The weekly Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1911-1922, 1911-12-21

Former Lakeville Boy At Head of
Big MovementIM. L. Corey of
Argos Makes Fine
Address.
Special to the Republican.

Special to the Republican.
Washington, D. c., Dec. 1S-In the
hearing held by the Senate Postoffict
committee during the past week con
Quoted by Hon. Jonathan Bourne
chairman, Representatives of nearly
all the important retail mercantile
associations of the country appeared
in opposition to Parcels Post. NJ. L
Corey of Argos delivered an able
address as representative of the ma
tional Association of Hardware Deal.
ers. The opinion is stated by those
who heard it that the ablest ad-
dress in opposition to Parcels Post
and in defense of the retail mer.
chants as a necessary factor OF
trade distribution was made by a
gentlemen well known In Plymouth
who is now executive secrete " OF
the American League of Associations
and in charge of the Washington
office of the association: Mr.. Ed
ward B. Moon.
Mr.. Moon grew up in Lakeville
and has many friends in and around
Plymouth. He was in business for
a time in South Bend and later be-
came a department manager in the
great wholesale house of Butler
Brothers, Chicago. When the ma
tional organization Of wholesalers
and, manufacturers embracing the
most prominent firms of the country
was formed, by reason of the execu-
tive ability he had shown in extend
ing the business of Butler Brothers,
he was unanimously chosen by this
great organization as its executive
manager. Hence all the forces of
defense against the proposed Par
cells Post are acting under his direc-
ton.
Senator Bourne has made a spec
ial subject of Parcels Post. The
Saturday Evening Post of Dec. 9
contained an able article from the
Senator in advocacy of the same.
Senator Bourne's questions would
have confused any witness except
one having a thorough knowledge
of the subject Mr.. Moons answers
showed that he was a master of the
subject. His address was an ans
wer to the statement of Represen-
tative VIM. Sulzer, viz: ''What
this country now wants, and what
Congress should give it, is a general
Parcels Post, covering much of the
business of public transportation. y
Mr.. Moon said that, In consider
ing the installation of a system of
Parcels Post, Congress should In
quire whether this would not mean
entrance yet further by the Govern
ment into the field of individual en-
terprise. Who would be benefited
and who injuredq Should the sub.
ject not be approached in harmony
with the usual practices Of the gov
ernment when large interests are in.
volved?
The members Of the American
League Association, he said. art
conservative business men who look
upon the innivation as fraught will
many dangers and as socialists ant
! paternalistic.
Mr.. Moon quoted John Stuar
Mill remark that increase of gov
ernment functions was increase o.
government power to the destruc
ton of individuality, and initiative
freedom and that, in private enter
prise, interest in the results increases
efficiency over that of the govern
ment operation. that dependence up
on a paternal government defect
the intelligence and activity of tn
country from its principal busines
to a wretched competition for tn
! selfish rrizes and petty vanities o