The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1909-12-10

the low rate OF postage OF cent
pound charged OF SECOND class MAJ
matter, which includes not only news
papers, but magazines ana lni$cella-
ueous peri;,Gica;s. The act ual less grow
ing out OF the transmission! Of this
second class mail matter at | cent }
pound amounts to about G3,WDtUO a;
year. Tie average cost Of the trans
portation Of this matter is more tha9
9 cents mound. The statistics Of 100
show that second class rlail matter
constituted 6391 per cent of the
weight of all the mail and yielded
only $40 per cent of the revenue.
The figures given are startling and
show the payment by he government
of an enormous subsidy to the news
papers, magazines Il id periodicals. A
great saving might be made. aniount-
ing to much more than half Of the loss.
by imposing upon magazine. and peri
odicals q higher rat" Of postage.
O-:@t OGHF'So
!jAi:pv.r JOS :, savings banks to be :
Eern:<;l.f :: .r.;''r - ptjri 4 proper
i.::. .,.:':. - i:.,i.t I'D SAVING 10 a
1r,. !:,:h., i's';:..' ul slii;iil niu;'i!i who
O. ~; ;.:,u. ;t," banking facilities a"d
70 ::,.,.;,l ..l..:l i system wGild CTe!' an
e.: :i.:':: :r tha accumulation OF
e.. ., ':'..: VII! furnish 4 satisfactory
S:::.:;::!:..?. i;!:'t,! Gil sound principle
49, :.:.;.'.;: III :':,sSful trial iH nearly
All the couE!rii'S e.: Tie world. for the
s:st:.H O.: government guaranty Of
deposits HOW being aG,:ptsd iii several
western :t:i:es which. with Difference
to those who &cvocatc it. seems to me
to have in it the seeds of demnTaliza-
ton to conservative banking and GER
tain financial disaster.
Ship Subsidy.
Following the course Of my distin-
guished predecessor, earnestly rec
! ommend to congress the consideration
and passage of ship subsidy bill. -.
interior Department-New Mexico and
Arizona.
The successful party in the last elec-c
ton in it's national platform declared
} in favor Of the admission us separate
J states CT New Mexico and Arizona,
aud recommerd that legislation ap-
propr;ate to this end he adopted.
| Alaska. 49,:
With respect to The territory of Alas
ka, recommend legislation which
shall provide for the appointment by
the president Of governor and also
Of an executive council, the members
of which shall during their term OF
Office reside in the territory and which
shall have legislative powers sufficient
to enable it to give to the territory To-
cal laws adapted to it's present growth:
I strongly deprecate legislation looking
to the election Of a territorial legisia-
ture in that vast district. :
Conservation Of Natural Resources.
In several departments there IS pre-
sented the necessity for legislation
looking to the further conservation OF
our national resources. and the sub
ject is one Of such Importance as. to
require more detailed and extended
discussion than can be entered upon
in this communication. For that rea-
son shall take an early opportunity
to send Il special message to congress.
The White Slave Trade.
There is urgent necessity for addi-'
tional legislation and greater executive
activity TO suppress the recruiting OF
! the ranks Of prostitutes from the
streams of immigration into this cnun-
! try-an evil which. for want Of d bet
ter name, has been called :'thc. white
slave trade =
Bureau Of Health. s. :.
There seems 10 l.e no reason wh.s all
the bureaus and Offices in the general
government which have to do with
the public health or subjects akin
thereto should not be united in bu=
reau to be called the bureau Of pub
lie health" -
Political Contributions: 80
urgently recommend 10 congress
that law he passed requiring that
candidates in elections OF members OF
the house Of representatives. and COM:
! mittees in charge Of their candidacy
and campaign file in proper office Ut
the United States government a state
ment Of the contributions received and
Of the expenditures incurred in the
campaign for such elections and that
similar legislation he enacted III re-:
spect to all other elections which are
constitutionally within the control OF
congress.
Conclusion. ~
Speaking generally. the country IS
in a. high state of prosperity. There IS
every reason to believe that we are On
the eve of a substantial business ex-
pansien. and we have just garnered
harvest unexampled in the market val