The Forrest City times., 1901-12-06


meHts, they should be hlled ~ oepart.
from the line. the men 50 cersfics tetsiis
Ing after awhile To their lire 6i1t-As tlTl-
very undesirable to have the senior Ell Is
OF the army composed OF meT ~ sradss
come 10 M the positions by the ~ ~ nave
OF seniority. y system SHOULD -. ~ iaet
by which there shall be an elm plee
grade by grade OF those VII, e.'4i lion
TO render the best service In IN Unit
grade. Justice to the veterans =, heu
civil war who are still in the arm, : Tie
seem to require that Ia the matter ~ e.d
tirements they be given by law fbs " re-
privileges accorded to their comradsstne
the navy ues IN
Another recommendation which III.
ident makes in connection with m pres
is Tor the reduction OF the .-papsr1 amy
Of the service. known to the pubic as Tx Tx
tape OF this he says: red
Every effort should be made =, -
the army 10 constantly increasing ing
Of efficiency. When on actual serIsics de
work save that directly IL the lire ~ :, no
service should be required. The ps,.aa
work in the army, as IN the navy. sfeggSs'
be greatly reduced. What Is needed
proved power Of command ard cans..s
TO work well in the field. Constant ~
is necessary TO prevent dry rot In ~
transportation and commlssary G,nas'
ments. F@f
lie also urges the enactment Of Ia.
lation in connection with the militia -
national guard forces of the nation -
they may be better fitted for actfya' Is -
ice in time Of war, and says:
our militia law is obsolete and uo-.,
less The organization ana arnarnerts,
the national guard Of the several $50
which are treated as militia in fbe ~
preparations by the congress sbolIIa e
made IDENTICAL with those provided ~,
The regular forces. The obligations ~
duties OF the guard in time OF war sbS ais
TIE carefully defined and a system essesa
Hshed By law under which tae .rnethoSS =.
procedure OF raising volunteer feres.
should be prescribed IN advance II IL n.
terly imposslb bic in the excitement ~ -,
haste OF impending war to do this sati
-acIor.iy II .@.-arrangemeuts have NJ,
been made long beforehand Provis nv.
should be made for utilizing In the Az,
volunteer organizations called our ~
training Of those citizens who nave az
ready had experience under arms a.,
especially Tor the selection IN sdyancaa a ~
The officers OF any force which NAV !.
raised, for careful selection OF m, -
necessary Is impossible after the outbreas
He praises the veterans OF the clvl ~.
the war with Span and those who bsv,
rendered the nation valiant service In ~
indian uprisings OF the west and Ia ths
FnA.ppines. and counsels continued in
crafty in the nations dealing with them
The Civil Service
He recommends The enactment az loot,
iat.on that Will place under the rtIif5g,
% the merit system many classes Of era.
ptOIcs not now governed by IT, His 70
Ommendat-on Tor this Is as follows
Il recommend the passage of Ia.
which WI extend the CLASSIFIED service \,
the District OF Columbia or VII al leas,
enable the president thus 70 extend y
la my judgment all laws providing ~,
the temporary employment OF elsrk,
should hereafter contain a provision tbst
they be selected under the civil service
law s'
He also wishes the merit system +. ,h.
tain IN the government service In N.
colonies. and says.
Not an office should be filed in m.
Philippines or Porto Rico win any regard
10 the mans partisan affiliations or Sery
Ices with any regard TO the political "a.
ciai or personal influence which he may
nave al ms command. In short heed
should he paid to absolutely nothing save
the man own character and capacity
and the needs Of the service.
he administration OF these island,
should be- as wholly free from the sus.
pteien of partisan politics as the admin.
lsff4lou OF the army and navy. All that
- AK from the public sery ant In HI.
fh-5zTRlnes or Porto Rico IS that he II.
Heet honor on his country by the way !,
winch he makes that eoantry's rule
dement, 10 the peoples who have come I'm.
der it. This S all that We should ask.
and We cannot AFFORD to De content with
less
Other Recommendations.
Among other recommendations which III,
president makes are those asking for lee.
.sia t4pn That VIII improve the consularserT.
80 d-ofS +-Hes outlined In bills introduced
at previous sessions. and he s4ys that:
II a. true that the service is nov in IN.
man eHlcieHt. but a standard Of excellence
cannot he permanently maintained until
tHe principles set forth in the bills here.
totofe submitted to the congress on thh
subject are enacted into law
lie believes the time has arrived when
the II4laH should cease 10 be treated as q
tnsMJer OF a tribe but as an individual
and recommends breaking up the tribal
FUNDS putting stop TO the inGlscriminaH
permission 10 Indians To lease their allot.
merts and stopping the ration system. He
reeCmme rds also the establis hment Of an
+tGCstridl educational sYstU IN. and an er.
ceaEor to encourage the Indians 10 become
cattle ralsers rather than ri.uiturists
WEtre their lands are uEsuiteG 10 ~ after
lie recommends liberal appropriations fol
the Louisiana Purchase exposition and an
appropriation covering expenses incurred
by the Charleston exposition in removing
government exhibits from the Buffalo eI.
position to that at Charleston.
Another OF his communications IS fof
a permanent census bureau as II would in
sure better. cheaper and more satisfactory
work in the interest Of business statistics,
economic and social science.
The Postal Service.
He calls attention to the growth Of the
postal system and to the fact that the an.
nual deficit in this department Of the gov.
eminent service has been reduced 10 The
small sum of S3.e23 727. This. he says, coAd
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 TO the same under the law. VI
this he says:
The fun measure OF postal progress
which might be realized has long been
hampered and INSTRUCTED by the heavy
burden imposed on the government
through the intrenched and well-under-
stood abuses which have grown IN con-
nection with second-Class mail matter.
The extent of this burden appears when II
is stated that, while the second-class maj.
ter makes nearly three-fifths OF the wegnii
of all the mail ii paid for the last hscaii
year only s.. 294 AS of the aggregate poseas
revenue of Sill, 63l 1888. II the pound rate
Of postage. which produces the large Ioss
thus entailed and which was fixed by ihs
congress with the purpose of encouraeIns
the dissemination OF public intormaIon,
were limited 10 the Legitimate newspaper,
and periodicals actually contemplate =!
the law, no just exception could be t9ke Ken
That expense would be the recognized anu ~
accepted cost of a liberal public policy az
liberately adopted for a justtiaoie en- ~
But much of the matter which enjoys ~. ~
privileged rate Is wholly outside or wy
intent Of the law and has secured adnlls-
sion only through an evasion OF It's re-
quirements or through lax construeuol,
The proportion of such wrongly ineluuea
matter is estimated by postal experts -
be onehalf of the whole volume OF secohu-
class mail. If il be only one-third or ohs.
quarter, the magnitude OF the burden ~.