Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1889-12-04

poSusn.s ~ establish ThAt vsy mnly u
iasse sbo endured The hArdehiys of or 0nss
bs.osfy ard srsiaou. campaigns ars npw -
sbird from diseasss that Aad rea1 bit nj
txacexbie, origin N the service, d ~
dnatf- be.'sies these shefe = aooA6 -
eomtpsed Of men, many Il whom nEvga -
sniisfnesst II threefufi ysan, aad of ~
sniistsd veterans Who add . fourth y0r
q seryscs. Who sScnped ths cA1nA1fiD d bat
tse and the aassuils a di@a.s, who
were always ready for any As1na.
vito were N every hassls NE q
In sound health and havs dnes IL ein.s a
the var, whils fighting with The Ans tndoD,
isAbis and in<iepsndeuf spsrlt thu couteses q
civil life. b>en overcome BY dtsenne OF casual
" am not unaware shas ths pensioa roll
alrsaty inveive . vsry Asgs a.suai sxpa%
diturs; redfh~ am ! dsessYed BY that fAcs
from Recommending that cons1v~ graat .
pssszion 70 sach honorabiy disrharyed 81
diers and .aJiors Of tbs civil var -. having
rendersi HlbseAnt1al ssrvics during he var,
are nov dspenaient upon thstf own labor tor
q natntenancs, and by dissAas o. casualty
are inexpacitatsd from earning II. Many Il
Ut relief ars now deIsndent upn publ Aid,
and II dos not in my Judgment conaafs With
thu national honor that they stall continue
10 sut~i.t uppn the bD;a! reiief given infis-
eriminassly 70 paupsrs instead Il upoa tie
Pesiai and grnerous provision Of the nation
they .~ryed - calamity and uns.Inshiy. Our
psopk viii, an sure, very gsnsraiiy aP-
prove such kxislattoo- AAd am equally
sure that the survivor At tbs Union army
and navy will fssi . grateful ssnsr Ut reiief
whsu this worthy and SInssing clos OF thair
comrades h fasriy cared for There are
sosne manifest inequalities In the existing av
that sboub lie rsnsst,sd- To some OF Thee
the secretary of the interior he's called sttsn-
ton IL |. gratifying 70 b abs u STATE That
s6ues th~ asiopI.ou Of new and hstter methods
Hhs dstArtmsnt tbs calls Of the psEaion
= for Information - 10 the military and
hospital records Of psnaon claimants ars
noN promptly answered, and the inJuno0s
and vsxatious dslays tAAs have hersses oso
occurred ~. sntirsiy avstded his vQl
greatly facilitate tie adjustment 4 IL
psnding claims.
Year Hsv ssssss
Ths solvent. Of four nsw stAtA, south D.
kota, North Dakota, Nnatana and WaaAtnG-
ton, into the Untoa uadsr de coastitud0
In IL sAms mnath ard tbs sdmisutoa of
thsfy duly chosen rSprssuofattves 70 our ~
ti0nal congress as tbs same ssaalOe = -
event - uDsrsmplsd - IL 10 interesting. h
osrtthcation Of the votss cast and 1t ne eoe-
situations ad0ptsd in sach OF the seStse ~as
hisd with ms, - required by the slEheh
-sction Of the act Of February ~, -. BY
the governosS OF aAid territories respectively:
Having, after . careful examination, found
that the several constitutinns and govern
msnts we're republican In form a.d ~
repugnant to tho conssttutien Of ths Cnfsse
States, all the provisions Of sho -
Of congress had hs~n complied with, and that
. majority n the votes cast in each OF ~
proposed states was in favor Of the adopftoe
and Of the constitution submitted therein,
did - declare by separate proeiamatlen =
to each; rs TO North Dakota And South
Dakota on Saturday, Nov 2; = TO Montana
on Friday, Nov 9, and q to Washingtoo %
Monday, Nov H. Each of thsss states has
within it's resources, the Development Of
which will employ the energies IT and yield
Q comfortable subsistence to . great populAr
ton. The smallest Of these new statao,
Washington, stands twelfth, and the largest,
Montana, third, among the fcrty-two n
area The p.,ople Of theae states are ALREADY
we'll framed, intelligent and patriotic Amsri-
can citizens, having common interests 40
sympathies with those Of the older states
and common purposes to defend the iafeg-
rity and uphold the honor of the nation
safety Of Railroad Oaciala-
The attention Of the Interstate oomrnsros
commission has been called to the urgent
need Of congressional legislation for the bet-
ter protection Of the lives and limts Of thOse
engaged in operation Of the great interstate
"
yardmsn and brakeInen. A petition signed
by nearly ten thousand railway brakeman
was presented to the commission asking that
STEPS might b. taken to bring about the use
of automatic brakes and cOuplsrs on freight
cars Time will be necessary 10 make the
needed changes, but an earnest and intelli-
gent beginning should be made at once. IL
Il a repruach to our civilization that any
class Of American workmen should, in pur-
suit Of a ne, 'es,ary and useful vocation, be
subjected TO n peril Of life and limb Is great
a. that Of soldier in time of war.
