The sun., 1897-12-12

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THE people seeking more direct the Kondke might
learn something their advantage by consulting several hundred
miners who desire more direct route from the hoaoSe'
MINISTER HosH1 who has just returned to Washington from
visit Japan have indulged during Journey across
continent, freedom Of conversation regarding Our 11peno
ing annexation of Hawaii which does not wholly accord with
former of the oalites and recence of Japanese dlpo
THE origin of Prince Bisarcks famous "Do ut des has just
been uneahed-o supposedly writer in 1.-THE London
Times" He finds it in Grotuss ode Jure Bel ct Pacs, that
writer saying that the Romans divided those acts which separate
parties into these Du utdes faco ut acas acio ut de is
of course to supposed that the Great Chancellor has all his life
been familiar with Groius
REPORT comes excellent authority that there hundreds OF
men in the Kodke region who will not work and earn living
they have chance but persist in remaining idle ana await
ing relief from the Government They the fellows who went
up there the deliberate expectation being eeved and
brought back expense of the honest and industrious axpay
ers the Nation Probably it will be well to fetch them back
would be still better fetch them in chan-gang and set
them at after getting hee for their food and
Transportation They find breaking stone the highways
a little different from picking up nuggets on the Yukon,
s that new and expensive floating dry dock has settled to the
bottom Of Havana and be raised because It's pumps
are out of order That episode peculiarly Spanish anu
worthy of consideration accident OF the sort ' might
happen anvwhe but illustration OF the oerece between
the resources of Spain they exist paper and they really are
This drv dock was valuable piece OF machinery upon "hlch
the utility ohe Spanish vessels i'll Cuban waters was almost
entirely DEPENDENT And yet pumps allowed to get Out OF
order Wait till one of those impressive Spanish baeshls tries
to do something does not duplicate the antics played
bv TURKEYS feet not many months ago
THE Secretary Of the Navy is the head Of the department which
ovs more skilled labor than other with the possible eN-
cenou Of the Post Office Department. He has also been member
oftc House. serving faithfully and acceptaby intelligent con-
stitueucv His unqualified and sober Endorsement OF the merit
system and his plain condemnation OF only alternative the
sno svste must carry weight the deliberate Judgment OF an
expeenced able upright public officer Yet 1t ony the lat
es instance of the view which Of his stamp with the RESPONSE
ht;es Of great Office have invariably taken of these two systems
His eminent predecessor Gen Tracy went into the Office to say
the least with prejudice against paonage He had been al
active and prominent leader Of his party during long years OF s
ole in which patronage regarded and used weapon OF at
tack and defense nowhere reentlessy than IN the BROOK
1vn NAVY Yard But i'll the light of actual responsibility Cen
rracv saw how utterly mrracticale it to public employ
men for party purposes for anything but the public service
He could not help his part by policy that would dlscred h
own administration And for the first time IN the history OF the
United States Ge Tracy applied the merit system to the worker
employed in the yards and made impossible for any maj
TO be taken a the dictate of for any
reason except the goo service The notions the politician
could in tie mind Of the Secretary They succunbe'
to the force Of colscie1le and common selse.Tmes.