The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1904-10-27
RURAL FREE DELIVERY
Philadelphia Press. !

The EXPERIMENT Of rural free delivery
was begun under Democratic admin
istration upon Democratic initiative
Philadelphia Record
What cool and monumental whop-
per! Is 1t really a lack of knowl-
edge or an opulrncc Of campaign i'm
agination? As matter Of fact Pres
ident Cleveland in his messages actual
~ opposed rural free delivery. Never
thcless. congress made small APP
preparation of 100000 to test the
feasibility Of establishing system of
free mail delivery in rural districts.
But Clevelard's postmaster general,
Mr.. Bisscl, refused to apply it or
make the attempt. The appropriation
was renewed. and Mr. Bissell's sue
cesSOr, Postmaster General william
l.. Wilson, equally refused to use It,
1t was not until President Mckin-
lcy's administration that any practical
attempt was made to organize rural
free delivery, and then the movement
was taken mp so thoroughly, efficient
ly and faithfully that while he was
president about 5000 rural delivery
routes We're established and the sys-
TEN was created and made rs perma-
ncnt part of the postal service as
free city delivery. There are now
more than 10000 routes in operation
and the whole work from the begin
ming has been done under Republican
administration. The Record must
have got its information by way OF
Shanghai or ChcfoO or Tom Tag
CART.
In the bitterness of its irony over the
unasSaiahle strength Of President
Rooscvclt's letter of acceptance. the
New York Times cxclaims. "hp has
done absolutely the right thing, the very
best thing upon escry government oc-
CaSiOn, and with assured confidence he
promises to keep on SO doing. He has
made no mistakes; he will make
none" This Is meant for irony of the
real hot kind that comes from gnaw.
ing on n tle. But the question is not
whether President Roosevclt'S course
has always been absolutely impeCCa,
bic, but what different course could
the Democrats have pursued on these
government occasions that would not
have landed MS in the fogS fens and
mazes of national decentralization and
impotence?
Judge Parker is in training In earn
est for Nov, :. ON the occasion of hi,
trip to New York to consult Hill, Shee
han, Murphy, McCarrcn and GOrmaI
about superScding Tom Taggart N
campaign manager the New Yorl
Times correspondent described him a
going on swift drive down the rock,
hill road to the dock" In Noyembe
there will be no elegantly eQuippe,
steam yacht to receive him at the bot
tom of the hill-onIy Il gaping hole Ia
beled oblivion"
This country is now in high stat
OF prosperity. Never before did a
the economic forces work together s
unitedly for national welfare an
prosperity as during the last fe'
years. Would II he wise TO eNchang
that condition for one not merely {
uncertainty but of almost certain di
astcr?
Talk about political economy. II
Democrats of Massachusetts are co
sldCrinG the ACCESSIBILITY of nomina
ing Douglas. the Brockton shoe ma
in order to save money ON campaig
Autographs, because the pictures
Parker and Douglas are as like as "
wooden shoepcgs.
With both Republican factions qua
anteeng the electoral vote in Wisco
sin to Roosevelt. another iridesCe
rainbow dream of the DemOCra,
goes glimmering into the realms
perpetual night.
Under the Wilson low taTirf eKpor
increased SOL ,0OO,00O; in three YEA
under the Dingley tariff they
creased $lJ5,0OOO00.