That the present one cent a pound postage rate on newspapers and magazines should be doubled; that the actual cost of handling such second class matter is 5-1/2 cents a pound; and that the proposal to charge a higher rate on the advertising sections of magazines is not feasible, is the substance of the report of the commission on second class mail matter submitted to Congress by President Taft today.
(2)
That the initiative is the most effective
means of giving the people absolute
control over their government;
that the initiative and referendum do
not overthrow representative government
but fulfill it; and that truly representative
government must represent
not misrepresent the people, was
the declaration of William J. Bryan in
an address before the Ohio Constitutional
Convention today.
The keynote beginning gives the dominant idea that
runs through the whole utterance, thus:
(1)
The establishment of an expert
tariff commission by Congress as the
best solution of the tariff problem was
urged by Senator Albert J. Beveridge
in a speech in the senate this afternoon.
(2)
How every country in Europe has
suffered from the increase in the cost
of living is shown in a report submitted
by President Taft in a special
message to Congress last night.
When the subject is stated in a particularly novel
or interesting form it may be the best feature of the
story and should accordingly be in the lead. For
example:
