The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1893-12-09

number about :1&,OOO. Most Of Them are y
Gated on sixteen reservations containing so,.
1lG,,s31 acres OF lanu. ABOUT lu,UUU OF
these Indians have, 10 a large degree,
adopted civilized customs. Lalis in several
|tty have been allotted, to many Of them;
individuals during the iast. nscal year.
embracing about l,Uuy,UN. In number OF
Indian government schools open during the
s seain was ye 49, az 81 ' 'his ,ss, Or y = % %ysf t on P pes-
ervati0ns, OF which 7' were boarding schools
and ~ were day schools. Twenty ooardlng
schools and iv. day Schoals supported ny
the government wci" not located on. res
ervat.ons. The total number Of Indian chill
dren enrolled during the year as attendants
or all schools was 21,13S, an Increase. OF
year.
The law providing that. except in special
cases, army ol1icers shall be detailed as In
dian agents it is hopcu will prove q sue
:essfnl experiment.
There is danger OF great abuses creeping
into the prosecution OF claims for, .indlan
possible safeguard be provided against the
enforcement OF unjust and fictitious claims
Of this description; Reform, =
those entrusted with the control Of money
drawn from the people for public uses:
endless resources. The familiarity. Of our
people with immense accumulations Of
wealth the growing sentiment among them
should In some manner be to their immedi.
ate. and personal advantage; the indirect
and almost stealtliy manner In which q
: large part of our taxes are cX,lcted, and
a dege1erated sense Of official Accountability
T. have led to growing extravaganza in gov
el.l!nental appropriations.
The duty OF public economy Is also OF
immense Importance in It's intimate and
necessary relation to the task now in hand
OF providing revenue to meet Cover liment
S SSpde%'' Of e ama f texa tf'ae'"s After f1s p q Rars
struggle tariff reform is directly before
us. Nothing so important claims our atten.
rortunity to observe the gratitude of our
fellow citizens, a duty imposed upon us by
emphatic mandate Of the people. A.ter full
discussion. our countrymen have spoken in
favor Of this reform, and they, have con
1fded the work Of its accomplishment to
to it..
If there is anything in the theory of a rep.
and their desires. if public officers are really
The servants. of the people, and If political
promises and professions have any binding
awaited will be sheer recreancy. Nothing
should interfere to distract our attention or
disturb our effort unit, this reform is ac'
While we should %staunchly adhere to the
principle that only the necessity of revenue
anstifies the imposition Of tariff duties ana
be limited by strict economy, we cannot
close our eyes to the fact that conditions
have grown up among us In which justice
and fairness call for discriminating care in
the distribution Of such duties and taxation
actually demand. Manifestly, II we are to
form one of the most obvious features
should be 4 reduction in present tariff
charges upon the necessarics Of life. The
benefits Of such a reduction would be pal.
pable and substantial, seen and felt by the
thousands. who would be better fed and bet.
ter clothed and better sheltered. These gifts
should be the willing benefactions of u gov
eminent whose higher function is the pro.
motion of the people. Not less closely re:
lated to o our tme peoples prosperity pre- peri and well v
upon the importation Of the raw materials
NECESSARY to our manufacturers
The world would be open to our ingenuity
and enterprise. This cannot be while fedral
legislation through the imposition Of high
tariff forbids to American manufacturers us
'titors. 1t is quite obvious that the enhance
ment of the price of our manufactured pro-
duets resulting from this policy not only
confines the market for these products with
in our own borders to the direct disadyan-
.tage of our manufacturers, but also in
creases their cost to our citizens. The inter
GSCS OI lHUOr are CcrCllnly, though 1nU1reCC.
~, involved in this feature Of our tariff
system. The sharp competition and active
struggle among our manufacturers to supply
the limited demand for their goods, soon fiji
the narrow market to which they are con.
fined. Then follows a suspension of work in
mills and factories; Il discharge of employees
and II distress in the homes Of our working,
could be made good. that a lower rate of
wages would result from free raw material
and low tariff, does the intelligence Of our
work nU1nnn 1oO1 thQ1n nu3nElNr IN discover
that their steady employment permitted 10y
free raw material is the most important
factor in their relation to tariff legislation.
A measure has been. prepared by the APP
prOpriate congressional committee emobdy.
Ing tariff reform on the lines lercin sug:
SS eS t ;dr,, Thieh will Hd,Ioa be 2 promptly m *. s submit Cd
much patriotic and unselfsh work, and l.
believe, it deals with its subject as consist.
" and thoro 'ghlv as existing conditions
III duty provided for in the proposed hgls.
nue.. taxation, will in the near flure.
sufficient revenue to meet the needs of tn
government. The committee. after full con-
sideration: md to provide against a tempo
business Of the country adjusts itself to
the new tariff schedules. have wisely, EN-.
hraced in their plan a few additional in:
upon incomes derived from certain corpo-
rate investments.
The Few assessments are not only absO.
lutelv just and easily borne. but they have
the furtherment Of being such as can be re-
mitted without unfavorable disturbance
whenever the necessity of their imposition
no longer exists. In my great desire for the
success Of this measure I cannot restrain
the suggestion that II success, can only be
attained by means Of unselfsli counsel on
the part Of the friends of tariff reform. and
as a result of their willingness to subordi-
nate personal desires and ambitions to the
general good: The local interest affected by
the proposed reform are so numerous and
40 varied that II all are insisted upon the
legislation embodying the reform must in.
In consiusion my intense feeling Of re-
sponsibility impels ME to invoke fol. the
manifold interests Of a generous and con
to piedge my willing support rtoHevery legis-
lative effort for the advancement of the
greatness and prosperity of our beloved
country. /.
Executive Mansion, Washington; D. c.,
Dec. 4, 1893. l:I. =
Mules Average Higher in Every
STATEN the Union Except Oregon.
II nobility may he estimated In dollars,
the mule ia n nOblCr animal than thu. horse.