The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1897-03-04
An Infamous Measure.


each year would pay for the cars In .
year or two. Why not own our cars
and pay the railroads fair price TO
haul them: These are the reforms
needed. They will stop the deficit and
not rob the people OF any Of the bles-
sings they now enjoy from the postal
system. These changes would result
in such economy that the Post-Ofiice
Department would have surplus In.
stead Of deficit.
But, Mr.. President, il the people
must be robbed Of one Of the greatest
benefits Of the postal system to stop Q
small deficit Of $4,000, 600, then l say,
let the deficit stand. There is no way
that the money could be expended
that means so much for the general
public.
Think of it-s32 900 900 paid to the
railroads each year for what mail
they carry, while the whole mail star.
route system of the country costs only
little over 81, 900 900 q year.
Mr.. President, enough can be saved
on what is paid the railroads in two
years to buy every telegraph line in
the country and establish postal tel
egraph in connection with the post Of
flee system.
IL you want reform, il you want
economy, IL you want to make both
ends meet and at the same time bene.
fit the public, that is the way to do it.
The facts are too plain and positive
to be denied or even questioned. A
postal telegraph would mean that all
the avenues and agencies of Informs
ton would be open and free to all
alike.
Mr.. President, that bill--and 1 ad-
dress my remarks now to the Republi-
can side of the Senate-will close down
many enterprises, like the Republi.
cans say . reform tariff bill will. The
bill will close down legitimate enter
prlses that are to-day in OPT ration. 1t
will throw people out of employment.
1t will put the book business In the
hands of smaller number than those
who are now in it. How can any man
who says he opposes the reduction Of
the tariff because it throws labor out
OF employment favor this bill unless
he can show better reasons for its pas-
sage than are in 1T?
Mr.. President it goes further than
that. This bill will bear hard upon
the country weekly newspapers. The
bill rObs the editor Of the country
newspaper Of his only chance to-day
OF advertising bis paper and increas-
ing his circulation. 1t robs the man
who wants to start paper and COM
pete with papers that are already 20.
tablished and have plenty of money
behind them. This bill rObs them Of
the sample-copy privilege, which TO-
day is the main resource that the
country editor has to advertise his pa
per and extend his circulation. I dare
say that If the bill passes, your news
paper, the Silver knight, Cunning to
Senator Stewart), will be crippled.
You have built up your circulation
CHIEFLY by sending out sample copies.
The profits from your paper would
not justify you in putting . man on
the road, to pay railroad fare and ho-
tel bills to get subscribers for your "a.
per: You must depend upon sample
CO pies largely.
Mr.. President, the bill will create 4
newspaper trust, as we'll ~ rob the
people Of half the benefits to-day that
they get from the postal system.
Mr.. CHANDLER. The Senator savs
the bill is an Infamous bill. The first
proposition of the bill il for l-cent let
ter postage. l will not undertake to
talk against an unc0rked POpulist to-
night. l ask the Senator from Nevada
whether, if will withdraw the call
for the reading of the report. he will
withdraw his appeal, and allow the
report, which 10 very short, to 60 into
the RecordP
MR.. STEWART. am now willing
that it shall be printed in the Record
The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen.
ator from Nevada withdraws the an
peal which he had taken from the rui-
Ing OF the Chair, and the Senator from
New Hampshire asks unanimous con-
sent that the report be printed in the
Record without reading. Is there Oh.
lection?
MR.. BUTLER. l do not intend tn nh.
Ject except to correct the statement NJ
the Senator from New Hampshire. T
did not say, as he quotes me, inten-
tlonally, l am sure, that this is an in.
famous bill; but 1 said its results
would be Infamous. To say that the
Oil IS infamous on it's face would he
10 question the motives of tbose
VINO favor the bill, and that do not
wish to do. "o'
MR. CHANDLER. The report will
snow that the Senator said It was An
Infamous bill.
The PREsIDiNa OFFICE. Does I'll.
Senator from North Carolina object to
the request made by the Senator from
New Hampshire?
MR. BUTLER. The RIcoD will shov
cnat did not say what the Senator
rom New Hampshire says that rsaid.
Mr.. CHANDLER. / renew nv re.
quest.
Mr.. BUTLER. make no Objection
The PREsIDING OFFICER. The Chi.
hears no objection, and it is so ordered