The Tupelo journal., 1906-12-14
SECOND GLASS MAIL MATTER
The National Editorial Association
Resents Madden's Recommends
tions for Increased Rate.

st. Louis, Mo.-At a joint meet
ing OF the transportation n postal
regulation committees of the Nation
al Editorial association, 1t was de-
cided to communicate with all of the
state press associations and have the
various organizations seek aid from
their respective congressman in an
endeavor to 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 conven-
ton at Norfolk, Va, on June l.. The
committees spent the greater
part of the day mapping out plans to
head OF Assistant Postmaster General
Madden and took a shot at the inter-
state commerce commission for it's
ruling on transportation. The debates
which followed the introduction of The
two subjects were heated.
r. F. Dowdell, of Artesian, s. 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 70
succeed him."
Resolutions.
The following resolutions were
adopted:
whereas, 1t is for the benefit of free
government that intelligence with regard
to all public affairs and all other matters
affecting the welfare of the people should
be made to penetrate the whole mass of
the people, and to reach every individual,
and,
Whereas, This can only be accomplished
through a free and Independent news
newspapers and periodicals are of a char
acter to 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
the publishers and to the people served
who as citizens constitute the govern
ment; and,
real deficit in the United States postai
service, IL the departments and officers
of the government are properly. charged
tual profit used by the government in the
payment for the transportation and the
handling of Its W mail matter; there
Resolved, That we as members of the
executive committee of the National Edi-
torial association, in annual session. rep
calls. protest against any change in the
postal laws of the United States that will
cause an advance in postal rates or
charges on second-class mail matter.
Resolved, That we believe it has been
fully established that 1 cent a pound is a
full and adequate charge for newspapers
and periodicals.
Resolved, That we deem the present
law entirely clear and forceful, and that
the only trouble has been that of burden
ing the law with rules and regulations
not required in the laws enforcement nor
justified by any fair Interpretation there
of.
Resolved, Further, That we protest
against the charge that newspapers and
periodicals cause any loss or that they
are subsidized by the payment made by
the government to meet a deficit that is
really the result Of the cost of postal mat
ter carried by the government.
Those Present.
Those present at the meeting were:
John E. Junkin, Sterling. Kas.; II. B.
Warner. Lexington. y; C.; Will H. Mayes.
Ashbrook, Jamestown. o.: j. H. Cockrum,
Oakland City, Ind; B. B. Herbert, Chi
sago; J: R, Belts, st; Louis; T. WV ~.
liams. Columbia, Mo-; ]. NJ. Page, Jer-
SEVILLE, Ill; R. NJ. White. Mexico. Mo-;
John w. Jacks, Montgomery City. Mo;
P. Baumgartner, Pasadena, Cal; Carl An
derson, Fort Collins, Colo; George C..
woodruff. Litchfeld, Conn. William Cur
tbs, Kewanee. ILL.,; W. l. Jones, Lebanon.
ILL.,; A. w. Glessner, Galena. H.; w. F.
PARROT, Waterloo, Ia; c. D. HELEN, Web
ster, Ia; Sheridan Plonghe, Hutchinson.
Kas.: George c, Fairbanks, Matte, Mass;
W.. r. Hodges, Sleepy Eye, Mimi: r. III.
Henry. Jackson, Miss. w. r.. Painter,
Carrollton, Mo-; ]. G. Newbill, Springfield,
Mo-; Ernest H. Pierce, Revere, Mass; c.
r. Douglas, Muskogee. 1. T.; Walter B.
Frost, Providence. r. L.; r. E. Dowdell,
Artesian. s. D.; j. r. Ransome. jr., Gle
burne, Tex; w. S. Copeland. Richmond,
Va, and II. ]. Simmons of Clarence, Mo-,
who les a candidate for speaker of the
| 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. E. Jun
kin, w. A. Ashbrook, R. NJ. White, H.
]. 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.