Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-02-21

for cloth bound copy Address as above
that the alleged deficit would be entirely
overcome and that there would be more
money ahead in the Postoffice department
at all times. To that end we would again
resentatives in congress to use all honor
able means to secure the entire abolition
Of the franklng privilege in all departments
We congratulate the public on the efforts
that are now being made In congress and
out to secure a reduction in the rates paid
United States mails As an evidence that
these rates are excessive we instance the
the Burlington on its own bid for carrying
the mails from Chicago to the Missouri
river rive We ask ~, the help Of our senators majors
about this very much needed reform, which,
II secured, will plug another hole In the
office.
We recommend that the executive com
mittee Of this association. in conjunction
with d. M. Butler of the Lincoln Legal
News, codify and publish in pamphlet form
the entire body of the printing Jaws of this
| state to be sold to printers, publishers and
all other persons interested.
We congratulate the members Of this as
ISOLATION on the fact that the question Of
railroad advertising is now upon purely
business basis The railroads will adver-
tlse with us and pay cash therefor IL they
find It profitable for them to do SO, and
our transportation just the same as any
other person, and thus the stain Of dead
head will be removed from our profession
an odium that has not had any right to at
tach as we have all paid full value for
All our transportation, but which somehow
public.
The secretary Of this association lie re-
quested in the publication Of the minutes
OF this meeting to devote one page to each
of the members who have passed away
during the last year-Edward Rosewater
Wisner and Moses H. sydenham and others
whose names this committee may have
overlooked
President Richmond during the Afternoon
made the following announcement Of COM
mittees for the ensuing year:
Executive Commlttee-Frank b. Reed.
Shelton Clipper; Lewis F. Raber. Benson
Times; VIII owen Jones, Lincoln Journal
Johp 3; Donovan, Madison star-Mall; G.
Historical Committee-A. f. Sheldon A
r.; Wells and H. M. Bushnell
Legal Committee-D. M Butler.
During the evening the members of he
association attended the orpheum theater
as the guests of the local committee.
Madden and Postal Rates.
The proposed change OF postal rates on
second-class mail matter from to 4 cents
per pound and other regulations affecting
particularly newspaper publishers, to-
/
sistant Postmaster General Madden, wac
brought up in vigorous manner Wednesday
morning at the second days meeting Of
/ the Nebraska Press association. After
Secretary Maupin read a paper on Mad
denism Run Mad" written by Ed A. Fry
of Niobrara. and Mrs. r. o. Edgecombe
read her husbands paper on Proposed
Postal Law Changes" the following reso-
luton, offered by Ross l. Hammond OF
Fremont. was adopted:
Whereas. Under the guise of necessity
posed by the postal commission appointed
by congress 20 greatly increase the postage
! on second class mail matter; and,
Whereas, The facts show that while dur
ing the last ten years the volume Of second
class mail matter has increased from ap-
pounds without sppreciabiy Increasing he
deficit II Is plain that the postal shorta re
is not justly attributable TO second-class
Whereas. The present rate of postage or
mail matter of the second class was es.
ment of the bsnefcient influence OF ~,
public press, and as the present rate is ii
excess OF that in force in the neighborinl
vate corporations charge for distributor
within the limits OF circula ton OF a ma.
Jority OF our publications
Whereas, With rural free delivery ono,
thoroughly established and the different
departments of government each bearinl
now imposed upon the Postal department
there VIII be large postal surplus; there
Resolved. That the Nebraska delegation
IN congress Is hereby requested to oppos,
the Increase in the rate of second cas-
matter proposed by the postal commission
Want No AlIusion 10 Madden.
Congressman @. NJ. Hitchcock and F. o
Edgeeombe were opposed to making an,
personal aIlusion to Mr. Madden in the de
lliharationa NJ tha -.
and others so disposed agreed in the mat
ter of securing relief from the possible pas
sage Of the proposed postal law changes.
The matter came up again toward tn,
noon hour when ]. NJ. Cotton OF Ainsworth
chairman OF the committee on resolutions
reported. In that committees report Nh
Madden was referred TO in vigorous terms
the committee even recommending tina
President Roosevelt be requested to max
a change in the Office Of the third assist
ant postmaster general and charging MI
Madden with superficial conceptions of tn
once he holds Mr. Bushnell OF LIneol
moved to adopt the comittee report bu
the report was held over for a speeis
order of business in the afternoon
Fry launches Out.
Mr.. Fry began his paper with:
The United states mas its swsttenham
He lives in Washington,
And his name is Madden"
Mr.. Fry review the history OF his maya
zine ,pelng denied second-class privilege
ssAd he thought Mr.. Maddens hostility 4
abe press was disease. urged Nebraska
editors to join those OF other states IN on
n posing Mr.. Madden and suggested humor
ovs dispositions OF the third assistant pos,
master general.
In conclusion he said: Let the pres
speak out truth and justice and not curb Il
sensible thought or its pictorial worth b
the narrow processes OF blue law days tina
a Franklin and q Greeley ana a ,anne,