The Farmington times. [volume] (Farmington, Mo.) 1874-1902, 1899-02-02
GOOD FOR CHAMP CLARK.
lie Wonid PROTECT Newspapers and Job
Printing Offices From Gov
crnmeat Competition.

During the confederation Of the post
Office appropriation bill lasi week,
Champ Clark tried to induce the House
10 adopt an Amendment which w0ul,
take the Government out Of compeli.
ton With newspaper and job printiag
flicci IN the matter of printing ere,
turn catds" ur any other advertisement
upon stamped envelopes. Although
his amendment was ruled out gu point
of order, that new legislation could not
be attached 10 an appropriation bill.
Mir. CLARK notified the lious. that he
would keep up the crusade by intro
duCing a separate bill. lie said
my Chairman. untr the follow
Ing amendment:
'ruyilcd that no portion Of this
sum shall be expended in return cards
or any other words upon stamped en-.
ycloprs.'
II off, This amendment because
nm lcelotally opposed to the Federal
Government going into competition
with private citizens IN any branch OF
business whatever. For the Govern
ment Of the United State, 10 promote
ID, sale Of its stamped envelopes by
printing return cards or any species OF
advertisement upon them Is ~ outrage
uu the rights OF the individual citizen
who may be engaged in the same sort
Of business. II might jus, Is well go
inIp the business Of selling potatoes og
calico or cabbage, or Into any other
branch 81 commerce In this country
Mr. Bennett: "WiIl the gentleman
allow an interruption"
Mr Clark: "Yes, With pleasure. ="
Alr BENNETT: "lnu were talking
about the Government entering into
general business. ! want TO know il
the gentleman does not think there are
quite number OF members on that
side Of the House who want the Gov
ernmcnl 10 prosecute that kind Of bust.
nessin
Mr.. Clark "Nir. Chairman; |
used to believe, when first came here,
that wa, commissioned in some way
/, speak for the Democratic parry, but
the longer ! stay here the moro | am
convinced that no human being is com
Hii-si5HCd 30 zi.s.ss for that gtcai, bel
li.rrcnl organization. 80. on this o,-
ca.iun, / will 10y To the gentleman from
New York, With modcsty tha; may tc
accounted astonishing in staIwau
Missouri Democrat, that presume to
speak only for myself aud to utter my
own sentiments.
- do cot know whether am going
10 get thi. amendment adopted nov,
hu, as cipher II, have two year,
one month and fifteen days Of service
still before me- in the American Con.
guess, uulcs, die or should bc cN-
PEELED, aud serve notice on the House
now and here that it might u, well
adopt il aud be through with IL, be.
cause I propose 10 carry al the cru
sadie rs long rs st In Congress.
IAN over the lnud--and suggest
ihi- 30 that member, may have their
couscionces stirred up-thcrc are IN
every hamlet country job printing Of
ice, aud small country papers engaged
10 the very bushes, which thi, pui.saut
Government has gone into, and Is still
going into, TO be brought into cnmpc-
titipn with its great resources IN that
regard; aud | say II j, piece of rank
injustice TO these small newspapers, aud
job printing Offices, which, IN many
cases, alc having . hard struggle for =
bare subsistence
"Now, it may be that, with lis great
printing prose-, and wonderful iacili-
tie, j. can pint these things cheaper
than can private citizens OF private cur
poralions, but by the very same token
The United States Gnycrnmrnt can go
into any branch of basiucss aud drive
al! Others ont Uf the field, just as the
big four beef combine has shat up
butcher shops IN nearly every small
own in the United States, aud makes |
hc meat we cat in this capital city cot
vice as much as il the local hatcher |
had fair swing in the markets Of the
and.
(llerc the hammer fcll).
That is all would have said about
il had had an hour.
Tho Chairman: The chair sus.
aims the point Of order Of the gentle.
nan from California.
alr Clark: ''TheR serve ro,icc
m him that | will introduce a separate
'iIl that cannot be knocked out ON n
'oint Of order, and which will take the
government out Of competition with
ountFy newspapers and Job offices "