Daily Yellowstone journal., 1891-12-11

feet, but / believe that the law Is beng
executed with impartiality, and that the
system Is lucomp1rably better and talrer
than that Of appointments upon favor.
/ have during the year extended the
classified service to include super
intendents. teachers. matrons and physi-
clans in the Indian service. This
branch of the service is largely related
to educational and philanthropic work
and will obviously be the better for the
change.
The heads cf the several executive de-
partments have been directed to estab-
lish at once an efficiency record as the
basis of "a comparative rating Of the
clerks within the classified service. with
"A view 10 placing promotion therein
upon the basis Of merit. / am confident
that such a record, fairly kept
and upeu 90 the INSPECTION at
these interested. viii powerfully slim
ulate the work Of the departments and
viii ha accepted Joy AN a- placing the
trouble . matter Of promotions upon
a just H,-l
Irec.mu.a. That che appropriations
for rh. civil .uN..a commission Doe uI".
aI.|.u.. q. tHu increased work ut o..
ltNr U-... E..
I.r i,arrrrI Impioye.
lLgE- .".. .". urgently HI.
attention .. ..g- g.. t.r necessity Of
le-l-la.l.. jog t.. protection .i jIa
lives of railroad .lli E.-. Iut ua-uIa-
has Vet been d.n. During rh. yea.
ending Jru. .f. f-iH. 1869 lrakam.r
we've Ef'I.l .r' ,~I| F..'.
-t--. lu compiling .I.- 4 H.
bar Ut railroad employees I....I ...
Oh. E..r Na- irI. a.I 'a. uuul.. I-
lur-4 - .. IU.-1-a cruel ANA large.
ly I.- less sacrifice. The govern
II. at IS pending nearly uu- m,i.. %
dollars annually tu save the lives .i
sErlN.r.seI -.uuau every steam y-->
l. r.-llly lu-pr.tr. and required 10
aG.it the most approved safety lrp.I-
aIr.-. AL this D. good. but how -ga.
We rycu-. tLr Lack Of Int rest and "a. az
In behalf 81 this army ui brave Young
mau Wac 90 our land commerce are h--
iu- a.-liIg~d every year by tile
| continued use II ~autIIult-i
ard dangerous appliances a law T--
qaI.Iu- e. every railroad engaged ma ia
terstate commerce the equipment each
! year Of a given per cent of IT. freight
cars with automatic coupler- and air
brakes and COuplers 10 be used, and
would very Don and very greatly reduce
the present fearful death rate among
railroad employees.
For Ballot Reform.
The method Of appointment by the
states OF electors OF president and vice
president has recently attracted re-
neWel interest by reason 81 d departure
by the State of Michigan from the
method which had become uniform in
all the states. The recent Michigan leg
~islatiJn provides for choosing what ara
popularity known A. the congressional
. electors for president by Congressional
districts, ana the two senatorial electors
10y district 10y electors created for that
purpose TINS legislation Wa-.ui course,
ACCOMPANIED Toy 70 new ron-Te--l'Id APP
p~HTfl.uuruf. II Is NOT nay pvrp.-r f1
discuss tae question whether choice uE
rHr legislature or Il" voters .t equal
-lr-." districts De- a choice Dry 'ar state
"HT only tH rrr"Iuln"I. -H.a regulation
"t THIS HF.Irut tE Institutional.
amend. ar VIII secure HH.t.TuI'.
.H. prevent that u.--r..tu. .lE
l r." winch @ H .-E .f
u..... . exists. Hti .r- H t.u ..I.
H.I..H- II-. uH" De- more @
shan 'H I..t.a. every -H|-. tH f..
abs tt.r and ir". 1881
"Eu.. sum WITHIN H.-
-.t' . .t al..A.-F- ~ 'H. 'I.
whether i.I -.I-. De-
applied directly 49, Do fur ..
.I members OBJ Pm"
PEI l.N.|r. .i Iu+.. # ..-
CHOICE -..I.'r- anH
dent .."I Tor I.... .'.....
H. Fl. lHV NfH .. H "
art...r-. ~ ""E uH|. .
..... I- .rI-H fH H" ..r H.. .
n#I.E'-.- fairly ...i. WIf..r'
.TtI..- -Hl HT - t
E... called upon fH -. r. wherein
our .a'H. national DANCE . should
say without lr-l,til1L B.. f.. .F.rflrH"
ut majority control ny '.. .HrgH-.0H
-fr ~I"INtr-i"A ~ Tue popular suffrage.
AN a'''uHp. ""7 MAJ, I'D JUS. con-
-I, 90 !. 80 % ..-'.-'.
l''"'l~ lN, -E'-.1 TOT
tHe con .'lIyI % It"-t'. 'A't l4r -ul-
Tag If'il'L' Pr AHo" "H.ligi
rested ina particular features supposed
to be- Objectionable ~ includes any pro
position To give to the election laws of
the United States adequacy 10 the cor
rectIun Of grave and acknowledged
evils. | must entertain the hope that il
Il pEsslble ~ secure "A calm uafr' pfif