Show I I i i THE FRANKING GRAFT I If congress accepts the advice that is offered by eral Hitchcock it will abolish bolish the franking privilege On the pre pro pretense I tense of circulating parts of the Congressional Record political com corn committees have escaped payment of postage bills Every year tons and andI I tons of campaign literature go out from Washington with a congress mans name stamped on the package by some clerk Members as a matters of course lend the use of their names It is graft that con contributes contributes contributes tributes in no small degree to the postal deficit I I But although the matter mattel is thus plain it is a safe guess that much prodding will be necessary to induce congress to attack the abuse It Itis Itis Itis is a great saving to the political committees and political committees S t are finding it increasingly difficult to raise money money for campaign pur purpose purI I H i I pose |