The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1896-10-22
TELEGRAPH
OWNERSHIP
Dee!saiion Of the Old ouah,
Platform on The satj.e, Of
NationAliEA,;ou.
TWO PARTIEsIN TIE FIGHT.
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The Telegraph sna t.l.ph.p.- IA.
The Po.toffio~ ~ str IN. -. nx r.o~..it.
Tor tL- transmission af n~u. .Aouis
De os ned aud opera'ed BY The sU,.rn.
na-nt an itr interest ~ the r~u.,lr.
Omaha Platform.
for long time su.ing the -.rl,
his'cry of the nit.d >t,ir. 10. tie
graph Hines s.rr i.rz.iy own-d u th-
government itMAs una~r n usst.k.n
noiion II 9oun"my The osc.r ci things
ARE Reversed AEd tho fr4-xrArh .,.-
t-n MAS tururt over To .rix.ie o.r.
ersLip.
hrnry clEy strongly opto.~a such =
step, N did JoLnsun, GIr ti,.n 1-,.t-
master general Thry i-clar.d .Gch q
stsp 10 b~ Unconstitutional and called
attention To tie absolut- n-v~.-i', of
permitting the Iosiuf'lc- department.
10 usr TIT. IN every other iussnflap
that would .ni~nc The scope and In
crease the sf'lei.ncy of The 4. stal s~r-
vice. ln advocating y.rnn~ut o~n-
-r.b'P uf tie tel-lrA,h lirIry glsy
arOi. As follows: Ia D. quite mani
f-st that ~ is destined 80 ra~rf great
Influence "n the tusiB... affair. Of
society. Ia the hand. of private indi-
SiduAls tL-y will s- abb go nonopo-
iiz- int"liiSrno- ana Ia " rform 10.
grtai-st OPERATIONS in cunn~rue and
other departments of business 4 thiuk
rurh an engine shonli be under th.
government"
| In 1876 johnson said: 1t become.
a question Of great Importance how lar
the government ~iil allow indi, ldual.
Ia divide with % the busin--. oi trans
mitting iniellig-Dos-An important
duty committed 90 ~ by the eonstitu-
tion. The Tee az An instrument 90
powerful Tor good ar evil cannoi,
with safety TO the people. t- left in fh.
hands Of private individuals"
| IL Was IN consequence cf the strong
position taken By these and q; her great
men of their day that csused Congress.
when IL passed the act IL July "a.
1866, 20 reserve the right 20 take
charge Of all telegraph line. o.. pub
lie function on demand ~ any lime
after five years. upon payment of the
actual value of poie-. sir.., etc. st
that time. and which eth remains
upon the statues Of the country.
. THAT the rights and privilege.
, hereby granted shall not he transfer
red by any company acting under this
, act TO any other corporation, Associs-
!. tion or persons; provided, that the
United States may at any time after
! the expiration Of five years from the
, date OF the passage cf this act for Dos
! tai. military, or any other purposes
h purchase all the telegraph lines prop
/, erty and effects Of any company AZ an
appraised value 10 be ascertained boy
I five competent. disinierested persons
two of whom shall be selected by the
Z postmaster general Of the United
4 States and twoby the company in
> terested and one by the four 30 preyi-
o ously selected.
q THAT before any telegraph company
Y shall exercise any of the powers and
y privileges conferred by this act, suci
4 company shall file their written &C
h ceptance with the postmaster genera
q 81 the restrictions and obligations re-
d quired by this act"
IL will be seen by the foregoing ths
3 there were Popul'.ts in those days
Is and yet, because their descendenis Ad
, vocate the same measures they ar
n called crazy.
q Postma.ter-General Creswell. ii
. 1873, said: There are now but tw
h parties in the controversy over In
n postal telegrapb-on the one side tb'
g people, on the other the westeri
Union telegraph company"
is Every effort TO establish a posts
q Telegraph company has been success
% fully opposed by this same COMPANY
3 There are 10Oo0 postof'ices ia the Uni
n tee States. but oniy 2l,1OO telegrap
Q offices, $1,000 postoiiic-s with no t-ls
n graph Office near them The tran,
4 II II
I. ernmeBt and should not be exercise
L. by the government only. Extortioi
n error aud mad guacy are the cUntibu'
IN charges against the telegraph IN pr
a. vate hands.
IN Constitutions are 10 be exercised
IN promote tie general welfare and M
10 build up private fortnaef. DO 20
~ believe that there wss wisdom in tf
=. warnings Of Henry Cisyf DO 20
/, know Of any reason why telegraE
>. instrument should not be placed !
% every postoffice in the land TO be 81
ev Grated at cos; by the gcyernmentf 1
a. you believe that the time has come 4
he the government TO exercise its optic
:. relative to assuming control Of II
- Western Union Telegraph company
w property?
,n II you do not believe these tbins
ns try and convince yourself why
Iy you do believe them, are you belpii
,lv to promote the general welfare
n. working with the party that stan
n. unalterably committed by the cover
n. ment ownership Of the telegraph sy
,e- tem-tbe Peoples Party.
4, III the voice OF reason halls you n
or says, sTbis il the way. walk ye in j
,st and you refuse TO heed that voice, y
ia prove yourself in every sense trait.
We false to yourself, your country, and
,ev betrayer OF humanity.
@ what will you do!
kn Now is the day and now is
hour,