The record-union., 1896-03-20
plane over which partisans may wall
into power.

plane over which partiSanS may walk
into power.
BAD BLOOD.
Tulare Register: More and more bad
blood is being stirred up between the
Catholics and the A P. A. and each
accuses the other of many things. Up
at Oakland the door posts of hundreds
of houses were almost simultaneously
marked with certain hieroglyphics, the
meaning of which no one understands.
and the Catholics straightway charge
the mischief to the A. p A., and the
A. p. A. charge It to the Catholics.
Thomas Phelan, an Irish agitator of
Kansas City, has made himself ridicu-
lcus by challenging Congressman Lin
ton Of Michigan to mortal combat on
| account of Linton's opposition to the
use of public moneys for Catholic insti-
tutions in the District of Columbia. and
all along the line there is trouble brew
ing. If this country goes through the
coming election without riots and blood
shed over this controversy, it will be
more fortunate than now appears like
ly. Fools like Phelan, if not held in
check, will do the Catholic Church more
injury than any amount of A P A
discussion, for those who talk about
blood-lettlng will receive no counten-
ance from any source, and will have the
whole American people against them
Free and open discussion is a right
which must not be infringed. 1t is no
harm to talk unless one talks fight.
REGARDING THAT 81 900.
Marysville Democrat: Now it would
be interesting to know the amount the
n n13lH Via y1d 1dnrehiIt
like manner since Hearst has two jour-
nails to feed.
THE LOUD POSTAL BILL.
Oakland Tribune: Congressman Loud
of California has introduced in the
House bill regulating the charges on
postal matter which ought never to get
through either house in it's present
shape. The law as it now stands has
been favorable to newspaper publishers
Instead of stamping all the papers, the
publisher is permitted to mail the pack
ages, paying for the weight as second
class matter, at one cent a pound Under
the Loud bill, no extra copies can be
sent in these packages, not even sample
copies. The news agents have hereto
fore been permitted to return all unsold
papers, or parts of them, as evidence,
at the rate of one cent pound the same
rate that was originally paid on the
packages sent out. The return papers,
under Loud'S bill, must be paid for at
the rate of one cent for every four
ounces. Section of this bill is espe-
cially hostile to newspaper publishers.
1t is here cited:
THAT publishers and others whose
publications shall be admitted as mail
matter of the second class under the
provisions of this Act shall be required
before depositing such mail matter in
the Postoffice to separate the same into
United States cities, towns and counties,
as the Postmaster General may direct"
That section would hamper every
newspaper publisher in the country.
II would compel him to do the very
work for which Postoffice officials are
now employed and paid. The tendency
would be to restrict circulation by COM
pelling every publisher to provide some
thing like an annex to the PoStoffice.
His newspapers must be sent forward
in as many sacks as there are towns,
cities and counties to which the mat
ter is addressed. The proposed law is
unfriendly to the newspaper press, al
though it probably originated with the
Postoffice Department.