Rocky Ford enterprise., 1901-12-06

meant that all else In our history went for
nothing. nut for their steadfa.t prowssH In
annals would be meaningless. and our great
experiment In popular freedom and self-Eov-
not only left us n united nation. hat they left
US also as heritage the memory OF tho
mighty dsras by which the nation vas kept
united. We are now indeed one nation. one
In fact as well as In name; We are united
In our devotion to the nag which Is the sym
Dol OF all national greatness aud unity: and
US all. In every part OF tho country. to glory
Y mot .he ssier M shown alike sy the % sons Of ,ss
times that tried mems souls.
Merit system Endorsed.
'.The merit system OF making appointments
10 In its essence as democratic aud American
hs III. common schools system itself. II sim
ply means that In clerical and other positions
all applicants should have a fair neid and
no favor. each standing on his merits as ho
Is able TO show them by practical test, Writ
ten competitive examinations orsr the only
available means In many eases for applying
this system. In other cases. where la
borers are employed. n system Of reEisira-
tion undoubtedly can be widely extended.
There are. of course. places where the writ
ten competitive examination cannot b. Ap-
piled. and others where u offers by no means
an ideal solution. but where under .IisiinE
political conditions u Is. though an Imperfect
means. yet the best present means OF get
ting satisfactory results
lit Is Important to have this system OBJ
tain at home. but II Is even more important
to haso u applied rigidiy In our lnHulsr pos
sessions. The administration of these islands
should be as wholly free from IN. suspicion
OF partisan politics as the administration OF
tho army and navy. All that ask from
the public servant Ia the Philippines or Porto
Rico is that he reject honor on his country
try's rule a bsnsnt To tn. peoples ~ho haN.
come under It. This Is all that 80 should
ask. and ~e cannot AFFORD to be eoutent Nth
Iesa."
Treatment Of Indians.
Tho message points ou, the defects In our
passage OF bills nos before Congress that
will Increase ns emeieneJ, OF the Indian
probieni II tAys-
ia my Judgment 'h. time has arrived
when 40 should arnnlisiy make up our mind.
To recognize the indian as Au tnflNlfull and
no, as a msmser Of trie, Ths General
to break up th. tribal mass II acts direct.
~ upon tho family Of tho Individual. undsr
ita provisions some sixty thousand Indians
have already become sltiIons Of the tnitsd
States. ". should now break up tho tribal
funds. doiuE for them ~hai aiioimsat aSss
for tho tribal lands: that Is. they should 10
Divided into Individual toldlnks- stop
should b put upon the indiass.ninair pr
Tss sr,os, r. .sssia ss s,ssaii, to snsSs ,ss
Indian work like any other man on hls o-n
ground. The marriage lave Of The ihiI.ns
should b made the sane ss 'h"sS "' 'he
Ella sssi,ns with the Abori .iuAi races fs-
things are more iinpof'an, ihAn To tfsssr,s
them from the terrible physical and MORAL
d~rradatlon r~sritins frum the u1Gor uaf-
nc. We arc doinH all 30 can To ssrr ouf o.a
iaaian utb.s from this -,ii Whsrsssr ~
international akre-raeut this s.tna saa ran Be
AttAIn.a IS regard. races uh-rr ne Do not
possess exclusive son,Tul. crsrJ shari shos'a
be mad. to brinE II about
II bss,sak the inos, soFiIai suppof' fruri
tho Congress and the people for the ~. LOUIS
Els.si''.n 10 cssiH,sa",s ss ,ss ,ss,.,.Ss @ @ FUR.
shas-. This purchase ~as tho greatest in-
stance Of .,Fsas,o. In our history J, asf.
sssas, ps.sr IN tho Western h.nispssre. N.
national spSsrHHs.nt should b fspis.snss -
q, The ssposi,ioa By = full and so'nPle'a sss
..Ths people Of chsri,,,sn. With Ersa, .n-
sssi,Ias -sish -iii san,inas throughout mos,
q, The present ssssiaa Of The coasre.s .
