The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1904-06-11

are you. judge1 Fine weather We are
having"
II am very well. thank you, colonel. Z"
responded Judge Sawyer. Your pre-
dietion that the meat combine would
speedily exact tribute from Lincoln
vile has been verified Their prices
are outrageous. 1 am curious 70 hear
your remedy. You animated last week
that you bad one. Let Us hear IL.
my meat bill was 81 more this week
than Il was last" interrupted the In
dignant Postmaster IenkinA Its aw.
full Three hundred dollars a year TO
ehoss EobbersF'
Its their meat. you know. jenkins, ."
said the smiling colonel. "Don't de-
claim against property rights, as you
have warned me many tines There's
no Law compelling you 70 buy or eat
their meat one-haif the people o. the
world never had a mursel Of aesh In
their mouths. Cultivate the habits end
patience OF the vegetarian Hladoos and
laugh at the meat trust THERE'S = nne
chance for revenge. Jenkins by the
way, Judge. here's a letter l received
this evening" FROM q brother la Cape
Nome. Alaska The government has
conveyed ana guarded Il Tor more than
T.00o miles. aud today lenkius bands
q 10 me And u eosg only two cent
stamp. IL u not wonderful
-It IA: bat you are wandering from
the subject wished 20 hear you dis.
eaaa." demonstrated Judge Sawyer
"Lst ua return 10 our muu8Hs
= am trying 10 make = aaak more
meat" laughed the cuiouel y BE car
EytnS Of letters 10 Hn absolute mouQp
ely. q government MONOPOLY. Yei how
seldom do We bear uuy complaint
against a. Thew are few institutions
ca this earth'a surface morr perfect
than the uuitsd States postal sprvlcr
We GFe now installing rural free de
livery. The faru4cr. mlles from ans
poagofice. has his letters delivered and
4 collected at bis very door. N0u. why
sfaca the government do thisG Mhal
Ehs has the government to moaopo
tIEs this enormous business. I an aak
ing yoa. tcnklnh1"
sWhy-why-i has always done %.
answered the postmaster. with a pus
nlUd expression. tys Tbs r,Eht tAlns
% do. dont So s. hat you &c drlr.ul
~ Colonei Moutoe."
SBus lei % suppose that q had 20
Always done %" continued the ooleue.
ssfta q diticult thing 10 imagine ! 50
mlt. but lpi va Try suppose that ren
3amin Franklin aud others had asi leel
Mtnn or Influential enough e. establish
ationai postal system suppase TIA
tharp had been q hunt~v3 rVWpetlHi
eompanira aH th"vr werr gHco bsndrrl
Of competing railroads al thr zach @
teen cuutsuIed for bus!ue Tbct
suppose that . day came when tue.
formed pools 10 keep 8p pr.cva and TIA
ths various states PASSED avs 20 prs
vest these caahta5f fopa Then sur
pea that J i1erpoos Morgan organ
iaed ell Of Their into a gigantic trus
We will aagg.asa that the original ~
aai1of these l7a 7ompa MICS were $500
- 600 but thar when the America
Postal Delivery company wac faFme
~ a syndicate 81 New York banks "a
capital was Increased to 81. 5ua, 90 o.
eth preferred and opmmon stock. an
= Eift Of SiOo.OooYuog ia cash 20 tho a
powerful promoter. DO you folio
ser
Il think do" rald Judge sawyo
with a smile. but the poplexei look o
Jsakins' tacs dOcpenrd
and then suppose that eve Of n
"a competing postoficcs In f.incoll
vile were abolished" continued n
essonsl. I'VE will assume that OF
fSiead Jenkins was working for one {
item and that his salary was sl.6C
year. He Ia retained aa the agel
q the Lincolnvilie branch Of the trni
with his salary reduced to Sspo yea
Nbw. let us suppose that the truf
raises the postage rates from . cen
D 10 cents n letter. abolishes deliver
b scattered districts. eliminates pos
lices IN towns which do not yield
roft. gives rebates 20 allied trus
ia corporate interests. excludes a
nfrisndly publications from the mai
IN q word, Let rs assume that u
american Postal Delivery compan
pnduets its operations on modei
= aAAntHA llue8 ia IN hNttllFA W ~
4. vidends on a billion dollars wori
watored stock-what would ,,
", JenkinaT'
Il would aay that It was an ontraI
- a that the American people won
y stand It." declared Postmasi
~ nklns.
= I wonder n you would" unused q
Az mel. Keep in mind, jenkins, IN
eople we are considering new
Ard OF a government postofh
80. more than they had OF a COVER
oo, Dc railfuad or government me
scd establishment. The trust
~ its postal stock in w
aent draws 9 salary
rAt and spends bis time