The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1903-10-16
ALL BY REPUBLICANS.
Rural Free Delivery Was Op.
posed by Democrats.
Their Administration Tried to Kill II
OF, But Mckinley Came In and
Gave II Good start-Better Roads
Another Republican Achievement.

Another Republican Achievement.
From first to last, neither Johnson
nor his man Clarke. has had a word
to say about good roads or the rural
free mail delivery. both of which are
OF daily use and benefit in every COM
munity that enjoys them. Both o.
them. too, as they grow and develop.
do it entirely without harm to any
other interest. and in fact with an
ever extending advantage to both city
and country alike. They are of infin-
itely greater good to everybody than
2-cent railroad fare SO much talked
about, while that can not be inaugu-
rated without positive damage to a
great proportion of the railroads of
the state and consequent loss in wages
| and work TO all their vast armies OF
employees.
Not only have Johnson. Clarke &
| Co. kept quiet on the matter of better
roads and the rural free mail delivery.
| in platform and speech about the
| but their party platform ignores them
altogether. They make a great nc Use
over 2-cent fare, which is opposed by
| organized labor on all railroads in the
state. because of the great damage il
would do to their members, but the
Democrats say nothing at all about
these improvements that are rapidly
increasing in interest among the
farmers all over Ohio and the coun-
try.
The Republican party on the other
hand takes Just pride in both of these
important matters. because both o:
them bear witness of actual achieve
ments on the part of Republicans.
The Republican platform says: Bet
ter roads save Ohio's citizens millions
of dollars yearly and should be sys-
tematically established by the state
and federal governments. They are
especially needed on account of tn;
rural free mail delivery. for which the
demand is now well nigh universal
INAUGURATED BY REPUBLICANS
A DEMOCRATIC ADMINISTRATION
REFUSED IT A TRIAL, AND RE-
PUBLICANS HAVE NOW PROVED
ITS VALUE. We favor the extension
of the system as rapidly as possible
wherever desired
AS to better roads. this platform il
based upon two important facts of re
cent years. One is that Ohio now ha,
a better law to encourage building and
maintaining good roads than ever be
fore, and this was the work of the Re
publican legislature. 1t is stimulatint
road construction and interest. in tn,
| subject all over the state and will Leaf
to still more complete legislation upor
/ the question beyond any doubt. Blu
that can be best expected from th,
Republican party. which has dom
what has been accomplished already
, linen in the matter of national en-
couragement of good roads, we hav,
the benefit of the bureau for that pur
pose, established by President Nc
: Kinley with an enthusiastic Ohio maj
in charge CT 1t.
AS to rural free delivery. the cas-
, is even stronger. The experiments TO
this improvement were started unde
: President Harrison. When Presiden
! Cleveland came in. n.s Democratic OF
ficials refused to cary out the instruc
tions of congress and blocked all pro
gress. All that has been accomplishe
> has been since Mckinley became pres
ident under Republican laws, by a Re
publican administration with Reput
lican appropriations. The benefits hav
- gone to all parts of the country. IRE
q spective OF party. but the credit ca
q be justly claimed by Republicans fo
A the Republican party. Never have sue
!. great results been achieved within s
a short time.
!. The voters of Ohio will remembe
a these facts. will contrast these actu,
n Accomplishments by Republicans. wit
: the empty promises of johnson & G.
Y representing the party of obstructio
only and their ballots will bear wi
r ness to the confide2ee of the peopi
2. for their deeds andS benefits. instea
Ie of the party full of words that amour
a to nothing