Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1903-07-01
A GREAT DEPARTMENT.
srsna Achievements Of the Postal
Service Belittled by Dem-
ocratic Malcontents.

The slow, piecemeal manner in
which the little scandals of the postal
service, in Washington and few
other places, the offensive. more OF
less vague accumulation of years, ar,
dragging into light, Is calculated to
spread abroad q very false impress.
sion of general corruption, or, al
least, laundering and Improper meth.
DDS, In the conduct of the vast post
Office department. 1t is sure to oh.
scurc. in many minds, the remarka.
bly, high average of correctness. In
every detail and sense. which has long
distinguished tremendous business
done by the national government
says the Cleveland Leader.
Even in these days of huge corpora.
tions. the post Office department 1.
one of the biggest organizations OF
human industry and enterprise in the
world. IL has great army of EN-.
ployes, most OF them working in com.
parativc isolation and much trusted
In the very nature of things. They
cannot be watched constantly OF
completely. The patrons of the pos.
tai service are the whole American
people. They include millions OF
women and children. VnsLillcd In
business. and millions OF men de.
pendent upon the honor and eff.
cheney OF those who serve the gov.
eminent for fair and proper attcn.
| tion TO their needs. II would he i'm.
possible to imagine n vast business
demanding more honesty and good
| sense from the scores of thousands
| of men and women who work under
the postmaster general.
Yet in transactions aggregating
| about S150,0oo000 n year, at the pres.
ent rate. and in n service which calls
for the handling OF many millions OF
| separate parcels, the wrongdoing OF
| any kind is very rare and tho errors
are wonderfully few. Anyone who
compares the work OF the post Office
department with that of other i'm.
mense business concerns which have
l.to deal with enormous numbers of
patrons and handle myriads Of pack
| ages must be impressed with the
splendid showing made by the postal
| service OF the United States.
That is one OF the proud facts OF
American public life. II is credit to
the country and great object les
| son on the possibilities of honesty,
efficiency and fairness In the man
| ngemcnt of tive peoples affairs. In
the vital point of just and equitable
| dealing with al classes and condi.
lions, the post Office department has
made n record which must excite the
| admiration of every fair-mindcd
American. II Is never accused or sus-
pectcd OF handling mail more care
fully or quickly for the rich and
powerful than for the poor and low
ly. It does not discriminate on po-
litical or social grounds. Always and
everywhere, the principle of equality
and good work for all is made the
rule of the entire service. That Is
very high praise.
The petty misconduct and small
populations, in form or fact, which
are now being exhibited before the
| country are the merest specks upon
the wonderfully good record of the
| great postal branch OF the federal
| government. Viewed fairly and
broadly. it & very notable achieve
ment of the American nation, n
source OF pride in history and prom
| Use of good for the future.