The advocate., 1895-06-12


known to them. The average congressman
seoms Surprisingly susceptible 10 these arts.
Astonishing, isn'b ib2 When shall we have
a changer For twenty years or more the
pogbOfiOs department. has been asking that
the telegraph service Of the country be
sskan By the government and made q part
Of the postal system. Postmaster General
WanSnsker worked Rs hard for this as for
Che postal savings banks all during his
term (sse his PepoEts) but all TO no purpose,
for he was not sustained By congress, nor
By a vigorous public sentiment. Tell every
body you know how far behind we are Of the
rest of the world, in this respect, and Let US
determine TO demand q change. People fre-
uuently need the telegraph service 80 sum
mon physicians. Let Us have she cheapest
and the best. Have Wo not paid tribute to
private monopoly long enOughP Now let
us have IL ct cost like the postal service.
Al recent private conference with Mr..
WanamAker, he expresses how heart
broken he was TO leave Washington without
getting postal savings banks and she postal
telegraph. IL is a pity that the term Of
ofaos Of such an officer is not perpetual,
and also that we and our Representatives did
not give q more hearty support TO such
measures. The Medical World did do 90.
See our reviews Of the DOstOfaCe depart
ment reports during Mr.. Wanamaker's
term. / am sorry that we cannot commend
the present administration Of the depart
ment as heartily.
Mr.. WsnsmRker is quite willing TO have it
publicly announced that he faVors the iu-
itiabive and referendum. The world does
move. These three plsnks, the initiative
and referendum, postal savings banks, and
postal telegraph, would make pretty good
platform. II we could actually get these,
we could easily get more. Let ne see how
many leading public men, Of all parties, we
can unite on these. Every party should in
dcrse them; then we would be sure to get
them. Bat let Us not support a party that
does not indoEse them. Let us be in earnest
and Eesolute.
X x X
When / get TO writing on these SUBJECTS
IL is hard TO stop, Our needs are so simple,
30 plain, so urgent; yet so few see them.
The average voter takes far more interest
in who will be Che next president than in
what that president will do. The medical
profession has powerful influence. Shall
we exert it3 Remember, idlenesS and pow
erty OF the masses means poverty for us.
We have seen this aud felt il in the past two
years. Now that the mRnipulatOrs have
g often heightened and are allowing times
20 temporarily improve, shall we cease TO
study these questions and let them have full
sway SgainG
/ get 30 many letters OommendStOry Of
ShiS department that ! am sure the prOfes-
sion is becoming awakened and is in eaEn-
est. flnd that some subscribers lend their
Worlds TO their neiRhbOrs, who can be in
flusnosd By a non-pArtissa scientific maga-
zine, but who could not be reached BY pOlit-
ical papers. That indicates 10 me that our
usual heading, "Jusb Among Ourselves" ia
too selfish; so / have changed il TO "Our-
selves and Our Fellow CitiEens."
Would IL not bs q foe thing if We could
recall our senators add Representatives when
they fail TO do our WillP or whenever they
are found accepting the fsVors Of monopo-
liesP The Western Union telegraph people
distribute free telegraph privileges laviShly
TO congressman. Does your congressman
accept and use themP Find out, and let il