The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1916-06-22

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ing to the Romanists a club TO BEAT THE
Lire OUT OF AMERICANIST PER-
IODLCALS
In justice to Mr.. Moon, I will quote his
own words containing the fatal admission:
Section referred to in this bill, is simply in
tended to repeal the law which prohibits the ap-
pcation of the blue tag system to the other two
divisions of the United States, by which the
Government could save about four more million
dollars. There is no discretion given to the
Postmaster General anywhere in the bill or in
the law to discriminate against any magazine or
in behalf of any political party any religious
sect.
There cases, however, where the maga-
zines could not be delivered by fast freight
within the time required, and the discretion Of
the Postmaster General simply is to determine
which magazines shall go by fast freight and
which by fast express, and where the public
could not be served and the magazine people
could not be served as required by law by the
last freight, he simply has the discretion to
the fast mails. Whatever discretion he has in
the matter is in the interest of the publishers
and the public. He has none to prevent the de-
livery of any magazine at any other time than
that which it should be delivered by law. There
is absolutely reason why the Government
should not make this saving We are now los
ing at rate variously estimated at from forty
to sixty million of dollars per annum on second
class matter, (mail matter) that is largely ad-
Vertising. I can see no possible objection to the
practice Of economy by which we may recoup this
loss five or six millions of dollars per annum
on second class matter (mail matter) that is
largely advertising. I see no possible objec-
ton to the practice of economy by which we NAV
recoup this loss five millions of dollars ner
annum without the slightest delay in the trans
portatlon of mail matter nor the slightest in
frlngement of the rights of any person
Mr.. Moon assumes that the Postmaster
General will always be impartial, honest,
perfectly fair: is he warranted in that as
sumption?
He knows of the Fitzgerald and Galliyan
bills, introduced at the behest of the Fed
Grated Footkissing Societies.
He surely ought to know that desperate
effort will be made in the coming campaign.
to secure secret pledge from the Presi-
dental candidates, binding them to appoint
a Attn Degree Knight of Foreign Footkissery
to the office of Postmaster General.
If such Papal poodle should be appointed,
what would become of the champions of
Home Rule and Americanism, such. as The
Jeffersonian, The Yellow Jacket, The
Menace, The Gopher, The American Citizen.
The Christian Standard The Christian
Herald, and others Of like kind?
They would be destroyed, and QuichZv.
AS to the losses on End class mail, the
remedy lies in a different direction.
Repeal the monstrous law which permits
such crooks as Gallivan to send millions of
copies of a never-delivered Speech through
the mails, free of charge.
Compel Papists to quit circulating Papal
literature at Protestant expense.
Compel public men to pay postage, just as
the unsalaried commoners do.
The Government is using 3OO,O0O,0OO
pounds of print paper, all of which gets Of
fetal stuff printed on it, and then goes
through the mails free.