The San Francisco call., 1904-12-18
GOVERNMENT OWNERSHIP.

view Of the future political programme upon Bryan
Mr. Hearst and Mr. Watson agreed what their dis
be- by personal que
ton OF ownership uniting them all with the Socialists
be issue of proportions The first point upon which
they will agree ownership and operation e
graph as part OF the postal system
We have become government operation
postoc and look with compacenc the regular annual
hc the General Posoce wchis charged treasury
be paid by the taxpayers Net the pooce business plant
sd by the Government If its strictly
those who use tins public plant would for its maintenance in the
rate charged them Tor Its But this not done They
OF It's ratepay and part taxpayers and the end
hsc year no man knows what has him the mails He
that which he pays directly stamps but what pays
compuable Those who thoroughly
the of the opinion that private corporation
could administer the posofce the present postal only
without deficit but could make large profit of it But the
Government unable to do this though charge for carrying let
tiers IS ST Is per pound
private corporation charge be denounced
etoon But the Government makes and money and
nothing said Expert actuareS have estimated the results gov
ownership of the telegraph like postoe
cheap plant deficit charged
the mileage Of the English teegaph carrying per
mile the American telegraph mileage shown that the deficit
would probably that English
better than could have under system of government
On the government railroads of Germany the system different
There the of the plant for and there profit instead of
dehct The charged to the all that he pays He
nothing as taxpayer The result rate German roads that
would paayze American greatly does the
paid here the private corporations which operate
here loss occur through improper transmission OF telegram the
corporation carrier held responsibility and the
indemnity But under telegraph operation by govern
e which IS by sovereignty there no responsibility for loss and
indemnity impossible Now lose, how heavily
m1sdehVey
the Government pocket his
only by his experience.
Not long knew of considerable loss inflicted
OF twentfou hours the delivery of letter When
stamped Not delivered for That that the
Government does make efficient
livery and does employ enough letter Under
cusances corporation would be muct by
the OF the loss and would be udy ordered
its working force to service the public But the
Government sovereignty be
form by the
administration from responsibility Private ownership
them joined aid gives better ownership means
business administration Government ownership
administration. Between the the between waste
and economy
In this country only small minority of the people occa-
make OF the telegraph majority live
telegraph stations and make inrequent
telegraph stastcans estimate that only about per of peo
pie But the of would be compelled
pay the deficit for the rate
payers.
The demand for ownership is based
assumption that the Government does business
Vidual citizen This is the Socialist claim Socialism
where everything belongs everybody then everybody through
Government will do everything. The scheme aurng
tam order minds and getting recruits by foreign inn
migration from the socialsc of Europe But ndivduasn
has made America what the land of greatest opportunity
for and nconevabe that Americans deliberately
destroy the system which than anv other
in the history of the