The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1901-12-05

for the general Snn and supply depart.
ments. they should be nlIed ~ dstsIis
from the line, the man so Detailed return
ing after awhile to their line duties. Nh
very undesirable TO have the senior rsdss
come 10 an the positions by the msre fact
Of seniority. A system should Be adoptsS 4
b. which there shall be An elimination
grade by grade Of those who seem Gnht
grade. Justice to the veterans Of IL
civil war who are still In the army VIOLA
seem 10 require that In the matter osts-
tlrements they :. SVEN ey law the saEs
privileges seeordse 10 tnear comrades N
Another recommendation which the pres
ident makes in connection With the army
Of t tSe services. Known to the pubic as Srsd
tape" OF this he says:
Every sffort should be made 70 bring
the army 70 constantly insrs...nS state
work save that directly In the line Of such
service should be required. The paper
work in the army. a. y the navy: should
proved power Of command and capacity
TO work well In the hsld. Constant care
is necessary to prevent dry rot n the
transportation and eommisssry dspafe-
ments"
He also urges the eAeetnsnt Of legt,.
lation in connection with the militia and
national guard force Of the natisn that
they T. may , be better ,s fss aeAv' 'e'
"our militia law IS obsolete and worth,
less. The organization and armament OF
the national guard Of the several states,
p pTlSn BY sae esnsssSs. should &
the regular forces. The obiigatisns ana
duties Of the guard In time Of war should
a ~ law ds anS:l "; "ses Il msss e.
Should be prescribed IN advance. II s
,.rly Impossible In the sxeitsrsnt
factoriy II the arrangements have now
been made long beforehand. ProvistonN
should be made for utilising IN the Arst
training of those citissns. who have 4.
ready had experience under aFms, ana
especially for the selection In advances sl
the oficers OF any force which may BE-
necessary 10 impossible after the outbreak
Of war"
He praises tho veterans Of the civil war.
the war NTH Spain anS ho:s xso have
Indian uprisinss Of tho west and In the
Philippines, and oounssls continued lib
erality in the natisn's dealing with them.
The Civil Service.
He recommends the enactment Of legis-
latlon that win place under the rulings
ployes not now governed by Il. His rec
ommendation for this IL a. follows,
g! recommend the passage of Q law
the District of Columbia or will at least
enable the president thus to extend IL
In my judgment all laws providing for
the temporary employment of clerks
they be selected under the civil service
law"
He also wishes the merit system to oh.
tain In the government service In the
Not an ONCE should be filled in the
Philippines or Porto Rico with any regard
~ the mans partisan Affiliations or serv-
Lees W with any regard to the Political Sc
have at his command. In short, heed
should be paid to absolutely nothing save
the mans own character and capacity
The administration OF these isianda
should be as wholly free from the sus-
picion OF partisan politics as the admin.
istration OF the army and navy All thai
sSppines or Forte N Rico 'y sSss n r..
fleet honor on his country by the way In
which he makes that country's rule q
6eneht to the peoples who have cs4s un-
der 1t. This 10 q that we sh0uld ask,
and we cannot AFFORD to be content With
other Recommendation.
Among other recommendations which the
president makes are these asking fof lseA
ice along lines outlined in bllis iaxrcdVosd
| at previous sessions, and he says that:
~ Is true that the service Is no& n the
main effcient, but standard Of sxcsilenos
the principles set forth in the bills here
tofore submitted to the congress on thu
subject are enacted into law"
He believes the time has arrived whom
the Indian should cease to be treated as 9
member Of tribe, but as an in1(vidual,
| and recommends breaking UP the tribal
FUNDS putting stop to the indiscrimlnAts
ments and stopping the ration SYSTEM He
| recommends also the ssta blishment Of an
Industrial educational system. end an e.
deayor to encourage the Indians to become
cattle raiSers rather than agrilufturists
| where their lands are unsuited 70 tho latter,
| he recommends liberal appropria lions for
the Louisiana Purchase exposition and "a
| appropriation covering expenses Incurred
by the Charleston exposition In renewing
| government exhibits from the Buffalo ex.
| position to that at Charleston.
Another OF his recommendations IL for
a permanent census bureau as II Meuld ~.
sure better, cheaper and more satisfactory
work In the interest of business, statistics.
economic and social science.
| The Postal Service.
He calls attention to tho growth Of the
postal system and to the fact that the an
| nuai deficit in this department az the rnv.
eminent service has been reduced to ne
small sum Of $3,s2s.7H. This, he says, could
further be increased and possibly q surplus
shown but for the fact that many publ
cations are now securing the pound rata
as seoond-class mail matter which are net
entitled to the same under the law. OF
this he says:
The full measure of postal progress
which might be realized has long been
hampered and obstructed by the heavy
burden imposed on the government
through the intrsnched and welI:undsr.
stood abuses which have grown in CEN
nection with secend-class NAH matter.
The extent OF this buroen appears when Il
IL stated that, while the second class mat
ter makes nearly three. nfths Of the weight
OF all the mail, II paid for the last nscsl
revenue of sill. ssl. 1888 II the poun6 rate
of postage, which produces the large less
thus entailed and which was fixed by the
congress with the purpose of encouraging
the dissemination of public information.
were limited TO the legitimate newspapers
and periodicals actually contemplated by
the law, no just exception could be taken
That expense would be the recognized and
accepted cost Of liberal public policy de-
libcrately adopted for q justinabls end.
But much of the matter which enjoys thu
privileged rate Is wholly outside 81 thu
intent of the, law and has secured aamis-
sion only through an evasion 81 its re-
suiremen;s or. through lax construction,
The proportion OF such wrongly included
matter is estimated by postal expSrtS g
be one-half Of The whole volume Of sscenl.
class mail; II It be only ene-thirl Of one-
quarter. the magnitude Of the burden u
apparent. The post once department hso
now undertaken to remove the abuses e
far as possible by a stricter Application
of the law, and 1t should be sustained q
Its effort
The Chinese Df@cuItiss.
He calls attention to the satisfactery
settlement of the Chinese difficulties 81
last year. and this nations part in the