Perth Amboy evening news., 1910-12-14
PARCELS POST
PLAN OPPOSED
Merchants in Small Towns
See Danger in the Service.
BY ARTHUR w. DUNN.


Democrats from northern states are
advising their brethren from the south
not to be too insistent upon their SEN
iority rights in making up he COM
mittees. They point out that Demo
cratic control of the senate can only
come about by carrying northern
states and on that account it will be
well to consider the new Democratic
senators when the committee assign
ments are made.
Attention is called to the fact that a
few years ago the only Democratic
senator's from northern states were
Teller Of Colorado and Newlands Of
Nevada. After March 4 there will be
Democratic senators from Maine, New
York, New Jersey, Ohio, Indiana, Ne
braska and Montana, In addition to
Colorado and Nevada. Then there
will be O Democrat from West Vir-
ginia and another from Missouri,
which are called southern, but are
really border states when sectionalism
Is considered.
Whether the southern senators will
accept the advice of their northern
friends is doubtful. There is generally
a great display Of selflshness when
committee assignments are made. II
this were not so each of the older SEN
ators would not be able to hold two or
more of the best committee places In
the senate.
Penalty of Popularity.
Champ Clark now knows what 1t
means to be popular or, perhaps, to be
the great political possibility" His
mail Is crowded and growing more
burdensome every day. He is flooded
banquets and other occasions where he
would be a drawing card.
Then there is the unlimited stream
Of advice pouring in upon him. Many
people know just what he ought to do,
and they do not hesitate to take pen
In hand" and tell him so. In the
midst of all is quite a heap Of letters
Of congratulations from well wishers
who want to remind him that they are
glad that he is going to be the next
speaker.
Protests Against Parcels Post.
Even the limited parcels post service
is not going to be established without
a fight. The opponents have already
organized, and petitions have begun to
be received from merchants in the
country towns who fear that parcels
post will ultimately cutting
down their business.
In the face Of the recommendations
Of the department, strongly Endorsed
by the president in his message, con-
gressmen are between two fires. There
Is a growing demand from residents
on rural routes for the limited service
which is proposed, but the general fear
expressed by the opponents of the
service Is that, once 1t becomes popular |
OF rural routes, there will be a de-
mand that 1t be extended to all mail
routes.
The rural routes parcels post is said
by its opponents to be only an center
ing wedge" The average congressman
is in a quandary over the subject.
Oloott on Rules.
Congressman olcott was a lay dele |
gate at an Episcopal convention during
the fall, and there was quite a discus
sion of rules. The statement was made
that the body had grown so large that
a system Of rules to expedite business
should be adopted.
Il will say to this convention" said
Olcott during the discussion, "that I
Will take great pleasure In sending to
the members of the rules committee
and to such other members as would
like to see them a copy of the best
rules / know anything about for the
government Of any legislative or par
iiamentary body. l refer to the much
discussed Reed rules as amended, inn
proved and administered by Joseph @. |
Cannon. Probably many have heard
Of them who know little about them"
The applause which greeted this re-
mark showed that there was not very
much Insurgency In that convention.
AS a result Of his promise Olcott is
S AuOy NOPACo VI NhG hOuSS
rules to E~piscopalians who want to
know about the celebrated rules.
Hepburn Makes . Suggestion.
A number of regular Republican
senator's were discussing the policy Of
President Taft In calling in insurgents
to talk over supreme court appoint
ments with a view of selecting men
who would not be opposed for con-
hrmatton by the insurgents. The reg
ulars did not relish what was going on,
and 1t brought a suggestion from sena-
tor Hepburn Of Idaho, who has a way
OF saying what he thinks.
THE Chinese have a theory In re-
ligion," he said, which is quite simple.
They make no overtures to God, for
they believe that everything is all
right with him anyway. They do all
their negotiating with the devil, as he
Is the fellow they must propititiata.'