TILLAMOOK HEADLIGHT, OCTOBER 8. 1008.
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view of its island possessions; so that
at all future congresses onr country
will be entitled to two votes, ns against
one vote each cast by every other na
tion In tbe world.
'
Practical
Made Possible by Recent Robust,
Constructive Republican
Policy.
Convention Between America and
England in Effect Oct. 1—Its
Blessings to Foreign
Born Citizens.
ORDER NO. 1007.
The Postal Administration of Great
Britain having concurred therein :
It Is hereby ordered. That, commenc
ing on the 1st day of October, 1908,
the f staz'e rate applicable to letters
mailed In United States, addressed for
delivery at any place In tbe United
Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland,
shall be two (2) cents an ounce or frac-
tl >n of an ounce.
letters unpaid or short paid shall be
dispatched to destination, but double
the deficient postage, calculated at said
rate, shall be collectible of the ad
dressees upon the delivery of the un
paid or short paid letters.
G. V. L. MEYER,
Postmaster General.
Behind this simple statement is •
vast amount of Republican construc
tive legislation which resulted In the
significant accomplishment, set forth
by tbe Postmaster General. It Is elo
quently prophetic of a world wide pen
ny postage, for which the credit will be
due to a Republican administration.
Sixth
Unlverral Postal Consresa.
Benefit* to th« People,
No doubt the Democrats may inquire
as to what all this has to do with the
welfare of American citizens. For
the r enlightenment and information It
may be stated that, according to tbe
United States census of 1900. the for
eign born population In the United
States at that time was 10,460.085. The
population, born of foreign parentage
(one or both parents having been born
In foreign countries) was 26,198,939,
cr a to"al foreign population of 36,-
659,024 The report of the Immigra
tion Commiss'oner by years since then
shows that 6,668.656 have since come
to America, thus eking out the total
foreign population at the present time
to 46,327,680. This does not take any
note of Increase since 19C0 in Ameri
can born children, one or both of whose
parents are of foreign blood. Estimat
ing that only one-half of this number—
21,863.840--write one letter to foreign
countries every two weeks, or 26 weeks
each year, we have 120.983.040 letters
written annually, which, at the present
rate of 5 cents postage each, amounts
to an expenditure of »6,499,152 annu-
ally. Under the present postal law
foreign correspondents may 6end let-
ters to the United States "collect,” but
when they reach their destination the
recipient must pay double postage. Fig
uring the double postage on the same
basis, the foreign population of the
United States pays during each year,
for postage under the present system,
$19,497,456.
Under the new and cheaper postal
charges advocated by the Republican
party, should the 2-cent rate become
universal, the foreign population In
the United States, to their direct cor
respondents. would only pay $3,249.576
annually for direct postage and $9,748,-
728. for letters sent to them from for
eign countries “collect.” In other
words, this Republican measure will
Bave the highly esteemed adopted dti-
*en* of our country, and those born
here of foreign parentage $12,998.254
i annually. In the necessary correspond
ence with their loved ones abroad. But
perhaps the Democrats do not think
this is worth while.
The Sixth Universal Postal Congress
convened In the city of Rome. Italy,
April 7 and continued until May 26,
llioo. sixty-five countries. Including the
United States, were represented. Tbe
assembly was for the purpose of dis
cussing the postal systems of all nation,
and. if possible, agreeing upon measures
for the Improvement in all practical
ways, of the regulations governing in
ternational intercourse through the
malls. The first congress of this kind
met in Berne. Switzerland, In 1874.
Tbe United States Postoffice Depart
ment was represented in this World
Postal Congress by two delegates—-the
Superintendent of Division of Foreign
'Malls, as in previous postal congresses,
and the Hon. Edward Rosewater of the
Omaha Bee. who had also served In the
preceding postal congress.
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Some Glaring
Inconsistency rs.
At present an American can send a
letter 5,000 miles by land—say from
Mexico to Alaska—for 2 cents, but
must pay 5 cents for a letter of half
the weight sent 3,100 miles to England.
An Englishman pays 5 cents on a let
ter crossing the Atlantic, 3.100 miles,
and 2 cents on one crossing the Indian
and South Pacific Oceans, 16.000 nwles,
Alov« for I ill vernal Penny Pontage. to New Zealand. All this Is to be rem
At this Universal Postal Congress edied on October the first next, thanks
representatives of the United State» to in enlightened Republican adminis
proposed a universal two-cent postage tration.
