The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1885-12-19

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ruinous premium over silver, and the laboring
mn and womsn Of the land, most de-
4 fenceaess OF AL will find that the dollar re
ceived for the wage Of their toll has sadly
said that the latter result will be hut tampoF-
airy, and thatultimstely the price Of labor win
be adjusted to the change; but even II this
takes place, the wage worker cannot possibly
gain utmust inevitably lose,s since the price he
Is compelled 30 pay for his living ~ill not only
be measured N coin heavily deprecated,
and 8uctuntinE and uncertain IN its value,
but this uncertainty in tine value of the puT-
chasing medium VIII be made the pretext for
an advance IN prices beyond that justified by
Tbs words uttered in 1884 by Daniel Web
ster N tins Senate Of the United States are
| true to-day: 1.-THE very man of all others
| who has the deepest interest in a sound CIR
rency, and who suffers most by uischievous
Legislation IN money matters, is the man who
4 earns hts daily bread by his daily toll The
most distinguished advocate of bi-metalism
discussing our silver coinage mas lately
written; No American citizens hand has
| yet felt the sensation of cheapness,
/ Hither IN receiving or expanding the Silver
| Act dollars. And those who live by labor
| or legitimate trade will never feel that sensa-
| tion Of cheapness. However plenty silver
/ dollars may become, they will not be distrib-
uted as gifts among the people; and if the
| iRborInE man should receive four deprecated
| dollars where he now receives but two, he
/ will pay IN the deprecated coin more than
double the price he now pays for all the nee
| nessaries and comforts of life.
recommend the suspension Of the com
pulsory coinage Of silver dollars directed by
the law passed IN February, 1873
THE WAR DEPARTMENT.
The report Of the secretary of war is hare |
with submitted. The attention of Congress is |
invited 30 the detailed account which it con-
tains of the administration of his department, |
and his recommendations and suggestions for |
/ the improvement of the service
THE NAVY.
! The report of the secretary of the navy
/ gives history of the operations of his depart
/ ment and the present condition of the work
committed 10 his charge.
4 He details m full the course pursued by him
\ 70 protect the rights of the government in re-
spect of certain vessels unfinished at the time
| of his accession TO office and also concerning
the despatch boat Dolphin, claimed TO be
completed and awaiting the acceptance
] Of the department. No one can fail
to see from recitals contained in this
report that only the application of business
principles has been insisted upon in the treat
ment of these subjects, and that whatever
controversy has arisen was caused by the ex-
action on the part of the department of con
tract obligations Is they were legally con-
strued
Unquestionably If we are content with the
maintenance Of navy department simply rs
constant wRtchfulneSs may prevent some Of
the scandal and abuse which have found their
way into our present organization, and its
incurable waste may be reduced to the mini
mum. But If we desire TO build ships for
present usefulness instead Of naval re-
minders Of the days that are past, we
must have a department organized for
the work, supplied with all the talent and In
genuity our country affords, prepared to
take advantage of the experience Of other nR-
tions, systematized SO that all effort shall
unite and lead in one direction, and fully i'm
bued with the conviction that war vessels
though new, are useless unless they combine
all that the ingenuity Of man has ND TO this
day brought forth relating to their conStruC-
ton.
earnestly commend the portion of the SEC
retaryis report devoted TO this subject to the 9
attention of Congress, in the hope that his 9
suggestions touching the reorganization of Z
his department may be adopted as the first U
step toward the reconstruction of our navy. Q
THE POSTAL SERVICE !
The affairs of the postal service are ex-
hihited by the report of the postmaster
general, which will be laid before YOU
approve the recommendation of the post d
master-general to reduce the charges on a
domestic money orders of five dollars and less fl
from eight TO five cents, This change will u
materially aid those of our people who most fl
of all avail themselves Of this instrumental c.
ty. but to whom the element of cheaDness is 81
ton the system would still remain self-sul- ID
porting. "a
approve the Recommendation of the post n
master general that another assistant be pro II
vided for his department l invite your con p
sideration 70 the several other recommends o
tons contained in his report (,
THE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE 0
The report of the encouragement contains
q history of the conduct Of the department of E.
justice during the last year, and number of q
valuable suggestions as to needed legislation; !,
and I invite your careful attention to the
same. In
The present mode Of compromising United fa
States UArshals and district attorneys should t.
in my opinion be changed. They are allowed al
to charge against the government certain 10
fees for services their income being measured Oh
by the amount OF such lees within q fixed ne
limit as 30 their annual aggregate. This is q DC
direct inducemen1 for them 20 make their "
fees IN criminal cases large as possible pe
in an effort TO reach the maximum "a
sum permitted As an entirely patu- Ut
raj consequence, interruptions maTshals are Gu
found encouraging frivolous prosecutions "a
afTeStIng people on petty charges of crime "a
and transporting them 10 distant places for IN
examination and trial, for the purpose of 20
earning mileage and other fees. And dis bt
trict attorneys uselessly attend criminal az
examinations far from their places of resi-
dence for the express purpose of swelling se
their accounts against the government al
~ sae1ell q hGuItet N tnsse uaha nc
actions are also charged against the govern ~ ~
iti, ti i a oui ri
;n,raasa5 fo tb 1,,,,,Ss III f,,,,isi,lt - al
III officer pret.srts far, inrreasn tbae sos al
ure of their coUpensation N''0 A'S'N
tbinE marsbaIs and district .tto,,ays 70
shouId he maid saIarieS adfneta5 ht1 4 81 I'll
which will make them c6,nn,sns,Irata ,y;tb eli
services fairly rendered -'4' ii
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aIhh INDIANS &c
The report of tho Sc tretary Of the interior OF
containing an account Of the operatit n o.
3 lis important department, and much N 81
Q ting information will he submitted for your
consideration
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