-ii
I5 oTE9l LIS .7fI4II ob % TIEIIs 81 4
uoH was the general impression thai
6ur fundamental sIas svt4V otlid require
but few &nehdmsnts, and thai the
goREenti8p Would l 4 lm9ake make short WORK,
sfiit aud adjourn at an lysday. But
srOni' present tiappearaaces that insiru-
i4eilt Wifi pFeegfve iiaE general over
Aasll ~ aud it il sonewbat doublfuI
whethegylhe CenEeRtion viii finish
its business in ttiIRe to- submit theil-I
work t6'tbe pe6pleeat the coming falf
election. 2 The Cof1llibus DispetcN
sslsRtfN3 % ffflGlfia ffif - - = p u
says; eat84iz5b I3iHN sas5H3.es' j
itAmongg fbe' prominent propesi-
fions presented to the eaConstiIutIohAl
Conventions l1or consideration, ant@
which are calculated 10 demand a
,kfeatsdeaI of attention, and doubtless
lead 10 considerable discussion, may
be mentioned the reOrganizHtion 0I
the Judicial system oi the states Va
Fious prOpOsitionslabea onsthis
subject have been before the appro-s
pirate committee, and are now undel
consideration 1t is probable that thu
Probate Court will nOtgobe abolished,
although slighf restrictions, OF little
moment, ma be placed thereon, whilt
il is also proposed to HIake1t a Court
OF Appeal frOm Justices courts. Then
may be mentioned the proposition tC
prohibit the manufacture, importation. |
and sale of Intoxicating liquors, and
on the other hand, the Icensing of th, |
traffic in liquors is proposed, TO bel
granted by the Legislature. Minority
representation will claim great deaI
of attention. Then there is' female
suffrage ;lGivisium ofiIhe schools fund !; |
usuFy laws y liiniting ses-.
sioiIs OF tile Legislgare5 prohibitiDs
municipal corporations from takins
stock IN, draaidiny in the construction
1f .F4ilrOads; compelling attendalIct \
upOnst the public sehools; vesting tht
Governor with the -vetO fpowera anG I
Iengthehingi the terIli9 of said Office IL
tour years, aud oeteating changes il |
the terms of office or otIer State /
officers" a1 oa fs2 igiHog g9Eif aRr 4
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