World Is Ready far Redaction.
to all nations Tbe Hon. J. Henniker
Heaton. M. P.. who Is the father of the
It will probably be but a short time
two-cent Idea in England, speaking of after thr convention between this coun
America’s action at the Rome conven try and England goes into effect, until
tion. in standing out for a universal the dream of a universal 2 cent letter
two-cent postal rate, said:
postage, championed by the Republican
‘The British members stood coldly party, will be realized. Australia, New
by. They did not recognize that this Zeuland and Egypt have already called
was a great historic occasion, a worthy for the 2-ceut rate. Tbe Emperor of
parallel of that solemn scene on July Germany has said that If England es
4. 1776. when the Declaration of Inde tablishes a 2-cent postage rate with
pendence was adopted; for if the the United States, he will have Ger
Americans are willing to adopt a penny many do the same. France. Italy
postage to all parts of the world. It fol South Africa. Japan, Belgium, Hol
lows that they are willing to establish land. Denmark and Sweden would n»«.
It to the British Empire and form with little more than an Invitation to fol
us a ‘Restrictive Postal Union.’ ”
low suit.
A 2 cent postal rate would bind nil
The Hon. Whitelaw Reid. America's
Republican minister to the Court of St. the South American republics and the
James, praised the work of the Ameri United States still more closely togeth
can delegation and solicited the friendly er into a peaceful. reciprocal, progres
co-operation of the British government sive. civilization, which would mean a
at a Fourth of July banquet speech In more rapid development of both Ameri
can continents and a new application
London in 1906. Mr. Reid said :
With these
“The American people hoped for of the Monroe doctrine
closer and cheaper communications countries agreed, on the object desired,
with all other nations as the best means the continent of Europe alone would
of promoting better acquaintance and then be wholly outside this compre
perpetuating friendship.
They were hensive pcstal union, and then the
gratified to find that tbe British apostle continental powers would uot long
of penny postage (Mr. Heaton) at tbis stand aloof from it.
It has remained for the Uulted
moment focusing his efforts on what
ought to be the easy task of persuad I States to take the initiative In a move
ing the authorities on both side* of the to reap the great glory of being the
Atlantic, that It was as cheap to carry I ioneera of a world wide 2-cent post
a letter from London to New York as age Mlll'i nr of our citizens wil’ feel
from London to Calcutta; or from New almost as grateful for this beneficent
York to Manila and quite as useful." i net as mill; •i s of slaves did. when the
! IS-pi’blicnn party broke the shackle*
American Hrpnbllren. I.Md ths Way
| tlml Island them to perpetual physical
So It has come to pass thst the Unit services.
ed State*, under Its Republican admin
istration. has finally succeeded In en-
teitng Into a »invention with Great EliYAN S POLICIES DESTRUCTIVE
Britain whereby after the 1st of Octo
ber this year, a two cent postage rate Mr Taft Compares Republican and
will obtain between this country and
Democratic Platforms.
England. Ireland. Scotland and Wales. (From Mr. Taft'» Speech of Accep-
We already have such an arrangement
*
tance.)
with Canada. Mexico, Cuba, Panama
The
chief
difference
between tbe Re
and our colonial possessions. This great
accomplishment Is unlvsrsslly recog publican and the Democratic platforms
nixed a* the proper beginning which Is la the difference which has heretofore
to result In a universal two-cent postage been seen between tbe policies of Mr
Roosevelt and those which have been
rate around the world.
advocated by the Democratic candidate,
Im.sr'a.t Thlncs Aer.m.tt.b.*
Mr Bryan
Mr. Roosevelt'« policies
Two ether Important things that ths have been progressive and regulative:
Republican administration accomplish Mr Bryan's deatructlve. Mr. Roose
rd at the Rome Universal Postal Co* velt has favored regulation of tbe busl
gross through It* representative, must neaa In which .Vila have grown up so
not be lost sight of. One wa* the adop as to stamp out the evils and permit
tion of a universal return coupon the btislues. to continue. Tbe tendency
stamp, tn exchange for which, upon It* of Mr Rryan's proposals has generally
presentation at a poatoffic* In another been de«tructlve of the business with re
country. tbe person presenting It ahall spect to which he is demanding reform.
receive a postage stamp of the value of Mr Roosevelt would compel the trust*
B mtx, good in any country of th* to conduct their buslnens In a lawful
world, thus enabling people her* to manner and secure tbe benefits of their
prepay postage at regular rate« upon operation and th. maintenance of th*
reply letter*
prosperity of the country of which they
The 'ther significant concejelon wu are an Important part; while Mr
that In *11 World Postal Congresse* to Bryan would eitlrpate and destroy th*
be helA In tbs future, th. United State«
entir* buslueee in order to »tamp ont
Is t<y< be granted an additional vote, in the .viia which they have practiced.
