The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1907-10-24

There has been a financial upheaval
in New York, the end of which is not
vet. G. ". Morse has withdrawn from
all official positions in the numerous
banks and financial institutions with
which he had been connected and Mr.
S. NJ. Milliken has been elected to the
presidency of the Mercantile National
bank. to succeed 7. Augustus HelnZe,
who resigned. Mr.. Milliken was born
in Poland and was engaged in business
in Portland for a number OF years
Whether MI Morse will part with his
holdings in the Consolidated Steamship
Lines. of which the Eastern Steamship
Go. is a part, remains to be seen, and is
the subject of much speculation.
While it has been known for some
time that Hon. Bert NJ. Fernald of
Poland would again be an aspirant for
the Republican nomination for Govern
or it was not until last Saturday that
Ne made public announcement of the
tact over his own signature. He stands
for many Of the things for which he
stood three years ago, and declares for
reform in several directions. His posi-
ton on tie liquor question is that, how
ever. which most interests the people,
and we quote from his letter as follows:
believe in the retention and the
g.. tNiT Il
s0-calied, and an opposition to any
substitute which suggests or implies
license of the saloon.
] am opposed to resubmlsslon. AS
vet. no plan of resubmiSsion has been
suggested by any political party that
was not either a practical espousal OF
the open saloon or a political expedlent
to conceal covert and dangerous
attack upon the prohibitory laws. am
opposed to such procedure.
| am not opposed, however, to the
referendum on this question in such a
way as to separate it from party poll
ties under the sanction of friends OF
temperance and good government,
anxious to set this question at rest, so
that it may no longer divert attention
from other great public needs and pre-
vent proper consideration of far greater
issues.
\ full page in a recent issue of The
New York Sunday Herald was devoted
to an illustrated article on "The Post
Offices War on Crime" 1t told Of the
work of the inspectors in tracing burg
lars, safeguarding the mails, investiga-
ting complaints and detecting fraudu-
lent use of the mails. OF one duty of
inspectors, compTehensively described
as keeping the mails clean, the Herald
says: The principal efforts of the in
spectors III this line are directed against
swndling literature Of every kind aud
against the use of the mails for obscene
matter" and continues:
The methods employed by the inspcc-
tors in warning against these criminals
have been comparatively simple. The
principal weapon has been the fraud
order. Whenever evidence is consider
ed sufficient the mail at any address
may of course, be suddenly stopped
and the sender notified of this so-called
fraud order 1t proves a very sharp
argument. 1t is, of course, very Seri-
Gus matter to stop the delivery of mail,
and should mistake be made the case
might be serious. Such an order is
never issued, therefore, without the
most careful investigation.
When an Inspector becomes suspic-
jous of any one he first makes careful
investigation. His report is turned over
to his superior and the case is duly re-
ported to Washington. The matter is
then taken up by the Assistant District
Attorney of the federal government,
and finally must be passed upon by the
Postmaster General before the fraud
order is issued The evidence must be
absolutely conclusive There have been
one hundred such orders in New York
city and State during the last year.