Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1906-12-13
SECOND CLASS MAIL MATTER
The National Editorial Association
Rsssnts Maddsn's Recommends.
tlons for increased Rate.

tIons for increased Rate.
st. Louis, MO.-At q joint meet.
ing Of the transportation and postal
regulation committees Of the Nation.
al Editorial association. 1t was de-
cided to communicate with all Of the
state press associations and have h
various organizations seek aid from
their respective congressman In an
endeavor 10 defeat the proposed plans
Of the third assistant postmaster gen.
eral to increase the rate on second
class postal matter. The association
has decided to hold its next owen
ton at Norfolk, Va, on June I. The
committees spent the greater
part Of the day mapping out plans to
head of Assistant Postmaster General
Madden and took a shot ut the inter.
state commerce commission for its
ruling on transportation. The debates
which followed the introduction Of Tho
two subjects were heated.
r. +. Dowdell, Of Artesian, 8. D.,
moved to recommend to President
Roosevelt the dismissal Of this
chuckle-head. Madden, and get some
fellow with a noodle who was not
prejudiced against the newspapers 20
succeed him."
Resolutions.
The Following resolutions were
adopted:
Whereas, 1t is for the benefit OF free
government that intelligence with regard
IN Ill n N tN, nsJ nh xNt-a, a
affecting the welfare OF the people should
be made to penetrate the whole mass Of
the people, and to reach every individual,
Whereas. This can only. be accomplished
through q free and independent news
paper and periodical press. and whereas.
acter 70 be handled rather as express than
first class matter. and can be so handled
with little added cost In connection with
other postage matter In general, and no
added cost at all on rural routes; and.
Whereas. The present postal laws and
rates have been entirely satisfactory to
VINO as citizens constitute the govern
Whereas: There does not now exist any
service. II the departments and officers
or the government are properly charged
for postal service rendered. but liz an ac-
payment for the transportation and the
landing OF Its own mail matter; there
IOre, nc II
Resolved, That we as members OF the
executive committee OF the National Edi-
torial association. In annual session, rep
r%esenting 10000 newspapers and periodi-
postal laws Of the United States that will
cause an advance In postal rates or
charges on second class mall matter.
fully established that / cent a pound IL a
full and adequate charge for newspapers
and periodicals..
Dauo1y.J NVlnat ,rn lo~. A..
law entirely clear and forceful. aud that
the only trouble has been that OF BURDEN
Ing the law with rules and regulations
justified by any fair Interpretation there
Resolved. Further, That we protest
periodicals cause any loss or that they
are subsidized by the payment made by
the government to meet a deficit that Is
ter carried by the government.
Those Present.
Those present at the meeting were:
John +. Junkin. Sterling. kas.; II. d.
B ns5%sr; asf'" Tex.:: q Go Esi Wnm m M w. x.
Oakland city. Ind: =. i; Herbert. Chi
sasSi =; e coi nsat's; nj NO.. Lows %s,ts F.: WV y:
liams.. Columbia. Mo. J. NJ. Page. Jer-
SEVILLE, Ill: r. N; White. Mexico Mo:
Joh y. v Tep 5ss1s; MG MssaEomsry c'' Xxiial Mo- );
=. Baumgartner, Pasadena. Cal; Carl An
derson. Fort Collins, Colo; George G.
W y. Litc IF Conn; O william an. Cur eur
n: a, "; Glessner. Galena; ~: "; +.
stcr. Ia; Sheridan Plonghe. Hutchinson.
Kas.: George C., Fairbanks, Matte. Mass;
W. II. Hodges, Sleepy Eye. Mimi; T.. II.
Henry. Jackson. Miss: W.. r.. Painter.
Carrollton. Mo; J. q. Newbill, Springfield.
Mo-; Ernest II. Pierce. Revere, Mass; G.
II. Douglas. Muskogee. ]. T.; Walter j.
Frost. Providence. Il. J.: X. f. Dowdell.
Artcsian, 3. D.; J. II. Ransome. jr.. Gle
burne, Tex: w. s. Copeland. Richmond.
Va. and II. J. Simmons OF Clarence, Mo.
who les a candidate for speaker OF tho
Missouri house Of representatives. Miss
Rose l.. Colby OF Chicago was the only
woman delegate at the meeting. The
wives Of several editors. however. were
present.
The two committees to meet In
Washington are composed OF the fol
lowing: Transportation-J. f. Jun
kin, W.. A. Ashbrook. X. M. White. H.
J. Knapp. w. F. PARROT and C. b
Douglas; postal regulation-B. B. Her
bert, A. w. Lee. Thomas p. Peter. G.
C. Fairbanks. F. M. Davidson, e. w
Stephens and P. v. Collins.