The Farmington times. [volume] (Farmington, Mo.) 1874-1902, 1901-12-05

Ia the tttabilshmtHt of stan Department..
"a general sian should be created. As
for The gensrs stan and supply dspsiI-
merisg they should be flled hf details
from the Iins. the men 80 oetail.d return
I ina aficr awhile TO their line dutMt. II 10
very undttlrsbls TO have che senior grades
OF the atnss renpossd Of men who cave
come g ~ the positions ey the mere :sei
ei seniority. 4 syrttm should be Adopis q
By which there Ahail he an elimination
grade hy Efade oS those who se<m unft
TO render the beat service Ia lhe neat
grade Justice TO the veterans of the
clvl war who are stlli In the army would
seem % require 'hat IN the matter " re-
l'rrmtnis they be given BY Law the same
privileges accorded 20 their comrades In
Another accommodation which the pres
ldeni makes IN connection with the army
y ier the reduction oi the paper work
OF the service. known to the public as red
iaps of this ho says.
Every effort should be made 10 bring
lse army 20 a cQHstautly Increasing state
OF en- tierry. NhNn oil actual service, no
wofk saw that directly O. he line Of stseh
service shouid Dc rsqirod The pspey
be Srsa'iy rssuetd, What at Is NEEDED "s'is Is
proved power bg command ard capacity
80 work well in the isls Constant caro-
- HecrssaT} TO prevent dry rot IN the
raH'por'at'on AEd commlsaary dvpari-
IT,. iie also urs.v tho enactment ., lrEls;;
lAInn in connection with tho militia end
national guard forces ~ the nation that
lh'F may O." better lifted Tor Acltyc Sery-
Ice .n tim" W war and says,
'bHr militia law a. obsolete and worth
itA" ~" or@.Uiyaipn end armament OF
thr NATIONAL guard of the several siatss,
nhlsn arc W"airl as militia ia the APP
pTopTatnnr Gy the congress. should bs
made .dsnilrIi wish those provided for
ibf FFFuttP fnrors The obligations and
dAii's Of ihe ggari In time ~ var should
lishcd by law uador which lac ms,hod Of
w" ~" or raislnE volunteer forces
shgb'd nr pir.Cfib't .n advance. II Is ut
tsrl' ifrpntE.ble iu the SScitsmrn, and
haste " iwp'rdug war IA DO this salts
ihrl"fIF 70 the arrangements hava not
been mad" long beforehand Provision
should hs made for utilizing In the first
lH.Nhl''F organ Eai3Cp, called out the
training 90 thnEr citizens who have al
r-a7E EaA cNp"T.en,t under arms, and
especially for The selection In advance og
voc oiH''rH of any force which may be
raised, Tor careful BElertiuu OF tnr Kind
~ y, ,'c,sary 3D. Impossible after the outbreak
ilo praises 'he veterans Of the civll var,
The wyT " an spain and those who have
teuu'ffA thr nation valiant service in the
Iti-.n..., IRd,ln ,egF'''nrt oi The west and IN the
sraliiN lH the nations dealing With them.
The CIvIt service.
ITO recon- nl'-bH the enactment OF lsKia-
hiQn lha' W.N place under the rulings
o.. thN merit rt stem many classes ~ en-
p'oyes uu' uuw governed by a. Ills rec
/ ommsnn1i 1n f.T this ls ra follows
/ " rT H1infu"uI 'ug yHssaEr ~ law
which VII extend the la .sinel Esryirr TO
tn District % columbia or win a, least
cnnhl" Ihv precedent thus 10 extend a.
" Wt lhisu"ut ~ laws pE1yid nE for
is' l"irnH'aty cnploymcnt Of clerks
.h'A'. N.I'Hii"r contain a provision that
They be- H'is.lsd under the clvIi service
is aI-1 Wishes the merit ry,'rm 20 oh.
tain in mo government service in tbs
ruluH',#. H4H SANS.
$50, ar nr.r should be alisd In the
ih.uEnHrr or Porto Rico with any regard
70 'Nr UN' partisan Affiliations or fery-
Ice. With ans TFEsrd 20 the political. So
,Ial or rnfHnU1l influence which no NAV
nav" 80 DE- command in short heed
10" man own character ant capacity
AMI M" nee D. ~ The 8rrylry
i"r administration ~ these Islands
should 3" Hs wholly free from the sue
plciou Of partisan politics "a the admin.
istFalon n' the army Hnd navy All that
"" ask from the puhlsc servant IN tho
tNI'pp.n'N or Porto Rico "a that he re.
nsrt honor on hts ,puatry hy the wav in
which he makes that rbuHtrys rule a
benefit to the peoples who have come un-
ger u This D. All that W. should ask.
less We"
0iber Herom nir ndaGIau..
