The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1893-12-15

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enough Of cabbs9s SEA q plant is. 900 zoo
acres Of land, sufficlent quantity OF beans
to plant 1000 acres, beet seed enough to
plant $500 acres. sweet corn enough to plant
1900 acres, sufficient cucumber seed to
cover 202S acres with vines, and enough
muskmclon and watermelon seeds to plant
2675 acres. The total quantity OF flower and
vegetable seeds thus distributed was con-
tanned in moro than nine million packages,
and they were sufficient, II planted, to cover
~, 59G acres OF land.
In view Of these facts this enormous ex-
penditure without Legitimate returns Of bone
ift ought to be abolished. Anticipating a
contamination so manifestly in the interest
OF good administration, moro than 800, 900
has been stricken from the estimate made to
cover this object for the year ending Juno
80, 1895 and the Secretary recommends that
the remaining e85, 900 OF the estimate be con-
fined strictly to the purchase of new and i'm
\roved varieties Of seeds. and that these DO
distributed through exp rimcnt stations.
Thus the seed Willie tested, and after tho
test has been completed by tho experiment
rictics and the rejection Of the valuoless NAV
safely be left to the common sense Of tho
people.
THE CIVIL SERVICE LAWS.
The continued intelligent execution OF tho
Civil Service law and tho increasing ap-
proval by tho people of its operation aro
most gratifying. The recent extension of its
limitations and regulations to the employees
at free delivery postoifices, which has been
honestly and promptly accomplished by tho
commission, with the hearty cooperation OF
the Postmaster General, is an immensely i'm
portant advance In the usefulness Of the sys-
tom.
am, II possible, more than ever con-
vinced OF the incalculable benefits conferred
by the Civil Service law, not only in its effect
upon the public service, but also, what is
even moro important, in its effect in elcvat-
ing the tone of political life generally.
NEED OF PUBLIC ECONOMY.
Economy in public expenditure is n duty
that cannot innocently be neglected by
those intrusted with tho control of
money drawn from the people tor pu'
lie uses. 1t must abe confessed that our
apparently endless resources. tho famil-
ar,y of our people Rs,S With thn Immense n
sentiment among them that the expendi-
ture of public money should in some manner
be to their Immediate and personal advan-
tage, the indirect and almost steathy mar
ner In which large part OF our taxes are OK
acted, and deSenerated sense OF official nc
countability have lei to growing extrava-
gance in Governmental appropriations.
At this time, when n depleted public treas
ury confronts us, when many of our people
are engaged in n hard struggle for the neccs-
SirleS Oh llIc, anu when enIOTCel economy Is
pressing upon tho great mass Of our coun-
trymen, desire to urge with all the earnest
ness at my command that congressional
legislation be so limited by strict economy IA
to exhibit an appreciation of tho condition
OF tho Treasury and n sympathy with tho
straitened circumstances of our fellow-cit.
liens.
The duty OF public economy is also of i'm
mense Importance in its intimate and neceS-
sary relation to the task now in hand OF pro
viding revenue to moet Government expend;-
lures, and yet reducing the peoples bnrien
of Federal taxation.
TARIFF CHANGES.
After hard struggle. tariff reform is di-
rectly before us. Nothing so i'm portant claims
our attention, and nothing so Gle ,rly presents
itself as both an opportunity and duty-an
opportunity to deserve the gratitude of our
fellow citizens and a duty imposed upon us by
our oft-repeated professions and by the eui.
phitic mandate of the people. After a full
discussion, our countrymen have spoken I'm
favor of this reform, and they have contided
the work OF its accomplishment TO the hands
of those who are solemnly pledged to it.
III there is anything In the theory OF II rep.
rcsentation I'm publi8 places of the people and
their desires, IL pulsic officers are really the
servants of the pe3ple, and IL political prom
.ses and professions have any binding force,
our failure to giv9thc relief 80 long awaited
will be sheer recrehesy. Nothing should inter
vene to distract our crort until this reform is
accomplished by wisa. and careful legislaI ion.
While we should Staunchly adhere To the
principle that only the necessity OF revenue
saser ses tne os 5arln tny duties sos sn
be limited by striot ernnomy, we cannot close
our eyes 70 the ~ pas conditions have