LABOR LEGISLATION
Republican States Have Been Lib'
eral in Legislation for
Labor.
Electric Lights.
Centrally Located
Free Batb.
nrstCtaij
THE LARSEN HOl'
Machinery
of
Congress
Tillamook, Oregon.
Already
Started for Postal Savings
Bank Law.
Under new manage II
Traveline Men’s Hume.
Popular Prices.
Democratic States Have Done Little
to Make Labor Conditions Better
Within Their Bounds.
It Is a fact that every Important step
tor the benefit of American labor has
been taken either by a Republican
Congress ard administration, or by the
Legislature of a Republican State, of
course with the consent, and sometimes
by the advice, of the State executive.
Democratic Congresses have been no
tably negligent in this respect, an 1
Democratic States have eith r done
nothing to make labor conditions b t-
ter within their bounds. or have slowiy
and reluctantly followed at a distance
in the trail of Republican re. mine.
Sint« Ledri«lation.
The States bave control of labor
islation within their respective bounds,
iederal authority being confined, so rar
as labor is concerned, to the District:
of Columbia and the territories, federal
eservatlouB and federal public works,
rhe story of labor legislatiou shows
that nearly all labor reforms originated
in Republican States, and at the pres
ent day the Republicans are far alien J
>f the Denim rats in the enactment and
enforcement of laws for tiie welfare
of men and women and children who
work for a living. Twenty-six out of
thirty Republican States have labor
bureaus, and only seven out ol sixteen
Democratic States have similar bu
reaus, without which labor laws are
often dead letters. Twenty-three tte-
publican States bave factory inspectors
to see to the enforcement of the factor ■
laws. Only six Democratic States have
factory inspection services.
Fifteen
States—thirteen Republican and two
Democratic—have free employment
agencies. Eighteen States have laws
on their statute books prohibiting labor
on government works or public con
tracts for more than eight hours a day.
Of these States sixteen are Republican
and two Democratic. Four Republican
States and one Democratic State have I
laws declaring eight hours to be a legal
working day In the absence of a con
tract. Twenty-seven States prohibit
the employment of children under four
teen years of age in factories Of these
twenty-three are Republican and four
are Democratic States. Laws limiting
the hours of the employment of chil
dren in factories or stores have been en
acted tn twenty-four Republican and
thirteen Democratic States. Eighteen
Republican and ten Democratic States
prohibit night work by children. Twelve
Republican and three Democratic
States prohibit the employment of chil
dren in operating dangerous machinery
or cleaning machinery in motion. Flf
teen Republican and six Democratic
States limit the hours of labor of wom
en. It should be noted that twelve of
the Republican States which limit
women's hours of labor have factory
Inspectors to see that the law Is obeyed,
while only three of the Democratic
States make such provision In twenty-
tbree Republican and ten Democratic
States employers are required by law
to provide seats for female workers
Twelve States have enacted legisla
tion intended |,o effect the extinction of
the sweatshop system, with its degrad
ing and revolting accessories. Of these
twelve States ten are Repu' Bean and
two Democratic. Seventeen Republican
and five Democratic States have laws
requiring the payment of wages weekly
or fortnightly, or. In some Instances,
prohibiting a longer period than oue
month between pay days.
Trad» I nion Label«.
Fourteen Republican States and only
one Democratic State—Nevada—have
laws In force prohibiting employers
from discharging persons on account of
membership in labor organizations, or
from compelling persons to agree not
to become members of labor organiza
tions as a condition of securing erfiploy-
ment or continuing In their employ.
Forty States have passed laws allowing
trade uulous to adopt labels or trade
marks to be used to designate products
of the labor of their members, and pro
hibiting the counterfeiting of the use
of such labels or trade marks by un
authorized persons. Of these States
twenty-eight are Republican and twelve
are Democratic.
The foregoing presents for considera
tion by Intelligent, patriotic labor sub
stantial facts and figures taken from
the statute books of tbe several States.
No platitude can upset them. They
prove the records of the Republican
party and of the Democracy on the 1*
bor Issue, «nd they must convince ev
ery reasonable reader that tbe Republi
can party has not only brought Ameri
can labor up to Its present honorable
standard, but that labor can look only
to the Republican party for assurance
of protection and prosperity In the
future.
Would Restrain I nluTvfnt Tr«at*.
Mr Bryan asks me what I would do
with the trust*. I answer that I would
restrain unlawful trusts with all th*
efficiency of Injunctive process and
would punish with all the severity of
criminal prosecution every attempt on
the part of aggregated capital to sup
press competition —Hon Wm. H. Taft,
at Oolumbns, Ohio.
