The state herald., 1908-10-16
Its Remarkable Development During
Eleven Years of Republican
Rule.
Enables More than Sixty Per Cent
Of the American People to Come
Into Their Own.

lCNu purity, Is bCuTctly lWelNe years
old. 1t has fully kept pace with the
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 nll our citizens. No
branch OF the public service has been
SO well developed and improved In the
pnst few years ns 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 n rural section In the whole land
that is not practically covered. This
entire service has been evolved from
small beginning. II little more than elcv-
en- years ago, during the three Republl
Gnu administrations. with which the
country has been blessed since ISgI.
The Democrats object. of course. to
this year for the support of rural free
delivery. but this service brings more
direct benefit TO the people of this coun
try, whom II affects, than almost any
other appropriation made by the gent
eral government.
Great Aid to Education.
he development Of the postal faCiiL
ties has been the development of the
people In wisdom aud greatness. When
these facilities reached but few at
wide intervals, II 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 a blessing
and when steam was harncsscd to
the mails and delivered It's precious
freight to the large cities aud towns
TO which the people went from miles
around TO get the weekly paper. the
benefits were stlll greater. Larger yet
did they become when business men In
large cities could receive their mail
several times a day at their desks by
city carriers.
But not until very recent years. and
under n Republican policy. was II dis.
covered that the people whose money
pays the majority OF all taxes levied for
government purposes who constltu'"
the majority OF the people; from whose
ranks are recruited armies and nayies
In time OF war; In whom the hope OF
the nation rests for that stability and
wisdom which is unmovcd by new and
untrled schemes, and In whom Is cast a
safe anchor when storms Of corruption
and squalls Of political delusions beat
against the ship 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. oi
right, Is any class more entitled to the
benefits OF free delivery with Its con.
slant dissemination Of useful knowl.
edge
10 ropuiaris-. Country Life.
When municipalities are being crowd.
ed and congested by people drawn from
~ III
IL the part OF wisdom to encourage life
In the country; and with electric roads.
telephones and rural delivery. the bcne-
nt- OF city life have been extended. and
municipal boundaries have been re-.
moved. Democrats talk as n Rcpnbll.
ems were making concessions 10 the
people OF the country by arranging for
the extension Of rural mail service.
when In reality the Republican party
is simply aiding the rural districts 10
come Into possession Of portion ~
their own.
Democrats "Niew with Alarm"
Democrats ARE "vlcwlng with
alarm" the possibilities Of deficit IN
connection with the extension OF the
rural free delivery service. That there
will be deficit for the frat two years
I, IL practically certain, This belongs
naturally TO tho business end 90 the
constructive Republican policy, when
II secs how II can best serve the pco.
pie at present. and rccoup the govern.
mont treasury later After three years.
the rural fse delivery service VIII be
more than uelfuupporting Tho rc.
ceiptr OF tho Pos,of'lec Department
have been largely increased already
since rural delivery was established.
and every route Of any age shows a
steady Increase ia pieces or mail han.
died and In STAMPS sold and Cancelled.
Yet this cancellation and sale OF
stamps does not measure the whole Of.
feet OF rural delivery, i,s benefits
reach every other department. and
much Of the general increase In bust.
ness can bs traced 10 Il.
Aiss Character Bsiisiss.
But 10 I, necessary that the system
should bs ssifsupporting 10 .ntitls u
10 the support OF the Republican par,
III DO We maintsin schools. found
and support colleges because they are
sslfsuppor'lnE1 DO we no, provide