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Show TlSi: Ti: LEGS, A PH. Wi'li ti;" a;vr.a.-h ni" ennieg ; session of Co;i;;res; tli: ( i : -t : of a i postal ti-'eiapli is av lin ;r-'il;;:ed. I'y th'-o in f.ivir of thi pr :' i- ii ug- ' cd tU it tie.' g-.-n.Til g0V3r'i:il;".it would ' conlrvl tel.'graph'e c ,;ii;u.iniea:io:i more ' for the puxic im :iv-'. than private ! comV'i'iies d-. Oa tiio hypothesis that Rowrnmrits :h-j laiLiLiinnd for (ho b-.-nelit of l hi p jplo, an! that private enterprises are conducted for j the bueiit of tho-3 direedy inlere.ted i in them, the asiiiiipti-tn won: 1 !jo cor- reet. iut unfortunately th.i pnelicil workings of governments are very often : at variatiee with thU thcoy. TIic govermuent no'.vmoie ;i maiier of party b;n.dh tii ui paMie good, and every ex'ensii of power conferred upon or sx"ircd I-y it is ou!y an increase in-crease of i'sll'ieuL': w'.rj-h p fa ilea! machinery e ri nil fi; the fipremaoy of party. The b:.-' cjiTcedve I't monopolies i- healthy competition, and L':;i.-!uivo regulation coijipehlug them to abide within just and prescribed prescrib-ed b.'.uu ls. The telegraph monopoly-is monopoly-is in many iu-:a;ic.s irksome to the public, and were tho number of wires and companies inerea-cd much super-ciliou-ncs on tho part of emp;,i.'' s of great i-.jmpauics, au-i e .orhh.a'it charges which the p i !;c are co:i:; '.i-e '.i-e l to piy, w.)uU ho remov.'d. li it these eviU ti.ii; an 1 the growth of the U'lunry will c-irtee,'; wiiilo tiie grca'e evil which would result t'rom tho iv-crnu'.eTit iv-crnu'.eTit contr.'! of the t;-!egrr.;.h wou'd treugh:a and become more p r.verful from the sao:e c-ue. Tiie poiitieal p-ov.-r winch th ojn-Ircd ojn-Ircd nf tho posraN cusloms ;w;d navy yard depai'tmcntj eves is beginnii-g to be acknowledged ;hrouh')LU the country. coun-try. The hosts of aiuoiutecs aro es-peeted es-peeted to V3te for tiio psr.'y in power, and the favorites of the a iiuhf.-ti-atiuii whether endorsjd by th parry or not, on pan of fu:!citie their position.'. Apt h'listrtiorjs t-( ih-: m 'inner in v. i, it-it lio.' p..,.-.-r i- w- a,c i'urni.-hcd ia tii.- di-ch -U" i : ou the iare UlmJ u itu-d, Caluornia, (,',..., ,, v:i i,, the ."i-t '-rn hou--', ' ,Ncw V'v':" r .;i CrV) p , 1 r: nf tl.'-'f political ; ;.t;! ,. - .:'. !i i:-: a ;:nini -.!ra! ivf ' laU and ruip!.y.s. The lanlf has j fu-'.-Mh.:- a Miniur ,-urot p .v..r. And if ro iher ; j ;....! of ii.aiiarc-ri. j .:.,.,. a,d c.ur.,."'- tt:!--'! ..r:t.h hn s i' w.,u!d be imougli ill any j (.;,.-, -.,mo.-.-' to turn the eah.- in favor ! of tl - d..mi.i-:i.: p''.r!y. UTr-' the a;i-"int if ir i' muro liu.it.. d. ii'.d ; ..owmi;. til po-ith.n-, h' M dtning '.-(M-.d t- l. '.'.i r, v.iih a .-uict - v.nniria-li.j-i ..f t-a.:-i:To- f-r (o!i:e to lu-n-'.-.-: ii ri 1 ip: ihii'-a'i'Jtji made i;;iicra-; i;;iicra-; livH, tlie d.ti!e. r to 1 1 iiiitotioris i won' 1 rvt 1- - g:eat : ul pr.--.."-r.t ; i hut W.'i..' lh: ,ctu r. Oil ilillcS which .,!!-:: :- bo-1 of public ht.lVaiil.i IVoIil i ...ffi-.-e li'.mi 'h.e li-.io I hey have lair!) I i.'Hiii'' : ti '-ir d.,:i-.-;. I ,J-,utpe a 'ew ) adiii'iO'u.i'i ,n h i- iib'.iin.-d contic-1 ol g..Acri. mental :. :T l i rs , it will b wi-e ,n!i.-y to i. p the number of olIi;:t.s o di,o.-: b!e ;;s limiicd as pos.:iUe. |