The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-12-08
MAKE THE WAR TAXES EASY
THAT IS, AS FAR As GETTING
STAMPS is CONCERNED.


Third Glass POstofices-Represen-
tative Latimer of south Carolina
Says the Quartering of Northern
Troops in Southern States Is Doing
Good Work in Bringing Northern
Men to See the Negro Problem as 1t
Really Is.
Washington. Dec. 7-Representative
Carter Txte proposes to make himself pop
ular with the farmers and the patrons
of small postoffices throughout the United
States by urging a change in the postal
regulations TO authorize the sale of in
ternal revenue stamps at fourth-class post
offices. Mr. Tate has been in consultation
with the officials of the postoffice depart
ment, and also the commissioner of in
ternal revenue, on this subject, and the
consensus of opinion is that such an ar
rangement will be a great convenience
to the citizens in the rural districts. "It
is in the nature of hardship" says Mr..
Tate, ito compel the country people to
go into the cities for internal revenue
stamps every time they wish to execute
a deed a mortgage, note or legal paper
The postal regulations can easily be mod
flied to enable fourth-class postmasters
to keep on hand a moderate supply of in
ternal revenue stamps.
Since it became known that Mr. Tate
was interesting himself in this subject,
his correspondence from all parts of the
country has increased, and he is likely
to derive almost as much glory from his
connection with it as he did by his efforts
to extend the free delivery system to the
rural districts. Mr. Tate's long service in
the House as a representative of rural
constituency enables him to look at these
questions from .puerly practical stand
point.
He is not given to advocating extrava-
giant expenditures of the public moneys,
but he contends that the most liberal
! provision should be made by the govern
ment for facilitating the collection and tire
1 delivery of the mail among the paople who
live in the country AS there is no indica-
ton of an immediate repeal of the war
| tax, the government should be willing to
/ make the collection of that tax as conven-
| ient as possible to the people who are pay
/ ing the tax without murmur. There is a
] QuGSliOE Ill TIC UlliluS OI some OF the Oh
| ficials as to whether the postal regulations
| can be extended to enable the postmasters
at the small offices to sell internal revenue
/ stamps If necessary Mr.. Tate proposes to
apply to Congress for legisia lion which will
overcome all doubts on the subject
/ Representative Latimer, of South Caro-
lima, who came to Washington in company
! with a number of Massac achusetts troops
| Journeyng northward on furlough, relates
saRA
| with some of the Bay state soldier boys in
| connection with the recent race troubles
In South Carolina. il was in Mr.. Latifner's
| district that the Greenwood trouble oc-
| Cured, and he is familiar with the condi-
tons in that vicinity The establishment
! of military camps in South Carolina and
| Georgia has enabled Northern volunteers
| to learn, by practical experience, something
| of the race conditions in the South Mr.
Latimer says he talked with a number of
the Massachusetts soldiers en- route to
Washington, and they admitted to him
| that they had learned, during their short
sojourn in the South that the Southern
| people are really the best friends the ne
! groes have. The soldiers frankly stated
that many of their friends in the North
who have never visited the South have
false impressions of the relationship be-
tween the white people in the South and
lutlI COlOtGu bSi6 iiDOis. ne negroes are
with few exceptions, solely dependent
upon tn whites, and when to themselves
are inclined to appreciate the generosity,
| forebearance and friendly instincts of the
white people. Mir. Latirner said the ming
ling of the New England troops with their
Southern brethren is having a good effect,
for it teaches them that the negroes can
work out their own salvation to q better
advantage at the hands of the white peo-
pie than by outside interference. All
vestiges of sectional prejudices and jeal-
ousy have been wiped out by the events of
the war with Spain and Northern soldiers
now camped in the South are received
with open hearts and hands by the people
of the South.
Mr.. Latimer says that the military spirit
all through his district is on the increase,
and he is daily in receipt of communica-
tions from young men anxious to continue
in the service of the regular army. The
majority of his correspondence aspire to
commissions in the regular army as second
lieutenant. 1t is probable that a large
number Of additional second lieutenants
will be provided for in the new bill reor-
ganizing the army which is soon to come
up I'm Congress for consideration. Mr.
Latimer called at the war department yes
terday and placed on file the applications
of several young men in his district who
are seeking these appointments. Among
the names suggested were Thomas Stew
art, of Company b. South Carolina Vol
unteers. and w. S. Langford, both OF
Newberry.
At present no appointments to the grade
of second lieutenant In the regular army
are being made, as the number provided
for by existing law is exhausted The
new army bill viii be one Of the first meas
ures considered by Congress, and as soon
as II becomes a law there will be a grand
scramble for appointments to the grade Of
second lieutenant.
NO FURTHER ACTION.