The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1908-10-17
REPUBLICANS FATHER
RURAL FREE DELIVERY
It's Remarkable Development During
Eleven Years of Republican
Rule.
Enabled More than Sixty Per Cent
of the American People to Come
Into Their Own.


ADJUST constructive policy of the R9pub-
Iican party. is scarcely twelve years
old 1t has fully kept pace with th"
growth and development of our whole
country The farmer is now reaping
some of the rewards he justly earned
in the past, by the burdens he has
borne He is the producer of wealth.
He is coming to be one of the most in
dependent of all our citizens. 40
branch Of the public service has been
so well developed and improved in the
past few years as our rural free deliv-
cry.
Only six years ago there were only
5000 rural routes in operation. There
are now about 10000 and these are
scattered through every State and Ter
ritory in the country. so that there is
not rural section in the whole land
that is not practically covered. This
entire service has been evolved from
small beginning. little more than elcE-
en- years ago. during the three RepubIl,
can administrations. with which the
country has been blessed since 1897.
The Democrats object, of course, to
the appropriation of $35,O0O00O made
this year for the support of rural free
delivery, but this service brings more
direct benefit to the people Of this coun-
try, whom it affects, than almost am
other appropriation made by the gen
eral government,
Great Aid tn Education.
i he development Of the postal facili.
ties has been the development Of the
people il wisdom and greatness. When
these facilities reached but a few at
wide intervals, it was blessing. The
tardy system by which letters were
carried by canal and horses from
the East TO the western frontier
at great expense was blessing :;
and when steam was hamcSSed to
the mails and delivered its precious
freight to the large cities and towns
to which the people went from miles
around to get the weekly paper, the
benefits were still greater Larger yet
did they become when business men in
large cities could receive their mail
several times day at their desks by
city carriers.
Eut not until very recent years, ana
covered That the people whose money
pays the majority of all taxes levied for
government purposes; who constitute
the majority of the people from whose
ranks are recruited armies and navieS
in time Of war; in whom the hope of
the nation rests for that stability and
wisdom which is uumOycd by new and
untricd schemes. and in whom is cast
SAT" anchor when storms of corruption
and squalls Of political decisions beat
against the snip of state; not until re
cent years have any of these people
from the country received the benefits
Of free delivery, and not nearly all of
them do now. Yet Judged by policy 81
iight is any class more entitled to tho
benefits Of free delivery with its con
slant dissemination Of useful knowI.
edge?
Ii Popuiari,es Country Life.
When municipalities are being crowd.
ed aud congosted by people drawn from
the country and from foreign lands. it
is the part Of wisdom to encourage life
IN the country; and with electric roads
telephones ana rural delivery the bcnc-
fits Of city life have been extended and
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