The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1886-12-07

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and every Instance II the many In
viii h pensions are incr assd N other
gr unds than the merits Of tho al r., work
an Unjust &C 20 the brave and Grin led, hut
poor aud friend ess, soldier who IS entirely
neglected., or Who nus be content W tn ths
smallest sam Above und r rener laws.
Ihtre are Tar TOO many neighborhOods in
w ca a 9 found gisriag cas OF Inequality
II re ttnent in the matter Of pensions, and
they are largely due 20 a yielding in the
re SION Bureau TO importunity on the part
OF those other thaa the r%eus.oner, who are
espefia ly interested. or they nrise from
s,pes RAJ acts pa sed Tor the benef OF in
side
SHOULD STAND SIDE b SIDE
when they participate in a grateful nations
klDd rene ubrance. Every confederation of
FAIRNESS and justice to our ex-seldirrs md
tne pr2teeuon o the patriotic instin I. of
our citizens ffom pervetsion and violation
point TO the adopt IN Of y pension system
broad and con prehensIve enough to cover
every contingency. and which all make
unnecessary otJectionsble volume. of
special legis alton. As long as we adhe Q 10
the prlnctple ofgranting pensil n Tor services
o., DISABILITY as the result OF the service the
allowance Of pensi ms should be restricted to
Gaze es prosenticg these features.
EVERY PATRIOTIC HEART RESPONDS
10 a tender consideration for those who, hav-
ing served their country long and we'll, are
reduced to res riction and depen, ence, not
rs az incident OF their services, but with ad-
vanoing ase or through sickness or miafor-
tune, We are all tempted by the con,em-
plation OF such q condition to supply relief
and are often impatient of the Limitations OF
public duty. Yielding to no one on the de-
sire to indulge this feeling Of consideration,
/ cannot rid myself Of he conviction that II
these ex-soldiers arc 10 be relieved hoy aud
their cause are entitled to the benefit Of an
enactment under which relief may be
claimed as q right and that such relief should
be g anted under the sanoi ion Of wv, ret m
evasion Of Il; nor should such worthy OBJ
lects OF care, oil equally entitled, bs renitted
TO the Unequal operation OF sympathy or the
tender meroies Of social and polit oal in
nuenoe with their unjast Determinations.
The DISCHARGED soldiers, and Iailors Of the
country q e our fellow ciiizens and
interested with us In the passage and
faithful execution Of wholesome laws. They
cannot be swerved from their duty Of citi-
Senship, by artful appeals to their spirit Of
brotherhood born Of common Peril and rut-
fering, nor will they exact as a tsst oil deVo-
won to their welfare a willingness to neglect
public duty in their behalf.
ON THE FOURTH OF MARCH. 1886,
the current business of the Patent Office was
on an average FIVE and Q half months behind.
Al tne close OF me last hsoal y,sar such cur
rent work was but three months in arrears,
and IT is asserted and believed that in the
next few months the delay in obtaining an
examination of an application
FOR A PATENT
will be but nominal. The number of appli-
cations for patents during thu last fiscal
year, including reissues, designs, trade
marks aud labels, equals 1858, which is
considerably in excess of the number re-
ceioed Outing any preceding year
THE RECEIPTS OF THE PATENT OF |
FICE
during the wear aggregate 1926, lG1 80,
enabling the Office to turn into the Treasury |
q sur Dlus revenue over and above expendi- |
lures OF about 1858, 40 80.
THE NUMBER OF PATENTS GRANTED
during the last fiscal year, Including re-
issues, trade marks, designs and labels was
2o,6l9, a number also quite largely IN excess
Of that Of any preceding year. The report of
the Commissioner shows. the Otlcs TO be in q
prosperous condition and constantly ~increas-
ing IN its busine s. No incre ise IF force is
asked for. The amount estimated for the
fiscal year ending June 30, 1886, was $780,
I6O, lhe amount estimnted tor the
year ending June 30, 1887, was 1858, $50. The
amount estimated for the fiscal year ending
June so 1887, is S77S, 40.
