The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1889-03-07

Ine8e ana other trading privileges No Will
feel FREQ TO obtain only by means that do
ever feeble the government from which we
ask such concessions. But, having fairly OBJ
tanned them by methods and for purposes
entirely consistent with tho most friendly
disposition toward all other powers, our
consent will be necessary to any modifca-
| ton or impairment Of the concession.
We shall neither fail to respect the flag
| OF any friendly nation or the just rights Of
| its citizens. nor to exact the like treatment
for our own. Calmncss, justice and con.
sideration should characterize our di-
plomacy. The Offices Of an intelligent di-
cases should be adquate to the peaceful ad-
| iustment Of all international difficulties. BY
J such methods we will make our contribu-
| ton to the worlds peace, which no nation
values more highly and avoid the oppro-
briuln which must fall upon the nation that
| ruthlessly breaks it.
NOMINATING POWERS. So.
The duty devolved by law upon the presi.
dent to nominate, and by and with the ad-
| vice Of the senate, appoint all public OFF,
| GERS, whose appointment is not otherwise
| provided for in the constitution, or by act
! of congress, has become very burdensome,
! and its wise and efficient discharge full of
difficulty. The civil list is so large that q
| personal knowledge of any large number of
must rely upon the representations of
others, and these are often made inconsid-
erately and without any just sense Of re-
| sponsibility. have right, think, to in
sist that those who volunteer or are invited
to give advice as to appoint
and fidelity. A high sense Of duty and an
ambition to improve the service should
| characterize all public officers. There are
many ways in which the convenience and
| comfort of those who have business with
our public officers may be promoted by a
thoughtful and obliging officer, and I shall
| expect those whom may appoint to justify
their selection by conspicuous efficiency
in the discharge Of their duties. Honorable
party service will certainly not be esteemed
by me disqualification for public offices,
but it will in no case be allowed to serve as
or delinquency: 1t is entirely creditable
to seek public Office by proper
methods and with proper motives and
all applicants will be treated with consider
alton. But l shall need, and the heads of
! departments will need, time for inquiry
will not, therefore, be the best support of
an application for office. Heads Of depart
ments, bureaus and all other public officers
having any duty connected Herewith, will
be expected to enforce the civil service law
fully and without evasion. Beyond this
obvious duty hope to do something more
to advance the reform of the civil service.
The ideal, or even my own ideal, shall
probably not attain. Retrospect will be q
safer basis of Judgment than promises. We
shall not, however, l am sure, be able to
put our civil service upon non-partisan
basis until we have secured an incumbency
that fair-minded men of the opposition will
approve for partiality and integrity. AS
the number Of such in the civil list is in
| creased, removals from office will diminish.
! SURPLUS is AN EVIL.
Whle treasury surplus is not the
greatest evil, it is serious evil. Our rev.
Ienue should be ample to meet the ordinary
annual demands upon our treasury, with q
sufficient margin for those extraordinary
but scarcely less imperative demands
| which arise now and then. Expenditure
should always be made with economy and
only upon public necessity. Wastofulness,
prof1igacy and favoritism in public expend.
ntures is criminal. But there is nothing in
the condition Of our country or of our
people to suggest that anything presently
necessary to the public prosperity, security
or honor should be unduiy postponed. It
will be the duty of congress wisely to fore.
cast and estimate these extraordinary de.
mands, and having added them to our or
binary expenditures to so adjust our rev:
! enue laws that no considerable annual sur
| plus will remain. We will fortunately be
| able to apply to the redemption of the pub
| die debt any small or unforeseen excess of
| revenue. This is better than to reduce our
| income below our necessary expenditures,
with the resulting choice between another
J change of our revenue laws and an increase
| of the public debt 1t is quite possible, I
am sure, 10 effect the necessary reduction
in our revenues without breaking down oul
| protective tariff CT seriously injuring any
| domestic industry
| TO IMPROVE THE NAVY.
The construction of a sufficient NOm her Of
| modern war ships and of their necessary
armament should progress rapidly as is
consistent with care and perfection in
plans and workmanship. The spirit, cour-
| age and skill of our naval officers and sea-
men have many times in our history given to
| weak ships and inefficient guns rating
greatly beyond that of the naval list. That
they will again do SO upon occasion, do not
doubt, but they ought not by pre-
me- ,l;s3.o or neglect: to be left to
Unequal u e Combat 0 We shouId ENCOURAGE go
the establishment of American steamship
lines. The ex'gencies of commerce demand
stated, reliable and rapid means of commu-
nication, and until these are provided the
| development of our trade with the states
lying south Of US is impossible.
Our pension laws should give more ade-
quate and discriminating relief to the
| union soldiers and sailors, and to their wild
ows and orphans. Such occasions as this
| should remind us that we owe everything
| to their valor and sacrifice.
THE NEW DAkOTAE
1t is subject of congratulation that there
| is near prospect of the admission into the
| union Of the Dakotas and Montana and
Washington territories. This act of Justice
! has been unreasonably delayed in the case
| of some of them. The people who have
| enterprising and patriotic, and the accession
of these new states will add strength to the
nation. 1t is due to the settlers in the ter
| ritories, who have awaited themselves Of
| the invitations of our land laws to make
homes upon the public domain, that their
| titles should be speedily adjusted and their
honest entries confirmed by patent.
A REFORMED BALLOT.
1t is very gratifying to observe the gen.
| eral interest now being manifested in the
J reform of our election laws. Those who
| have been for years calling attention to the
pressing necessity Of THROWN. about the
safeguards in order that our elections
might not only be free and pure, but might
| clearly appear to be so, will welcome the
accession of any who did not so soon dis
cover the need of reform. The national
congress. has not as yet taken con-
over which the constitution gives
its jurisdiction, but has accepted and
adopted the election laws Of the several
states, provided penalties for their violation
and a method of supervision. Only the in
efficiency of the state laws, or an unfair or
partisan administration of them could sug-
gesta departure from this policy. 1t was
clearly, however in the contemplation of
the constitution, that such exigency might
arise and provision was wisely made for it.
The freedom of the ballot is
a condition of our national life. and
no power vested in congress or in the
executive to secure or perpetuate it, should
remain unused upon occasion. The people
Of all the congressional districts have an
equal interest that the election in each
shall truly express the views and wishes
of a majority of the qualified electors with
in it. The results of such elections are not
local, and the insistance of electors resid-
ing in other districts that they shall be
pure and free does not SAVIOR of imperti-
nence. If in any of the states the public Sc
curity is thought to be threatened by ignor-
ance anon the electors the obvious remedy
is education. The sympathy and help Of our
people will not be withheld from any CON-
munity struggling with special embarrass-
,