The Springdale news., 1889-12-13

ed as il test of merit in making promotions. l have utso suggested to the Postmaster General tlai he adopt some plan by which ho can. upon the bass of the reports to the de partmcut, and of frequent Inspections. Indi cate the relative mCrito of p9stmdsters of each class They will be appoprdteiy indicated in che oIlicit register and report of the de partmcnt. 1htt great stimulus would thus be given to the " AoIe service do not uoupt, and such d record would be the best defense against removals from office.
 PUBLIC EDUCATION The intrresl af the General G6vernmcnt In tht. t.ti,,a.tt59a ef 4Ac peopl" larad= Hn early exnrceSioI4= not l:n.y Il the thpeehttni ahd sometime warning uttefaucta o1 onf abItsI statesmen. but in liberal appropriations from the common resources Tor the support of education in the new States. No one will deny that it k Of the greatest National con cern that those who h1ld the ultimate con trol of all public autifs enpuld nave 'he necessary intelligence wisely to direct and determine them. National aid to education has heretofore taken the form of land grants, and in that form the < constitutional power of Congress to promote the education of the people IS not not ser'ous #ly questioned 1 do not think 1t can De sue cesstully questioned when the form Is changed to that of a direct grant ot money from the public treasury. SueH ad should be, as It always has been, suggested bg some exceptional conditions. The sudden e,nah- cipatiOn ot the slaves, the bestowa 9t the suffrage Whtch soon followed, anu thn impairment Of the ability et the states where these new citizens were chiefly found to alternately prov de edHcat foHal facilities presented not only exceptional but uneXani= bled conditions. That tine situation has been much alueIIaratcd there is no doubt The, ability and interest of the States have hap ptiS increased, but a great work remains to be done, and I thJnk the General Govern mcnt should lcnd Its 1Jd.
 TIE coLoHeD PEOPLE.
 The coiored people tId not intrude them selves upon us, they were brought here in chains and held in tbr communities where they aEs no~ chleH&=tound by il cruel slave code Happily for both races they They hINt. fro. At+iniD iDOIHt of ignorance and poverty which Was our shame, not theirs, mRdc rtmaFkable nd yancc~ in educ ttOn and in the acquisition of property They 1.-two, A Il people, shown themselves tn b" friendly and faithful to- wards lhe- white ra-c aAdeT temptations of tremendous stren-ta. They n tYe their rep Tc4eutattNts Iu the National cem rtrrics. where :t grateful HoY#fuuelt has gathered the ashes of those Wao ard m It's defcnse- They have fura -aaI tp our regular army regiments that haNA won high praise from their commanding officers for courage and -uldteEIs qualities and for fiaetly L. the enlistment oath. In civil life they are =tHe tottef~ at thctf communities In5tk ing tl4tIftu4i CuutfIsatlpu to thc widen Ing streams ut prosperity which the cofu- muuttjCs afc receiving. fnclr sudden with drlW.I would ~,o3 pfodnCtion and bring disorder in the heaseheld gthetalty. They do not desire to qall# t8elF homes, and thelf employers resent the interference et the emi-fattoa agents ;" ho seek te stimulate oHeH desire, but. notwithstanding all ths. III many parts of our country where t4e= coiurett population lis large tHt+ people et that f.tee aft. by fiou- Ccyf fet., dt z4eat oI uny fftetiv. cN- ertise of tatIF pulItHEE EIghts. aud of many of their eHNHI Eis1lt~= 6#e wrong does not eAz pend itself upon those whose votes are sup pressed Every voHsz# z#t8eHvy ID tie | nI1a #ls Htouseds Il hta 4gEI thr ho2s of every patriot that T srh- 9t 1setirc thd ot respect Tor the Etw would W3fa a gradual cure Of tHts" tiaEF8Bt - lt~. -4H5#.1 .1, no hhe -uppuse$ that tue present sitl be accepted A Il permanent .candfton If Il l7 -ata that these cotnHaHatit- must w0Fs cut thl- problem lat= ttft.tu ive-4= =Ase haYe4 rlArllt ltFs | | Re f4f.a ls IL Do they suggest 4as= #-plHtoHz N men Hud under what conditions k t4t black man tp have t4aSU fail clSti ri2Al- winch have sO long been HEe m Ltss V Hen is tltt equality =af uAueuee. t,uicu our Government Wa- in- tended ta= -=eaie t8 t1a= tl'et8f-. t9 be ft-= stored 'Ia=s @t1etsttHaH should eaurdgpuslY lace lAe-c aEssNe questions and not ieiEAs tHen asa=ft=f4tl2e at=Hs12t t2 iae next Tho eausuiHIHtfi5H sIaHff proceed with ctn. oa the lfae- uf- Iu..Ic,s aad hn= =e9ae.lf s,o# #esucsl5.t===a# ore #e9aatry eaH eut reeltNzaspt u @ t4.t= l. ,4 Assse at justice and of ti4H=Isls4 i e.t5zl ,tIS sHsnsc the Al teHtion oi tfft-.It.sS =tue consideration ot such utetsare W,tatn lt- Wctt=detnrd con -IIUtonIE puWrr9 as WdI secure tu lhl our pe9ptt atHt=s s.N,'et-zzst si" tt3ae et saIlfdge and cNrrs other ctSa ft1nt under the Con sttution ana ltH- ai tht tHted states
 OUR MERCHANT MARINE.
