The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-01-03
Postal Abuses. /.

SSeo NWoSy OWNos EOotWootor
General. 10 bic soousl rspors, .svo,ss
ooosidsrsbls attention to tbs abuss OF
second. clsss matter. He 'sys:
"Tbe uoss urgent need Of ,bc postal
service Is The recs6eatioo OF The euor
ooos ~rooss which hsvs grove up 10
che psrsersioo and abuse Of The priv
lsgs accorded BY lev 10 second .olass
msttsr.
For this costly abuse which draRs
90 che department sod Weighs dow o
tbe service. srsoms,s iss power and
means OF effective advancement iu
every direction. iovolvss . sheer,
ssosoo waste Of $40. 100000 or more
. year: The postal de6cis for the
eurrsos ysag 10 $6.6l0.776. But for
this sroos' Al sppliea,ioo Of ths ssoood.
class rate, i,ssesd Of . ds6sit there
would Do . clear surplus Of maoy
~illioos. Il 10 uow proposed to rss,ric.
The privilege Of legitimate publications
os 70 modify The dssigo Of Tho Law, bu,
ooly to bsios beck ito application TO i,s
origiosl aud juss scope"
AZ to the character of tho abuses
wbish lead to this loss. Mr. Smith says
"Ths 6fst 10 the paper. covered book .
pot ous uodsr presenss OF being serial
publ'es'ioos They have nothing Of The
nature Of pesiodiesls. They do 90. Dos
ssss . single one Of the attributes which
Congress meant to reqairs in publios.
sioos that should bs entitled to The SEQ
ood GLASS rate. Their consecutive uum
bsrioe' 10 . sssvsrsisy; i; their Issuance ..
stated iotervslss . parody; their Sub
sssip,iou liss' 6etioo their cisiw Of
bsise published for tho disssmio alton
Of iofor~st,oo OF . public character q
buris,qos. There 10 ooshiog to dis,io
.guisa then 10 substance from bound
books. sod the diserimiu alton io their
favor 10 most uojuss to the poblisbsrs Of
6oes literature.
THE second abuss 10 eoousosed With
The advertising house organ aod the
sossllsd trade journal. Oas Of my prs.
dscsssors. Postmaster General Bisssll,
characterised IL ~ the bogus trade
Journal There are msoy genuine
trade josrssls which ore % legitimate
- soy periodical sod justly sos;,lsd 10
ell their privileges.
''Thsss ere rot ioslodsd 10 che eri.i.
eisos. But the trade jourosl described
10 simply 90 advsssisieg scheme Il ID
DOT desigosd TO disss eioa,e iufor m alton
Of . public character. sod bee 10 s,snd.
iss - che exponent OF coy trade or 10.
dus'sy. These prioss do not conform
10 coy just sense to the reqoirsuso,s Of
The law. but offer osly . oonis.l .sd
sssbsissl eoofoswi,y.
"Ths third abuse grove ous Of the
privilege Of sample copies. The sample
copy Of . regularly admitted paper OF
psr'odiesl. eouosiUs ios support upou
ns merits 10 prssuusbly dssigosd to
Induce . osw subscription BY sxbibi,ios z
i's ueri's 10 . uev quarter. Bat, 40 .
osstsr OF tses. 10 many instances the
ssmpls copy bee become not The iudivi.
dusi exhibit. bot the po,so,isl cloak ol
. 'houssod imss ~ul,ie lied distribution
Without regard to subscriptions, aud
solely: - The ples and pledge for
advertising.
"Ths d'f6solsy must bs cured BY the
law.uskiog power. The poio.s 70 be
rssebsd are clear sod we'll de6osd. I,
10 vital TO resstat!ish 10 their proper
classification aud forbid The privilege
OF tbs pousd rate TO ssrisl libraries Of
boots, TO house orgsos' sod Other
shsets OF % exclusive sdver,isioR char.
se'sr. 10 ssmpis sdisioos for sdver,isius z
pasposss. 10 advertising circulars which
sss masked uodsr The nance Of rrsterosl
sooie.iss. 70 rsturos BY osws agents Of
uosold periodicals., and 10 sebs mss by
Whioh publishsrs pervsrs their proroas
tvss By ssodiog matter in their ovo
names ss The pouod rate for advertisers
ssd purobssers Who have 90, the
privilege