Middletown transcript., 1915-10-02
DEMOCRATIC FOLLY

VIE "R. F. D. News, the weekly
official organ of the National
ural Letter Carriers Association pub
she'd in Washington, D. c., gives in
5 issue of September 25th a symposium
.om several states of the angry kicks
eing delivered against the hamstring-
lg of Rural Free Delivery by the pres
Mt incompetent Democratic Postmas-
er General.
Here is a sample Of many:
In three column display on the
front page, the entire matter print
ed in heavy faced type, the Berrien
Springs Eva, of Berriep Springs,
prints the following in its issue of
September 10th, under the captain
Government Raises Hob with R.
F. D."
1.-THE United States Government
certainly raised hob with the rural
free delivery in this county. Not
only is this county badly affected by
such treatment but, in fact nearly
the entire United States has been
affected by this 'pennywise, pound
foolish hallucination of the Post
master General.
"Many of the rural carriers and,
in fact, some of the very best, are
now out of a job. Many of these
men lost their job the past few
months and many more to follow.
"The loss of the carriers has
made poor delivery for the patrons
of the routes wherever a change
has taken place. Many have been
transferred to a route out of near
by town, while others have to walk
nearly distance of mile to OBJ
tain their mail. The largest part of
the mail at the present time is par
eel post. 1t is well-nigh impossible
to place the articles in a mail box
and yet the Government is doing
everything possible to induce the
farmer to make use of the parcel
post system"
This ruinous practice of Gripping tn
postal service is caused by two things
1st, laundering fiscal policy whic
is already in the hole $1OO, 900, 900 de
spite the fact that it has had two ne'
sources of revenue, an income taS
and a war tax-in time of peace! Bu
worse yet, harder times are to com
when next spring the sugar revenue
are cut off!
I'd. too ardent devotion to the "por
barrel''patriotism that in every poss
BILE way arranges for hosts of worth
Democrats" to get a whack at Unc
Sans money bags.
We have not forgotten the moi:
trumpetings which ushered in this "r
form, " this economical" administr
ton. But what are the facts? VIII
the most costly, and extravagant mi
management of government affairs tn
county ever saw
Democracy was wont to scoff at Il
Millionaire" Republican administr
ton and forthwith in the teeth of
boastful promises of economy" go
the billion Republicans some 5000, 90
900 better!
Uncle Sans pockets today are tur
ed inside out although he is facing
issue confessedly of the gravest chara
ter-self defence.
His Democratic managers have n
now money enough to pay the cure
expenses of the government; how W
they then get even the paltry less
sum of $1OO, 900, 900 for the nations d
fence? How? By resorting to t
usual Democratic method of "raisi
the wind, borrow money-like Cley
land, issue bonds!
Finally, to make a local applicati
right here at home in St. Georges Hu
dred, the beauty of this stupid Den
cratic rule is shown in the discharge
two of our rural carriers. We hope G
Democratic farmers when this win
they either go without their mail
travel miles through snow and mud
fetch it, will remember that they the
selves have brought upon their o
heads this with other Democra
blessings, and let them thank
that Europe's bloody scourge has sa,
them from a dose of hard times co
pared with which this present taste
but the merest trihel