The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1916-01-13
stingy Uncle Sam.

We used to consider Uncle Sam the
soul Of generosity. just after the civil
war closed it was currently reported
that Uncle Sam was willing and ready
to give us all farm. A lot of them
got the, farms and waxed rich as a re-
suit of the gift. Then Uncle Sam
went farther. Throwing aside the re-
straints Of Republican rule and with
a kindly feeling toward lot of peo-
pie who never showed any willingness
to do anything for us, a Democratic
administration cut off the tariff on a
lot of things. Just to give nations of
the world chance to bring their pro-
ducts to us without the restraints of
paying duty on them. Of course, when
there was cut off in the tariff there
was a general cut on for something
else. We got war taxes and income
taxes galore and the people paid them
with more or less graciousness. But
even then it WASH It enough to make
up the deficit brought by real Demo
cratic administration and the fellows
down at Washington began to look for
some other way to keep money in the
treasury, Oh at least to keep the deficit
down as low as possible. They hit on
the postofice department and declared
that it had been operated under plan
of Republican spendthrift. Econo-
my was proclaimed. Kenosha is pay
j its full share of the economy pro-
gram. If you want to get the idea a
little better just watch the trips of
the mail carriers. Last week in some
of the principal resident districts of
the city they had but one delivery
day Some times that came mighty
late in the day and the housewife, who
counted on getting her parcel post
butter and eggs for dinner, had to be
satisfied with serving them after
lat their luncheon.
We are strong for economy all right
but we believe that with economy
should go little bit of service. Of
course we may be exacting to suggest
that in a thriving city of thirty thous-
and people where the postofice depart
ment is reaping a clean profit of fifty
Thousand dollars a year, it is entitled
to two deliveries of mail in its prin-
eipal residents districts,
Be it said right here that this con-
Edition is not the fault of the local
postmaster or any Of his aides. The
scarriers have been willing to work un-
til they would drop in their tracks,
but there is limit to the energies of
even a mail carrier. Postmaster Cor
man has been bombarding Washing
ton for more help for the office. He
gets the answer that the department is
economizing There is no sign of this
economy down in Washington. The
essence of pork is just as much in evil
dence as it ever was and Podunk and
Kadunk are still having postoffce
buildings voted for them. One of the
Wisconsin congressman is seeking
$4,000 government building for town
of five thousand people. When Keno
sha had five thousand people the post
office was In a rented building and the
department. did not even own the
boxes into which the mail was thrown.
However, Podunk may be located in a
district which may be close and the
Democracy is anxious to take away
the element of doubt and put Podunk
into the Democratic column. A brown
stone building along side the village
blacksmith shop may accomplish this
result. Expenditures to give the peo-
pie of Kenosha what they are Justly
entitled to might never bring Demo
cratic returns. Kenosha county has
usually been in the Republican column
and it will probably remain there. On
this account there is no reason for
Democratic administration, bent on
economy with view Of retaining its
job, paying any great amount of at
tention to Kenosha.
These facts are excellent food for
reflection in Kenosha. The people of
the city should do their part to bonn
bard Washington and show the Demo
cratic economists that they are going
to have some of the service they are
paying for. It's pretty hard to get
under the hide of Democratic official
but If you keep right at it you may
succeed. Just keep on Fostering them
Mr.. Postmaster till they do come across
with sufficient supply of clerks and
carriers to handle the business of
great and growing city.
Let Kenosha get little of the es-
sence of the pork.