Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1885-06-03
NBWgY NOTES.


4 clsncy and Of making Il contribute TO
~ psomoton Of American commerce.
AZ proposes 70 require that Consuls shall
make themselves thoroughly familiar with
the climate, habits, wants, and tastes Of
the people IN their Consular Districts,
the character and extent of their com.
merce and manufactures. and communi.
cate 70 the Department fully and fre-
quently information on these subjects.
HI. Bayard also proposes TO invite assist.
ance Of the merchants and manufacturer
Of the United States In this work, that
our Consuls may be made fully &C.
quainted with the agricultural and indus
trial Of their country, and thus
be able At all times to improve advantages
afforded for the Introduction of Amer
lean products and manufactures into
foreign markets. In short. II Is the pur-
pose of Mr.. Bayard to make all United
States Consuls, as far a. practicable, com
mercial agents for the introduction and
sale Of American products in foreign
countries. and with the cooperation of
American merchants and manufacturers
he hopes 70 obtain profitable results. Mr..
Bayard has discussed the outlines of his
plans with the President. who 10 in full
accord with him. An important prelim-
mary step h to procure the proper men
for the service contemplated, aud the de-
sire to obtain such men will In part ex-
plain why 10 few changes have thus far
been made in Consular Offices. There il
reason to believe that in cases where
present Consuls have demonstrated their
fitness for the duties contemplated, there
viii be no changes unless such Consuls
have been Extensively partisan and
abandoned their posts to take part in po-
litical campaigns.
The Iowa M~arshalahlp.
The President has appointed Edward
Campbell to be United States Marshal for
the Southern District Of Iowa. The ap-
pointment Of Edward Campbell, Jr., as
Marshal for the Southern District Of
Iowa. is in place Of C. L. Williams. who
wss originally selected for the Office, but
whose commission was withheld in order
TO allow the President further time to
consider fully the wishes of the resi-
dents Of the district. 1t was found that
while both gentlemen were strongly in
dorsed for the place Mr.. Campbell was
evidently the choice Of the larger portion
of the Democratic party Of the State.
including the Congressional Delegation.
A gentleman occupying . high judicial
position in lows, in whose Judgment the
President has especial confidence. in
dorsed both applicants, and At first was
understood to have q preference for Mr..
Williams. However, when he was spe-
officially consulted on the subject, which
was after Williams commission had been
signed, but before it had been delivered,
he expressed the opinion that Mr.. Camp.
bell was the better man for the place.
This fact, in connection with Mr.. Camp
bells strong Endorsement by Democratic
C~ongressmen and other prominent Iowa
Democrats, influenced the President to
recall the commission OF Williams and
appoint Campbell to the Marshalship.
The latter resides at Fairfield. Iowa,
where he practices law. He was for
many years Chairman Of the Democratic
State Central Committee Of Iowa.
Labor and the Taria.
The report which Mr.. Wright, Commits
sioner OF the Labor Bureau. will make to
the Secretary Of the Interior. probably by
Jan. l. on the condition of labor in the
United States, is the first step toward a re.
arrangement Of the tariff. 1t is under
STOOD that the collection of labor Stats
tics TO be made by the twenty odd Special
Agents il to be preliminary to a general
discussion In Congress next winter of the
relation between trades and wages as AZ
fected by the tariff. Naturally it might
be supposed that Mr.. Wright would be
actnated by some theory, either As q Pro-
tectionist or Free Trader, but, on the con-
trary, he is neither the one nor the other.
By some people he is regarded as a lib
eral Protectionist, but he has not himself
yet determined exactly what his views
are ON this tarif. He intends first to as
certain the actual facts in regard to labor,
and upon this data SO gathered he and
others win be able to base theories as to
the regulation of duties on imports. What
the Labor Bureau desires to obtain Is .
scientific basis for tariff legislation. As
it now Is, the Protectionist quotes the
high wages In America to reinforce his
argument, and puts them in comparison
with the lower wages in England, while
the Free Trader At the same time quotes
the low wages Of the protectionist coun-
tries Of Europe in comparison with the
higher wages paid in the free trade coun-
try OF England. Thus both argue from
the same facts with the same logic, and
reach results to suit each. Nothing ex-
cept . thorough examination of all the
causes entering into the problem Of wages
can ever make the wage question q salts
factory argument In the discussion Of the
tariff.
Postmastsrs Commlsaioned
The President has commissioned the
following pcstmasters: Albert B. Page,
Houlton, Me-: Henry Kingsley. Scho-
haric, N. Y; George ". Evans, Ocean
Grove, N. j.; Henry s. Bremen, Gettys-
burg. Pa; Maurice Litsch, Mahoning
City, Pa; Martin A. Rutter, Meyersdale,
Pa; Albert p. Bibb, University Of Vir-
ginia, Va; George X. Read. Leeaburgh.
Va; Lycurgus w. Caldwell. Warren.
town, Va; Arthur Mcerscheidt. La
Grange, Tex; Samuel A. Shea, Raleigh.
N. c.; Mrs. o. v. Hastings, Port Gibson.
Miss; Cary T. Pope, Hillsborough, Ohio,
Samuel w. Hobbs, Storm Lake, lows;
Willard Stcarns, Adrian, Mich; Chas. A.
Bowles. Otscgo. Mich; George H. Paul.