Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1890-12-04

I'LL uSIcCncut tOuCutug tuo iuli usb OI
silver for coinage, at uniform ratio.
care has been taken to obse We closely
any change In the situation abroad. an
no favorable opportunity will be lost to
promote a result which II is confidently
believed would conf very large beneil 8
upon the commerce OF the world. The 70.
cent monetary disturbance in Englsod are
not unlikely to suggest re-examin stion
Of opinions upon this subject Our very
large supply OF gold will, u not lost by
impulsive Legislation In supposed interest
OF silver. give us position OF advantage
In promoting permanent and safe
international agreement for the free use
OF silver as coin metal. The efforts OF
the secretary to increase the volume OF
money In circulation by keeping down
the treasury surplus TO the lowest
practicable limits have been unremltting
aud in avery nigh degree successful
REDUCTION IN DEBT AND INTEREST.
The tables presented by him showing
the increase OF money in circulation
during the last two decades and especial.
ly the table showing the increase during
tue nineteen months he has aiminis-
tered the aft lirs OF tho department are
in oresting and instructive. The Increase
OF money in circulation during the nine
months has been In the aggregate So, !.
e68,Sl3 or about $3.50 per capita and OF
this increase only s7,l00. 900 was due to
the recent silver legislation. That this
substantial and needed aid given 10 com.
merce resulted Ia an enormous reduction
OF The public debt aud OF the annua In
terest charge is n matter of iucreas d
satisfaction There have been purchased
and redeemed since March a, 1880. 4 and
~ per cent bonds to the amount OF sat-, :.
S33 45o AT cost Of se40, G30. TAI. result
ing In the reduction Of the annual in.
,erest charge Of sS 9e7 600 and a total
saving OF interest OF ISL 57B. TOO.
INTERNAL REVENUES AND IMPORTS.
notice with great pleasure ihs state.
ment OF the secretary that the receip' 3
from internal revenue have increased
during the last q 'csl year nearly sl2 000.
900 aud that the cost OF collecting this
large revenue WAS less by s90.6l7 than
for the same purpose ia the re,cding
year The percentage OF cost OF collect
ing the customs revenue was less for the
last Ii ,cal year than ever before. The
customs administration hoard provided
for by the act OF June 10 1880. was sc.
lected with great care and IL composed
IN part of men whose previous exppr
fence in tho administration OF the old
customs regulations had ma 10 them
familiar with the evils t. he remei,cd
AMI in part OF men whose legal and ju!i-
cial requirements AMI experience seemed
10 tit them f,r the work OF interpreting
and applying the new statute The chief
aim Of the law Is to secure honest valua
tons OF dntiahls merchandise and To
make these valuations uniform at all OF
our ports of en- nv. II had been made
manifest bya congressional invrstiga
ton IN / a system OF under valuation
hau been long in use by certain classes
OF importers. resulting not only In a
great loss Of revenue but In most intol.
cradle discrimiuat against honesty
II Is not seen how this legislation. when
II Is understood, can be regarded by the
citizens OF any country having CONNER.
cial dealings with us rs uufriendly. II
any duty 10 supposed TO he excessive,
let the complaint be lodged there. 1t
will surely not be claimed by any well
disposed people that a remedy may be
sought and allowed In system Of quasi
smuggling.
THE ARMY.
The report of the secretary of war cx-
hibiis several gratifying results att lined
during the year by wise and unostenta
tious methods The percentage OF de-
sertions from tho army ian evil for which
both co 1gress and the department have
long been seeking a remedy has been
reduced during the past year 81 per cent
and for the months of August and Sep
TENDER. during which time the favor ID
effects of the act of June rs were Z 1t +,
83 per cent as compared with the same
months of 1899. The suits attained by
a reorganiz ,tion and consolidation OF the
divisions having charge OF the hospi tai
rvice records of the volunteer soldiers
ara vrry remarkable. This change was
Effected In July, 1889. and at that time
there were 40 GA cases awaiting atten
ton. mUre than talf Of thess b ing calls
from the pension Office for information
necessary TO the ad judicition Of pensions.
On the Both day OF June last. though
over 300 900 new calls had cone 10, there
wns not single case that had not been
examined and answered
Tue DEPARTMENT or JUSTICE.
The report of the nttorn Y general IL
under the law submitted generally to
cong esq but as the department OF justic
is one Of the executive department some
reference TO the work done IS approprI-
here. A vigorous and in the m in
effective effort has been made to bring to
trial and punishment all violitors OF the
laws, but nj the same time care has been
taken that technical and frivolous Of.
lenses should not be used to swell the
fees Of the C ,ffurs or to harrass we'll dis
posed citizens.
SOME sPECtEs OF LAWS AND VIOLATIONS
A special attention is called TO the
facts connected with the prOsecuti n OF
violations OF the election laws and nj of.
fcnses agar ST United States officers.
The number Of convictions secured. very
many of them upon pleas of guilty. will,
1t is hoped. have sslutary restraining In
fiuence. There have been several Gases
where postmssters appointed by me have
been subjected to violent interference In
the discharge OF their Off 'ial duties and
to prosecutions and personal violence OF
tho most extreme character. Some OF
these cases have been dealt with hrough
the department o. Justice and in some
cases the postoffices have been abolished
or suspended. have directed the post.
master general to pursue this course in
all cases where other efforts failed 10 Sc
cure for any postmaster, not himself 10
fault. an opportunity peacefully to exer.
else the duties OF his Office. But such
action will not suppaut the efforts of the
department OF justice TO bring the par.
ticular offenders to punishment The
vacation by the judicial DEGREES Of
fraudulent certificates OF naturalization
upon bills 10 equity tiled by the att rney
general in the circuit court Of the United
States, is a new application of familiar
equity Jurisdiction Nearly one
hundred such DEGREES have beer
taken during the year. the evidence s
closing that very large number oi
fraudulent Ger itcatcs Of na,nraliz alton
have been issued Aud in this conuec,
ton beg 10 renew my recommendation
that the laws be so amended as to re
quire m ire fu and searching inquiry
into all the facts necessary TO naturatizs :.
ton before any certificates are granted
IL certainly is not too much to require
that an application for American CITIZEN
ship shall be heard with az much care
and recorded with as much formality a:
are given to the pettiest property right.
At the last session returned without
my approval bill entitled. "Ap Act to
Prohibit Book Making and Pool Selling
in District of Columbia" and stated my
objection to be that II did not prohibit
huf In fact licenaad w hat N purpnrted N