The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-08-04


southern and Eastern States Are Gener. |
Nv opposed to the Scheme.
The sentiment in favor of postal saw
;nos hanks among public men at Wash
;ncton is pronounced. Postmaster Gen
areI Gary is an enthusiastic believer in
.Lo svstem and would like TO see il es-
.ahlished while he is III Office. In both
houses Of congress are men who would
he clad TO put forth considerable effort
:, o,dcr 10 secure the establishment Of
,,ostal savings banks. They believe that
e their efforts are backed up earnestly
Nv nersons throughout the country who
want postal savings banks, especially by
fine wage earning and farming popula-
ton. postal savings bank system can
he made an established fact i'll the Unit
ed States within very short time.
Postmaster General Gary says he has
long been interested in postal savings
hanks and is glad he is in a position
where he can help to bring about their
establishment Mr.. Gary says he will
co.operate heartily in any steps that
NAV be taken in congress looking to the
establishment of the system. Mr. Gary
ia a large employer of labor, and his OBJ.
seryation convinces him that the man
who saves is likely to prove the best
workman and give the best satisfaction
IN his employer. Anything that can be
done to promote habits of saving he
thinks, tends greatly to the stability of
government. Mr.. Gary has been con-
nected for some years with private
savings bank in Baltimore, and his ex-
perience has led him to believe that the
government could greatly benefit the
neople and itself by using the postoffice
as means for collecting and protecting
the savings of persons of small incomes
Generally speaking, the representa-
tives from the central west and the
northwest are especially favorable to
the proposition for the establishment of
postal savings banks. The extreme east
ern states, especially New York and the
New England states, are so much bet
ter supplied with savings banks than
other sections Of the country that the
representatives from those states feel
there is not so much demand for postal
savings so far as they are concerned.
But they appreciate keenly the need for
such banks in other parts OF the coun
try and would not be disposed to stand
in the way of their establishment Con-
gresham Fowler of New Jersey, for in
stance, points out that most of the saw
ings banks Of the east are trustee saw
ings banks, operated solely fer the bene-
fit of the depositors, and that these
banks therefore could have no selfish
interest in opposing anything that
might be for the benefit of the people.
Senator Proctor Of Vermont is strongly
in favor of postal savings banks an !
hopes to see them established.
Serious opposition to postal savings
banks, if there shall lee any, Is most
likely to come largely from the old line
states right Democrats of the south,
who are opposed to any extension OF the
functions of the general government
This opposition will be weakened much,
however, by virtue of the fact that the
south is the section Of the country
which, along with the central west, the
west and the northwest, would be es-
pecially benefited by the establishment
of postal savings banks. The spokesman
for the Democrats of this class is hep
resentative Bailey of Texas. When
asked his opinion of postal savings
banks recently. Mr.. Bailey had no hest
tation in saying he did not believe IL
them. Evidently he had not given
much thought to postal savings BANKS
but he Immediately classed them IN ms
mind with other institutions TO Whlcl
he was opposed. ut would be gooc
thing. doubtless. he said, ''for the
government TO take charge OF my saw
ings. 1t would also he good thing 10
the government to grind my corn an'
do many other things which pelieV'
the government, and especially the teu
eral government, ought not 10 uhuei
take. | hold to the idea that that gov
eminent is best which governs least
The northern Democrats do not seen
to take the same view OF this subJect Il
does Mr.. Bailey Of Texas. Congressman
Sulzer of New York, one OF the mos
enthusiastic supporters of Bryan III Una
state last fall, says he believes IN pos'a
savings banks and that most OF tine lem
ocrats would vote for their estaplisA
ment. Mr.. Sulzer said, however, Una
there was no hope of getting posta
savings hank system from this congre'
because the Republicans would oppos
it. w. II. Hinrichsen, the widely KIN"
silver champion and Democratic poil'
clan of Illinois, favors postal saVint
banks. So does Congressman Oainpue
of Hamilton county. formerly menu.
of the Illinois state senate. oeha''
Roach of North Dakota is another Dehi'
crat who is believer in postal saviht
banks. He thinks they would be appr'
ciated very much by the farmers Oh u
northwest.
Congressman Loud of California WI
for several years past has been chait, !,
of the house committee on pos.oino'
and post roads, is not inclined 10 ioo
with favor OIL the proposition W VI
the postoffice for the COLLECTION anu ' q.
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