The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1886-12-15

OF our people are fnsspaFs5ie from our civil
cation; that every citizen should. in his
sphere, be a contributor to the general good:
that capital does not .cessariiy tend TO the
oppression OF labor, ard that violent dis
tnrbauces and disorders ALLEVIATE from .heir
promoters true American sympathy and
kindly feelings
The department OF agriculture. represent
ing the oldest and largest Of our National in
dustrieS, IS subserving I'll the purposes Of
its organization. The Interest Of millions Of
cur citizens engaged in agriculture are in
yolved In an enlargemea. and Improvements
c the results Of their labor, and jealous re-
gard for their welfare should be a willing
tribute to these SO productive re-
turns are main source OF our progress and
power
The existence Of pleuro-pneumonia among
the cattle of various states has led to bur
densome and in some cases disastrous restric-
lions in an important branch Of our COM
merce, threatening TO affect the quantity
and quality of our food supply. This Is .
matter Of such impoTtance and of such far
reaching consequences that l hope it viii en-
gage the serious attention of the congress to
the end that such remedy may ba applied
as the limits of constitutional delegation
OF power TO the general government viii per-
NIT. commend to the consideration Of the
congress the report Of the commissioner.
and his suggestions concerning the interest
intrusted to his care.
The president rscomm ends as a plain duty
on the part OF the government, the payment
/ of million and quarter dollars still due TO
I FreedmanS Savings bank depositors
Civil service reform Is tue last important
| topic discussed IN the message. The contin-
ued operation Of the civii service law he as
4 H.
OF its necessity and usefulness. Every public
officer who has a just idea Of his duty to the
people testiies to the value Of this reform
/ It's staunchess friends are found among those
who undersu a it best, and is warmest sup
| poVters are those who are restrained and pro-
/ tected by Its requirements The meaning Of
| such restraint and protection is not apprs-
/ ciated by those who want places under the
| government regardless OF merit or inetn-
/ cheney nor by those who insist that the selec-
/ tion for such places shoUlt rest upon A proper
/ credential showing active partisan work.
/ They mean 10 public officers, II not their
/ lives the only opportunity afforded them TO
| attend TO public business, aud they mean 70
/ the good people Of the country the better
| performances OF the work of their govern
meut
It is exceeiingly strange, the president
/ thinks. that the scope and nature OF his re-
/ form are so littie Uud arstood and that 50
many things not included within its plan are
/ called by its mama When cayil yields more
/ fully to examination, the system will have
| large additions TO the number OF its friends
/ Our civil service reform, the president
/ SAYS. may be imperfect in some OF its de-
! tails; it may be misunderstood and opposed;
| il may not always be faithfully applied; its
designs may sometimes miscarry through
mistake or willfui intent; it may sometimes
/ tremble under assaults OF its enemies or Ian
/ guish under the misguided zeal Of impractic-
/ ticabie friends but II the people of this coun-
| try ever submit TO the Punishment Of ats un-
| derlying principle from the operation OF this
/ government. they viii abandon the surest
/ guarantee OF the safety and success of Aneri-
| can institutions
| In conclusion he invokes for this reform
/ the cheerful and ungrudg giug support of con-
4 gress; urges an increase of the salaries of the
/ commissioners and expresses the hope that
| such reasonable appropriations may be
made will enable them 90 increase the use
/ tulness Of the cause they have in charge