The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1896-10-31

in the course Of the debate:
The Increase In the appropriations for tho
has arisen from the fact that money was
taken from that service and devoted 10 reg
ulation. screen. and other wagon service.
In other words. while you gentlemen from
the country have been persistently increas-
Ing appropriations for the star route service,
oil OF that Increase has been used Ia the
large elites
In fact the amount thus diverted dur
ing the last fiscal year was $6IO,O0O,
whereas the increase In the appropria-
ton for country mani service was only
$5OO,OOO; so that Notwithstanding the
successful efforts Of the friends of the
farmers TO secure an appropriation 10
better his mail service, there was actual
ly less money spent on that service than
before, because the Democratic adminis-
tration of the postofiice department used
elsewhere, as IL has in previous years,
the money specifically appropriated for
the improvement OF country mail service.
This is in striking contrast with the
Republican administration OF the post
Office department Mr. Wanamaker Sc
cured appropriations for experiments In
free mail delivery in villages and he
faithfully expended these appropriations.
In n communication 20 the Senate he
stated that after making an allowance
equal 10 the previous average annual
increase of the business of the Offices. IL
ness of the offices due to the free daily
delivery had more than paid for that
delivery. In some cases the prOht from
free delivery was quite large. In New
Canaan, Conn, for example, the village
In which free daily delivery was hrst in-
troduced, and In which the experiments
were conducted for five years, the aver
age annual income of the Office was
$J23, while the free delivery cost only
5000. A business that yields an average
annual profit of 16llA per cent, part or
the period being a time OF panic and de-
PRESTON is a good business indeed; YET
the present administration OF the post
Office department has discontinued the
free delivery in the villages in which II
was established by Mr. Wanamaker
The results from experiments In VIII
lagos indicated, as Mr.. Wanamaker fore
saw that they would. the practcahlllty
of free daily delivery 60 farmers; ana
he secured from the Fifty-second Con-
grcss an appropriation for experiments
in free mail delivery 20 farmers, and an
appropriation for this purpose was made
by the Ffty-third Congress ~ both
sessions The language Of the appro-
priations was mandatory. but both Mr..
Bissell and Mr. Wilson have refused to
eXpend these appropriations The man
has become very important factor IN
| the prosperity, welfare and enJoyment
Of the people. In the attitude of the
| Republican and Democratic administra-
tons toward rural mail service and the
! efforts made 10 improve H. the farmer
will find excellent aid in deciding for
which party 20 vote.
who Forfcits Land Grants
For some years the farmers Of the
! country have been demanding that the
| grants of lands 20 aid IN the construction
/ of certain railroads. should be declared
! forfeited where the conditions of the
grants had not been complied with Tho
! Fifty-hrst CongrcSs-the first Congress
| Republican in both branches since the
! demands for the annulment OF these
grants had been madc-at It's hrst ses-
sion enacted a law
That there n hereby forfeited 70 tho
! United states and the United states hereby
| resumes the title thereto, all lands horetO-
| fore granted to any state or To any corpora.
| ton 10 aid In the construction 81 a railroad
opposite 10 and cotcrmnOus with the por-
tlon OF any such railroad not now completed
| and IN operation, for the construction or
| bcncnt Of which such lands were grained. .
| and all such lands are declared 20 be a part
| OF the public domain.
This law should have much weight
| with the farmer in determining what
ticket he will vote, for, aside from re-
storing considerable areas TO the puAic
domnin TO the profit Of the national treas
ury, il showed that n Republican Com
f.1egs did not fear 20 enact righteous laws
| for the uCOple ana against hOLlt VI lnc
most powerful corporations In the coun-
try-in marked contrast 10 the subscrvi-
oncy TO trusts and corporations or the
Democratic Congress that we have had
since.
who Opened Foreign Markets?
For some years certain European ma
tions-one OF which, N least. while
preaching free trade, practicvu the pro-
tection of certain farm products 40 The
extent OF rrohibitory decrees-had ex-
cludcd our animal products and live AMI
mn1s for their markets or had subjected
them TO vcXatious and profit destroying
regulations, because 1t was alleged, they
were frequently unwholesome or dis
ensed. Our farmers were well aware
that this allegation was an untruthtul
subterfure and they demanded such In
gpection Of our slaughtered animals and
, live nnimals offered for export that Tor
eign governments could not plead disease
| among our animals as q justification FOL
: excluding those products OF our farms
! from their markets. Everyone familiar
with our live stock interests, knows thai
this was n matter of great moment e
them. The Fjfty-frst Congress, that die
; SO much for the farmer, mado meat In
spcction laws that fully met the Wishes
Of our stock-raiscrs and that, being
, faithfully administered by Secretary
: Rusk. accomplished all that was expect
2 od az them. II is unfortunate that by
2 his own uttcrances and actions tho pros
ent secretary Of agriculture should have
shown n different attitude toward thos'
/, wise laws. In determining which tickle
, no shall vote, the farmer will certainl,
compare the department Of agricultnr
undcr Secretary Itusk with IL under hi
successor, who began his career AZ soc
rotary of agriculture by insulting organ
: izcd farmers. and who has made th
c truly remarkable record of not missinl
] even one opportunity 10 show, along wit
I his total lack OF sympathy with farmers
( not only his complete ignorance OF on
n agricultural interests. but either an ute
r iEcapacity or a completely successful IN
y disposition TO learn.
10 to 4 Not Wanted.
The currency plank of the Chicag
! nlatform certainly does not express th
: sentiments Of the National Grange; an
= nj it's last annual meeting. In Atlanta
[. Ga, October 10-16, 1895. the Farmers
! National congress voted down all of th
! iG To / free silver coinage resolution