Among other rrcommcndAtic which the
president makes are those asking for leg
is'af. .rHfhstvluimproye The coEsular ssrS-
Ice along tret outlined ir bills introduced
AZ pr sNinuh sessions. ard he sats that
man cuiti"ut, but s'HEAatf OF excellence
rahrpf be permanently maintained until
lhe lflUrtTsrs rr' forth ln the bills here
t"iai' HlhWiiied 20 lh-. congress on this
subject aJH enacted INTO law"
ir lfiirFtt thc lI'u" has arrived when
mo lf'ur should cease TO he treated a. q
m'mn'f N q igih., hul as an individual,
lId ''nwwcn8E breaking ~ the tribal
tLraH putting .iup 20 the iEdIscrim!nate
I"-W's.lnu io lu0lrus TO lease their altot-
mrt ~ a'. -IopprG 'hs ration system lie
q d j. Ia o. .. .a 3D. .. q "a Hzk..
lteWff.f. fgugai!cEal system. aud an en-
te1Nar iH -rrouF#Es the Indians to beroms
gI'te Ja.srts rather than sErigyIt Iturists
where then larGE are ~ suited 70 tfTa latter,
Tie recommends liberal AUTHORIZATIONS for
the Louisiana Purchase exposition and an
ssppitep '.atloH ,slH ,oyerinK expenses incurred
py lhF 'harlcatou exposition in removing
government exhibits from the Buffalo sH-
position {" that at Charleston
Atolh"F Of MS recommondutions la for
q pe ornament census bureau. az 1t would in
sure betir'. cheaper and more satisfactory
work 10 the iHttrsst Of business statistics,
economic and social science
The Postal Service
lie calls attention to tho growth OF the
postal system and to the fact that the an-
uFal deHcit 10 this department of She rov-
eminent service has haFn reduced to the
small sum Of n.s2a.IG This. he says. could
further be increased and possibly a surplus
shswn but for the fact that many pibii-
cations arr nov securing the pound rate
a. fscond-Ciasg mail matter which are not
ehltied 20 the same under the law. OF
The fun measure Of postal progress
which might BE- realised has long been
hampsrsd and obs'ructed by the heavy
through the intftrChed and wcll-under-
stood abuses which have grown I'm con-
neetloh with second'clsss mail matter,
The extsrt ~ thia burden appears when II
Is stated that. while he second -eiasH mat
ter maAes neatly .hr~~-esth- cf ths weight
Of all the mail. it paid for the last fiseal
y - . - II
revenue of tiii.sSi.iss II the pound rate
ot postage, which produces the large loss
thus ehtaiied and which was ixed by the
congress with the purpose Of encouraging
the dissemination nf public information,
were limited to the legitimate newspapers
and periodicals actually contemplated by
the law, no iuEt exception could be taken.
That expense would he the recognized and
accepted cost u = liberal public policy de-
uboraitly adopted for n tustihabls end.
But much Of Ia. matter which enjoys the
privileged rate Ia wholly outside OF the
intent q the Law and has secured sdmls-
sion 0niy through an evasion OF its re-
hs pToneran n sue sionsIy ,rsjssa
matter in sstimatsd by postal experts TO
be one half af ths whole volume OF second.
onsatsp osn inS The nrn,,a n @ s Shs,na ~ n q ans
apparent The pest once department has
now undertaken TO remove the abuses so
Of the LAW. and Il should bs sustained in
Its effort "
The Chinese DInscaEttss.
He calls attention 10 the satisfactory
settlement Of the Chinese ditheultiss ef
last year, and this nations part In the
settlement and says provisions have
been made for insuftrg the future safety
OF the foreign representatives OF the
promises made hy China he Gays;
's'rhe chinese government has agreed to
participate financially IN the work Of bet
isEtnE the water approaches to Shanghai
and to 1ieutsin, the centwra of foreign
trade In central ana northern China ana
an International cankarvancy board, in
which the Chinese government ts largely
represented. has beer provided for the
Improvement Of the Shanghai river ard
the control nj It's navigation. In the same
line of commercial advantages a revision
Of the present taun on imports has been
asssnted 10 for the purpose of auhstifuf-
ting specific for ad vaioren duties, and an
expert has been snnt abroad ON the part
OF the United States 20 asatgt In this
work. list of articles TO remain free Of
d3tf. snciudin9 -four, cereals and rice.
gold and silver coin and bullion has slsa
been agreed upon in the settlement.
Nations In Msupnsae.
ssThe death of Queen Victoria eauneA -
people Of the United states deem snd
hss-tfell sorrow. 10 whirh the gsvefnmNnf
gave fun expression When Preeidenf 49,
ktniey died. our ussirn tn turn receirsd
from every quarter cf the BYitish empsre