in the case of the telegraph, samuel morris emerged in a political economy in which the rules of the game favored government ownership. post office is a government monopoly, most of the telegraph should be, too. it didn't work out that way. it turns out a number of the players including powerful new york editors were frightened at the prospect of the telegraph destroying the metropolitan press. they used state legislation. they also used their own collective power to establish a new regulatory regime, which i call anti-monopoly. an anti-monopoly to regulatory regime was to promote competition among telegraph companies, among network carriers. the competition persisted for a couple decades until lo and behold the greatest anti-monopolist of the mall, jay gould, got control of the telegraph network in 1881. he was also the most hated finance their the age. it's hard to think of anyone today who is most hated unschooled. the telegraph story that anti-monopoly, rules of the game, political economy leading to what was effectively a duopoly. there were two companies. the business strategy

samuel johnson, roger sherman new york -- alexander hamilton mr. goodlatte: i yield to the gentleman from kansas, kansas. >>new jersey -- will livingston, david brearley, william paterson, jonathan dayton pennsylvania -- benjamin franklin, thomas mifflin, robert morris, george clymer, thomas fitzsimons, jared ingersoll, james wilson, gouverneur morris . -- governor morris. mr. goodlatte: i now yield to the gentleman from michigan, mr. levin. mr. levin: the preamble to the right of rights. congress of the united states, begun and held at the city of new york, on wednesday, the fourth of march, one thousand seven hundred eight nine. mr. goodlatte: i now yield to the gentlewoman from alabama, mrs. roby. mrs. roby: the conventions of a number of the states, having at the time of their adopting the constitution, expressed a desire in order to prevent misconstruction or abuse of its powers, that further declare torrey and restrictive clauses should be added, and as extending the ground of public confidence in the government, will best ensure the ben fits -- befishent ends of its institution. mr. goodlatte: i yield to the gentleman from arkansas, mr. ross. mr. ross: resolved by the senate and house of representatives of the united states of america, in con

samuel johnson, roger sherman new york -- alexander hamilton mr. goodlatte: i yield to the gentleman from kansas, kansas. >>new jersey -- will livingston, david brearley, william paterson, jonathan dayton pennsylvania -- benjamin franklin, thomas mifflin, robert morris, george clymer, thomas fitzsimons, jared ingersoll, james wilson, gouverneur morris . -- governor morris. mr. goodlatte: i now yield to the gentleman from michigan, mr. levin. mr. levin: the preamble to the right of rights. congress of the united states, begun and held at the city off new york, on wednesday, the fourth of march, one thousand seven hundred eight nine. mr. goodlatte: i now yield to the gentlewoman from alabama, mrs. roby. mrs. roby: the conventions of a number of the states, having at the time of their adopting the constitution, expressed a desire in order to prevent misconstruction or abuse of its powers, that further declare torrey and restrictive clauses should be added, and as extending the ground of public confidence in the government, will best ensure the ben fits -- befishent ends of its institution. mr. goodlatte: i yield to the gentleman from arkansas, mr. ross. mr. ross: resolved by the senate and house of representatives of the united states of america, in co

samuel johnson, roger sherman new york -- alexander hamilton mr. goodlatte: i yield to the gentleman from kansas, kansas. >>new jersey -- will livingston, david brearley, william paterson, jonathan dayton pennsylvania -- benjamin franklin, thomas mifflin, robert morris, george clymer, thomas fitzsimons, jared ingersoll, james wilson, gouverneur morris . -- governor morris. mr. goodlatte: i now yield to the gentleman from michigan, mr. levin. mr. levin: the preamble to the right of rights. congress of the united states, begun and held at the city off new york, on wednesday, the fourth of march, one thousand seven hundred eight nine. mr. goodlatte: i now yield to the gentlewoman from alabama, mrs. roby. mrs. roby: the conventions of a number of the states, having at the time of their adopting the constitution, expressed a desire in order to prevent misconstruction or abuse of its powers, that further declare torrey and restrictive clauses should be added, and as extending the ground of public confidence in the government, will best ensure the ben fits -- befishent ends of its institution. mr. goodlatte: i yield to the gentleman from arkansas, mr. ross. mr. ross: resolved by the senate and house of representatives of the united states of america, in co

samuel johnson, roger sherman new york -- alexander hamilton mr. goodlatte: i yield to the gentleman from kansas, kansas. >>new jersey -- will livingston, david brearley, william paterson, jonathan dayton pennsylvania -- benjamin franklin, thomas mifflin, robert morris, george clymer, thomas fitzsimons, jared ingersoll, james wilson, gouverneur morris . -- governor morris. mr. goodlatte: i now yield to the gentleman from michigan, mr. levin. mr. levin: the preamble to the right of rights. congress of the united states, begun and held at the city off new york, on wednesday, the fourth of march, one thousand seven hundred eight nine. mr. goodlatte: i now yield to the gentlewoman from alabama, mrs. roby. mrs. roby: the conventions of a number of the states, having at the time of their adopting the constitution, expressed a desire in order to prevent misconstruction or abuse of its powers, that further declare torrey and restrictive clauses should be added, and as extending the ground of public confidence in the government, will best ensure the ben fits -- befishent ends of its institution. mr. goodlatte: i yield t the gentleman from arkansas, mr. ross. mr. ross: resolved by the senate and house of representatives of the united states of america, in con