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

acres Of land, suficleL &Z knfzty 81 he.as
:s plant 1000 Bcres. Ep1k 6oed enough to
plant $500 acres, sweet cokp enough to plant
1900 acres, sunfcient cucumber seed to
cover 2025 acres with vines, and enough
muskmelon 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
S9, SOC acres Of land.
In view Of these facts this enormous ex-
penditure without Legitimate returns Of bene-
fft ought to be abolished. Anticipating a
contamination SO manifestiy In the interest
OF good administration, more than $l00, 900
has been stricken from the estimate mado to
cover this object for the year ending June
80, 1895 and the Secretary recommends that
the remaining e35, 900 Of the estimate be con-
fined strictly to the purchase OF new and i'm
}roved varieties OF seeds. and that these bo
distributed through exp riment stations.
Thus the seed will -Je tested, and after the
test has been completed by the experiment
station, the propagation OF tho useful va
retics and the rejection OF the valuoleSs may
safely be left to the common sense of tho
people.
SERVICE LAWS.
The continued intelligent execution OF tho
Civil Service law and the increasing ap-
proval by the people of its operation arc
most gratifying. The resent extension OF its
lln1tatlOnS ana regulations 10 tn6 employees
at free delivery postoffices, which has boon
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 incalcuiable 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 elevat-
H. Al. A1,~ ~ anI 60 h.,
NEED OF PUBLIC ECONOMY.
Economy in public expenditure is a duty
those intrusted with tho control OF
| money drawn from the people for pu-
lie uses. 1t must abe confessed that our
apparently endless resources, the fami-
iarity Of our people with immense , ae-
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 stealthy mar
ner in which large part Of our taxes are ok
| acted, and a degenerated sense OF official ac-
countability have led to growing extrava-
| gance in Governmental appropriations.
| At this time, when depleted public treas
ury confronts us, when many OF our people
are engaged ina hard struggle for the neces-
| slries of life, and when enforced economy is
pressing upon tho great mass OF our coun-
trymcn, desire to urge with all the earnest
ness at my command that congressional
legislation be so limited by strict economy "a
to exhibit an appreciation Of tho condition
OF the Treasury and a sympathy with the
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 expendi-
lures, and yet reducing the peoples bnrJen
| of Federal taxation.
| TARIFF CHANGES.
| After hard struggle, .2-.S reform is di-
| rectly before us Nothing so mpor tant claim !
| our attention. and nothing so Clearly presents
| itself as both an opportunity and duty-a1
| opportunity to deserve the gratitude or our
fellow citizens and a duty Imposed upon us b,
| our oft repeated professions and by the em
| phitic mandate of the people, After a ful
| discussion, our countrymen have spoken IN
| favor of this reform, and they have confidet
| the work OF its accomplishment to the hands
CT those vino are soiemniy pledged to il.
] II there "a anything i: tEc theory or rep
| rcsentation I'm public places of the people am
| servants of the people, and IL politica prom
ises and professions haze any bin ding force
our failure TO give the relief so long awaited
| will be sheer recreapcy. Nothing should inter
| vene to distract our cuOrt until this reform Il
| accomplished by wIse. and careful lcgislaI ion
While we should ftaunchly adhere to tn,
principle that only the necessity OF revenue
jnstifies the impcsitlou OF tariff duties AM
| other Federal taxatibn, AMI that tnoy shouid
> our eyes 70 the fafi fhat conditions hav'
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