Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1901-12-05

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by which there shall be an elimination
Fender e pe.. IN ,he
civil war who are. stiil in the army would
,irements they ~ sisss ~ law the san
p Pr /. accorded stcs4hetr comta de
,dent makes in connectiosssxithii s
Is i, for for shs reduction Of the ..pssss u
~ arM effort 4@neild lte l4sE i
~ ,sId to Ssl1( a mi fs
WI Saw that lily SS isss Rns MI TT Z 4, +
$3.50 should G1Hequlr Tn rSr
80 lne r admas M II W sasd
3 work Veil Il M eid conssss
Is necessary to prevent dry rot in the
ments.
He also urges the enactment of legis-
NATIONAL guard forces OF the nation that
they may be better fitted for active serv.
ice s1 snA n9,s,, Of wa, war. and says:
less. The organization and armament OF
the national guard of the several states.
winch are treated ga as militia In the ap-
the regular forces. The Obligations and
duties Of the guard in time of war should
pc carefully defined and system estab-
lished by law under which the method Of
procedure OF raising volunteer forces
terly impossible in the excitement and
haste OF impending war to do this salts
factorily u the arrangements have not
should be made for utilizing in the first
volunteer organizations called out the
training Of those citizens who have al
especially for the selection in advance Of
the officers of any force which may be
raised; for careful selection of the kind
Of war" " 'f''Ss'''e '''e' Tue oo'o'eaS
He praises the veterans Of the civil war.
Iee Mar NTH VT Spain and those who have
Phiilpplns. and Us ~ aeasa ill., hhs
eraltty In the nations dealing with therl.s
III The Civil Ssrvice. &8
lation that will place under the rINndhss
OF the merit system many classes otxiis.t
ploys YES y not tn, now goXsrnsd by ts Hlssree-
II recommend the passage ofs a LAW
which will extend the CLASSIFIED Service to-
the District OF Coiumbis Or win asrleast
the fempoFaf slpSymeafnt eIsr rRes
should hereafter contain a provision that
law. ''oe' 'Ae ''S'' se's'ce
He also wishes the merit system to OBJ.
tain IN the government service In the
Not an office should be filled in the
philippines or Porto Rico with any regard
ices with any regard to the poiit H ses so.
cial or personal influence which he may
saye af be MS ns,G IN In short heed
the mans own character and capacity
and the needs of the service.
The administration of these islands
ptclon OF partisan politics as the admins
istration Of the army and navy. All that
We ask from the public servant in the
fect honor OIL his country by the way in
which he makes that country's rule q
g b ne ri ,b who have come un
and We cannot afford to be content with
Other Recolnme "a daflons,
Among other recommendations which the
president makes are those asking for leg.
islation that willimprove the consular serv-
ice along Lines outlined In bills introduced
# P p trs .hs, ;ks and he says that's
main enicient, but a standard of excellence
cannot gar be- permanently maintained until
ne ne principles set forth in the bills here
subject are enacted into law.
He believes the time has arrived when
the indian should cease to be treated as a
member Of tribe. but as an individual.
and recommends breaking up the tribal
FUNDS, putting stop to the indlscriminate
ments andstopping the ration system. He
TecommendsIalso the establishment OF an
Industrial educational system. and an enc
cattle: ia$seEs rather than agriculturists
wher4 thefEtands are unsuited to the latter.
~. Hsrsconnl,ends liberal appropriations for
\ the fLouisiAna Purchase exposition and an
+ asppropriatton covering expenses incurred
sly the Chafleston exposition In removing
sat at cba s9n sne Buffalo
l. AnqtherHof his recommendations Is for
q permanent census bureau. as it would i'm Z
WORTH thsinterest Of business. statistics.
economic and social science.
lW3 Aat5$ The Postal Service.
Hecalls attention to the growth of the
postal system and to the fact that the am
eminent service has been reduced II to s the
small sum Of $3.923,727. This, ne says, could
further be increased and possibly surplus
cations are. now securing the pound rate
as second-class mail matter which are not
entitled to the same. under the law. OF
l".1 rh %s III r. msa. III of postal progress.
hhamapsred, md g. aapstsucted by shs heavy
through the intrenched and well-undsr-
stood abuses which have grown in con-
nection with second-class mail matter.
The extent of this burden appears when it
is stated that while the second-class mat
ter makes nearly three-fifths Of the weight
Of ali the mail. It paid for the last fiscal
year only 81. 2s4,445 Of the aggregate postal
Of postage. which produces the large loss
thus entailed and which was fixedsby the
congress with the purpose of encouraging
this dissemination of public Information.
were limited to- the legitimate newspapers
and periodicals actually contemplated by
the law, no just exception 60uld be taken:
That expense would be the recognized and
accepted cost of liberal.publie policy de-
liberately adopted for a tustifable end.
But much Of the matter which enjoys the
privileged rate is wholly outside..of the
intent Of the law and has secured admis-
sion only through an evasion Of its re-
amirements or through Lax construction;
matter is estimated by postal experts to
class mail: II 1t sbeaoHy one third or one
quarter. the magnitude Of the burden is
apparent. The post Office department has
now undertaken to remove the abuses SO
of the law. and it should be sustained in
its effort"
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