The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1909-12-16


I enable the president srd the state ds-
partmsnt through friendly negotiation
10 secure the elimination from the laws
and the practice under them % any
foreign country of that which ir UNI
duly discriminatory No one n seek
ing q tarin war or condition In which
the spirit of retaliation shah be
Needs Of the Navy.
The return Of the battleship feet from
les voyage around the world. In more
efficient condition than when u started.
was a noteworthy event OF interest alike
20 our citizens and the naval authorities
OF the world. Besides the beneficial and
far-reaching erect on our personal and
diplomatic relations In the countries
which the neet visited the marked sue
cess % the ships IN steamins around the
world IN all weathers In schedule time
has increased respect for our navy and
has added 70 our national prestige.
Injun otlons Without Notice.
The platform OF the successful party IN
thu last election contained the following.
The Republican party will uphold at
all times the authority and integrity %
the courts. state aud federal. and viii
ever insist that their powers 10 enforce
their process and protect life, liberty
and property shall he preserved inviolats.
We believe. however. that the rules Of
procedure In tho federal courts with re-
spect 90 the issuance OF the writ Of In
junction should be more accurately De-
fined By statute ard that no injunction
OF temporary restraining order should he
issued without notice. except where ir-
reparable injury would result from delay.
In which case a speedy hearing there
after should be granted"
I recommend that In compliance with
the promise thus made appropriate ieeis-
lation be adopted. The ends OF justice
will best be met and the chief cause %
complaint against ui-considercd inJunc-
tons without notice will BE- removed by
the enactment Of q statute forbidding
hereafter the issuing Of any injunction
or restraining order, whether temporary
or permanent. By any federal court
without previous notice and a reasonable
opportunity 10 be heard on behalf % the
parties 90 - enjoined unless u shall ap-
pear To tho satisfaction OF the court that
the delay necessary 60 give such notice
and hearing would result In irrcparahie
injury 10 the complainant and unless also
the court shall from the evidence make
a written nnding. which shall BE- spread
upon the court minutes. that immediate
and irreparahle Injury 10 likely 20 cnsus
70 the complainant and shall define the
injury. state why u 10 ifrcparAble and
shall also indorse on the order issued the
date and the hour % the Issuance Of the
order. Moreover. every such injunction
or restraining order issued without pre-
vious notice and opportunity by the de-
PENDANT 10 Be heard should By force Of
the statute to expire and b OF no effect
after seven days from the Issuance there
Of or within any time less than that pe-
ROD which the court may m. unless
within the Injunction or order ls en-
tended or renewed after previous notice
and epportunity 70 be heard.
seesnd-clsss Mail Matter.
The deacit every year In the post
once department 10 barely caused By the
low rate % postage % one cent q pound
charged on aecond-ciass mail matter.
which includes not only newspapers but
magazines and miscellaneous periodic ala.
The actual io.s growing out Of the trans
mission Of this second class mail matter
Al one cent a pound amounts TO about
~. GO GO q year The average cost % the
transportation 81 this matter IL more than
nine cents a pound
II appears that the average distance ov-
~ which newspapers are delivered TO
their customers Ia 81 miles while the
average haul Of magazines 10 leo and
% miscellaneous periodicals i.ie miles
Thus. the average haul % the magazine
IL three and half times and that Of
the miscellaneous periodical nearly four
times tho haul Of the daily Newspaper. yet
all Of them pay tho same postage rate %
one cent n pound. Tho statistics % 1877
show that sccond-ciasa mail matter con-
stitutsd ON per cent % the weight %
all the mail. and yielded only SIS per cent
Of the revenue
Tho figures given ar. startling. ard
show the payment by the government %
enormous subsidy 20 the newspapers.
magazines ana periodicals. and congress
may well consider whether radical step.
~ h. tai - to ~ As "a
In the postuffice department caused W
this discrepancy between the sctual cost
% transportation and the compensation
eSacted therefor.
A great saving might be made. amount
ing to much more than half % the loss
BY imposing upon magazines and pert
odicala a higher rate OF postage. They
are much heavier than newspapers and
contain n much higher proportion Of ad-
vertisinE 10 reading matter. and the aver
age distance Of their transportatis. 10
three and half times as great
Postal Savings Banks.
The second subject worthy Of mentio,
IN the postofice department Is the real
necessity and entire practicahiity 81 co
tablishing postal saving. banks. The sue
cessful party AZ tho last election declared
In favor OF postal savings banks. and ali
though the proposition finds opponents In
many parts OF the country. I am COW
WINGED that the people desire such banks
and am sure that when the banSs are fur.
nished they will be productive Of the ut
most good.
Fsvors Ship subsidy.
Following the course OF my distin-
guished predecessor. I earnestly recon-
mend 10 congress the consideration and
passage OF a ship subsidy bill looking TO
the establishment OF lines between our
Atlantic seaboard and the eastern coast
Of South America, as well as lines from
the west coast Of the United States 20
South America. China. Japan and the
Philippines. The profits on foreign mail.
are perhaps a sufficient measure OF the
expenditures which might FIRST be tenta-
lively applied 90 this method OF inducing
American capital TO undertake the estab-
lishment OF American lines OF steamships
In those directions In which we now feel
IL most important that we should have
means OF transportation controlled IN the
interest OF the expansion OF our trade A
bill OF this character has once passed the
house ana more than once passed the
senate, and hope that at this session a
bill framed on the sam. lines and with
the same purposes may become a law.
Conserving National Resources.