The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1901-12-06

,hosc who saved the unlon They u,a ave- ave-
| ono deed which " leu unuo ',, van, Tor
meant thnt all olse in our history msms IN
| n,hInv nm for their steadfast prowvS" =.
| he greatcst crlsia OF our history, ~ Goat
| annals would be meaningless, anu ou n,, sox
experiment in popular o lrSSo0 Moreover. Shey
No, only left us a united nation, ou, thsy ~
us also us "a heritage me n,s .i, wos kcpt
mighty deeds by which thr nullon Wo one
united We uro now indeed one nntion' WY ,
w. "''S ont nv ycn ma In name; we are unlteu
| in our devotion TO the naB when W tno AVA
Dol of all national greatness anu un'' IN iea
the very completeness OF our n,,ro" IN. Siory
| ug ALL In every part OF tho country, |" s'vens
| IN the valur shown alike by the sons VI ~. ~
| North and tho sons OF the South IN the
| times that tried men s Souls
Merit system Endorsed.
ohio mort system of making appointments
| Ia in IFS ossence as democratic ana American
as the common schools system itselI' ~ Ism, s,l
| ply means that in clerical ana other pohi,'on,s
| where the duties are entirely non, pvi,''sa,i
| nil npplicants should have fair nelu anu
no favor, each standing on his merits as ~
is able TO show them by pracucal tes,; WI
ten competitive examinations ouer tne , liz
ryailnble means in many cases TOT nppi!ins
this systcm In other cases, as Where Ia
borors are employed, system OF resls,ra
tlon undoubtedly can BIO widely cxtelueu'
There are of course. places where the "rlt-
ton comnotItiye examination cannot be ap-
plicd and others where II Oners ny no ineaho
an ideal solution, but where uhuer saas.ns
political conditions II Is, though an lnhperle.'
means. yet the best present means VI so'-
ting satisfactory results =,
at ia important to have this system Cd.
tain at home, but IL is oven more ilnporuln'
to have II applied risidly IN our ,nsui'sr p pa
sessions. The administration of these ISLANDS
should be as wholly free from the suspcioi,
OF partisan politics as the administrator D,
the army and navy. All that we ask from
the public servant in the Philippines or PORTO
Rico is that he reflect honor on his country
by the way in which he makes that coun-
try's rule n benefit to the peoples VINO huSd
come under it, This Is all that we shou,u
ask and we cannot AFFORD TO be content VIVID
less"
Treatment of Indians
The message points out the defects n our
present consular service, and recommends .ne
passage Of bills now before Congress- inat
will increase it's efficiency. OF the ihoiah
problem 1t says
.In my Judgment the time has arrived
when we should definitely make up our minus
to recognize the Indian as an indiv'duai anu
not as a member of tribe The General
Allotment Act is mighty pulverlzng engine
to break up the tribal mass. u acts direct
" upon the family of the individual. Unuer
its provisions some sixty thousand Indians
have already become citizens oil the ohiteu
States We should now break UP the tribal
funds, doing for them what aiiotmsnu do 20
for the tribal lands; that is, they shouio De
divided into Individual holdings stop
should be put upon the indiscriminate per
mission to Indians to lease their aliotinehts
The effort should be steadily TO make the
Indian work like any other man on his own
ground The marriage laws OF the INDIANS
should be made the same as those Oh 'no
whites. g..
things are more important than to preserve
them from the terrible physical ana morai
degradation resulting from the hquor uaa
hc We are doing all we can 10 save our own
Indian tribes from this evil. Wherever by
international agreement this same end can oe
attained as regards races where we 40 no.
possess exclusive control every enort shouiu
be made to bring it about.
II bespeak the most cordial support irom
the Congress and the people for the ST. LOUIS
Exposition to Commemorate the one I p..
dredth Anniversary of the LOUISIANA Fur
chase. This purchase was me srea'1s' dns-
stance of expansion in our history. IL DER
inltely decided that we were to become u
great continental republic. by iar the io ore
most power in the Western Hemisphere ins
national government should be represented
at the exposition by full and complete SET
of exhibits. ., -. -,
ergy and civic spirit, are carrying on an eA
position which Will continue throughout mos.
of the present session OF the Congress
heartily commend this exposition to tne soou
will of the peoplc. IL deserves all the en-
couragement that can be given H.
For the sake OF good administration, sounu
economy, and the advancement OF sclencs, mo
Census ONCE as now CONSTITUTED shouiu ~, pe
made a permanent government bureau. lhis
would insure better, cheaper and more sat.
isfactory work. in the interest not only OF
our business but of statistic, economic ana
social science.
Growth of Postal Service.
~ IF hn
vice is shown In the fact that its revenues
have doubled and its expenditures nave near
ly doubled within twelve years. us progress
sive development compels constantly increas-
ing outlay but in this period OF business en-
ergy and prosperity its receipts grow so much
faster than its expenses that the annual de-
felt has been steadily reduced from Sl,Al,-
779 in 1897 to s3.s2S.72' IN l9Ol. among reS s
postal advances the success OF rural Tree
delivery wherever established has been so
and actual experience has MADE us
benefits so plain that the demand Tor It's ex-
tension Is general and urgent.
ut is Just that the great agricultural popu-
laton should share in the improvement or inc
service. The number OF rural routes now IN
operation is 6,OO9 practically all estapnsneo
within three years, and there are 5000 appi-
cations awaiting action. IT is expected that
the number in operation at the close OF the
current fiscal year will reach 5000. The mail
will then be daily carried to the doors OF
{, 700. 600 Of our people who have heretofore
been dependent upon distant Offices. and one
third of all that portion of the country which
is ADAPTED to II will be covered by this kind
of service
Second Glass Mail Matter.
THE full measure of postal progress which
might be realized has long been hampersd
and obstructed by the heavy burden imposed
on the government through the intrenehed
and understood abuses which have
grown up in connection with second class
mail matter. The extent of this burden APP
pears when it is stated that while the sec
ond class matter makes nearly three ifths OF
the weight Of all the mail, It paid for the
last fiscal year only si,294,4 AIS OF the aggre-
gate postal revenue OF $lll63l, 1s3 If the
pound rate of postage, which produces the
large loss thus entailed, and which was fixed
by the Congress with the purpose OF encour-
aging the dissemination of public informa- ,
ton, were limited to the legitimate news
papers and periodicals actually contemplated
by the law, no Just exception could be taken.
That expense would be the recognized and
cost of liberal public policy de-
liberatey adopted for a justiiable end But
much of the matter which enjoys the privi-
legged rate is wholly outside of the intent OF
the law, and has secured admission only
through an evasion of its requirements or
through lax construction. The proportion OF
such wrongly included matter Is estimated
by postal experts to be one-half Of the whole
volume of second-class mail II II be only
one-third or one-quarter, the magnitude OF
the burden is apparent. The Postoffice De-
has now undertaken to remove the
abuses so far as is possible by n stricter APP