Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1884-03-06

Office of collector of the port of New
York. But they have found a great
deal of strong opposition which dcveI-
OPS more and more every day. The
tools and methods relied upon by Ar
thur to secure the State for him are
not satisfactory to the better clc-
ments of the party They belong
purely to the lowest machine workers
and tactics. The strongest point made
bv the Presidents friends in his ia
vor is that he has done nothing to OF
fend anybody; and it is true that a
large quantity of empty champagne
bottles are the sole monuments of Mr.
Arthur's official career. He don't even
| gil vancancies in Office when they oc-
cur. least the unsuccessful applicants
should be against him, but holds them
open to promise and trade on for del
egates. There are many vacancies
which have been accommodating Tor
several months and oldpoliticians are
beginning to remark that the President
is OVERRIDING the thing and that it Will
finally do him more hurt than good.
In this connection | may state that
Mr.. Springer's proposition for an a
mendment to the Constitution, making
the Presidential term six years, and
and rendering the President Ineligible
to reelection for the next succeeding
term, is received with great favor. 1t
provides for direct vote for PresI-
dent in each State, and aholishcs the
electoral college Each State shall
have number Of votes equal To the
number of its Representatives and
Senators in Congress, to be given to
each candidate in proportion to the to-
tai vote cast for each The term of
Representatives in Congress is fixed
at three wears, and Congress shallmeet
each wear on the first Wednesday in
January, the first session to convene
in the January succeeding the Novem-
Der election. There are many consider
ations to recommend these changes,
not the least of which would be rails
ing the Presidential Office and admin
stration to something above schcm-
ing machine for the succession.
Some idea of the danger we are APP
preaching through the destruction of
our forests may be gathered from the
facts, reported BY one of the first lum-
Der statisticans now living. that the
eutire stock of standing white pine in
the United States does not exceed 80,
600, 100000 feet, which includes the
small and inferior trees which used to
be thought not worth cutting, and 10,
600, 100000 feet out of these $4,000,
000,0 are cut every year, with the
demand steadily increasing. The an
nual value of the product of our mills
as it falls from the saw is 100000,
600, of which white-pine is the chief
item. At the lumber-yard from which
it is obtained by the customer, the
worth of this annual product is 30 per
cent more, or $450,000, 900 To re-
place this from other countries, which,
by the way, is an impossibility, would
require all the tonnage of the world
for its transportation, and it would
then cost in the yard more than twice
what it does now. Here then, we
have an annual deficit of $1,000, 900,
900, to say nothing of the loss from
the crippling Of manufacturers depen-
ding on working wood, and the de-
rangement of the water supply. In
Michigan to day, good standing pine
bought of the United States Govern
ment for $3.50 per acre. is valued at
5000 per acre, and yet the remorsc-
less slaughter of our remnant of pine
timber goes on at increasing speed;
and the cut of last year was the great
est ever known One out of the eight
years supply is thus entirely taken a
way, and the end is therefore close at
hand unless we begin to economize.
These are cold facts to which Con-
gress should promptly apply remedial
legislation. PHONO.