Norwich bulletin., 1911-07-24
LETTERS TO THE EDlToa
Mir. vaIIette Rises to Innuire.


 Mir. Editor: rise to inquire why the Retail Druggists association of the United States is opposed to a parcels post; also why the American Hard ware association is, opposed to it. In the special news item in The Bulletin of July 15 w. T. Richardson says the real advocates of it are the large mail order houses, and then says the mail order houses do not sell cheaper than local dealers, thus killing his own statment that the mail order houses were its real advocates. He don't be- lieve the farmers are in favor of it, and as much as says the farmers are signing for what they don't want, just signing to please the city people. He puts the farmers down as fools or liars.
 But c. w. Barrows, claiming to represent the American Hardware as sociation, which is opposed to it. He said that one large mail order house in Chicago has contributed Sl1 ,0o0 to the Postal Progress league. Why did he not tell how much the express companies contributed against it. Sup pose there was parcels post estab- lished, there is no law compelling the Reail Druggists or the Hardware association to patroniZe it. They would have a perfect right to pay exofbltant prices to the express companles One objection of MT. Barrows is that It 
 seems to think the government should go into it for what profit it can make Well, it has always been that way. more or less, especially in recent years, that anything the people want or need in the line of progress has been opposed by some special interest and it has always been able to em- ploy men to oppose 1t.
 Notwithstanding the bitter opposi- tion. these progressive ideas have much opposition to frees rural deliv- cry as to the parcels post, and the same lies were told against it as are now being told against parcels post, viz, "The people don't want it. The postal savings bank was another thing Hthe people" did not want But the postal savings bank project was all the benefits. There is but one say ing quality to the postal bank for the people, and that is the safety of the deposits. Then there is the initiative, referendum and recall that has been clamoring for recognition for forty years, which was opposed by the same men and methods; yet it is in opera tion in several states in the Union and is working all right. Another for ty ear old demand, the election of United States senators by direct vote of the people, has passed both houses
  of the people. And so progressive re forms keep forging ahead in spite of all opposition. But there is one pro- gressive reform that Shas been kept in the background for forty years or more that will soon be in the lime light. Monetary reform comes next. The one point in this reform is, shall congress create and issue money and currency to the people or to Wall street? If this reform is last it cer- tainly is not least. When this ques ton is settled, and settled right (and it will not be settled until it is settled right, then people will look back al the waste of time and money eXpend- ed on minor issues, which could all have been saved had the money ques tion been settled first. It is useless to to ignore this question of money. The people cannot get along without it. The one question is, after it is created by congress, who shah own it, Wall street the people?
 J. C. VAILETTEl
 North Franklin, Conn, July 20. 1911.