THE SECRETARY OF THE INTERIOR
suggests a chance in the plan for tle pay
ment of the IL deb edness of tne Pacific sub
sidiZed roads to the gJvernm' mt. His sug-
gestion has the unauimOus ENDORSEMENT of
The persons selected by the government to
act as directors Of these road. aud protect
the interests of the United States in tho
Board of Direction. In considering the
plin proposed the sole matters which should
be takon into account, in my opin-
ions are the situation Of the
GOVERNMENT AS A CREDITOR
and the sur $ way to secure the payment Of
the principal and interest of its debt, By A
recent decision of the Supreme Court of the
United States it has been sdjudged that
laws of the several States are in Operation
to regulate rates of
TRANSPORTATION UPON RAILROADS,
If such regulation interferss with the m q of
car iage from one State let another. This
Important field of control and regulation
having been thus lett entirely unoocupied,
the expediency of Federal action upon
the subject y worthy of consideration.
inc. relatl ms Of labor to capt. Il and of
labo'ing men to their employers are of the
utmost concern to every patriotic citizen.
When these are
STRAINED AND DISTORTED
unjustifablo claims are apt TO be insisted
upon by both Interests, and in the controversy
which results the welfare of all and the
prosperity OF the country are jeopardizsd,
and any Intervention Of the general govern
me3t within t o limits IF its constitute nal
authority to avert such a condition EhouId
be willingly accorded.
In a special meesare transmitted 10 Con-
gress at its last session, l suggested
THE ENLARGEMENT OF ORR ppE-rNr
LABOR BUREAU
and ADDING to its present functions the power
OF arbitration in cases where d Inference arises
betWeen employer and emplovei. When
these differences reach such a stage as 70 re-
SUIT IN the interruption Of commerce be-
tween The states he application ~ This rem-
edy by the general government might be 70
garded as entir' " within lis constitutional
powers, and | think we might reasonably
hope that such arbitra .ors, If Q refully Sc
IL eted and IL entitled to tho eoniiderce of
the parties to be affected, would bg yolunts-
rily called to the
SETTLEMENT OF CONTROVERSIES
of less extent and not neeessarilv within
the domain Of Federal regulation am on
the opinion that this suggestion is worthy
the attention OF the Congress. but after all
has beon done by the passage of laws, either
Fe ieral or State, TO relieve a situation IuII of
much more remains to be accom-
pllshed by the reinstatement and %oultiva-
ton of
A TRUE AMERICAN SENTIMENT
which rec Snizes the equality of American
elnSenship. This, in the light Of our
Institutions, would teach that a hearty co.
on the part of all interests i. the
surest path to national greatness and the
happiness Of all our people; that capital
sh Ou.dy IN recognition OF the brotherhood of
our citizenship, and in q spirit American
generously accord TO labor its Just
com pensation and consideration, and that
Contented LABOR IS capltaIs best protection
and faithful ally. II would teach, too, that
the divers situations of our people are in
separable from our civilization; that every
zen should, IN his sphere, be a con-
to the general good that capltal
does not necessarily tend
TO THE OPPRESSION OF LABOR
and that violent disturbances and disor-
dtrS ALLEVIATE from their promoters true
American sympathy and kindly feeling.
THE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE,
the oldest and largest of our ,
industries, is subscribing we'll the :
purposes of its organization. By The intro :
dnction of new subjects Of farming entor- /
prise, and by 0pening new sources of aRri- =
wealth and the dissemination of :
early information concerning production /
and p'ioee, 1t has contributed largely 10 the /
prosperity. Through this agency, i
advanced thought and Investigation, touch. /
ing the subjects it has in charge, should, !
among other things, be practically appIied y
10 the home production at a low cost OF ar y
tlcles Of food which are now imported from /
Such an innovation will neces- =
of course, In the beRinninR I
DO within the domain Of intelligenl 4
experiments and the subject ia every stage y
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