The Republican journal., 1896-03-05

PoSSlptt equal TiSItS 10 dill III postal Ser
vice, the government annually incurs
heavy expense in sustaining the mail
facilities of the country.
To make all, or part, of the post offices
of this country institutions of banking,
would be to add largely to the expenses
of those offices. This, in and of itself,
would be sufficient to deter the government
from making the experiment But when
we add to the cost the greater fact, that
the ability to make those offices success
is not available, the demand becomes i'm
possible of fultillment. 1t would be folly
for any man to ask the government to
take his earnings and pay him interest on
the same, and the government itself get no
increa Sc from such holding. This would
be bad policy on the part of individuals,
and if done largely would end in bank
ruptcy. AS a general truth, it may safely
be said that what is proven to be bad
management for the individual would also
prove bad for the general government.
Y ct, the good of the people may make it
necessary for the government to lose that
the citizens may gain. That this applies
to the demand for postal banks, | most
emphatieally deny.
1t may he, and is claimed, that such
banks need not be expensive, that they
could be made self sustaining. The aver
age postmaster is not the kind OF a man
that would make good banker Were it
right for govel nment to establish these
banks-whch do not for a moment adj
mit-it would not be possible to find
vestments for their deposits. While pri-
waite and corporate banks may let money
on private property and, in case of fail
ure to pay on the part Of the borrower,
may take such property tor the debt, gov
eminent could not do so. | doubt if the
constitutional right to do this exists If
be used by the government in such man
mer as to get its first cost back again.
In all seriousness, also raise the ques-
ton as regards the country right to make
profit from the labor of its citizens. 1t is
no part of country's duties to care for
its peoples earnings within its own do
mains, except to protect them from dis
honest men. Even this must be done by
the power of country common law.
In conclusion | wish to call the reader g
attention to the inconsistency of the Pop
ulists in making this demand. They call
for the adjustment of national banks,
which are a good means of facilitating ex-
change, and demand that the country
shall 90 out of the banking business. In
almost the next breath they demand that
the country shall make of itself one vast
bank, with branch establishment in every
post office. Such banks, could they be
established, would be practically like our
national banks i'll much of their working
system. Government would issue money
and put it into circulation through the
channel of its banks. Government now
delegates to the national banks the issue
notes, which are secured and therefore as
safe as the government itself, and thus
keeps the financial affairs of the people in
practical working order. The banks, ma
tional and savings, are now doing every
thing that could be done by postal banks
and doing it in a better manner, for they
have the experience and ability needed for
carrying on such work.
Analysed and presented in its true light
there is nothing in the call for postal
banks that can possibly be benefit to the
people of this country. 1t is chaff that
will catch but few birds. Telegraph con-
troll comes next. f. c. Dow.
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