Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1889-03-07


sure, be able TO put our civil service upon
a non partisan basis until we have Sc.
cured the lnoumbeucy that fair.minded
men of the opposition will approve for
impartislity ami integrity, A the mum,
Der of such in the civil list Ia increased,
removals from office will diminish. While
THE TREASURY SURPLUS
Is not our greatest evil, il is serious
evil. Our revenue should be ample to
meet the ordinary annual demands upon
our treasury, with q sufficient margin for
those extraordinary but scarcely less i'm
perative demands which arise now aud
then. Expenditures should always be
made with economy, and only upon public
necessity. WastefulHess, profigscy and
fayorioism in public ex penditures is Grim,
mai, but there Is nothing in the condition
OF our country, or of our people, TO sug-
gest that anything presently necessary
to the public prosperity, security or
honor should be unduly postponed. II
will be the duty of congress wisely to
forecast and estimate these extraordinary
demands, and having added them to our
ordinary expenditures, 70 so adjust our
revenue laws that no considerable annual
surplus will remain. We will fortunately
be able TO apply I'd the redemption OF the
public debt any small or unforeseen ex-
cess OF revenues. This is better than 80
reduce our income below our necessary
expenditures, with the resulting choice
between another change of our revenue
laws and an increase of the pablo debt,
II ia quite possible, am sure, to effect
THAT NECESSARY REDUCTION IN OUR REVIEW
UEs
Without breaking down our tariff or seri-
ously injuring any domestic industry.
The construction Of a sufficient number
OF modern war ships and of their ueoes
sary armament should progress as rapid
ly as is con sistent with care and perfec-
tioE in plans and workmanship, The
spirit, courage and skill of our naval of.
ficers and seamen have many times in
our history given TO weak ships and in
efficient guns, a rating greatly beyond
that of the naval list. That they will
again do so upon occasion, | do not
doubt, but they ought not by premedia
tion or neglect to be left 20 risks and ex
igencies of unequal com BAT We should
encourage the establishment of
AMERICAN STEAMSHIP LINES.
The exchanges of commerce. demand
stated, reliable and IA pid means of com
munioation, and until these are provided
the development of our trade with states
sion laws should give more adequate or
discriminating relief TO union soldiers
and sailors aud to their widows and
o phans. Such occasions as this should
remind us that we owe everything TO
their valor and sacrifice.
II is a subject of cougratulatiOn that
there is a near prospect of the admission
into the Union of Dakota and Montana
and Washington territories.
This act of justice has been unreason-
ably delayed, in the case of some of them.
The people who have settled these terri
tories are intelligent, enterprising and
patriotic, and the accession Of these new
states will add strength to The nation. IL
il due to the settlers in theseterrltories who
have availed themselves of the invitations
of our land laws to make homes upon
that pablo dompIn, and their titles should
be speedily adjusted and their honest en-
tries confirmed by patent.
II is very gratifying to observe the
general interest now being manifested in
the reform of our election laws. Those who
have been for years calling attention TO
the pressing neoessityof throwing about
the ballot box, and about electors further
safe guards in order that our elections
might not only be free and pure but
ght clearly appear to be SO, will vel
come accession of all who did not soon
n IL A..
tioRal congress has not rs yet taken
control of elections in that oGse over
which the constitution gives 1t jnris-
diction, but "a the accepted and adopted
election laws of several states provided
penalties for their violation and method of
supervision. Only the inefficienoy of state
VS. OF the unfair or partisan administra'
tion of them could suggest a departure
from this policy. II was clearly, however,
IN the plation of the trainers of
the constitution that such an exigency
might arise and provision was wisely
made Cor il. Freedom Of ballot is
CONDITION or OUR NATIONAL LIFE,
and no power vested in congress- or in
the executive to secure or perpetuate it
suOAtu lNUAN'B NAonNh hPNa ~S~s-I4Nfi
The people OF all the congressional dis
triots have equal interest that the election
in each shall truly express the views and
wishes OF q majority Of the qualified
electors residing within 1t. The results
OF such elections are not local and insist
enee of electors residing in other dis
tricts that they shall be pure and free
doors, does not SAVIOR at all Of imperti-
nenoe.
If in any Of the states the public secur
ity is thought to be threatened by ignor-
auce among the electors, the obvious
remedy is education. The sympathy and
help of our people will not be withheld
from any community struggling with
special embarrassments or difficulties
onnected with suffrage. If the RENE
dies proposed proceed upon lawful lines
and are promoted by just and honorable
methods, how shall those who practice
election frauds recover that respect for
the sanctity of the ballot which " the
fret condition of good citizenship The
man who has come to the ballot box as a
iugRler, has renouncad his allegiance.
Let Us exaIt patriotism and
MODERATE oUB PATTY CONVENTIONS.
Let those Who would die for the flag on
the field Of battle give better proof Of
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