Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1873-1877, 1875-11-27
POSTAL pIStV .sION-THE POSI-
MASTER GENERAL.

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Ne. York. November "a -Posimasser
General J-usli had cnnf-T-ncr user
day With several publishers. a;li. it j.
said, formally discussed the question of
the repeal Of the law impa.rn;, double
rate pOstasr on third ciass mail matter
After the ,.ipcn>Sion. The Postmaster
General said he supposed all publishers
were interested III having the Post .
on books put back at the old rate or les {;
that Il. would consider the matter anu
Sivs his opinion respecting II III curl-
muni-aliun he was prsp,Tins tor Con
gress The Postmaster Gr;IeIgi said he
had heard great de.l IF talk about The
Department charging more for sending
eUcn matter 10 Chicago tnan To IIvsi-
pool or Rus-ia- The expenses uf his
department, were $50 O1O 900. while tic
receipts we're So Gus, 0UU. ard with IL
deficit If 8, 00tl, 90 .tarrn- them il the
face. lie doubted If Congress woald 10
favoInb.y Oh pTopusIrI"n TO Ie,ince the
raie OF postage on Innsazlues and books
Thi. vail over the expenses attending
the postal service is getting TO Is veari
ssme. Year after year. and sd.niHI-trs.-
ton after administration, the tf,ir- If
Postmaster General seems to lie regarded
by liz incumbent as i position whose
chs: dG:y j; is 10 pisven: the snlarss
msnt of The mail facilities If the couL-
try, 10 pinch and harry ~ud worry al
suab Ill small pO.;m tsters and SONY
biz ones. and 10 never relu2 any Effort
TO subj ct the service TO the mpst pr
pos;eruus parsIrnuny that can be in-
vented. No special blame attaches to
Postmaster GeBeial Jewell; il il IN the
ruts and rouiineS and ~ Down 'ai;Hcie-
of tho office itself that the fault lies.
The chief obstacle which his i;tIu In IlI,-
way of the better efficiency q! the service
grows oGt of tho harrow notion that tie
nrst and most important thing TO br
assured *. that The postal s-r,ics i
self sustaining" Never did Their
exist u more lamentable f..llacr. IL tie
first place To he atieguutel. ,fIicI. III. !,
Is Impossible that il should he sell .tIs-
tanning: and IN the next piace all .ffOIts
to make it such should Ice abslBdOn.. d a.
fatal IN themselves TO the primal cen
ception Of. and irne princii les wLrL
should govern, the Carrying of the letters
NLsch the p-upe wIIe and tie book
and papers which the people rad. A
we'll AID ms wisely lalk vi ui.kIns III,
pub!ic schools Of the country sci
sussaininy" by fiAiug fee upon III,
tuition Of the =, hoiars. Tu.Ie u-yri
should be any question Of the pr"pr,-t,
or the aLiiity Of the Postal D-parsm+ ut
making lu.iaLt compliance vi b iur"i
demands for additional mail service; |
the lowest po-sibie rate of postage. Thr
tit Is more than ai',aru}.
Law iast winter increasing the rates o'
postage ON printed matter and the eight
million deficiency In the appropriation,
are Cause aid effect or il hot that, LII
The che case u Ae.rUgrade mov-nieLt III
The direction of waters and t~enIx ny.
cent letter postage. nLd IN The other all
illustration Of the nav .s,,u If attempt
ing To make tie earn ins aud .iellv. ~ oil
lstt. rs and papers AMI p re, !. self ia.
laining busILess. Look at ib- Nay an,
Ih- Army and the State Dep IT. ms-n,. ~La
he Treasury and the IureIIn, OH e, nno
hen cvn-iaer, aire' being T-n.In,i-,i that
pooo,iy ever THINKS Of maxim: eIihe, 81
hsse departments self supporting. II
he utt,r iul y and Injustice vi maxim.
ne post uffi e, (alIno-t The oniy cun-
'enirne- provided tor the peep t 10y III.
ios rrhn-nrl, u thing fus the hIygl.bs
lnd bIcs-t.rIug and false fr,..alIi,
Thica rharacier.ze TIN firauriat pa L.,
~, erning the Postal d. partm-nf. ".
, pc It may .ef t~icu eight millions
'ebin3, If by snch Inrr-a- Ell .xt,emii
ur~s ii can w. made the better and luuI.
M;ieDt ler,ant i The people.
Y6NACIo MA.I-CAL. II 1.can Minister | .
1 Washington. I. }. graph. la NJ. Pr,ict-