Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1909-12-09

Impossible oy 3 statute 70 Simplify and
make short and direct the procedure
both az law and In equity in those
courts IL II not impossible 20 cut
down stiii more than Il is cut down.
the Jurisdiction OF the Supreme Court
so as to confine n almost wholly 20
statutory and constitutional questions
Limit lRjuRctioRs-
The platform OF the successful party
In The last election contained the fol-
lowing.
The Republican party VIII uphold
az all times the authority and integrity 4
OF the courts. State and Federal. and 4
viii ever insist that their powers 70 4
enforce their process and 20 protect /
life. liberty. and property shall be I
preserved inviolate. We believe. how
ever. that the rules Of procedure in +.
the Federal courts with respect 20 the
Issuance OF the writ OF Injunction
should be more accurately defined By
statute. and that no injunction or tenn
porary restraining order should be is
sued without notice. except where r.
reparable injury would result from de-
lay. In which case a speedy hearing
thereafter should be granted"
Antitrust and Interstate Commerce
Laws.
The Jurisdiction OF the General Gov
eminent over interstate commerce has
led 90 the passage OF the so-called
sherman Antitrust Law" and the
Interstate Commerce law and It's
amendments The developments "a
the operation Of those laws. as shown
by indictments. trials. judicial decis-
ions. and other sources OF Information.
call for a discussion and some sug-
gest.Cns as 90 amendments. These I
prefer 90 embody IN a special message
instead % including them Ga the pres
f emit Communication. and I shall avail
myself OF the FIRST convenient oppor-
/ tunity 70 bring these subjects 20 the
attention OF Congress.
Second-Cinss Mail Matter.
The deficit every year 10 the Post
+ Office Department in larEely caused bv
the low rate OF postage OF ? cent a
pound charged on second-class mail
matter which includes not only news
papers hut magazines and mlscellaue-
1us periodicals. The actual loss grow
iuE out of the transm issiou OF this
seroui-class mail matter at D cent "a
pound amounts tO about S63O0U0U0 "a
year. The average cost az the trans
uoratiCn of this matter DIS more than
% cents "a pound
lr appears that the average distance
over which newspapers are delivered
zoo their customers is -91 miles. wri.
.he average haul OF magazines is 4. Hfa
and oi miscellaneous periodicals 1872,
miles. Thus the average haul of th,
magazines is three and one-half time.
and that of the miscellaneous ueriodI
. lcl nearly four times the haul of th.
b daily newspaper. set au of them ral
b the saem postage rate OF = cent
r pound. The statistics or 1909 SHOW
{ that seCCnd-Ciass mail matter consu
G tuted 6a9l per cent of the weight o
81 an Che mail. and yielded only 5I9 gel
d cent ~ the revenue
The total deficit Cor che last fscn
b year iu the postofice department
3 amounted 90 Sl1500.00
p a great saving might be made
e amounting 90 much more than hal
< 20 the loss. hv Imposing upon maya
S zines and periodicals higher rate a
postage. They are much heavier tina
newspapers. and contain much high
b en- proportion OF advertising 90 readin
n matter. and the average distance G
y their transportation is three and
i half times as great
Postal Savings Banks
y The successful party az the last cleo
e tiOn declared In favor OF postal saving
r banks. and although the propositio
e finds opponents ln many parts OF IN
p country. / am convinced that the pee
q pie desire such banks, and am sur
T. hat when the banks are furnished the
b viii be productive OF the utmost goo'
The postal savings banks are not col
D. stituted for the purpose OF creatin
y competition with other banks. II
e rate OF interest upon deposits 20 whiC
Ia they would be limited would be
IN small as 20 prevent their drawing d
"a pOsits away from other banks.
n In believe them TO be necessary
e. order 20 offer a proper inducement
ie thrift and saving 20 a great many pc
y. pie OF small means who do not no
b. have banking facilities. and 20 who
ln such a system would offer an oppo
be- tunity for the accumulation or capits
Id They will furnish a satisfactory su
I'd stitUte. based on sound principle a.
re actual successful trial In nearly all {
is countries OF the world. for the syste
a. OF government guaranty OF deposi
OF now being adopted in several Weste
be States. which with Difference to tho
a who advocate 10 seems 20 me 90 IA
70. ia 10 the seeds Of decentralization
nd conservative banking and certain a
p ancial disaster.
ship Subsidy.
Following the course OF my dist
IA guisbed predecessor. / earnestly r,
~ 0mmend TO Congress the cOnsiderati
"a and passage OF a ship subsidy b
la looking to the establishment OF liI
ed between our Atlantic seabOard and
ny eastern coast OF South America.
e wel as lines from the west coast
" the United states to south Ameri