Cañon City record., 1908-10-29
Rejected Beneficial Measures and
Esactsd Disastrous Legislation.
4 3xlnity Of BsneAcent Republican
IaWs-Fr0o Homestsads-Na-
tional 1rrigation-1rss
Delivery.

uavS % meet DenOcratlC apprODatlOu
Yet TIE only time this same Democratic
party has held the reIns Of power dur
ing the past forty-five years, 1t in
creased the national debt at the rate OF
half q million dollars a day during Its
entire term Of Office, and each day We
lost q half million dallars In foreign
trade. The value Of farm products de-
cTeased more than five hundred million
dollars.
Dlaasepoos DeAOcratic ReGine.
The business OF this nation. In two
months after the enactment Of the VIII
son law decreased six per cent. Banks
closed their doors. business houses as
signed. the balance Of trade was
againaf us. We had deserted mills.
smokcless factories. silent machinery
We had tramps and bcggars and indus
children. In the midst Of plenty, with
bountifui crops rotting unharvested In
the 0eads. at a million bearthstoDes sat
Famine. pItiiess and cruel! 1t shut
the door OF Industry and clothed labor
In n&1-
II fought under the dishonored bah
ner OF free silver. 1t subscribed to the
driSeiing stupidity that n nation can
create values by law, that the govern
ment could stamp a lie upon fifty cents
worth OF silver and make II a dollar. 1t
opposed keeping our dag In the Orient
and advocated that II be lowered In re-
treat and trailed In the dust Of dis
honor. And yet this same party which
has not learned anything or forgotten
anything In fifty years. opposed the cx-
tension % the rural free delivery serv-
ice sn the ground Of expense.
Poooss Ceniog late Thsas own.
Al least 60 per cent of our people
are 70 situated AZ to be served success
fully By the rural delivery service.
They and their fathers have been the
pioneers OF this country. In blazing
the TRAN of civilization and In srrbju-
eating the land for the benefit Of all
the peopte. They are the legitimate
heiO b all the benefits this govern.
0eot cAn legally and consistently BE-
0eow upoa them. They are the natural
banN1ciaries Of three Of the greatest
pisas q Republican Legislation known
TO receat American hdstory--that trim
ity Of laws looking toward the creation
and Aeveiopmcnt of homes on the pub
lsc domain for all who wish them
ehe homestead law, the national irriga-
tio0 iAw, and the establishment Of q
rural free delivery. Each and all OF
thsae have been fought by the Demo
cratic party and In after years two OF
these neasures have been claimed by
that party ~ Its offspring. 1t In more
than Probabie that before the expira-
cratic party will claim the credit for
having established rural free delivery.
0o00erAsy's "HlaA-sa6ht."
A.. Rx.A
fatiurrs and its attempt to deceive
he pesQle sometimes comes to the sur
face and appears In q more or less pitt
fui ligAt For instance. at all modern
Democratic conventions the Democrats
eAow their vcnerntion for the memory
q Abraham Lincoln. Although while
h0 yet lived. while II was doing the
Aeeds Tor which they now praise him.
ths De0orratic party. north and south,
exhausted the vocabulary OF vitupera-
tScn in traducinx and maligning and
revNing him. They praised the great
McKinlsy only after his death. The mo-
dive ia such cases may be appreciated
W1ile the morals OF q political party
which oesks to have its former opposi-
tion b Q public measure forgotten In
ths lead ciamor OF Its present appro-
batSoo, cannot be approved
RspoSlseans e. Perfect the Work.
TAs rural delivery service will be
cone1noed under succeeding Republican
adminlstrations until II will be fully
pruvsdsd for the cntirc-United States.
Il drives home the impression upon our
people that this great government care
fully locks after their individual Inter.
sats anA personal convenience as far N
poasihaO. Through this service the gov
Srnmeat delivers at the doors Of rural
citi1eu0 their mail as promptly and
conseaisntly A It delivers the same to
the residents of cities. The service Ii
ere Of the greatest means for the dis
oemenatioo Of knowledge and inforIna-
ton b ths people Of the country, they
have ever enjoyed. By Il they are en-.
abasd b keep In touch with the markets
q ~ country and with current events
in IN parts OF the world Il has ripened
into 0 permanent service which will
couttnoe 10 improve and eventually
reach the door Of the humblest citissn
IN its growing Ssnsfts.
Many Dsasassas Results Fsalsw.
u has removed ths nightmare of
Loneliness and of isolation from the
ceouRy and brougAt 20 Il many of the
bsuao6 sf city life. II has aliayed the
epasot ef aiscoatsak and rsstlss1nssD
WADcA AEvvs many q tAe bsttse class
e yeang people 10 tAs citiss. lt has
aDpoassA % the densoly populated citise
w6eD Dsxious atmosphere Aasooao IT,
lEuaA disease Of tuberculosis and n.
lucs1 tAsm to raise t1ss cry q. .Dack
% - land, back to nature" an1 0sve
ct Osa the extended plains. psacseul
Valie1o anA ths inviting platsaus e -
0o0t1y.
0aE1l fFss asllvssy. - natisaal
ANarn1ssa aet anA ~ ODvseamsas
1o9MsaA NV - - Asoo SeWe1s e
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