The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1907-12-21

SATURDAY. DECEMBER ii. 1907.
PosFnIastpr General Alever 4,

P]@st *Asn1 fbe'tlelIH Roosevelt ii
''orses IL. In li~ n,s~s.ge Al
Roosevelt suvs:~ These recon
insndatiaiaA have hv.pu drawn III
ior the lAenefit CT the farmer AK
TIE country Stornkeep4r. Other
wise ! Should not endorse them. !
We don't Ike to asuuse u presi
dtnt Of tho I'nitel States III de.
I'''erate lying. and we nru equal.
II ayerse to accusing l.iln o.
mental isnbecility; but he il Ger.
iuinly verging close Oh one Or
Tie other when 10 tells Us TIM
The parcels posi- s3sseps il Great.
~ for the heneft u The country
hefchant. He knows, ii lie
Knows anything, that The parcels
Aost y the creature al iha ol die
nail order house of tho east. ana,
TINT II adopted, ib viii ossntaIh
cripple, u not destroy, the bust.
ntss OF every ouansr, merchant
Of heUnited States. The follow
lng splendid editorial on lhis
subject l. taken from the I'avert,
independent, u republican pupe,
shat y not afraid 10 slse44k 81.
On aisH sIihjpcf;.-~
Eyer *i1see shere lsvv been aepar,
n'en' styFss III the biz eitie# ana ~
s'ofes 10 the saalIsr cities aud conn
s'~''s' 'ho country newspapers hay |
nfsed the people Of their eomnnniti
W Pc losal 20 their home towns. not :,
y 'fon patriotism but because II woue |
pay Thorn materially TO ha 40. Tn.
~ish Your home merchants. learn /.
aespise the catalogues and agents 81 maj
order honsea This has been the conlit
~ ~ Of the newspapers who lad I'll.
"phui'dlng q their towns At heart.
Now comea Postmaster General Ma
eF With aeheme which aeems "a hav,
been prepared tor the special benefit .,
i'ir catalogue houses Of tbs cities. Byn |
these establishments hope to iny,evl,
h'e farmers and citizens If the smalle,
towns away from the habits OF their bet
t"r judgment b holding out 10 them III.
'uaaee'nsnt oi penny sawed. Presi.
aenf Roosevelt endorses the postmaste,
fsneraFs parcels post scheme and Ia his
esSags 20 Congress sayss "Thes. /
eeommendations have been drawn M |
y benefit the farmer aud the country
s.'re~vepef otherwise, should not ia
'r them President Roosevelt seems
: has' iailed TO look iuto the question
9 asely aud does not understand il or he
i'esss would have said that The parcel.
~ sthu'ae was lsawn up III favor oil
s'c country storckeeper Or the farmer.
II = general psreels pos, is adopted. il
WIN place the merchants OF payetse ia
osssct c'nnpention- with the larres,
f'''ea la si'e D'ssess cl.ses 30 the uEAi,od
ssasrs' NJ ulercsAal ia a town this
sac or oae nuch larger eau compete
Win them suesvssiully u can be de.
pended upon that ny @oan as the parcels
POST - established, the death kne.l OF
the thriving little cities shich make up !
soe great oulwark VI this nation viii
have bees sounded. The nercnants
have to bay their g,e~ls Of these estab.
~. aiehts that viii compete with them. 4
l'ist i'AsieVl Vi having the benefit Of
pAFfels lN'st =. ship sho nAerci.andise to
their stores they will have 10 pay The
S'''.c freight rates they are now paying
AAd doing 'sia they cannot compete
with the nail Ordef houses. President
Roosevelt seems to have neglected 60
look lip these taeis. "
IL Is SAID she scheme viii be boon to v
lns tarnrr. II believe that il is good n
policy tof our government to DO every. /
h'is possible TO aid the s,nall town and 1;
ihe eenntsy district" says President
Roosevelt III i:is 'uessage. at 10 desir- :
'oie thAt the country merchant shoald =
iot be crushed OUT Win 4 scaene oe n
oeneiis to the farmer ii by slssux Lin !
: chance 70 buy his groceries aaa n.er- {
han Sc a little cheaper perhaps than ;,
ne IS now getting them it closes the
toora Of the mercantile houses in his
'cme town2 He can get the things he
ais ana wears cheaper; he can hoard E
ne savings but when his produce is u
'sady Tor market, there will be no bust