Semi-weekly herald., 1907-12-05
ment of the work OF getting out the

Postal AHairs.-I commend to the
favorable consideration of the congress
a postal savings bank system. as rec
commended by the postmaster general.
The primary object is to encourage
among our people economy and thrift
and by the use OF postal savings banks
- give them an opportunity to hus-
band their resources. particularly
those who have not the facilities at
hand for depositing their money In
| savings banks. Viewed, however. from
| the experience OF the past few weeks,
such mn Institution are stlll more far
reaching. Timid deposltors have with
drawn their savings for the time being
| from national banks. trust companies,
| boarded their cash and the working.
men their earnings: all of which
money has been withheld and kept in
| hiding or in the safe deposit box to
the dctriment of prosperity. Through
the agency of the postal savings banks
such money would be restored to the
channels Of trade. to the mutual bene-
flt of capital and labor.
further commend to the congress
the consideration OF the postmaster
| generals recommendation for an ex-
tension Of the parcel post, especially
OF the rural routes. There are now
3S,2l5 rural routes, serving nearly It,.
| 100000 people who do not have the ad-
vantnges Of the inhabitants of cities
in obtaining their supplies. These
recommendations have been drawn up
to benefit the farmer and the country
storekeeper; otherwise. | should not
favor them. for ! believe that 1t is good
policy for our government tc do every
thing possible to aid the small town
and the country district II is desira.
BILE that the country merchant should
not be crushed out.
The sourth.class postmasters' con.
ventlpn has passed very strong reso-
mtion In fayor OF placing the fourth
class postmasters under the civil serv-
ice law. The administration has nl.
ready put into eject the policy OF re-
fuslng to remove any foutth class post
masters save for reasons connected
with the good OF the service; and 1t "a
endeavoring so far as possible to re-
move them from the domain OF par
tsan politics IL would be n most
desirable thing to put the fourth-class
postmasters ia the classified service.
II is possible that this might be done
the matter is debatable, / earnestly
recommend that the congress enact
law providing that they be included
under the civil service law and put
In the classified service.
Presidential Campaign Expenses
Under our form of government voting
is not merely right but duty, and.
moreover. fundamental and neces-
sary duty If a man is to be good cit
zen 1t Is well to provide that cor.
porations shall not contribute to presl-
dental or national campaigns, and
furthermore to provide for the publ.
cation Of both contributions and ex-
penditures. 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 unscrupulous. 10 as
to act only as penalty upon honest
men. Moreover no such law would
hamper an unscruplous man Of unlim-
tied means from buying his own way
into office. There Is very radical
measure which would. ! believe, work
a substantial improvement in our sys-
TEN of conducting a campaign. al
though | am well aware that 1t will
take some time for people so to ia.
miliariZe themselves with such a pro-
posal as to be willing to consider It's
adoption. The need for collecting large
campaign funds would vanish II con-
gress provided an appropriation for
the proper and legitimate expens' 8
VI thcn oil Tue great HutlOnal PARTIES,
an appropriation ample enough to
meet the necessity for thorough or
ganization and machinery, which re-
qures large expenditure OF money.
Then tne stipulation should be made
that no party receiving campaign
funds from the treasury should accept
more than a fixed amount from any
individual subscriber or donor; and the
necessary publicity for receipts and
expenditures could without difficulty
be provided.
Chinese Students.-This nation
should help in every practicable way
In the education of the Chinese pea-
Pile. so that the vast and populous en-
pire Of China may gradually adapt IT.
| self to modern conditions. One way
Of doing this Il by promoting the com
ing Of Chinese students to this coun-
try and making 1t attractive to them
to take courses at our universities and
| higher educational institutions. Our
| educators should so far as possibiN,