The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-12-03

t commend 20 LMN favorable luHHils
afation of the congress a postal save
inGa bank system, as recommended by
the postmaster general The primary
object is 70 encourage among our pea-
pie economy and thrift and by tine use
"a postal savings banks 10 give them
an opportunity to husband their re-
sources, particularly those who have
not the facilities az hand for deposting
their money ~ savings banks. Viewed
however from the experience or the
past few weeks. IL is evident that the
advantages Of such an institution are
still more far-reaching. Tlmid depoa-
it0rs have Withdrawn their savings for
the time being from national banks; In
divlduals have boarded their cash and
the workingmen their earnings; all
Of which money has been withdrawn
and kept IN hiding or IN the safe de-
posit box TO the detriment OF pros
perity. Through the agency OF the pos
tai savings banks such money would be
restored 70 the channels Of trade to
the mutual benefit Of capital and labor.
II further commend to the congress
the consideration Of the postmaster
generals recommendation for an ex-
tension of the parcel post, especially on
the rural routes. There are now 3s-
2l5 rural routes, serving nearly $4,000
600 people who do not have the ad-
vantages Of the inhabitants Of cities in
obtaining their supplies. These recon-
mendations have been drawn up to
benefit the farmer and the country
storekeeper; otherwise. I should not
favor them, for / believe that 1t is good
policy for our government to do every
thing possible to aid the Snall town
and the country district. 1t is desirable
that the country merchant should not
be crushed out,
The fourth-class postmasters' con-
vention has passed a very strong reso-
luton IN favor OF placing the fourth
class p0stmasters under the clvil-serv-
ice law. The administration has al
ready put into effect the policy of re-
fusing to repNoYe any fourth-class post
masters sete Tor reasons connected
with the good Of the service; and it Is
endeavoring SO far as possible to re-
move them from the domain Of partisan
politics. II would be a most desirable
thing to put the fourth-class postmas-
ters in the classified service"
He renews his recommendations Of
last year in regard to Alaska: calls at
tention to the admission Of Oklahoma
as a state; urges the Importance Of pro-
viding shipping relief for Hawaii; asks
for citizenship for Porto Ricans. and
promises submission OF Secretary
Taft's report on Philippines when that
official returns
He asks for the creation OF a bureau
OF mines; recommends the providing oi
funds for preserving The Hermitage
the home of Andrew Jackson; and ths
erection Of a naval monument al
Vicksburg.
Corporation Contributions
to compaign Expenses.
Under our form OF government votinr
Is not merely a right but duty, and
moreover, a fundamental and necessar,
duty II a man is to be a good citizen
It is well to provide that corporation
shall not contribute to presidential o.
national campaigns, and furthermore Il
provide for the publication OF both con
tributions and expenditures. There Is
however, always danger IN laws OF thi
kind, which from their very nature ar
difficult Of enforcement; the danger beiny
lest they be obeyed only by the honest
and disobeyed BY the unscrupulous, s.
as TO act only as a penalty upon homes
men. Moreover, 10 such law would ham
per an INSCRIPTIONS man Of unlimitel
means from buying his own way into Of
fee. There Is a very radical measur
which would, l believe. work a substan
tial improvement In our system of con
ducting campaign. although / am wei
aware that It will take some time 70
people to so familiarize themselves wit
such proposal as to be willing to son
slider its adoption. The need for collect
ing large campaign funds would vanish
congress provided an appropriation 10
the proper and legitimate expenses 9
each OF the great national parties, an az
preparation ample enough to meet tn
necessity for thorough organization an
machinery which requires a large ex
penditure Of money. Then the stipula
ton should be made that no party RI
ceiving campaign funds from the treasur
should accept more than a fixed amour
from any individual subscriber or donor
and the necessary publicity for receipt
and expenditures could without difficult
be provided"
Wants Improvement i'm the
Ocean Mail Service.
Il call your especial attention to the III
satisfactory condition Of our foreign ma
service. which. because OF the lack
American steamship lines, Is now large
done through foreign lines, and whic
particularly so far as South and Centr
America are concerned, is done In a maj
ner which constitutes serious barri
to the extensions of our commerce.
The time has come, In my judgmer
to set TO work seriously to make ol
ocean mail service correspond mo
closely with our recent commercial az
political development A beginning W
made by the ocean mail act Of March
1891, but even at that time the act WI
known to be inadequate In various pa
ticulars. Since that time events ha'
moved rapidly In our history. We ha,
acquired Hawaii. the Philippines, ai
lesser Islands In the Pacific We a
steadily prosecuting the great work
uniting at the Isthmus the waters Of q
Atlantic and the Pacific To a great
extent than seemed probably even
dozen years ago we may look to
American future on the sea worthy
the tradition OF our past As the fl
step in that direction, and the step mo
feasible at the present time recomme
thef extension OF the ocean mail act
1891 That act has stood for some yea
free from successful criticism OF its pri
1tpic AiAu bAA poNo. II WAS Ddoeu on tne
ries Of the obligations Of q great ma
time nation. undispnted IN our own la
and followed BY other nations since t
beginning Of steam navigation. Brie
those theories are, that it Is the duty
a first-class power 80 FAR as practical
to carry its ocean mails under it's OF
flag, that the fast ocean steamships a
their crews, required Tor such mail ses
Ice, are valuable auxiliaries to the s
power Of a nation. Furthermore. [
construction Of such steamships insui
the maintenance in an efficient conditi
of The shipyards IN which our battleshi
must be built
'trhe expenditure Of public money
the performance OF such necessary f1s
tons Of government Is certainly WI
ranted, nor Is II necessary to dwell up