Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1890-12-17

the report are taken up with the
discussion of the p,stal-trlesraph
system. which Mr.. Wananaker has
lost no opportunity of urging upon
the attention of congress. The
schem. is completely outlircd, and
iu support of its practicability Mr.
Wanamaker quotes ,iberallv from
the last annual report of the post.
moster. general of Great Britain. l.
j. evident that Mr.. Wauanakei
has given much thought to til.
details of the plan he favors.
"His scheme, rs fiually digested,
consists In the establishment OF y
limited post aud telegraph service
as q bureau OF part of the postoffict
department, and postal.telegraphs
are to be received at the postotfice,
transmitted by telegraph, aud de
livere through the medium of the
pMtoffice service. All postofiices in
places where the free-delivery ser
vice now exists, or may hereafter be
established, shall be postal-telegraph
stations, and the postmaster-general
shall from time to time designate ~
postal stations postoffices in other
places, where. III his Judgment, the
wants of the public may he thus
supplied. Nothing in Mr..
Wanamaker's scheme shall prohlbi
any telegraph company from per
forming general business for the
public the same AS Is now done.
The charges In any one
state shall not exceed 10 cents for
messages OF - words or less, count
ing address and signature, nor over
- cents for any distance under 1900
miles, nor over so cents for any
greater distance
Here is n proposition, coming
from a cabinet officer, of great con
Germ TO every citizen; n proposition
much discussed within the last few
years; a proposition ind rsed by the
late annual session OF California
state grange, and one that the
Framtrs' Alliance and many labor
unions are committed to.
Here Is an opportunity-one such
As seldom occurs. The nerve Of q
caJinrt officer to strike a dea,h-b
at "A great and ruinous monopoly il
without y precedent, and should be-
backed up by Il wall of public opin.
lon deep aud bigh. To strike at the
enOrmities OF the management of
the present telegraph system is to
strike at Jay Gould, aud 10 strike at
Jay Gould is to strike a: the com
bined railroad and telegraph inter
ests OF the United States. Any one
who knows the power of money in
Washington. where men fall under
Its Influences AS fall the autumn
leaves, can appreciate the nerve of
Mr.. Wanam .ker in this slap in the
very teeth of the dragon that ap-
pears to be pulling the very nation
down to'perdition. Many jestingly
call Mr.. Wanamaker Sunday.
school crank, a literary fanatic and
Kreu,zer Sonata strangier. 1t
may be 30 but he is manifestly in
earnest all the time. Wherever he
strikes 1t hurts.
With an iron nerve aud fearing
nothing, he strikes to kill, and
whenever his siedge-hammer strokes
come down upon.a subject we have
been hitting at for years, why not
join hands with him? II our dec
laratiops aud resoIuting on this sub
Ject mean anything, let US all strike
together! Here is the entering
wedge to the heart of an adaman.
tine monster. How will congress
stand on this question? "The Gods
help those who help themselves"
We have the leader. Where is the
following?
Congress Il the creature of cir
ciInistances. MOnopOlies, trusts and
combines have the whip hand over it !
at the present time; but let it be
known in Washington the coming
winter that the next presidential
election shall turn on this single
question, and the hold of Jay Gould,
Vanderbilt and Huntington will
loose its grasp. Why should
not this postal telegraph
system, outlined by Mr. Wan
be made the chief issued
until adopted by Congress Let
the Grange, the Farmers Alliance
and Trades unions take this matter
In hand. Let bir. Wansmaker feel
that he has these elements to back
up his proposition, and it will 20
through In spite OF niOney-bags and
DOodle. IT neither republican nor
statesmen will take bod
" this matter IN earnest. let the HAT
90 forth that fine next President of
he United States shall he either n
armer or Trades unionist, aud a
,ontrolling element in Congress of
he same order.
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