The deficit every year in the Post-Office Department is largely caused by the low rate of postage of 1 cent a pound charged on second-class mail matter, which includes not only newspapers, but magazines and miscellaneous periodicals.
Taft discusses the financial issues facing the Post-Office Department due to low postage rates on second-class mail.
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