The state herald., 1908-10-30
Rejected Beneficial Measures and
Enacted Disastrous Legislation.
A Trinity Of Benefcent Republican
Laws-Fres Homesteads-Na-
tional Irrigation-Fres
Delivery.

sive to meet Democratic appreciation.
Yet the only time this same Democratic
party has held the reins of power dur
ing the past forty-hve years, it in
creased the national debt at the rate of
half million dollars a day during its
entire term Of Office, and each day we
lost half million dallars in foreign
trade. The value of farm products de-
creased more than five hundred million
dollars.
DISASTROUS Democratic Regime.
The business of this nation. In two
months after the enactment Of the VIII
Sson law decreased six per cent. Banks
closed their doors, business houses as
signed. the balance of trade was
against us. We had deserted mills.
smokeiess factories. silent machinery
We had tramps and bcggars and indus
trial armies and starving women and
children. In the midst of plenty, with
bountifui crops rotting unharvested In
the fields, at million hearthstones sat
Famine. pitiless and cruel! 1t shut
the door of industry and clothed labor
in rags
II fought under the dlshonored ban
ner OF free silver. 1t subscribed to the
driyellng 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 1t dollar. 1t
opposed keeping our flag In the Orient
and advocated that 1t be lowered in re-
treat and tralled in the dust OF dis.
honor And yet this same party which
has not learned anything or forgotten
anything In fifty years, opposed the eN-
tension OF the rural free delivery serv-
ice on the ground OF expense.
People Coming Into Their own.
At least go per cent of our people
are 10 situated as to be served success
fully by the rural delivery service.
They and their fathers have been the
pioneers OF this country, In blazing
Shc trail OF civilization and in subju-
eating the land for the benefit OF all
the people. They are the legitimate
heirs to all the benefits this govern
ment can legally and consistently be-
STOW upon them. They are the natural
beneflclaries OF three OF the greatest
pieces Of Republican legislation known
to recent American history-that trim
ity OF laws looking toward the creation
and development OF homes on the pub
lie domain for all who wish them
the homestead law. the national irrign-
>sion law. and the establishment OF n
rural free delivery. Each and all OF
these have been fought by the Demo
cratic party ana In after years two Of
these measures have been claimed by
that party ms Its offspring. II is more
than probable that before the expira.
tion OF another fifty years. the Demo
cratic party will claim the credit for
having established rural free delivery.
pemocracy's "ISind-stwht."
The party's remorsc over Its repeated
failures and Its attempt 10 deceive
the people sometimes comes TO the sur
face and appears In II more or less pitt
ful light. For Instance, at all modern
Democratic conventions the Democrats
show their vcncrntlon for the memory
Of Abraham Lincoln. Although while
be yet lived. while Is was doing the
deeds for which they now praise him,
the Democratic party. north and south.
exhausted the vocabulary OF yltupera.
ton In trnducing and malignlDg and
rsviiing him. They praised the great
Mckinley only after his death. The mo-
tive In such cases may be appreciated
while the morals OF u political party
which seeks to have Its former opposl.
tion to u public measure forgotten In
the loud clnmor OF It's present nppro.
bation. cannot be approved.
Rspssiicsns 20 Perfect the Work.
The rural delivery service will b-
continued under succeeding Republican
administrations until II will be fully
provided for the cntlr, United States.
II drives home the impression upon our
people that this great government cnre.
fully looks after their Individual inter.
esis aud personal convenience us far ns
possible Through this service the gov.
efnmcnt delivers nj the doors Of rural
citizens their mail M promptly and
conveniently as II delivers the same TO
the residents Of cities. The service IL
one OF the greatest means for the dis.
seminntion OF knowledge and infornn.
tlon 20 the people OF the country. they
have ever enjoyed. By II they are en-.
sbled To keep In touch with the markets
OF the country and with current events
III all parts OF the world. IL has ripcncd
into permanent service which will
Sottluus 10 iHpfU'' hnu fffnluhilF
reach the door OF the bumblest citizen
In It's growing benefits,
Mssy Depsarsss Results Fellow.
II has removed the nightmare OF
loneliness aud OF isolation from the
country and brought TO II many Of tho
benefits OF city life. II has nilaycd the
spirit Of discomfort and r-stlrssner-
which drove many OF tho better class
Of young people TO the cities. II hiss
appealed to the dcnsely populated citics
who's nosioua atmosphere hnstens the
dread disease or tuberculosis and IN.
>duc-d. them TO raise tho cry Of, Back
20 the land. back 10 nature" and move
out upon tho extended plains, peaceful
valleys and the inviting plnteaus Of the
country.
Rural fre. delivery. the national
Irrigation act and the government
homestead law arc the three Jewels Of
legislation In the crown Of the Hepubi,
can party. who's. chisfest and priceless
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