Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1911-04-04
THREE THINGS CONGRESS SHOULD DO


they dominant This carries with
responsibility well opportunity and the ends to which
it applied WILL in large determine the partys future
There are three cardinal legislation When these
properly disposed the party will have done It's duty
particular session. both itself and to the country
the first place the posoffce department should be thor
ough investigated with respect the abuses that have up
under the soaed system and also with respect TO ne @
perverson business politics and its general lack OF
In the next place. the Canadian reciprocity pact should with
out quibbling delay, be ratified.
Finally the existing high tariff clothing should be
nent be made law In this connection
particular should taken not enter upon any or
system which has been long years IN the making ana Oh when
much of the nations business is based
For the people welfare all these demand consdera
The United States postoce is the largest institution
continent indeed in the entire world Yet through
lack of and abuses of privilege it shows unm
lie system espionage which, under the present adj
nsratio has been carried to truly alarming lengths odous
American people and injurious the postal service
There complaint against that due and reasonable nspec
ton which the heads of departments may employ Tor the sake OF
efficiency Inspectors have essential place in the pos
tai service well in other great business establishments 90
long they performed their duties they met with no re
sonabe criticism But of recent their number has been so
multiplied and their extended that in large measure
they play obnoxious spies instead of serving the
purpose which the office of inspector originally created
competent employees of the government treated
thieves the public itself often treated as gang OF sndlers
and happened few months at Washington the private
spies 1t exaggeration say that unless this pernicious
checked will eventually subvert most cherished Amer
Not only with spec to the spy system but also as regards
general the postal service should be in
There justification for the belief that this depart
men prosttud shameless politics. and its patronage
used as club to beat independent and congressman into
submission and increase the of not only single political
party but also of special faction within that party OF
skilled in affairs and devoted to the pubc business inter
have postmaster general political boss the pet
test type president of corporation conducted the inter
the po department has been conduct
ed he would forthwith be discharged or the corporation would
Instead of entaing an annual deficit millions of dollars
that must be made from the pockets OF the people TINS depart
should be turning annual surplus into the government
treasury improvements for the service And that what
purged politics and established business
basis 1t national disgrace and national injustice that an IN
p b f C bond investigate the postal department
top bottom order that the public receive its due
Democratic party will earn the approval Of the people,
viii itself worthy of being fully entrusted with the gov
similar opportunity presents itself in the pending trade
agreement The defeat of the reciprocity bill in the
session congress lies the door of the Republican majority
in the The country looks to Democracy to rescue tins
Reciprocity definite step toward rea
ing principles of tariff for which the Democratic party has
important articles of trade and reduction others
will undoubtedly have measure OF influence in lowering the cost
The good results of liberal trade relationships with
will evident thus the way will be opened for
tending policy other parts Of the world and turning
this nations feet into more enlightened paths
agreement will the friendship Of the ned States and
her neghbor the north The people OF these two countries are
and language and sympath There is, IN
between them than
Georgia and Tennessee The removal of this unwaraned
will enrich the markets and help the pope on both sides
of the border and greatly strengthen the ties of international good
will.
hoped therefore that when to
slider this pact there viii be petty cavng and no unreasonable
delay its adoption Selfish and local interests should not be
permitted block national opportunity such
this waiting Hesitation and paying the part of the
United States will only strengthen the enemies of reel
pocy Canada and England and thus endnger the
the agreement There be doubt that the American people
earnestly DESTROYS OF reciprocity Democratic congress
should that they get it.
In the matter of revision important subject
congress- behooves the Dem
The which the Payne
Adrich schedules laid the peoples food and clothing
ought ghened removed But there should at this
time believe radical revolutionary dealing with
general This system made day 1t
has developed through slow decades and has thus become inter-
life Reformed it be- but the
permanenee this reform require that it be undertaken
foresight moderation Tariff for
Democratic party but that itself
"A LIZ dlnnt otl,odn