Show competition in the lie world itlie it it a com mon experience to find one competitor jiing methods methodi i another for tho tile sake s ake of getting business mien euh such competition assumes ruin us proportions we arc are wont to call it tut throat thront competition now be cause of the innate selfish selfishness nesi of liu flu man inan beings ani an I 1 because of the fact bat that in in amny iny business men are the in are stronger tr than aro are their mor 1 I 1 natures we fin I 1 grossly unfair petition this sort of competition I 1 la bid enough in individuals but when the th government of the united states 4 insul indulges en in such against her tier own citizens there li Is jut just cause for rt the particular situation referred to ix Is the tile matur of government printed stamped envelopes ef of which three bil bit lion are printed every ear A large part of these are print ed etli ith the customers return aldren aldress it a price eo so ridiculously low that DO no printer can possibly comite with the I 1 rice quoted besides Be eldee these arivel aro are distributed from maine to california oa as franked registered mail and ire re old sold at destination at the con tract cot cost in dayton 0 what hat printer coull bay bar his envelopes that wayt the fact of the matter is simply this the government is printing mil lions of envelopes en elopes at A distinct loss became because in estimating the cost it does not figure anything for printing it is taking a huge amount of buil nesi from the legitimate printer printers of this country without once considering the th ethics of the matter it if th the rot ut klinl oath mt mthr hb of rap ll tion to ollier all would soon be on the rocks ani aul un an I 1 ena ment and clines would soon result the printers are net not unreasonable all they ask ie Is a quare square dral deal they demand that the governa nt price be fired on the basis barisof of the cast of print I 1 Z they do not ask that the welte be discontinued bat only that fair methods tat thoda of 0 competition be employed another point should not be over looked tho the government Is i constantly coneta atly rio seeking eking free publicity through the newspapers numerous Nume roue article artle leq are sent ta t tho editors dek desk every month theeo these propaganda articles are alleged to have real news alue and therefore it is ex peeled that the pem papera bubli publish th them free of charge yet thi this same government in I 1 charging the newa papera and for every of mailing matter which is seat sent out in the ease of the waverly Publish ingi company alone thia this alding expense amount amounts to neamir a year when worthy government causes are to bo be put over the newspapers are glad to give free publicity service but la in re turn they expect anal are entitled to some consideration in the matter inn ater of printing the government ia is ing cit ett throat competition against the printers prin terl and no an amount of from officials clala will justify or explain away such a policy peri perl aps readers of 0 the waverly dem will find this argument rather tedious reading but n ni american aitt zena zens they should be just as eager to top stop unfair play in governmental at af fairs na as ia in private ani ant social life ife the tile printers demant fair competition OB on the part of the government all ih waverly Waver lv iowa democrat |