Morning journal and courier., 1883-05-14

the best Civil Service reform can ask is that
 removals shall not be made except when an honest necessity demands it. It is possible, perhaps, that system of appointment can
 be created by law which will give the admin
 istration power of appointment and re- rnoval so nicely regulated that it can be ex-
 ercised only when needed, and not exercised ] corruptly. No such system has yet been suggested, and it is not very probable that one ever will be- sound public opinion, which is better than any law, will probably l here, as in France and England. eventually l regulate the whole matter.
 
 EDITORIAL NOTES.
 Senator Conkling has declined to deliver
 an address Decoration Day. This is wise ac-
 tion. Until he gets into 8 better state of
 mind the less he says the better.
 1 The Hartford bar has been s'purifed" by the suspension of two of it's well-known | members, who appear to richly deserve their
 punishment. Let the good work go on.
 | The completion of the big bridge between
 Brooklyn and New York leads to talk of the
 
 government. It wonld not be surprising if
 this union were to take place before long.
 | The Pennsylvania State Senate has pass
 cd bill requiring the judges of the Su-
 preme court of the State to file an opinion in
 every case, whether they have reversed or
 affirmed the lower courts decision. Senator
 Humes boldly spoke conc erning the bill as
 follows: ''The general impression in our
 county is that the Supreme court decisions
 have weight siaply because the last guess is 1 the best guess. Unfortunately for the State,
 we have seven on the bench who do not rank
 at the head of the bar in Pennsylvania. They
 are only ordinary lawyers. I know that they often affirm the lower courts decision to escape the trouble of writing an opinion. I want them to be compelled to give a reason for the faith that is in them.'
 England is not very large country, but it manages to govern large countries. Its colo nies contain 7917, ,OoO square miles, with a population of about 21S ,00O, ,00o. India fig ures with 225 persons to the square mile, and yet contains vast tracts of virgin soil fit for ! agriculture. In area the largest colony of Great Britain is just to the north of us fol lowed by Australia, then India, then the I Cape. In population India leads. The rev enues of the colonies in 1881 were $55O, ,61O- 900, India leading with $376, 500, ,ooO, while l Australasia followed with $1O3, GOO, 900. The debts of the colonies are 1532 million dollars, India taking the lead with 800 millions, l while Australasia owes;nearly 800 millions, and l Canada over 16e millions. The total com merce of the British colonies is over .Ooc \ million dollars in imports, and about 1.OOO | millions in exports. About nine-twentieths of this commerce is done with Great Brit ain, and five-sixths of it in British bottoms.
 A case has just been decided in the Su- preme court of Pennsylvania which involved the question if giving letter to an official I letter carrier is equivalent to depositing it in the pestofice or letter box. The court thinks it is, and says that when letter is left in 8 letter box 1t is for the purpose of being ! taken therefron by the carrier, and if left at ! the postofice it must be taken from the re- I ceptacle there provided for it's deposit, either ] by the postmaster or by some one of his ! agents, to be placed in the mail In either ( case the letter must come into the personal custody of some one lawfully authorized for I the purpose, whose function it is to partici- z pate in the transmission of it from the send- V CT to the mail. It certainly can make no c difference whether the letter is handed direct ly to the carrier or is first deposited in re- ceiving box and taken from thence by the : same carrier. This is common sense.
 The discussion of Governor Walters action I in refusing to sign the bill providing I for relieving the poor and weak rail { roads of this State of a part of E their burden of taxation continues, and t there is not that outburst of approval 7 which the governor and some of his advisers 7 probably expected. On the contrary, there t is great deal of decided disapproval It is remembered that the railroads are still pay ing war taxes, while the taxes on other prop r erty taxed by the State have been largely re- ' ducsd. It is pointed out that it is just as [ well to relieve some of the railroads by such 3 law as was proposed as it is to have them come before the legislature every year and ', obtain relief by special action from the taxes a they cannot pay. And it is actually asserted a that there is, or should be, such thing as ! justice involved in the dealing of the State : with it's railroads. There is, too, general E demand that something shall be done next a winter to remedy the inconsistencies and in : equalities of our system of taxation. It is to F be hoped that this demand will increase in ! D force, for there is much and good ground ! f for it. IT
 Chairman Conger, of the Republican State l' Central committee of Ohio, does not think U he temperance legislation in that State will s cost the Republicans any German votes this l b all. ''The spring eleetions,'' he says, ''haye p yiven them great encouragement and showed Il hat the disaffection among the German ele- h nent was not deep-rooted and that after all ! b ts place is within the ranks of the Republi- le 'an party and that this fall it will come back | Q The temperance legislation has assumed a, 'ery satisfactory shape for Republican suc- fs ss this fall The question was likely at one p ime to embarrass seriously the Republican ] 1T 'arty, but 1t is now in good shape" The ! w stion of the Democrats in Congress on the ss arif and the fight made by the Republicans hi n the wool issue. will make many Demo- ea ratio Changers, he thinks, support the Re- er ublican ticket. Speaking of the nom- hi nation for governor, he says the gen. ral feeling among Republicans is that dt enator Sherman is too useful in the senate st Q be asked to head the ticket this fall. He se dds: There is feeling among large num- si CT of Republicans that Foster could safely m lake the race again. General E. F. Moves v ould be elected. Judge Taft has been quite m mentioned of late in the no rthern WI art of the State General Mckinley is also go liked about, and were it not for his congress tb onal contest would be likely to be pressed he ' the northern and central part of the State. le' utterworth, of Cincinnati, is g splendid To DE jumper, has good record, and think is as ch kelly to receive the nomination as any of I'll ,e gentlemen have mentioned, if he will bu ,cept." fol
 REGENT PUBLICATIONS. ste 'tSome Impressions of the United States ,, va 7 Edward Freeman, sill be read with in- ae ae rest on both aideG of thA AkIopt;o uI,o 2.