The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1896-10-30

<<z@tt |fNI'|1t anu On fN| Sane CAY
uittee On roElol7i11s snd ros,1oS5< IA
~ the course Of fhr debate:
The Increase ID he nrnfont|Ati nr& f1r ~
<lae nonte .efsig@ durinT ne lAsf fs1r ye1rs
fen,, 1890 49,. tson ~ fset thai eesl Nas
nlztien. screen. ana Other Msr1s. .'.rtis> .
y, cteer Nerds. t.hiIe yeu kehillnen ffon
ilS sppfspfsfisss 9 ~ ~ a. <e'le .'
=, -, o. 8, that ineFesss hss beta i'skd n he
In fact. the amount thus diverted d1r.
ing the last fiscal rear Was <g71.Q00
whereas the ineIease Ia the aprrcptia.
s skgac dcs country mail service vas only
<pa1suV8s 70 that Notwithstanding the
1iceessfui efforts Of the friends II TIE
tormep 70 secure an appropriation 10
uetterI his mail service. there was 1cfual-
y less money spent on that service llan
before, because the Democratic adnFuis-
trHtion Of the, poxtosiice Department nsed
S 81 a. u. has u previous years.
me money specifically appropriated for
the Improvement OF country mail scrrier.
This & In striking contrast Nifh Tie
kepnbilcan administration Of the post
once department. Mr.. Wanamakcr ~
cured appropriations for experiments In
Tree mail delivery In villages and he
faithfully cxpended these appropriations.
In communication to the Senate he
stated that utter making an allowance
equal TO thc previous average annual
Increase Of the business Of the ofncrs. Il
was found that the Increase Of The busi-
ness OF the Offices due 10. the free daily
delivery had mcn than paid for that
delivery. In some cases the profit from
Tree delivery was quite large In New
Canaan, Conn., for example. the village
IN which free daily delivery was frst IN
srodueed. and In which the experiments
were conducted for i've years, the aver.
age annual Income OF the Office was
S523. while the free delivery cost only.
500. A business that yields an average
annual profit OF 1914 per cent, part Of
the period being time Of panic and de-
preston, Is a good business indeed: vet
the present administration or the post
ONCE department has discontinued the
free delivery In the villages in which Il
was established by Mr.. Wannmaker
The results from experiments In VII
lagos Indicated. as Afr. Wanamaker fore
saw that they would. the practicabllify
or Tree daily delivery to farmers, and
ne secured from the Fifty-second Con-
gross an appropriation for cxperimrnts
IN free mail delivery TO farmers and an
appropriation for this purpose Wis made
by the Fifty-third Congress at both
sessions. The language q the appn-
printions was mandatory, but both Mr..
Bisscll and Ar. Wilson have refused 10
expcnd these appropriations. The mail
mas become very Important factor IN
the prosperity welfare and enjoyment
OF the people. In The attitude or the
Republican and Democratic adminiSfra-
tons toward rural mail service and the
efforts made TO improve Il. thc<fnrmer
VIII mud excellent aid in: deciding for
which party 20 vote.
Who Forfsits Land Grants.
For some years the farmers sf the
country have been demanding that the
grants OF lands to aid In the construction
OF certain railroads, should hc declared
forfeited where the cnutlifiuls Of the
grants had mot been complied with. The
Eifty-frst Congress- first Congress
Republican In both branches since the
demands for the annulment Of these
grants had been made-nt It's first xes-
sion enacted law.
That thcrr Is hereby forfeited 10 me
United States. and the United Stairs hefchy
resumes the title thereto. all lands hereto
ton 70 aid In tho CONSTRUCTION OF railroad
opposite 10 and 2eoterrnliiouk with the por.
tlor Of any sueh railroad not now completed
and. 70 operaii9p, Tor The construction q
aud MI such lands arr Declared 10 be d part
OF The public ,iolidln' II
This law should hare much weight
With The farmer 10 dNier7dini1e what
fltkt nc WI tNt.t tNI- -ff1r tf0lu TT
storing considerable ac.a< % The public
domain II hi, pt1iit ~ the national meas.
.irS. 1t showed tliat Republican Con.
gre<e lid NOT fcar 10 cfincf Righteous laws
|for. tie people and siEalnxt some OF the
most powerful corporations in the COIN
try-iii marked contrast 10 the Suheefxl
cncy TO trusts and corporations ct the
Democratic Congress that We have had
since.
Who Opened Foreign Markets.
For some years certain European 40
tions-oue Of which. at Least. wfilo /.
preaching free trade. pructiccd che mo
lection OF certain farm products ~ She
extent Of prohibitory decrces-had ex-
cluded our animal products and live ask
mails for their markets or lad subjected
them to vcxati0us AMI Notwithstanding
regulations, because 1t was alleged. plicy
wcr. frequently unwholesnmr or dis
ensed. Our farmers were well aunye
that this allegation was an untruthful
aud they demanded sucA In
spection OF our slaughtered animals and
live animals offered FOR export that fore
cign governments could not rlcail disease
among cur animals ~ Justification for
excluding those products Of our .arms
from their markets. Everyone familiar
with our live stock interests, knows Mat
this was matter Of great niofncn< 10
them. The Fifty-tirst Congress. that lid
NJ niuCu lOt tue IuEuleEs uluue uie1k III =
spection laws that fully met the wishes
OF our stdck-raisers and that. being
administered by Secretary
Risk. accomplished all that was expest-
cd OF them. II Is unfortunate .ha By
his own utterances and actions the pres
cnt secretary OF agriculture should kayc
shown different attitude toward those
wise laws. In determining which ticket
he shall vote, the farmer win certairfiy
compare the department of agriculture
under Secretary Rusk with il under Ms
successor, who began his career as sec
rotary OF agriculture by Insulting organ
lied farmers and who has made the
truly remarkable record OF not missing
even one opportunity to show. nious will
his total lack OF sympathy with farmers.
not only his complete ignorance, of eur
agricultural interests. but either an utter
lncapacity or q completely suceeSsfui in
disposition TO learn.
10 20 1 Not Wanted.
The currency plank Of the Chicago
platform certainly does not express ,hc
sentiments OF the National Grange: and
At it, last annual meeting. In Atlanta.
Ca. October 10-16, 1895. the Farmprs
National congress voted down NIL n The