The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1901-12-06

j IRON LnG line, the = detailed
/ ing after awhile 20 their line duties u g
/ very undesirable 10 have the senior Erldsa
o. the army composed q Ue1 who have
7 Of seniority a system should Be aEcptg9
b which there shah be an eHmtnatlcn
20 render the best service IN ths neE1
grade Justice 70 the veterans q t1e
civil war who are stin in the army WcuIf
UrementE they be given by law the sane
privileges accorded 70 their comrades i1
the navy"
Another recommendation which the pre-
tceut makes IN connection with the any
Is for the reduction OF the paper WorE'
q the service. known 20 the pubic as red
tape" OF this he says
the army 20 = constantly Increasing state
OF efficiency. When on actual service. No
WorE save that directly In the line OF such
service should be required The paper
work In the army. as IN the navy, should
oe greatly reduced What is needed -
70 work well In the neld- Constant care
- LeSssseTy 70 pTeEent ory rot u Ine
transportation and commisSary Depart
BE also urges the enactment OF lsEis-
Lauon IN connection with the militia and
national guard forces OF the nation that
they may be better lifted for active ssrV-
ice IN time OF war, and says
Our militia law IS obsolete and worth
less The organization and armament OF
the national guard OF the several states,
preparations BY the congress. should 81
made identical with those provided for
duties OF the guard IN time OF war should
be carefully defined and q systsm sstab-
procedure OF rSssinE volunteer foTcs1
should be prescribed in advance. II Is ut
SsLtg LLnlPossloLs n me excitement ana
paste OF impending war 20 do this salts
factorily II the arrangements have not
been made long beforehand Provision
anould DC made for utilizing In the hrBt
volunteer organizations called out the
training Of those citizens who have al
ready had experience under arms, and
especially for the selection in advance OF
the omcers OF any force which may Be
raised: for careful selection OF the Kind
necessary 10 impossible after the outbreak
He praises the veterans Of the cfvu var.
the war With Spain and those who have
rendered the nation valiant service IN the
indian upTisings Of the west and IN the
crafty IN the nations dealing with them
The Civil Service.
Ne recommends the enactment Of leEts-
letion that viii place under the rulings
OF the merit system many classes OF en-
pioyes not now governed by It His rec
ommendation for this Is as follows:
i recommend the passage OF q Law
which viii extend the CLASSIFIED service ts
the District OF Columbia or viii at least
enable the PRESIDENT thus 70 extend Il
the temporary employment OF clerks
should hereafter contain 9 provision that
they be selected under the civil servics
He also wishes the merit system to OBJ
colonies, and says:
Not an once should be filled In the
Philippines or Porto Rico with any reEard
10 the mans partisan Affiliations or serv-
Ices, with any regard to the political, So
cial or personal influence which he may
have at his command In short heed
should be paid 70 absolutely nothing save
the mans own character and capacity
The administration OF these islands
should be as wholly free from the suS-
tstration OF the army and navy. An that
We ask from the public servant IN the
Philippines or Porto Rico = that be re-
heot honor on his country by the way n
which he makes that cOuntFy's rule q
beneht 70 the peoples who have come IN
and we cannot sffOrd to be content with
Other accommodation
Among other recommendation which the
PRESIDENT makes are those asking for leg
islation that will improve the consular Eerv-
ice along lines outlined IL bills introduced
q previous sessions, and he says that:
1T Is true that the service Is new in the
main efficient, but q standard Of excsllencs
the principles set forth IN tie biis b TsSl
tOfoTe submitted 20 the congress on this
subject are enacted into law"
He believes the time has arrived when
the Indian should cease to be treated as a
member OF a tribe, but as an individual,
and recommends breaking up the tribal
funes, putting q stop to the indiSeFiminats
permission 70 Indians 70 lease their aIlot-
recommends also the sstablishnent OF an
Industrial educational system. and an en-
cattle raisers rather than aEricuIturistS
where their lEnds are unsuited 70 fhe latter.
He recommends liberal appropriations for
the Louisiana Purchase exposition and al
appropriation covering expenses incurred
1y the CharlsSteR exposition IN removing
position TO that AZ Charleston
Another OF his recommendations IS for
sure better, cheaper and more satIsfactory
work IN the interest Of business, stRtistfcs,
economic and social science
The Postal Service.
He calls attention 10 the growth Of the
postal system snd 70 the fact that the an
nual deficit in this department OF the gov
eminent service has been reduced TO the
small sum OF $. S1s. 7zT. This. he says. could
further be increased and possibly surplus
shown but for the fact That many PUBL
cations are now securing the pound rate
As second-class mail matter which are not
entitled 70 the same under the law OF
The full measure OF postal progress
which might be realized has long been
burden imposed o. the government
through the intrenched and Eell-under-
nection with second-class mall matter
The extent OF this burden appears when 10
IS stated that, while the second-class mat
ter makes nearly thres-hfthB OF the weight
Of ali the man. Il paid for the last fiscal
year only s. -. - Of the Aggregate postal
revenue OF s111, 81. Is3 II the pound rate
OF postage, which produces the large loss
thus entzilsd and which was fixed BY the
congress with the purpose OF encouraging
were limited TO the legitimate newspapers
and periodicals actually contemplated BY
the law. no Just exception could Be taken
That expense would be the recognized ana
accepted cost Of q liberal public policy de-
Hberately adopted for fu8tiaabis enc
But much Of the matter which entoyG tha
privileged rate 81 Wholly outside q ths
intent Of the law and has seeured aarnis-
sion only through 40 evaEion OF It's -
quirements OF through lax co1GtrHcuc1-
ne proportion OF such wrongly included
matter 81 estimated By postal experts %
be one-half OF the whole TolEEae OF second
class mail II 20 be only oae-thiro or one
quarter the naRnftude OF the burden 81
apparent The post once department has
now undertaken 70 remove the abuses SO
far as possible BY q stFfcter application
OF the law, and Il should be sustained IN
its Effort
The Chinese DfMCuItfes-
he calls attention 70 the satisfactory
settlement Of the Chinese dimculttes Of
last year, and this nations part n tie
settlement and says provisions have
been made for fnsurinE the future safety
e the fEsiEn representatives. Of thu