New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-12-02

appropriated natural water sources and all neccS-
sary reservoir sites should be held by the Govern
ment for the equal use, at fair rates of the home
stead settlers who will eventually take up these
lands. The United States should not, IN my opin-
ion, undertake the construction OF dams or canals,
but should limit its work to such surveys ana
observations as will determine the water supply,
both surface and sUbtcranean, the areas capable
of irrigation, and the location and storage Ca
pacty of reservoirs. This done, the use of the
water and OF the reservoir sites might be granted
to the respective States or Territories, or to IN
dlNldUalS or associations upon the condition that
The necessary works should be constructed ana
the water furnished at fair rates, without as
crlmlnatlon the rates TO be subject 70 supervision
ny thc Legislatures or by boards of water com
ihlssIoherN duly constituted. The essential thing
10 ne secured is the common and equal use AT
tair rates of the accumulated water supply II
were almost better that these lands should remain
and than that those who occupy them should
become the slaves Of unresrained monopOcs con
trolling the one essential element of land values
and crop results
Inc Use of the telegraph by the Post Office De
partinent as means for the rapid TRANSMISSION oil
written Communications is, believe upon proper
terms quite desirable The Government does not
own or operate the railroads. and it should not,
think, own or operate the telegraph lines II
does, however seem to DC quite practicable for the
Government 10 contract with the telegraph com
panics, as il does with the railroad companies to
carry at specified rates such communications as
the Sendcrs may designate for this method OF trans
mission. ! recommend that such legislation he
r"'C'e" "S VIII eH"'Ie ''' 'S''i''''' INV
fairly to test 10y experiment the advantages Of
such use of the telegraph
FEDERAL ELECTIONS.
II any intelligent and loyal company of Amcrl-
can citizens were required t. catalogue the eS-
Sentlal human Conditions of national life. d" ne"
doubt That with absolute uhanIlhiF ''| """l"
begin with " free and honest elections. Ana il
Is gratifying TO Know 'al IeAcIdIN '"eI' -
growing ana hoh-pHlIS'n u'iIi"'l' l'I "V'''' WV
u"h laws h"l against '''' 50" VI '''l' ''''
progress must De SCI 'He "'P'eSS'us anu "'''''
able TACT that election laws ana i"''"''S '''
SOMETHING'S cunHlI-N oo"" W" ~ ''' ''
CONTROL WhAe Nloi'"'c coAPo'VS 'Hc S'''
Oh fraud
in my last annual message | suggested tha' the
development of the cNlSilng law proNldihS icu-
cIal super. i,lon OF Congressional elections "Hcicu
an effective method OF reforming these abuses.
Tho mood If sicb q Law has manifested itself in
many parts Of the country. and lis wholesome
restraints and penalties viii be useful IN all
The constitutionallty OF such legislation has Deem
affirmed by the supreme Court It's probable Ell
fectivcueSs is evidenced by the character oil 'H'
opposition that Is made 10 it, II has been de-
nounced as II II were a new exercise Of Federal
power and an invasion of tue !. hits Of the States.
Nothing could be further from the truth. Con-
.gress has already fixed the time for the election
If members Of Congress 1t has declared that
votes for members of Congress must be- uy written
or printed ballot: it has provided for IL" ape
poin,mcnt 10y the Circuit Courts IL certain cast ).
and upou the petition of a certain uImhcr OF
.i,i,A of olcc,io, sllnervis,r, and made IL their
5,,. 3, .,,,or,i.o tbe REGISTRATION of voters con-
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. .ho He,s for ,b. nurno.o of Identification and
49,. rro,.r,io, Of frauds ,o attend ~ elections
, -, ,,.i,t ,Io boxcs fiji the VOTES aI, all
oae, a,,I o,r,od. - attach to fine r.,jstry lists
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shau b.,.o r.Je,oI rloc,iou law. Ir $50 now
/ ,.,.a l,o o,1 I.,o had f,r nearly t,epr, years.
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far =, .,,rro,',ors - ,tc local aY,bor.t.e, all ,o.-
trol over tho cortiGcation which establishes tie
nrira facie right 70 fl seat in the House of Repre-
! .r,,ati,cs This defect should bee cured Equality
~ ronresenta,,on and the parity Of tie electors
,s, ho r,oir,.irod or evcrrtli,o thai is valuable
!, o,r ..e,.,,, If oo,orrncut i lost The ouaIiG.a
| ,io,s If q, clcctor u,ust Doe sought in the nw.