The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1892-03-18

this country under private monopoly.
50 marked has been tile Improvement
in service, and reduction in cost Of
tpIegraph communication ia England
under its operation by the postal
department., that it Has excited the
attention OF the postal authorities Of
this country and Canada, and experts
have been sent to examine the methods
adopted ia England, and theiI reports
have established so colclusively the
success of government operation Of the
telegraph, that the POstmaster-gen
OF the United States III his report TO
Congress urges ia the strongest terms
tie passage of necessary legislation to
add telegraph and Telephone service to
the postal aepartI ent, and the post
master-general of Canada has prepared
"a bill for the same purpose to lie intro
duccd in the Canadian Parliament the
coming session.
Letters from every section of the
union are pouring in upon MI. Wanna
N Iker congratulatiEg him ON his sup
port Of a postal telegraph measure,
and urging earliest work in its behalf;
showing the rapid growth of public
sentiment in favor of government own
ersllip, and yet, III the face of these
/ facts that are wsll-known to every man
who has made any attempt to keep
posted upon such matters. the editors
attempt to prevent consideration OF
these great questions by the people on
their merits 10y stigmatizing them as
absurd and unworthy Of discussion;
and in so doing, they show beyond
question that they are either in xcus-
ably ignorant of the subjects upon
which they assume to instruct theil
readers, or that they are WilIfuIly
attempting TO deceive the people in the
interest of monOpOlies.
COneeding that objections worthy %
serious consideration may be honestly
urged against government ownership
of the telegraph, in the face of the fact.
referred to, no intelligent man can a
this day honestly denounce the prOpO
sitiOn as absurd.
. The same remarks will apply Will
) equal force to the proposition for gov
!. eminent ownership of railroads, fire.
coinage of silver, postal savings LHnks
and every other demand OF the plat
form formulated at st. Louis.
, With one exception, every, pr"pOsi
ton contained in that platform La
been enacted into law in cOuntrie
oLher than this, and the operation o
r the law has demonstrated its wisdom
Government railroads, teIegraphs, ant
I savings banks are in practical AM
= successful operation in several OF tia
Z most prosperous and enlightened .oun
$ tries of the world, aud when the sys
= TEN has once been introduced no ste
= backward has ever been taken.
+ Whether it is now u wise policy 70
B., our people to follow tile example c
+ other nations who have experiments
) in this direction the last Few year,
f and require the national government
o to resume the governmental function
e in relation to currency, transportation
II AMI means of communication, w!licl
o against the judgment of such state!
It man as Henry Clay, it has heretOfol
e delegated to private irresponsible CO
It poratiOHs. IS a question of expedienc
If upon which intelligent neil may hon
t. esuy differ, but the questions involve
l. iu these reforms Cannot be driven frOl
d the minds of tue people by denunci'
Is ton, ridicule, or abuse. They al
Il rapidly driving the dead issues Of tt
past from the arena of public discu
i sion, and viii continue to occupy Il
Of attention of the public to the excIusiC
At Of other less important matters, unt
they are settled, and they can only
Is settled by legitimate argument.