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Show RURAL FfiEE DELIVERY. Republicans Alone Deserve Credit for Inaugurating Inaugurat-ing the Service Democrats Ignored the Law. Wljen Democrats assort that their paity is the "father" of rural free delivery, they wilfully misstate mis-state the facts. It is charity to call their assertion a piain falsehood, for it is a deliberate Ho, uttered with the intention o deceive many parsons. Rural Ru-ral free delivery had its origin under the Harrison administration, and Postmaster General Wana-malcer Wana-malcer was its "father." He proposed and established estab-lished the first experimental route When the Democrats came into power, under President Cleveland, they did everything possible to kill rural ru-ral free delivery; in fact, they absolutely refused to expend any of the $10,000 Congressional appropriation appro-priation for its nourishment and both Postmasters General Bissell and Wilson, in their annual reports, did their utmost to discredit it. President Cleveland Cleve-land also threw cold water on it in a hostile message mes-sage to Congress. When McKinley became President, Presi-dent, rural free delivery was pushed to the front as a Republican policy. This policy has been continued con-tinued under President Roosevelt, until now there are about 27,500 routes in operation. No farmer need be deceived by Democracy's false claims, for the record shows taat to Republicans alone belongs be-longs the credit of Inaugurating and fostering a mall service that is of incalculable benefit to rural communities. i |
