The Bessemer indicator., 1893-12-09

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ton ~ issiaation and lesislators sont'nii p
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ins Is. =. esS.Si ess.ios s0ss Il existing esi.l.
tion. tbsre Was sonk out from the sxn::
cultural department during the last nsGas
y - scrSS q IsnS. q sun,cient ousntit?
OF beans to plant 400 acres, beet seq
enough 70 plant 160o acres sweet corn
cvmber seed 10 cover e.Oes acres with
Vines. and enough musk melon and wnter
melon seeds TO plant f.S7e acres. The 70.
tsi "a nowss wss enS co,aSed IN more
than 5000. 100 packages. and they Wers
suficYent. u planted to cover S.Szo acres
In view oe these facts, this enormou:
expenditure without legitimate returns OF
benent ought to be nboliahea. anHSipaiiny
of good legislation. more than Sloo0J9 mas
been stricken from the estimate mlus 70
sh; ,s eo'sSd f1r .he .ns seertiary
mcnas shat the remaining t1 90 OF the es-
innate be cornrsd strictly to the purchase
and that these be distributed through ex-
perlmen. stations. Thus the secf Will be
Tested, and after he test has been sr eo,n-
peied by the experiment station. the prop
agat:on OF tho usefu, varieties md the e.
iection u the valueless may safely be LETT
to the common sense OF the people
The amour. appropriated for the bureau
of animal industry for the current fiscal
year Is $4,000. the estimate for the ensu-
Ing year is 10000. The resu atoms OF
forced during the last year, and the large
stock yar!s OF the country have been kept
fr'ea from infection.
Occaa oBui local outbreaks have largely
been such as could have been effectually
guss,iel agaIns, by the owners OF ths
affected cattle.
White contagious pleuro- pneumonia In
cat:le has been eradlcnted, animal tubcr-
cuiosis, a disease widespread and more
pneumonil, is still prevalent Inyestisa-
tion3 have been made during :he past
year as to the means Of lis cousmunica-
tion. and the method of Its correct dag
nosis. Much progress has been made in
this direction by the Studies of the d.
vision or animal pathology; but the work
local authorities. until the danger TO hu-
man life arising from this cause Is re-
The number OF animals arriving from
Canada during the year and Inspected by
bureau officers was t6..oas and tho nun
The. Imported animals; The COAL number
tho past fiscai year was si1.5I2
The. exports have fallen of about 25 per
cent from the preceding year the decrease
year. This suggests that the falling or
may have been largely due TO nn Increase
In the price of American export cattle.
The continued intelligent execution OF
the civil service law and the incre Using
approval by the people OF IT'S operation
are most gratifying. The recent extension
of Its limitations and regulations to the
employees at free delivery postofilce5
which has been honestly and promptly ac-
eomplIshed by the commission with the
hearty cooperation of the postmaster
general is an Immensely impos tant ni-
vance In the usefulness of the system.
am. II possible; more than ever convinced
the civil service law. not only In It's ef-
feet upon the public service. but also,
what is even more important. In It's erect
In e.eva,ing the tone OF political life gen.
orally.
The course OF civil service reform in
.ais country is instructive and interest
ing. 1t Illustrates how strong a hold u
movement gains upon our people which
has undsr,yinS 1t, a sentiment OF justice ;,l.a
and right and which n the ,an same of tme me
reform found Its way to cur statute book
from fear % IS the fasos popular han son
sn amy tho ,Sv0 pars % of me iesslasa1es saturn sssi snd
spia tas OF t the s eoveri o a. well we'll as tn open
hostility OF spoilfanen. and notwithstand-
ms. the queru:3us impracticability Of man.
the vagaries and sublima.eJ theories
which are attracted to 1t. there unGerlies
this reform a sturdy common sense prin-
sphere. but whose application our people
are more and more recognizing to lie ab.
operations Of their government. II not to
its perpctuNy.
1t seems to me to be entirely inconsist-
ent with the character of this reform. as
we'll as with its best enforcement. to OBJ
lige the commission who rely for clerical
assistance. to call upon clerks detailed
to be such a condition In any department.
that the clerks hired to do work there can
be spared 70 habltually work at another
place, and 1t does not accord with eensl-
bic view of civil service reform that per-
sons should be employed on the theory
that the. their labor Is necessary : N one de.
services are devoted to entirely different
work. in another department.
1 earnestly urge that the clerks neces-
and that the system OF obl!giny the COM
y Ssr S
This ought not to increase the expense
.ainly be more consistent and add
greatly 10 the efficiency of the commits
sion. I;c2nomy in public expenditures is
\ duty that cannot IN decenoy be neg
ected by those intrustcd with the con-
rol of money drawn from the people for
public uses. Il must be confessed that
Of our people with immense ac-
OF wealth. the growing senti-
nent among Them that the expenditure of
,ubiic money should in some manner be
o tEeir immed.ate and personal advant-
tge. the Indirect and almost stealthy
are cxaesed and dser Pdhgt Pdesensrated oa
sense Of Official accountability. have led
o growing extravaganza in governmental
n appropriations.
At this timc. when depleted public treasury
,onfropts us. when many OF our people are
:sg,-l In hnrl struggle for the neccssaries of
life. md wien forced economy IL pressing upon
he great masses of Our countIymen, desire
o urge with NIL tic carnrstncss nj my command
dt r, essnsay as to ssast an ne "
hc conddct Of the treasury md nympathy
ow citizens. The duty of public economy I.
ilto OF Immense Importance in It's Intimate ard
providing revenue to meet the government eI-
,cnditnres. and yet reducing the peoples bur-
After hard Struggle. tariff reform Is directly
before us. Nothing important claims our at
9th an Opportunity and a duty-en opportunity
q o. dsserys , the & ss1ti,ads Of our dsiioW citizen,
orofs.sions and sy , ne emphatic mands,s u The
sSse MeT In fS ., ,s our amt
nave cenided the work OF It's sccoapiishlnssit .hi
Si iseis In s theory ~
lion in public piacrs Of the people md their
tesires: II public ofncers are really the servants
1f the people. aud II political promises and pro-
fessions have my binding force. our failure TO
give tie relief long awaited Will be sheer
recreancc. Nothing should intervene to drtrnct
Dar attention or disturb our efforts until this
reform II accomplished i,y wise nDd careful leg
l-lntiou. while we .houl -dstannchly sdherc
to the principIe that only the necm.iiy of rev;
other ftticrai taxation. and that they should be
limited by Etrict economy. cnnnot close our
cyes to the fact thnt conditions have grown np
among US Which In Justice and fairness call for
discriminating care In tue distribution Of such
duties and taxation the emergencies Of cur
actually demand
ManlfeStiy IL We arc TO MD the people directly
through tariff reform, Of Its mosf obvious
features HhOIid be reduction in the present
tariff CHARGES tIfuou tho uACp1an rifH life Thr