 There ls uotn,ug Iuorr Iu.t15 hnmiliatine to the National Pg.4e anu nothing moro hurtiuI tu tur -,s,tTonI Fro-P Prraty than tho taieroE4t5 et uuF mefeH.i,l HstrfRe coh- pared with Chat ot otaGf Ett.pnS whose gen- erdf re~uaretzs, Wealth t1d sd cu1st lInr- do not ~u,-est stus tca~on tot their supremacy aa thr se4s. l. W.- H0t usWay= SO ana our people are agreed, think, that t satlt nat coatzafz#.t ta sfe sn. T. i- not pes .uir n ta5e 5atf=f55#4t4# t.ttz8ft to discuss ta=t--- o4 t4e t,LcE.ue methods hS winch it Iv PFupo9ea to restore tl4.m. The statement of a few Nrl authenticated facts and some general suggestions as to the legislation I- ali tHat t' ptaeseabIe- That the great ste tm-hip lu.- sailing under tue flags 9t EnEaRa France, Germany. spain aud Italy. and engaged Ill fore iHu com uferCc WeFt. promoted ztHa have since been i aad now ulc HDctatly aided by grants of E public IuoHeg. in one form ni ttnother.i gen eraHy known IAAt the Alnerican lines of stt tain~hIpS have been abandoned by lis to au unequal test Nltt tdr ntucd lines of other nations until they hdSr been withdrawn, or III the le& case- hers fury arf stlA main tanned aIe suuJcct tI srrous distdvdnt- a9es, ls matter oi knatsledge. The present situation i= s4cl that travellers and mcr- ! cuaudI.c uad Liverpool often neces- sarN luietmedjate port between NJ" York amt some 9f tuc 9oasA American capitals. The fact that some of the delegates from south American States to the conference If | American n4itlDns, Ho@= in session Ht WHsha in9ton. IT. zebed otr sd0reS hN reversing that I lfn,f gf frfv,I |. very c0oClu,iy. of Che need of such conference. and very suggestive to the first and ness necessary step in thn direction dt ful4ei. and npIf. heaeffcEtl inter Cour-o with nations thtt arc NON our neigh. bors upon the lines ot latitude, but not upon the lines at established commercial inter course.
 recommend that such appropriations he made for ocean nnalt strvl,e Ill American steamships brt" cen oaf ports and those of Central and >tuth AmtHca, China, Japan and the important islands in both uf th. great oceans, wti be literally reinuncrttiVe for the service rpnd,.r.f as WiIl cuCuurAg" the lblishment and in some tdIr degree. equIl. Ic the chances of American steamship aRes in the conprti- tons which they na,t meet That the American states lylnE south of Us will cor dially cooperate III 4esttbtishing and main taininR sucH lines of steamships Ia their principal pOrto, do not doubt.
 NAVAL RESERVE.
 We should also make provision for A naval reserve tO consist of such merchant ships Of American construction and of a specified tonnage and speed as the owners will con sent tO place at tn" use of the Government in case of need as armed cruisers. England has adopted this policy, and result can now, upon necessity, once place upon her naval list some of the fastest steamships in the world. proper super. vision Ot the construction of sucn vessels would make their conversion into tficctiVo shipS of War very easy | hn ud