, 1880-09-23
POSTAL SERVICE REFORM.
Democratic Extravaganza and Corrup-
ton Previous to 1851.
Over sitt,000.000 Saved 0urtog Republican
Administration Since Thai Time.
faas and Figures from the Financial Read Of HE
fostOIlke Department..

fost.olTite Department.
Third Assistant 1'ost,nastcr-Ccneral Abrn-
ham d. I1azcn. the financial head of the
Post~OfIlce Department, In letter 10 tho
publican National COMMITTEES antl formerly
1'ostmaster-ficncra, contrasts forctb'y the
extravaganza atld tneflclcl,cy of Democratic
controt of ,the pNst-0(llce With tho ecanausy
and steady Improvement under Republican
! direction slnce tS;1. lie Shows that during
The past nineteen yenrs Ut Republican MI
mlniatrntion Sill ,:97 OA9 hive been saved III
the expenses Ut the postal service. III nAtii-
tton, a reduction 0f postge has l,ee1l SECURED.
tho systen1 has been vastly Developed.
mitch new tnnltcr has bcei admitted intn tic
mails. md tho development has been nude
to co.lfcr many substantial benefits Upon the
public.
Now That the Democratic party Is again
seeking restoration To tho control Of the Gov
ernlnent, largely OIL the professed need If
IN general and thorough reform Of the civil
! SERVICE" Afr. llazcn says:
II Ia proper to contrast tho public service AZ It
cxstea in Is0 With the pnhl!c acrvIe. NJ ], rxsts
III 1HSo. IT. u proper 70 inquire whether there n
anyth!nH y, shg nn;s nssosy H & 'NtosrM = ~
rrntG On the present mcthula OF Republican
administration.
IMPROVEMENTS IN THE SERVICE.
! In 1850 the nu,nbrr Of 1'ostmnstcrs In the
service was Is, $50, against +, 0s0 in 1850. In
| 1850 the number iof Miles of srrvicn per-
formed wns 74,724,718, against 107,4;E, sos lit
1870.
Tile principal Innovations III tho methods
OF postal administration under Republican
rule 0rc the postal-car, the free delivery, the
ortfnr unftl Yin ctr,u u,+ptn
! pOstal-cnr system was last year used on fifty-
: nine roads, over 1870 miles, and distributed
aHIs, ,GGl $50 pieces OF mali matter BY It's
means the time Of transportation hns heen
! reduced about one-folrth. The free dnllvcry
and handled u fatal nf s0o Sht. ,NG, pieces II
matter at COS, Of !ess tha,' m onf,fo;'r'l, "f =
also grown TO- tlnn'ellao. nroportIons, but tho
most striking Instance Of Republican success
( over Democratic lnctllcletlcy Is secss BY the
| following:
In ls iis follurr attor i've ycars' trial in Dom
ocratis hnnts. ssns 80 mnrkc'l M z. 70 retnler ils
this cxtrnct !rs,tn tho report Of tho Postmaster
"Tho fh net ' of March .. 1850. prnv,drng for tho
ml:s,,,n IL Tho nails es ,he Unstets stasps. lis
viz fSa 1cse II oreSn rqot u rs n na MHc fo ye% ,
appointed tho expectation TINT led IL The not,-
tnn t,f this newell feature IN ol,r poatnl system.
! Whether regarded az u prccatitiun for tho rr,-
tccttnn o. tho interests ~ this GlMss Of .corrc-
spaGteat:. 9r ne ~ !nstrumentnllty tnr tie ,e.
has proved fniiure Thr cnntsion Hr III th,nys nv,
/ eHn nny flnd III c1plnnntinn In tho fact Tint
| our correspooients havo trcoon,o .convll,ccd
| have been but iit,flnR light for tho tlcyrc-
.lntor. tnstead Q. darkcninY his WY Or ctnbar-
| r'.sslnR h!tn it the Gotn1saon OF bis crlino. In
| this conviction fully CHuCtlr."
| REPUBLICAN, EFFICIENCY AND ECONOMY.
| Tho following passages give n, striking
| vtaW Ut the thnngns itt favor OF cheap uu
trustworthy @ service that have been intro
Connected With tho ltniufstrutnn of tho
postnl revenues, II may be men TONED. as IN m
s,Mnce of econnnly IL expenditures. Tint for Tho
year enieti lnno :s} iS,7. tho cost or procuring
iastaRc stn,nr,. .tntnned enyclcpca, md nnsta!.
s'o 81 sSss s5 e. S Sr 5f sr csa iii ~
se sease e. q h. ;eS %ns5 r. Sf er 'ecs9 ec' Ar''e'es fur
OF single Postmaster $1Tupi7.d7 mt a penny df
WHICH ,ThH subsequently recovered n 1850 tho
N: lasa tho lnsses lIv !,a. ilai,ts nmol,ntet to io
,@nsFMn@cant @ ~ @ 4 sun IT q ~. u; out " total Of
TINT l,vrul.
TIE SMALL REVENUE CONTRIBUTED III a
DEMOCRATIC BOuT1l.
Tho Nortl, In 1850 pa[d 1:' per cent OF tho
| postal revenue. at,ti the SnMth only = pnr
| cent, At tho same tfMla the Nnrth BiOwet 4
! deficiency Ut 1tS per cent, and tie South IL
deficiency or II.6 per c"nt OF expenditure
nd1,n II so s Sort Pna sa sst Of tnG
received respectively 1874 anil go per cent
! md tho deficiency In the South waa nver
s., to-. ono to surplus 0t nearly 81 ,0CN,0 III
fhn NIrf1t 1SIrtftaFIunra fla }rftur sn,'u, ~