The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1886-12-09

The department. OF agriculture. represent
| ing the Oldest SID larges. Of our National in
dustriss, is subscribing well the purposes of
! It's organization The interest Of millions Of
| our citizens engaged in agriculture are in
volved in an enlargement and improvement
of the resuits OF their labor, and JEALOUS re-
gard for their welfare should be q willing
tribute to these whose productive re-
turns are & main source Of our progress and
power.
The existence OF ple1ro-pueumonia anon,
The cattle of various states has led TO bur
densone and in some cases disastrous restric-
tons in an importan. branch of our COM
merce, threatening to aEect the quantity
and quality of our food supply. This is
matter Of such Importance and O; such far
reaching consequences that hope il will eu-
gage the serious attention Of the congress to
the end that such reinsdy may be applied
rs tho limits of constitutional delegation
OF power TO the general government will per-
init l commend to the consideration Of tho
congress tee report Of tic commissioner,
and his suggestions concerning ito interest
intrusted TO his care.
The president recommends as q plain duty
on'the part OF the government, the payment
of million and quarter dollars still due to
Freedrian's Savings hank depositors.
Civil service reform is tbs last important
topic discussed in the message. Tns coutin-
ued operation OF tie civil service law, he as
serts, kas added the most convincing proofs
of its necessity ami usefulness Every public
officer who has just ides of his duty to ths
people testifies to the value of this referul.
Its stsunchess fcisnds are found among thoss
=. Z,
porters are thoss who ara restrained ari pro-
tecesd by its requirements. The meaning Of
such restraint and protection is not appre-
ciatei BY those who want places under tho
government. regardless OF merit Or ineii-
cheney nor by those who insist that the selec-
ton fer such places should rest upon proper
credeatial showing active partisan work.
They mean to public officers, il not their
lives, the only opportunity afforded them to
attend to public business, and they mean to
tho good peopie OF tho country the better
performance OF tho work OF their govern
ment
It is exceedingly st-aug,. tas president
thinks, that tie scops anl nature OF his re-
form are SO litils understood and that SO
many things no: included witain its plan ere
called By its na:rA Whsn cavil yields more
fully TO examination, the sys5srn will have
large additions 10 tis number of its friends.
Oar civil service reform, the president
says, may be imperfect in soma OF its de-
tails; it may bs misunderstood and opposed;
it may not always be faithfully applied; its
designs may sometimes miscarry through
mistake or wiliful intent; it may sometimes
tre:nbls under assaults OF its enemies OF lam
guis:l under tho misguided zeal of inpractic-
t:ceble friends, but if tho people OF this coun-
try ever submit TO the punishment o. its TN
deriying principle from tbs operation of this
government, they will abandon the sureSs
guarantee OF the safety aad success CT Anefi-
can institutions
IL conclusion 1a inTozes for this reform
the cheerful and unsrudSins support Of con.
gress; urges an Increase of tho salaries OF the
commissioners and expresses tie hope that
such reasonable appropriations msy be
made Gs will enable them TO increase tas use
frlress Of tie cause .hey have in charge.