The Elbert County tribune., 1907-12-05


and Increase the cost and iengthen the
time OF completing the canal.
President Recommends
Postai Savings Hanks.
II commend to the favorable consid-
eration of the congress a postal saw
ings bank system. recommended by
the postmaster general The primary
object Is to encourage among our peo-
pie economy and thrift and by the use
of postal savings banks TO give them
an opportunity TO husband their re-
sources particularly those who have
not the facilities ut hane for deposittng
their money In savings banks. Viewed.
however. from the experience OF the
past few weeks. II Is evident that the
advantages of such an Institution are
still more far-reaching Timid dcpos-
itors have withdrawn their savings for
the time being from national banks. In
dividuals 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OF which money has been withdrawn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 to the channels OF trade, to
the mutual benefit of capital and labor.
Il further commend TO the congress
the consideration of the postmaster
generals recommendation for ex-
tension of the parcel post especially on
the rural routes. There are now 3s,-
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, l should not
favor them. for believe that II is good
policy for our government to do every
thing possible to aid the small town
and the country district. II 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 postmasters under the civil-scrv-
Ice law. The administration has al
ready put Into effect the policy of re-
fusing to remove any fourth-class post
masters save for reasons connected
with the good of the service. and IL is
| endeavoring so far possible to re-
move them from the domain of partisan
| politics. IL would be most desirable
| thing to put the fourth class postmas-
| tcrs in the classified service"
| He renews his recommendations of
| last year In regard to Alaska calls at
| tention to the admission OF Oklahoma
| as state; urges the Importance of pro-
| viding shipping relief for Hawaii. asks
| for citizenship for Porto Ricans, and
promises submission of Secretary
| Tafts report on Philippines when that
| official returns.
| i:e asks for the creation of n bureau
of mines. recommends the providing of
funds for preserving The Hermitage,
the home OF Andrew jackson. and the
erection of a naval monument at
| Nicksburg.
| Corporation Contributions
to Compnign Expenses.
| Under our form of government voting
is not merely right but a duty, and
| moreover. fundamental and necessary
duty II man is to be good citizen.
l 10 tn fhne -.
shall not contribute to presidential or
national campaigns. and Furthermore to
| provide for the publication of both con-
| tributions and expenditures. There Is,
| however. always danger in laws of this
kind. which from their very nature are
| difficult of enforcement: the danger being
lest they be obeyed only by the honest
and disobeyed by the INSCRIPTIONS, so
| as TO act only as a penalty upon honest
| men. Moreover. no such law would ham,
per an unscrupulous man of unlimited
| means from buying his own way into Of
| hce. There is very radical measure
which would. l believe, work a substan-
tlal Improvement in our system of con-
| Quoting campaign, although / am well
aware that 1t Will take some time for
| people to SO famliarize themselves with
| such n proposal to be willing to con-
slider Its adoption. The need for collect
| Ing large campaign funds would vanish IL
| congress provided an appropriation for
| the proper and legitimate expenses of
| each of the great national parties, an ap-
| preparation ample enough to meet the
necessity for thorough organization and
| machinery, which requires large OK
penditure of money. Then the stipua-
| tion should be made that no party re-
ceiving campaign funds from the treasury
| should accept more than fixed amount
| from any Individual subscriber or donor:
| and the necessary publicity for receipts
| and expenditures could without difficulty
| be provided"
Wants Improvement In the
] Ocean Mail Service.
| 81 call your especial attention to the un-
satisfactory condition of our foreign mall
service. which, because OF the lack of
| American steamship lines, 10 now largely
| done through foreign lines. and which,
| particularly so far South and Central
! America are concerned. Is done in man
ner which constitutes serious barrier
| to the extensions of our commerce
| The time has come, in my Judgment
| TO set to work seriously to make our
ocean mail service correspond more
| closely with our recent commercial and
| political development. beginning was
| made by the ocean mail act of March ,,
| 1891. but even at that time the act was
| known to be inadequate in various par
| ticulars Since that time events have
| moved rapidly in our history. We have
acquired Hawaii. the Philippines. and
| lesser islands in the Pacific We are
steadily prosecuting the great work of
uniting at the Isthmus the waters of the
| Atlantic and the Pacific. To greater
| extent than seemed probably even
| dozen years ago we may look to an
| American future the worthy of
| the tradition of our past. As the first
| step in that direction. and the step most
| feasible at the present time. recommend
| the extension of the ocean mail act of
| 1891. That act has stood for some years
| free from successful criticism OF its prin-
| ciple and purpose. II was based on theo-
| ries of the obligations OF a great mari
time nation. undisputed in our own land
| and followed by other nations since the
| beginning OF steam navigation. Briefly
| those theories are. that It is tho duty OF
| a frst-class power SO far as practicable