Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1902-03-20
sonablo compensation for their service.

So | brush aside all this talk about poll
teal experimentation this army of car
r1ers disturbing the members of this
House or organizing against the members
OF this House. Tho constituencies OF our
great cities--onc OF which the gentleman
from California so ably reprcsents-may
be composed of the class he describes, but
the rural communities are not so COM
posed. Through all the years OF the past
this great republic has leaned for he alth
ana strength on these communities, ana
not upon the scething masses of the great
cities. (Applause) So / ask you to give
to those rural communities the best type
of this service. the best administration OF
this service, for If they are entitled to the
service at all, thy are entitled to its very
best administrat ton If 1t is "A question OF
cost, if this great republic can not AFFORD
the service, root it out and have done with
it. But If this great country can afford
it, If It is best for this great republic to
continue this service. then develop It along
the right lines -administer it in the inter-
est of the millions for whom II was estab-
liShcd
| submit, Mr.. Chairman, that the change
proposed by this bill it not wise at this
time. l believe that nearly everyone who
has watched the development of this ser
vice through its formative pcriod--through
its experimental stage admits that the
idea of the service was conceived in WIS
uoin ana that II mas neeh "rou6nt ou'
with ccnsummate skill, wise Judgment
anu rare ulscretion' III mas uccolle CIV
VI IN Eie"t HlStltutloiS VI hoN'' ii"ie"'
Oh euuca'loh OF progress potent VI. ans
oi uI"WIns 'oSctnet anu olhulnS 'os' t'le'
tue run a. communities OF our GUY >
Huer tnoSe crcumstanc's' even II HC
change had been made I'm the personnel
o. the postoffcc department., we might in
sSt that he wise course would be not &c
n'"he V"".st at 'nIs tl,.e, ouu 70 ~
/ W. sei w III We NUNS oi thuse VIM a. (
,nUS. l"ili''ar WIN inns SupJect' us l'99'
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~" VIC auNi. W tiirSc WIZ INV "'o"S'
e'e ~ S'cHi " Us present "ee''e ~ ~
'Cip'cg' n't new 70 una S''l Eti.. 81
,sS ,a.eN o'in ','s,a' leu III .ne p,,1''nar'
~ '"ivH', 10 genuine" WV NV
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80 Nc'., V""! 80 MN IT'S '''''7ci''.,'
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.,ne , 20 max axe, inc ci"'lEe l.oV,aeu or II
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r'P"i ''ieiit - ou'u .o SiN0ii :"
Nai III "i'N.' ~
'ne qu's'lun Nnel"'r any uTtlel H,e,u W.. -,
- W ". iS'u iOl al ms 'io man WV
''"c iO"t@s, NHpP'"u9e, -.
Ieslct '"at lu t'le uiscuSSipIl ~. t'ii'
H'cS''tH Tue S'Htieii'ti' from Ndliioi M
.puh palts 10 cast rer'e,t'onS "p. tnt
puit eau ol INC poStoHice oepart"leHt "Hi'
nag ihu this service III charee. respect
IulS SUNNI t',lt t'loSe ieiictti','S d
why ui',i'erItcu anu thcH'c' loi
economy, utllItN' ana prcsress nave opci
,Ile "atch"oru OF tncSe VITO VIZ nave nag u
! III.
nscH ueNeiopeu IdIl"IV' YET co1SerN d,''rP
me courteous ana palEStaking genuefna'
VIM Is charged WIN me general suPer!u
.'Iio. nee oi ING SSs'cIi mas i'iuort" u''i
llsN Ill us interest, 40 mere ialtht"i ~
iiclcHt' ana acVoteSt l,uphU oHlclal can p'
iouhC ahywhere' II Is an very wei lo
.he gentleman from CaHtorhia 10 refer ''
run contei'psuousiy us me zig ihdl"n
OIL 'he postoilloe ucnar tihent' rms 'oul
Try ewes nm aent 81 gratitude Tor M
administration OF ms trust MS thorouSl
| oif"ni|Huoh OF tre SFstc'ii, ms Shitllu
aoap'ioh OF II 10 the heeas "l thoSe Whoh
IL serves NApplause)
Ley me ca' "'tettioh 10 t'e TACT tnat 'h
gem. eihah from lam oth,a mas reeh iHStru
II ehtal III orsaiuzilG thls service RE MAJ
| SIN men III inc service to-daN-nore thai
the most or us uaughter)-SlN OF the bes
l"Si'icHS IN 'H' service ana yet ne Is TN
one anu tHa 'r!S one VINO is complaining
vi ,le pNtr"V'tS"Ht oiEah'z@'lon OF 'he syS
loi'l' 'le expense Oh the service, the peal'
rooracN OF the service. the ambition of TIL
DIG iIulHh 10 puma up great denar,
ni,H.' We WIZ come III contact WIN I'm
,"i"i ''iNlc., VINO cCnlc III contact Will
~ ,ni ipus uiNisiohS Know mat IL Is on
VI VIZ oes' ors"I'Ne p services OF thc gov
,-ii',I'', 70 l" lie p'Ston zee u'nldi''
ny III -" lSn' t'h HV'Su6"'c tne SyS
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