The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1878-02-28
Pennsylvania Editorial Association

The editorial association of Pennsyl
vania met In the senate committe
+ rooms Thursday afternoon the 24tl
inst, at three o'clock, Hon. Y. S
Walter, of Delaware county, in tn
chair. Following is list Of the mem
bers present:
Hiram Young, York; j. George Rip
per, Harrisburg; C. d. Rockafellow
Mechanicsburg; E. S. Durham, New
Castle; j. w. Stofer, Middletown; A
NJ. Rambo, Columbia; W. F. Knott
john A. niece, New Bloomfield; Ben
ME Salinger, Philadelphia; S. B. San
som, Indiana; Frank Mortimer, New
Bloomfield; j. b. Seal Millersburg
Josephus Yeakel, Manayunk; K. Con
rad, McVeytown; William Moran
Philadelphia; A. B. Burk, Philadelphia
Ledger; r. s. Menamin, Philadelphia
John ii. Shively, New Bloomfield; C
F. Harrison, Humeville: Y. S. Walter
Chester; j. b. G.. Kinsloe, Lock Haven
George Z. Sherwood, York; WI. X
Kline, Greensburg; d. II. Neiman
Easton; d. F. Dealy, Philadelphia; j
NJ. Carson, Pittsburg; E. w. Smiley
Franklin; A. X. Dunkel, Philadelphia
w. H. Bradley, Wilkesbarre; B. F,
Meyers, Harrisburg; C. B. Fink, La.
trobe; NJ. A. Cooper, Mount Pleasant
T. V. Cooper, Media and c. H. Berg
ner, Harrisburg.
On motion, the following gentlemen
were appointed committee to select
officers for the ensuing year:
A. NJ. RambO, Columbia; Hon.
Thomas V. Cooper, Media; DR.. w. H.
Bradley, Wilkesbarre; c. B. Fink, La
trobe; w. Hays Grier, Columbia. The
committee retired, and on their return
the following list of officers was re-
ported:
President, Daniel II. Neiman, Easton
Sentinel; Vice Presidents, J. B. SAMSON,
Indiana Democrat, c. H Bergner, Har-
risburg Telegraph, and Hon. A. X.
Dunkel, Sunday Republic, Philadelphia 4;
recording Secretary and Treasurer, r.
S. Menamin, Printers Circular, Phila-
delphia; Assistant Recording Secretary,
NJ. A. Cooper, Ddwn, Mount Pleasant; I;
Corresponding Secretary, Dennis F.
Dealy, Chronicle-Herdld, Philadelphia.
Executive Committee-H. j. Stable,
Gettysburg Compiler; A. NJ. Rambo,
Columbia COurant; DR.. w. II. Bradley,
Record Of the Times, Wilksbarre; H. 7.
Darlington, Bucks county Intelligencer,
Doylestown.
The officers were elected by acclama-
ton.
Mr.. Rambo offered resolutions in
reference to the tariff laws. The
resolutions were laid on the table, as it
was thought they were political in
their bearings.
Mr.. Menamin read the bill introduced
in the United States Senste by MIR.
Ferry providing for the classification of
mail matters and regulation of postage
thereon, which were adopted unani-
mously:
WHEREAS, "A bill has been introduced
in the House of Representatives by the
Hon. Mr.. Money, entitled ga bill pro-
yiding for the classification fmail mat
ter and rates of postage thereon" and
another bill under the same title and
containing substantially the same pro-
visions has been read in the Senate of
the United States by Senator Ferry;
and
WHEREAS, 1t behoOves the press of
free country to be jealous of its inde-
pendence and to guard vigilantly
against any efforts, however plausible,
to subject it in any manner to official
scrutiny, while experience has taught
that almost all abuses take their rise in
provisions honestly but mistakenly in
tended for the public good; therefore,
| ReSOlUed, First. That we protest
against the system of registration pro-
vided in the above named bills, where
by every newspaper and periodical in
the United States will be excluded from
the enjoyment of privileged" rates of
postage until after it shall have been
examined and pronounced entitled to
the same by clerk of the post-ofiie de-
partment.
Second. While we have no belief
that the deparement as at present con-
stituted has any intention of misusing
the power thus asked for, we recognize
the fact that such power in other hands
is liable to grave abuses from motives
either of partisanship or corruption;
that the decision of the proposed "su-
perintendent of mail classification"
will be practically without appeal, and
that it would be in his power to exercise
adangerous and demoralizing avoritism
by constituting the terms of the law rig
idly or leniently as political views or
other influences might suggest.
Third. We therefore urge upon all
members of Congress to oppose the pas
sage of any bill which, under the guise
of providing machinery for determin-
ing what journals ahall enjoy and what
shall be deprived Of privileged rates."
will subject the heretofore untrammeled
press of the United States to an official
supervision which Is the first step to
censorship.
Fourth. If the subject of the mail
classification is to be revived, we re-
spectfully suggest to members of Con-
gress, that the opportunity be taken to
remove the discrimination between pc
riodcals printed weekly, and those is
sued at longer intervals, as unjust in
itself and as tending to limit the diffu-
sion of knowledge.
Fifth. We further protest against
the continuance Of the rule which sub
jects to letter postage copy intended for
periodicals, while book manuscript IS
transmitted through the mails as second
class matter; and we ask for the resto-
ration of the rule whereby exchangej
were formerly entitled to free transmits
sion.
Sixth That these resolutions he