Idaho Springs siftings., 1904-10-22

eoaierred % farmers b. Democracy. No
nare patent untruth sas ever Uttered
INSTEAD OF PROMOTING RURAL
TREE DELIVERY, A DEMOCRATIC
ADMINISTRATIONS FEATLY RE
FUSED TO HAVE ANYTHING TO
DO WITH THE MATTER. EVEN
AFTER CONGKESs HAD APPEp-
PRIATED MONEY TO ESTABLISH
ROUTES
The fact il. DEMOCRACY ALWAYS
HAS BEEN A STUMBLING BLOCK
IL THE PATH or PROGRESS
Every great national policy that las
proved t. be b1aa 10 th- people hs@
been bitterly fought b. Demoerstlc Con
rressmen. urged on bY Democratic news
papers
Democracy has beea well named the
party of obstruction" TWO-tl.rds Il
the Congregational Record Is taken Up
with speeches and debate 10 opposition
to E.sa Republican measure. asf near
ly half 81 every seszlaa u tUusf"-s is
wasted b. Democrats either IA openly
fl.,usteriaE or b. talking asaiusE time.
With the view Of deiayfuE Yf killing bills
that would beneft The people
VIII Of Coazre.- Dchsd
Asd Der4ocratic 5gpgsl19a r. brn-f.
esnt ac does uot always cease vlel
Conxrsss has ra-scd ale iaE. ns Wus the
ease with rural free delivery Near the
close Of Presii deaf Harsison's admins
,fstsoa Republican Congress ar-
propriateA $4,000 fsf the purpose u
establishing experimental rural free de-
livery reates, aud Postmaster General
Wsnamaker began experiments on sir
routes Before anything material could
- dOBe. however. . Democratic admin
istfa tion came into power Mr. Bi-scil
wa appointed Postmaster General, nnd
be. With Mr. Cl~veiand's consent. de-
elinsd to curry out the law. Congress
appropriated money aEsiE. with the same
fssuh-A DEMOCRATIC ADMINS
TRATioS THE SECOND TIME pE-
FIED TIE WILL OF THE PEOPLE
AS EMPRESS THROUGH THEIR
REPRESENTATIVES, IN cos
GRESs. AND REFUSED TO IN
ACCURATE THE RURAL FREE
DELIVERY SYSTEM.
Mr. Miis9I followed Mr.. Bisseli as
Postmaster General and be also decided
that rural free delivery was impracti-
cable. President Cls4ei4,u1 vas q the
same opinion basins hi, objection TO the
scheme on the ground that it would cost
millions Of dollar.
II - thus shown that Democracy did
ths very opposite Of inaugurating rural
free delivery Members - that party
fought Il IN both huuzs-s of Congress
aud President Cleveland aud his cabinet
oficere put themselves above the legis-
intire branch Of the government, and
virtually told Congress that il was sub
ordinate TO Democratic saministra-
tiou- IL WAS a case Il the servant die
tating 10 the mast.F--an unwarranted
usurpatIea Of power for a harmful pur
pose
What Republicans bid.
To further show how utterly false is
Democracy claim To the honor Of giving
farmers free delivery Of their mail. ig-
ures from government reports are here
reproduced The FIRST appropriate for
rural free delivery vas $1,000. in 1891
The same amount was allowed by Con.
grcss for 1898 aud iss+i. bat the money
was nos used for the purpose intended.
as has already beea stated In 1897.
when the Mcl<igley administration came
into power. only half a dozen rural mail
routes had been established. and these
lad been partially put into operation
four years previously under President
Harrison. Democracy did nothing dur
ing the Cleveland administration. except
to block the wheels Of progress.
Now mark the difference when the Re
publieans came into power. Postmaster
General Smith. unlike his predecessor
urged the establishment of many new
routes In his annual report he said:
The benents secruiag from the extension
Of postal facilities To the rural coWmuui-
ties may be summarized as follows In
creased postal receipts. making many Of
the deliveries almost Immediately
self supporting. Enhancement Of the value
Of farm lands reached by this service and
better prices obtained for farm products
through more direct communication with
the markets and prompter Information Of
their state. Improved means OF travel
some hundreds Of miles OF country roads,
especially In the Western States, having
b~en graded specifically in order to obtain
rural free delivery. Higher educational i1-
Guencee broader circulation OF the means
ef public Intelligence. and closer daily con-
tact with the great world OF activity extend
- 70 the homes of heretofore isolated rural
eommunIfies-
what Mckinley said.
President Mckinley. in his message
70 Congress in 1900. speaking Of the
postal service. said: