The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1908-10-07

will be entitled to two votes, as against
one vote each cast by every other ma
ton in the world.
Practical Benefits to the People.
No doubt the Democrats may inquire
rs to what all this has to do with the
welfare of American citizens. For
their enlightenment and information it
may be stated that, according to the
United States census of 1900. the for
eign born population in the United
States at that time was 10,460,0S5. The
population, born Of foreign parentage
Zone or both parents having been born
In foreign countries) was 26,19S,939,
or total foreign population of &c.
| 659,024. The report OF the Immigra-
ton Commissioner by years since then
shows that 6.66S.656 have since come
to America, thus eking out the total
| foreign population at the present time
to 1922, $50. This does not take any
note of increase since 1900 in Ameri-
can-born children, one or both of whose
parents are of foreign blood. Estimat-
| ing that only one-half of this number
| 21 ,663, S40-write one letter to foreign
! countries every two weeks, or rs weeks
each year, we have 120,9S3, O40 letters
written annually, which, at the present
rate Of cents postage each, amounts
to an expenditure Of $6,499, 1852 annu-
ally Under the present postal law
foreign correspondents may send let
ters to the United States collect" but
when they reach their destination the
recipient must pay double postage Fig
uring the double postage on the same
basis, the foreign population of the
United States pays during each year,
for postage under the present system,
S19,497, 456.
Under the new and cheaper postal
charges advocated by the Republican
party, should the 2-cent rate become
universal, the foreign population in
the United States to their direct cor
annually for direct postage and $9,749,-
72S, for letters sent to them from for
eign countries collect" In other
words, this Republican measure will
save the highly esteemed adopted citi-
zens Of our country, and those born
here of foreign parentage $12,99S,254
annually, in the necessary correspond
ence with their loved ones abroad. But
perhaps the Democrats do not think
this is worth while.
Some GIaring Inconsistencies.
At present an American can send a
letter 5000 miles by land-say from
Mexico to Alaska-for 2 cents, but
must pay 5 cents for a letter Of hall
the weight sent 3,100 miles to England
An Englishman pays cents on let
ter crossing the Atlantic, 300 miles
and cents on one crossing the Indian
and South Pacific Oceans, 10000 miles
to New Zealand All this is to be rem
: edied on October the first next, thank;
5 to an enlightened Republican admins
e tration.
r World i. Ready for Reduction.
e It viii probably be but a Snort tim
f after the convention between Chis coun
: try and England goes into effect, unit
] the dream Of i universal 2-cent iotte
postage, championed y the l.ebIolival
Y party, will be realized. Austral.a, Ny
S Zealand and Egypt have already cafe
7 for the 2-cent rate. The Emperor 9
Germany has said that il England es
: tablishes a 2-cent postage rate Wit
e the United States, he will have Go!
y many do the same. France. It"''
/ South Africa, Japan, Belgium, 10
b land. Denmark and Swede. 5ulst
b little more than an invitation to TO
low suit
S A 2-cent postal rate would bind a
t. the South American republics aid til
l. United States still more closely togst-
V er into peaceful. reciprocal p *.
t sive, civilization, which would mean
n more rapid development of both Amer
can continents and new appiicatio
# Of the Monroe doctrine. With thes
s countries agreed, on the object desired
s the continent of Europe alone woul
d then be wholly outside this compr'
e hensive postal union, and then tn
e continental powers would not Ion
IS stand aloof from 1t.
( 1t has remained for the Unite
l. States to take the initiative in a NOV
e to reap the great glory of being th
V pioneers of world wide 2-cent pos
S age. Millions of our citizens will fee
y almost us grateful for this beneicer
act as millions of slaves did, when til
Republican party broke the shacklt
tia; bound them to perpetual pnysic;
services.
It BRYAN's POLICIES DESTRUCTIVE