The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1901-12-06

ms aitcI A"Atle 70 their line duties M !.
very undesirable 10 have the senior pr.'a,.
OF the army composed OF men Who Lsv.
come to MI the positions by the mere fa,,
Of seniority. a system should be adopted
~ when there snail be an eliminate
grade by grade OF those who seem ti,'1,
10 render the best service IN The n.rs
grade. Justice 10 the veterans of tns
civil var who are st.ll In the army wg,,y
seem 10 require that In the matter N ~
tirtments they be given by law the Wi.
Prlvileges accorded 10 their contracts Ii
Another recommend tion which the ms
icent makes In connection with the .fnv
Is Tor the reduction OF the paper wofs,
OF the service, known to the pubic IA IA
tape" or this he says
"kvery effort should be made 10 hrir.
the army TO = constantly increasing sac
work save that directly IN the line 81 sD,S
service should be required. The psrsr
work In The army. as N the navy should
proved power OF command and capac.t,
10 work well In the field Constant r,r.
IS necessary TO prevent dry rot IN III
ments."
lie also urges the enactment OF leris-
iation IN connection with the militia ani
they may be better fitted for active ssrs.
Ice IN time OF war, and says.
our militia law Is obsolete and worfh.
less. The Organization and arinareflt IN
the national guard OF the several sttt..
which are treated as militia IN the a
preparations BY the congress shoul1 .
made identical with those PROVIDED ,-
duties 81 the guard In time OF war shnU|t
be- carefully defined and system ..f..
hshed by law under which the method n
Procedure OF raising volunteer forces
should be prescribed IN advance Ifl. nt
terly Impossible in the excitement ala
haste q mrendns war TO 90 this sai.-
factorly II the arrangements have I'M
been made long beforehand. Provision
should be made for utilizing In the fi,s,
volunteer organizations called out ihs
training OF those citizens who have .l
ready had experience under arms Ana
especially for the selection in advance y,
me officers OF any force which may 10
raised. TOT careful selection OF the ia
necessary IS impossible after the outbreak
OF war"
lie praises the veterans OF the clvA war
the war with SPAN and those who ft's
rendered the nation valiant service y, NIX
indian uprislngs OF the west ana I'M M,
PM ppines. and counsels continued ILL.,
crafty IN the nation dealing with tAe.A
The Civil Service
He recommends the enactment OF ioris-
latinn inat VIII place under the rl lis
OF the merit system many classes ot .ig
plcycs not now governed by H. HIS r.-
ommendat.on for this ~ as follows
II recommend the passage OF isw
which VII extend the classified service 10
the District OF Columbia or Will al Least
enable thc president thus 10 extend h
In my Judgment all laws proyiIn4 f,r
the temporary employment OF Ditrs,
should hereafter contain a provision tlat
they be selected under the civil serN.ss
law.
He also wishes the merit system to or
tam ia the government service in 10
colonies. and says.
Not ~ Office should be filled IA fhs
Philippines or Porto Rico with any rcgali
To the mans partisan aifiiailons or -tt
Ices. with any regard 10 the political. sa-
cial or personal influence which be- w
have az his command. In short h.ri
should he paid TO absolutely nothing s.H,
the mans own character and cIpa "
and the needs OF the service
The adm. ristratlon or these lsisrl,
should be as wholly free from the $685.
piclon 81 partisan politics as the adm be
istratlon OF the army and navy All .e.t
w ask from the public servant in fhs
Philippines or Porto Rico Is that h. To-
fleet nonor on his country by the WA IA
which ne makes that country's r-4e a
der IL. This IS all that We should AK
and We cannot afford TO be content VIII
less.
Other Recon- IN endations.
Among other recommendations whscn -hs
president makes are those asking fof is,-
isiation that VIII Improve the consular strs-
Ice along lines outlined ~ bills iLfrorNcti
al previous sessions. and he saws tn..l.
III - true that the service is now IN tie
main efficient. but a standard Of exce.i.rts
cannot We permanently maintained rriI
the principles set forth In the bills here
totOTe submitted 10 the congress on fals
subject are enacted into law"
He believes the time has arrived wh.a
thH Indian should cease to be treated a A
member ~ a tribe. but as an individual.
and recommends tr. king up the frtlAl
funds. putting a stop 70 the inclScr.rr. rate
permission fo Indians 10 lease Their allNf-
Merts and stopping the ration system. ne
rtC ON mertS a.sO tht sstaDlis hrcrt " an
Industrial educational system. and an ems
cfaNor 20 encourage the Indians Z q ber-r ne
cattle raiscrs rather than agrituit4rlsts
" ere their lands are uEsutted 70 ~ after.
re rteommerdS liheral aprropratior- or
". LOUIS ana Purchase exposition anl an
appIppr.aion covering EXPENSES inclr-sI
hy the Charleston exposition IN renewing
government exhibits from the Buffalo rx-
position 70 that at Charleston
A,eiihef ~ hts recommendations ia so-
a permanent census Bureau. as IL vcui-
sure better. hfaper and more satisfar0ny
work III the interest Of business. sta1lsfa 3,
economic and sncla. science.
The ro-tnI Service.
lie calls attention to the growth or mo
postal system and 10 the fact that the an
nual deficit in this department Of the "
eminent service has been reduced 10 TIE
small sum of s3.s23.727. This. he says. could
further be increased and possibly a snrrNs
shown but for the fact that many pusi-
cations arc now securing the pound rats
as second-class mail matter which ara no.
entitled 10 the same under the law ~
this he says
The full measure of postal progress
hanpered and obstructed by the heavy
burden imposed on the CoyerniM' 4
through the intrcrcned and well gn -tf-
stood abuses which have grown II GEM
nection with second-class mail matter
The extent OF this burden appears wl'M X
II stated that. while the second-clsse riAi-
ter makes nearly three-fifths OF the y tNt
OF all the mail X paid for the last ( "
year only if5 or the aggregate il -iai
revenue Of Sill 1891. 1913 IL the pouta rae
or postage. which produces the LARGE le-s
thus entailed and which was fixed hy WE
with the purpose Of cncorrAr
the dissemination Of public iniorma
were limited 20 the legitimate newspA iffs
and periodicals actually cOntemrlaift iN
the Law, no Just exception could he W k'N,
That expense would be the recognized sra
accepted cost OF liberal public policy I.-
lberately adopted for a justihable eng.
But much of the matter which enjoys ny
privileged rate 10 wholly outside OF ths
intent OF the law and has secured adrrls-
sion only through an evasion or Us
quirements or through lax construcion,
Tho proportion OF such wrongly inclucrn
matter IL estimated by postal experts "
he one-half OF the whole volume OF seconu-
class mail III II be only one third of oht
quarter. the magnitude OF the burden =
apparent The post Office department mas
now undertaken to remove the abuses ~
far as possible by strictey appnca ~
OF the law. and II should BE- sustained -
its effort"
The Chinese DimeuIties.