The creation Of An executive department
to t% known AZ
Tn. department Of Agriculture
BY the act Of Feb Q last WAS a wise and
timely Response 70 request which had long
been respectfully urged by the farmers Of
the country But much remains to bs done
to perfect tue organization of the depart
ment 40 that II may fairly realize the expsc-
tatiun which its creation excited The need
OF u law officer for the department., such -
is provided for the other executive depart
ments, is manifest The failure Of the last
cosgrcss to make the usual provision for the
publication OF the annual report should b
promptly r-rncdied The public interest in
the report and its value to the farming COM
munty | Am sure will not be diminished
under the new organization Of the depart
nsnt
The District Of Columbia
The interest of H.. Isople Of the District II
Columbia should not he lost sight of in the
pressure for consideration Of measures affect
ing the whole country Having no le. islA-
ture Of its own, either municipal or general.
it's people must lo'k TO congress for the regu-
lation Of all those concerns that in the states
arr the subject Of local control Our whole
Ieopie have an interest that the national CAPT
tai should IL. made attractive and beautiful,
and above all. that It's reputa for social order
should h.a we'll maintained The laws reGli-
lntng the SALE Of Intoxicating drinks in the
dis; rict should he revised, with a view to
bringing the traffic unier stringent imita-
tons
The pro position to observe the four hun
dreith anniversary Of
Thu Discovery Of America
by the opening w"rri', iair OF exposition
IN some one oi rur great cities will he pre-
son al for the consideration Of congress The
value and interest of such an exposition NAV
well claim the promotion Of sine general gov
eminent
The Civil Service Law.
The fourth Of March last the civil service
commission had but ngle member. The
vacancies were filled on the It'll day Of May.
and since then the commissioner have heen
iudu-triously. though with All inadequate
ItT'f, euktktSi III tAeSutiuS tut INV. lnSy
were assured by me that . cordial support
would b. given them in the faithful and i'm
partial enforcement of the statute and Of the
rules and regulations adopted in aid Of it,
Heretofore the book IT eligibles hes been
clo~ed to every one, except "a certificates
were made upon the rsquisition Of the ap-
pointing officers This secrecy was the source
OF much suspicion and of many charges Of
fsvnritism in the administration Of the AwA
What is secret is always respected: what II
open can be judged The commission with
the approval II all its members. has
now op,nel the list Of eligibles to the public
The eligible lists for the classified p,stoffices
and custom houses are now publicly posted
in the respective offic s. as are also the Ger
tlfications for appointments The purpose Of
the civil service law was absolutely TO ex-
cluie any other consideration in connection
with appointments uBder il than that Of
merit tested by the examinations The
business proce.sis upon the theory that both
the examining boards and the appointing
officers are absolutely ignorant as to the
political views and associations of all persons
on the civil service lists II is not too much
To say. however, that some recent congrse-
sional investigations have somewhat shaken
public con'idrnT in the impartiality OF the
the civil Servic. will make no safe or satis-
factory advance until the present law and
its evuai dminstrati,,n are well established
in the confidence Of the people. 1t will be
my pleasure. a. il is my duty, to
see that the Law is executed with
frn,ess and impartinlity. II some Of
its provisions have been fraululently
avoided by appointing officers our resent
ment should not suggest the repeal Of the
law, but reform in its administration. We
shouhi have one view Of the matter and hold
il with a sincerity that Is not affected by the
consideration that the PARTY TO which we BE-
long Is for time in power My predecessor,
on the fourth day OF January, 1889, by an
executive order to tase effect March Is,
brought the railway mail service under the
operation of the civil service law. Provision
was mad, that the order should take effect