The river press., 1904-11-02

leaders OF that party that the blessings
ck the rural free delivery system were
conferred on farmers BY Democracy. No
more patent untruth was ever uttered.
INSTEAD or PROMOTING RURAL
FREE DELIVERY, "A DEMOCRATIC
ADMINISTRATIONS FLATLY RE-
FUSED TO HAVE ANYTHING TO
DO WITH THE MATTER, EVEN
AFTER CONGRESS HAD APPRO-
pRlATED MONEY TO ESTABLISH
ROUTES.
The fact n, DEMOCRACY ALWAYS
HAe BEEN A STUMBLING BLOCK
IN THE PATH OF PROGRESS.
Every great national policy that has
proved to be 1 boon to the people has
been bitterly fought by Democratic Con-
gressmen, urged on by Democratic news
papers.
Democracy has been we'll named the
ssparty Of obstruction Two.thirtls of
the Congressional Record IL taken up
with speeches and debate in opposition
to wise Republican measures. and near
" half Of every session Of Congress is
wasted BY Democrats either h openly
llihustering or ID talking against time;
with the view Of delaying Or killing bills
that would benefit the people.
wMl ee ceseress DeAsd.
And Democratic opposition to . beneA.
cent act does not always cease when
Congtess has passed the law. % was the
case with rural free delivery. Near the
cloos OF Presinent Harris0n's adminis-
tration Z Republican Congress ap-
propriatel $4,000 for the purpose Of
establishing experimental rural free de-
livery routes, and Postmaster General
Wanamaker began experiments on six
routes. BEFORE anything material could
Be done, however. Democratic admin
istration came into power. Mr.. Bissell
was appointed Postmaster General, and
be, with Mr.. Cleveland's consent, de-
clined to carry out the law. Congress
appropriated money again, with the same
result--A DEMOCRATIC ADMINS
TRATlONl THE SECOND TIME DE-
FLED THE WILL OF THE PEOPLE.
AS EXPRESSED THROUGH THEIR
REPRESENTATIVES, ]. IN CON-
GRNSG. AND REFUSED TO IN
AUGURATE THIN RURAL FREE
DELIVERY SYSTEM.
Mr.. Wilson followed Mr.. Bissell IN
Postmaster General. and he also decided
that rural free delivery was impracti-
cable. President Cleveland was Of the
same opinion, baaing his objection to the
scheme on the ground that It would cost
millions Of dollars.
Il b thus shown that Democracy. did
thu very opposite Of inaugMrating rural
free delivery. Members of that party
fought It In both houses Of Congress,
and President Cleveland and bic cabinet
o6acers put themselves above the legia-
lative branch Of the government, and
ordinate to 4 Democratic administra.
tim. 1t was Z case Of the servant die
tating to the mastsr-an unwarrantsd
usurpati0n Of power for harmful puF.
pose.
what Rspablicaas DlA.
To further show how utterly false Il
Oem0cracy's claim to the honor Of givina
farmers free delivery Of their mail. fs
urss from government reports are here
Reproduced. The first appropriation FOL
rural tree delivery was $4,000. in 1694
The same amount was allowed by Con
sress for 1895 and 1SO(l but the money
was not used for the purpose intended
~ has already been stated. In 1897
when the Mckinley administration cam,
into power. only half dozen rural mai
routes had been established. and thea,
had been partially put into operatioi
four pears previously under President
Harflseu. Democracy did nothing dur
Ing the Cleveland administration, excep,
to block the wheels Of progress.
Now mark the difference when the Re
publicans came into power. Poatmaste,
General Smith, unlike HIS predecessors