• will p|nar,
louristi' H»¿
A Cafe and Cane Plan for the Con
F. RAMSEY, Proprietor.
J.
venience of the People and the
Encouragement of Thrift.
to»
“Wo favor the establishment of »
postal savings bank system for tbe con
venience of tbe people and the encour
age!’.ent of thrift."
This Is the declaration of the Repub-
ly
11 an national platform, and postal sav
ings banks will without doubt be au
thorized by law and established as a Prepares young people for bookkeepers, sténographe
part of our financial system by the pondents and general office work. The development of;
nctb n of Congress at Its coming ses west will afford openings for thousands iu the ne«'
sion. whl h w,ll be convened In Decem Prepare now. Send for catalogue.
ber. indeed. much baB already been
- - W. I. STALEY, |
ncc mp'lshc-d towards the enactment of SALEM, OREGON
this law. At the last session of Con
gress a bill was carefully prepared
whl h met with the approval of the
Bos no s.er General. and was reported
upon favorably by the Senate Commit
tee on I’- st Ollii-es and Post Roads.
This bill is now on the Senate calendar
and can be acted upon as soon as Con
gress is convened.
The scope of the proposed law Is set
Ted McKinley.
IF. II
forth in the committee report, which is
In part as follows:
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Now is the time to invest in Tillamook f.
Values will double in a few yean
Coinluittee Report.
The purpose of this bill is to place
at tbe disposal of people of small
me ins the machinery of tbe Poatoffice
Department to aid and encourage them
to save their earnings. The subject of
pcstal savings banks or depositories is
not new in this country and It may be
truly said to be quite familiar to the
people of Europe and the British colon
ies. The propriety of establishing
postal savings banks became the sub-
j • t of discussion In England as early
as 1807. Every objection to such use
of tbe postoftiee facilities urged in this
country was vigorously pressed in the
long-continued discussion of the subject
in England.
For over fifty years private savings
Institution« waged bitter opposition to
the growing sentiment in favor of postal
savings banks, but notwithstanding
such opposition In 1861 an act of Par
liament was passed entitled “An act
to grant additional facilities for de
porting small savings with the security
of the government for the due repay
ment thereof.” That the alarm of pri
vate Institutions was 111 founded 1«
amply proven by the recorded fact that
the private savings banks increased
their capital by more than ten trillions
of dollars in the first fifteen years fol
lowing the establishment of postal sav
ings institutions.
That tbe postal savings institutions
proved successful is satisfactorily at
tested by the fact that no backward
step has ever been taken in England on
this subject and by the further fact
that in rapid succession the lead of
England was taken by other countries
The primary purpose of these insti
tutions is to encourage thrift and a
saving disposition among tbe people of
small means by placing at their dis
posal in every part of the country
ready facilities for the depositing of
small sums with absolute assurance of
repayment on demand with a low rat*
of interest on a limited aggregate
amount.
I’owtal Snvlnss Banka NeedeS.
Ill certain parts of our country aav-
lngs institutions are sufficiently numer
ous to accommodate the people, but
such areas are quite limited, being con
fined to New England and New York,
it is alleged that by reason of the num
ber and location of savings banka there
is one savings account to every two of
the population of New England, where
as iu all the country outside New En
gland and New York the average is
only one savings sceount to every 157
of the population. Taking such figures
to be approximately correct and recog
nizing the fact that the people of all
sections of this country are pretty
much the same in habits, Inclinations,
and purposes, it must be obvious to the
most casual observer thst the people
of the South, the Middle West, and the
West do not save their earning« aa do
those of New England from the mere
want of secure places In which deposit*
may be made.
To those who feel Inclined to believe
that the establishment of postal sav
ings depositories will Involve sn ele
ment of paternalism it seems quite suf
ficient to suggest that the machinery of
the Postoffice Department is now In ex
Istence and will continue to exist with
out diminution of expense whether
such depositories are created or not
and that the establishment of these
depositories for the benefit of the
pe<p!e will not Involve one farthing of
loss to the Post Office Department. but
will probably, on the contrary, prose
more than self sustaining. Very slight
computation will elearly demonstrate
that the postal saving* depositors ran
not burden tbe Poet OOc* Department
with any additional deficiency. F
If I am elected President I shall
urge upon Congress, with *v*ry hop*
of success. thst a law be passed raqulr-
Ing s filing in s Federal office of a
statement of the contributions received
by committee* and candidate* in «lec
tion* for member* of Congress and in
•uch other elections as are eonstltu-
tlonally within the control of Congress.
-rFrom Hon. Wm H Taft'a speech ac
cepting Presidential Boalnatloa.
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