hsaItiiy comHisHa tsls s.pe.ltiea 70 Ne Eooa
~iiI af tho people. II iszsrN.s all ths ca
| ooaraksmsa, that esn - Eiv,u u
''Por the azks Of good standardization. SQUAD
seonofny shd The ad,ahs,ia.., ~ .sn,,,i I.
made a psrmAusn, soN.Inia.ni hgreaus ms
| Wpaii insure better. ch-Apsr And uafe sAt.
our tu.insss bot Of siaiis,ic. .Seaosaio aaa
| social silence.
Grasih of Postal Service
.-1s. r,nsrtabis sros,h af tho postal ssr-
vice ts .howu In n. fer, that It's rsN-aass
! have doubled and It's vtFssnfiturcs have n.af-
~ s"L i.xsSssmsa, ssmssis soasi.a,iy iaefsss-
| tnE outlay. hat In this psrioi OF baAisrss sn-
cray and prosperity lia receipts fror - ,nSsa -.
| faster than rs expenses that The annual De-
nri, has bscn steadily r,dussi from iii.nl..
., in iss5 10 f,.,si 80 Ia is9i, AiHsas r..,nt
postal advance. The ssS.,s, % tu,., , % -
| marked. and actual stpsrisnes has main ln
! t.nrnts 20 plain. that th, demand Tot i's s'-
tuaion Ia general and ursrnt
81, il Iusi thai the sr.al agricultural pppu.
| la,Ion should share In the impros.tnsn, Of 'he
service. Th. number Of rural ros,ss n9r W
within three years. and there arc 600 appi:
| cations awaiting action. II ls eaptet'd 'hAt
The number 70 essrsi,on ,, Ss :. h no. s'' Tss o. mai,
viii then b. daily carried 70 the door. ot
$1,000 Of our people Who have hsts,otora
| been d.psnd.nt upon distant oire.s. and one
| third Of all that portion Of III. eoun,ry which
| lie adapted to Il will bs covered By this kihd
of service.
sceond.cia.s Mail Matter
THE fuii measure OF postal progress which
might bc realized has long eSen h,mpersi
and obstruetei by the heavy burden Imposed
on The sos.rament through the intrenehed
and ~sii-undsrsiood ssuss. .hieh ,s h...
mail matter. The extent Of this burden ap-
pears when II is stated tha, While n. sec,
| tho weight OF all the mall. u paid for the
last fiscal year only si.Estus OF the assre-
gate postal revenue Of tiii.sai,i.a u ne ne
arc loss thus .n,sIied. aud which vas nssd
| by ths Congress with III. purpose OF .neour-
aging the dissemination of public inforina-
} ton were limited to the legitimate news.
papers and periodicals actually contemplated
~ tho Law. no jus, exception could be taken,
THAT expense would be the recognized and
accepted cost OF liberal public policy do.
iibcfatsiy adopted for = iusuhablc end. But
much Of the matter which enjoys the prtFl.
ioErd rate Is wholly outside of the intent OF
the Law. and has secured admission only
through an evasion Of Its requirements OF
through lar construction. The proportion OF
| such wrongly included matter Is estimated
| by postal experts to be one.half OF th. whole
volume OF socond.ciass mall. II u be only
ops.thIrd or one.guarter. the magnitude OF
| tho burden Ia apparent. The Postohice De-
partm,nt has now undertaken to remove ths
abuse. 80 far as is possible by a stricter ap-
plIcation OF the law. and II should be sus-
| tain,d In Its effort"
hone. of beneficial results the proceedings OF
| the Pan-Amsrtesn Congress, eonyoked at mo
invItatIon OF Mexico. and now sitting At the
Mexican capital. The delegates OF the United
states are under the most liberal insiructons
10 co operate with their colleagues In all
matters promising advantage 10 me sren