Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1908-10-01
How tho Democratic Party Sought
to Throttle II in Its Infancy.
Originated by Republicans, tho Dem
ocratS Saw in II a Bugaboo Of
Extrnvagance and Tried
to Kill It.

Il was pOunccd upon by the Democratic
party, a party that has nj unbrokcn
history Of never missing an opportu.
nifty to try to throttle the life OF every
Infant Industry that may be ~ unfor.
tunatc as TO meet II upon the great
highway Of progress. Postmaster Gen
cral Wanamakcr, under a Republican
administration In 1892, first recon.
mcndcd the establishment Of n rural
free delivery service. During the three
or four years Of Democratic admins.
tratlon following, small appropriations
were made, but not expended, md the
system was never given n fair trial
until President Mckinley came into
office.
Opposed ny OmciaIs.
The Pos'onirc Department headed by
n Democratic Postmaster General, dur
Ing CIcvoland's last term, opposed
rural delivery, and refused and neg.
Irctcd to make any experiment, or to
institute any free delivery routes. As
an excuse for this failure and neglect
10 obey the manIItrs OF the law, the
Assistant Postmaster General under
Cleveland. In his report Transmitted t.
Congress in December, lSJ3, expressed
strong views against rural fire." delivery
md III" postmaster general Of tii.
anne Democratic administration, AZ
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CIry.lnnd's Postmaster General Wu
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ton which had been made and which
had not been used, we find the follow.
ing:
'Sllould Congress see III to make II
avnilibl" for III" current year, | viii
make the experiment ordered, by m"
best tests | can devise; but the diff
rl'llrS IN III" way OF such experiments
ana me reasons Tor viewing IN" Who'll"
pan ~ iihlrarlIchbl", ar" fully set
iprfh III ih" report or the llous" Com.
h'li''" on the I"s'oIil'r Appropriation
blIi 81 the second session or the lifty
mira '""B'csS'
Democracy Was Against Hurni De-
h'er''
II VIII thus be seen that 'l"vclnnd's
Postmaster General, after two years o!
study and reflection upon the subject