The Taney County republican., 1901-12-12
the army TO n constantly increasing state

Wv " up8t0
OF efficiency, When on actual service, no
work save that directly IN the line OF such
service should be required. The paper
ss So's srsay !" S' raduss:d ad5s 1n' i .aS nS sIus
proved power OF command and capacity
70 work well In the Held, Constant care
Is hecetsary TO prevent dry rot IN the
merts."
lie also urges tho enactment OF iegis.
lhtlon ~ connection with the militia and
national guard forces Of the nation that
ihey may be better lifted for active sery-
Ice IN time OF war and says:
our militia law II obsolete and WORTH
1851 the organization and armament Of
The national guard of the several states,
which are treated an militia In the APP
propriations by the congress. should 30
nhdc Identical with those provided for
du,,ds fegS'iE ~ n. 'SrSss the celsaions and
be carefully defined and u system ,stab.
lished by law under which the method OF
plo,cdurc OF raising volunteer forces
shouId he prescribed In advance. IL is Ut
| ttrly impossible In tn. excitement and
haste !of impending war to do this salts
ihctorlly u the arrangements have not
been made long beforehand. Provision
should be made for utilizing In the iirst
volunteer organizations called out tho
training OF those citizens who have al
I"luy hhd experience under arms. and
especially for the selection In advance OF
the oiiicers OF any force which may bs
raised. for careful selection OF tne kind
necessary M Is impossible after tho outbreak
! lie praises the Veterans OF tho civil war.
the war with Spain and those who have
| rendered the nation valiant service In tho
Indian uprising. OF the west and In the
| Philippines, and counscls continued lib
crafty In the nations dealing with them.
The Ctvii service.
lie recommends tho enactment OF iegis-
/ lhton lhat VIII place under the rulIngn
| Oi the merit system many classes 0f em-
ployes not now Eoycrned by II. His rec-
ommendat!on for this is ns followB.
II recommend the passage OF n Law
which viii exteEd the classified service 10
the District Of Columbia or will ut least
enable me pres!den, thus to extend It.
/ In my Judgment all laws providing for
! the Temporary employment OF clerks
| should hereafter contain a provision that
they. be selected under tho civil service
lilo also wishes the merit system TO OBJ
tam In the government service In tho
colonies. and says:
Not an Office should be filled In tho
Philippines or Porto Rico with any regard
TO the mans partisan affiliations or scry-
Ices. with any regard to the political, So
cinl or prrSonnl Influence which he may
have AZ his command. In short heed
should he paid to absolutely nothing save
| the mans own character and capacity
aud the needs % the service.
The administration OF these Islands
should be as wholly free from the Kus-
plrion OF partisan politics as the admin
istrat.on OF the army and navy. All that
We ask from the public servant In tho
philippines or Porto Rico .s that he re-
fleet honor on his country by the way in
which he makes that country's rule q
honrit 20 the peoples who have come un-
der H. This is all that We should ask,
and We cannot AFFORD TO be content with
| less
other Recommendation.
Among other recommendations which tho
PRESIDENT makes are those asking Tor leg
slaiion that will improve the consular serv-
!o. along lines outlined In bills Introduced
/ at previous sessions, and he says that:
1T is true that the service Is now In tho
| main oincient, but standard OF excellence
cannot be permanently maintained un,ii
the principles set forth In the bills here
tofore submitted TO the congress on tnis
subject are enacted into law"
He believes the time has arrived when
the Indian should cease 10 he treated as Q
member OF a tribe, but as an individual,
and recommends breaking up the tribal
funds. putting a stop TO the indlscrlmlnats
permission to Indians to lease their niiot-
menis and stopping the ration system. lie
recommends also the establishment OF an
Industrial educational system, and an en-
dtayor 10. encourag. the Indians to become
cattle raiseTS rather than agricy,turists
where their lands are unSultcd TO the latter.
tie recommends liberal appropriations for
the Louisiana Purchase exposition and an
appropriation covering expenses incurred
by tho Charleston exposition In removing
government exhibits from the Buffalo ex-
position TO that at Charleston.
Another Of his recommendations Is for
permanent census bureau, ns II would in
sure better. cheaper and more satisfactory
work In the interest Of business. statistics,
economic and social science.
The Postal Service.
lie calls attention 10 the growth Of the
postal syatcm and TO the fact that the an
nual dcncit In this department, OF the gov
ernment service has been reduced to the
small sum OF l3923,IT. This. he says. could
further bc increased and possibly u surplus
shown but for the fact that many pubi-
cations arc now securing the pound iato
as second-class mail matter which are net
entitled 10 the same under the law. O:
this he says:
The fuil measure of postal progress
which might be realized has long been
hampered and obs,ructei by the heavy
burden imposed on the government
through the inircnchcd and woll.under-
stood abuses which have grown In con-
The extent Of this burden appears when 1,
Is stated that. while the sccond-class mat
ter makes nearly threc.ifths Of the weight
OF all the man, i paid FOR the last fiscal
year only N,cei,N5 OF the aggregate postal
revenue of sli. ,ssi.i3J. II the pound rate
OF postage, which produces the large loss
thus sutaic1 and which was fixed by tho
congress with the purpose OF encouraging
the dissemination Of public information.
were limited TO the legitimate newspapers
and periodicals actually contemplated by
!
That expense would he the recognized ard
accepted cost Of q liberal public policy de-
libcfatcly adopted for n justinable end.
, But much Of the matter which enjoys tho
privileged rate ~ wholly outside OF the
, intent " the law and has secured admls-
, sion ouly through an evasion OF Us re-
I gurcmenis or through lax construction.
, The proportion Of such wrongly included
matter is estimated by postal experts 10
, be one-h half Of the whole volume of second
,, class mail II II he only one,third or one
, quarter tho magnitude OF the burden IN
: : apparent. Tho post office department has
' now undertaken to remove the abuses so
, far ms possible by strlctcr application
ot the law. and 1t should be sustained In
It's effort"
The Chinese Difficulties.
lie calls attention TO the satisfactory
4 settlement OF the Chinese difficulties of
c last year, and this nations part IN the
settlement, and says provisions have
been made for insurng the future safety
o. the foreign representatives or the