The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1885-12-09

| American citizenship should he
granted with care and extended To
those only who intend In good faith
TO assume its duties and responsible
ties, when attaining Its privileges
and benefits. IL should be withheld
from those who merely go through
the forms of naturalization with the
intent OF escaping the duties OF their
original allegiance without taking
upon themselves those of their new
status, or who may acquire the rights
of American citizenship for no other
than hostile purpose toward their
original government. These evils
have had many fragrant illustrations.
The laws OF certain states and terri
tories admit a domiriled alien to the
I local franchise, comforting on him the
, rights of citizenship to degree
which places him in the anomalous
position of being citizen of state
and vet not of the United States
within the purview OF general and
international law. IL is important
within the scope of national legisla-
tion to define the right of alien domi-
cilc as distinguished from federal
naturalization.
In the proposition with which we
have to deal in the reduction of the
revenue received by government and
indirectly paid the people from Gus
toms duties, the question of free
trade is not involved, nor is there
now auy occasion for the general dis.
custom of the wisdom or expediency
of protective system. Justice and
fairness dictate that IN any modifica-
ton OF our present laws relating to
revenue, the industries and interests
which have been encouraged by such
laws and In which our citizens have
large investments, should not be
ruthlessly injured or destroyed.
We should also deal with the sub
| ject In such manner as to protect
the interest of American labor. which
is the capital OF our workingmen. Its
stability and proper remuneration
furnishes the most justiilable pre-
text for protection policy, and with
in these limitation a certain reduc-
ton should be made in our customs
and revenue. The amount of each re-
duction having been determined, the
inquiry follows, where can Il best be
remitted and what articles
can best be released from
duty in the interest of our citizens
Every month $2.O0O.OOO of gold in
the public treasury is paid out for ST.
100000 or more of silver dollars, TO
be added to the idle mass already ac-
cumulated. II continued long enough
this operation will result in the sub
stitution of silver; for all the gold the
government owns applicable TO its
general purposes, it will not do to re-
| Ia tha.a tnra ttxN. &C tl.n
eminent to the silver thus coined
having been made legal tender for
all debts and dues, public or private
at times during the last six months
6S per cent. of the receipts fol duties
: have been in silver or silver certiii-
: Gates, while the average within that
: period has been 70 per cent
' Past C )ngi esses have had under con.
side alton the advisabilitp of abolish.
,, ing the discrimination by the tariff
laws in favor OF the works of Ameri
!, can artists. The odium of the policy
which subjects to high rate of dut.
. the paintings of foreign artists anc
I exempts the productions of American
artists residing abroad and who re
L ceive, gratitously, advantages and in
siructions, is visited upon our citi
= zens engaged in art culture in Europ'
: and has caused them with prsctica
: unanimlty 10 favor the abolition o
Z such ungracious distinction and il
their interest aud for other obvious
, reasons strongly recommend II
!, After an elaborate correspondence
u and repeated aud earnest representa-
: lions on our part, MIR. Santos wa
{ granted an alleged trial and convicted
q but was eventually included in gen
u erai decree of amnesty and pardon b,
the Ecuadorian executive and re
leased, leaving the question of Iii
y American citizenship denied by tn
Ecuadorian government, bu insisted
y upon by our own.
" The work of the coast and geodeti
\ survey was, during the last fiscal yea
n carried Oh within tue boundaries an
on the coasts of thirty two states, tw
r. territories aud the District OF Colum
; bia. In July last, certain Irregular
ties were found TO exist in the man
h agemeut of This bureau, which led I,
a prompt investigation of its me hod
a the abuses ofwhich were brought
~ light by this examination, also tn
,s reckless disregard of duty and in th
n interests of the government deve
oped on the part OF some of thos
n connected with the servic
IN made change of superintendent
~ aud other officers necessar,
~ Since the bureau has been in me-
40 hands an introduction of economi,
~ aud the application OF business meil
dds have produced an an importai
- service to the government, and prom
ar Use more satisfactory results. Tn
Il service has never been regulated b
n. anything but the II. ost indefinite leg
~. enactments and the most unsatisfa
'aI tory rules II was many years az
ar sanctioned, as temporary and relate
al TO the survey of our coast. having
a. place in the appropriation made |
70 congress, but Il has gradually take
~ TO itself powers and objects not CO.
n templated in it's creation, aud C
W. tended its operations uni
N it sadly needs legislative attentio
=, The fishing interests being intimate
hc related to other general questions d
IN pendent upon cOntiguity aud int
Of their equities might also proper
in. come within purview
such commission al
no the greatest latitude of erprt
~ ~ sion ON both sides should he perm
-nr ted. The correspondence in relati
~ to the fishing rights will be suhm
Il. ted.
Ak The Arctic exploring steam
no Alert, which was generously given
nm. her maiesty's government to aid
,ial The reliet of the Greelv expediti
led was, after the successful attainmt