The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1912-03-01
THE BOURBON NEWS, PARIS, KENTUCKY, MARCH l. 1912
NEWS OF THE CAPITOL

The House will investigate the
"money trust" through the committee
upon banking and currency.
James j. Hill, of the Great Northern
Rsilway, appeared before the Stanley
Committee of the House. upon trans
portation facilities Of the steel corpo-
ration.
Washington, D. c., feb. 29-The
War Department has sent troops to the
border prepared to cross into Mexico
II Necessary to protect Americang lives
and property in the new revolution.
The general opinion here is that
Speaker Clark will be nominated by
the Democrats for the presidency.
Ex- Governor Folk ofM issouri having
withdrawn in his favor, the Missouri
delegation will be unanimously for
Mr.. Clark.
Harmon headquarters will be in
charge of Ex-Congressman Gordon of
Ohio. Congressman generally say
that Gov. Wilson has written too
much which would be prejudical to a
candidate. Roosevelt headquarters are
being established here.
President Taft has recommended
commission to investigate the high
cost of living. Rev. Madison c.
Peters. the New York minister who
charged responsibility upon the retail
ers and established a grocery, found
they were making only very moder
ate profit.
Following the recommendation OF
Postmaster General Hitchcock that
the Government condemn and operate
the telegraph systems-the wireless
and air ships not being specified
President Taft has recommended that
the Government build and own rail-
roads in Alaska. Defense of the rec
Ommendation is made that, because
merchandise is carried incidentally to
matter of intelligence, advocates of
Parcels Post say the nation is already
in the transportation business and that
We now have Parcels Post. From
alaska to nationwide railroad ope-
ration would appear to be simple.
The Democratic Editorial Association
of Indiana in session has asked the Re-
publican Editorial Association of Indi
ana to cooperate in opposing the Post
master Generals recommendation for
doubling postage rates upon newspap-
ers, leaving for future determination
such additional increase as may be
found necessary" 1t asks, instead,
that charges for carriage of second
class mail be made according to dis
lance. A. D. Moffatt, of Elwood, Ind,
is chairman of the committee. He will
be gald to receive expressions. M can
while the Postoffice Department advo-
Gates raising the merchandise limit
now to eleven pounds with charges re-
CARELESS of distance.
Postmaster General Hitchcock has
been before the Senate Postoffice Com
mittee which is investigating Parcels
Post. He declared himself in favor of
beginning with rural system, then
to operate city systems and then take
over the railway express business
within year, thus making a general
system. Bossing mails, savings
banks, government MONOPOLY of eX-
press business and telegraphs, Gen.
Hitchcock would have a considerable
army of Government employees. The
reason for entering upong an era of
National Socialism is about the same
which Caesar gave for crossing the
Rubic IN, 1.-THE general welfare"
Some people are wondering what a
President with less respect for the
Constitution than President Taft Nigh
do with such an army.