The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1892-09-06
THE
Work Done by Them Favorably N,
toned nv Thar Chlaf

WORK Done by 1hem FavOrably Mem
toned by Their Chief.
The civil service system has been OK
tended and the Law enforced with vigor and
impartiality. There has been no partisan
juggling with the law in any of the depart
ments or bureaus, az had before happened,
but appointments to the classified servics
have been made impartially from the elig-
ible lists. The system now in force in all
the departments has for the first time
placed promotions strictly upon the basis
of merit. as ascertained by daily records.
and the efficiency of the force has been
greatly increased. The approval so heart
lily given by the convention to all those
agencies which contribute to the education
Of tho children of the land meets my hearty
approval. as does also the declaration
relating to the liberty Of the CON
science and the separation of church
and state. The safety of the republic is
an intelligent citizenship and the increased
education, the ohesrfulness with which
necessary taxes are paid by all CLASSES, and
the renewed interest manifested by the
children in tho national flag are hopeful
indications that the coming generation will
direct the public affairs with increased pru-
dence and patriotism. Our interest in the
free public schools, open to all children Of
suitable age, Is supreme, n our care for
them will be Jealous and constant. The
public school system. however, was not
intended to restrain the natural
rlght of the parent after contributing to
the public school fund, to choose other sdu-
oatlonal agencies for his children. I favored
aid by the general government to the pub
lie schools, with a special view to the ne
c~essities of some of the southern states, but
it is gratifying to notice that many of these
states are. with c~ommendable liberality,
developing their school systems and in
creasing their school revenues. to the great
advantage Of the children Of both races.
The considerate attention OF the farmers
OF the whole country ia invited to the work
done through the state and Agricultural
departments in the interests Of agriculture.
Oar pork products for ten years have not
only been excluded by the great continental
ited by the reasons given for his exclusion.
All previous efforts to secure the removal
of these restrictions failed, but the viss
legislation Of tho Fifty-frst congress. pro-
vidinR for the inspection aud official oerti-
hcatlon OF our meats, and giving to tho
president power to forbid the Introduction
INTO this country Of selected products Of
such countries as should continue to refuse
our inspected meats. enabled us to
open all the markets of Europe to
our products. The result has been not
only to sustain prices by providing
new Mark6t6 1Or our surplus. but add fifty
cents per hundred pounds to the market
value of inspected meats. Under tho re-
oiprocity agreement special favors were
secured for agricultural products, and our
exports of such products have been greatly
increased, with the sure prospect Of further
and rapid increase. The agricultural de-
partment maintained in Europe an agent
whose special duty ii is to introduce there
various preparations of corn as articles of
food, and his work has been very success
full. The department also sent skilled
veterinarians to Liverpool to examine, in
connection with British veterinarians, live
cattle from the United States landed at the
pot and the result, in connection with the
sanitary methods adopted at home, have
been that we hear no moro about our cattle
being infected with pleuro-pneumonia. A
judlcious system Of quarantine lines pre-
vented the infection Of northern cattle wiz
Texas fever.
Thu tariff bill Of 1890 gives better protec-
ton to farm products subject to foreign
competition than they havs evsr had be-
fore. and home markets for such products
have been enlarged by tho establishment of
now Industries and the DEVELOPMENT of
others. We may confidently submit to the
intelligent n candid Judgment OF the
American farmer whether, in any core
spending period, as much has been done to
promote his interest. and whether in tho
continuance aud extension of these meth
odB there Is not better prospect of good to
him than in the invitation of the demo-
cratic party to give our home market to
foreign manufacturer and abandon tho
reciprocity policy. and better also than the
radical and untrisd methods Of relief uro-
posed by other parties which are soliciting
his gupport.