The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1901-12-06

the army to a const.
Of efficiency, When Y, yhsn
work save that dlrec,VIln aetpa
service should be- IVY IN liz
work In the army .equlred
be greatly reduced ~ n The
proved power az ~ What
TO work we'll In H. oa'nmand N,
y necessary to prev aeid Oh
transportation and , canl dry
He also urges the
iation In connection ,esli.aactne1
national guard forHoaw with thel
they may be bette. \, q the
ICE CEN IN time Of war ana r,sa iOr
our militia law Is aa oh says:
less. The organizatiIooO obsolete
the national guard , ~ and al
which are treated az ~ NE sew
preparations by tbaa ~ militia
made identical with ctpbhssress,
the regular forces. Tshhose pr
duties Of the guard IN ne ne ohlg
be carefully defined an ume 81
lished by law under a a 4 SD
procedure OF rais,nms, nich tps
should be prescribed n .yaolunl
terly Impossible in ths auvanc
haste OF impending w sas exdt
factorily IL the arran naa % Do
been made long before ehlnents
should be made for 'v,,t.es,haand
volunteer organizations 1 aaE.
training OF those citizsrsc SAILED
ready had experience INA Who
especially for the select u;auef
the officers of any f oraoh n
raised; for careful s uJ.ce whic
Of war IS impossible after after X
He praises the veteran, .
the war with Spain ana u ths
rendered the nation yaiian..aos t
Indian uprisings Of tha ser
Philippines, and CONSIST Ms west
crafty in the nations desl,ccosa l
The Civil seryIs.
He recommends the enao,,.'
lation that will place nnda.
Of the merit system manu- ius y,
ployes not now governed ~ WY
concentration for this il "
u recommend the pas ~ ~
which will extend the class ass
the District of Columbia ~
enable the president thus y
In my Judgment all laws ~ y
the temporary emplovmanM,v
should hereafter contain 'ns
law" 'ne ci
He also wishes the merit ~,
tain in the government ,s XXI
colonies, and says: ~
mot an office should ha Il,
Philippines or Porto Rico NIX
to the mans partisan afflliatios
ices, with any regard TO the "
cial or personal influence wb "
have at his command Tn
should be paid to absolutely II
the mans own character a M
and the needs of the servics
The administration of thss1
should be as wholly free fro,1|
picion of partisan politics AZ N
istration Of the army and nads|
we ask from the public servs|
Philippines or Porto Rico d IN
fleet honor on his country Nv N
which he makes that counfr]
benefit to the peoples who Nav
der 1t. This is all that W. N
and we cannot afford to be con
less"
Other R,ecomme ndafla
Among other recommendation,
| president makes are those askIu
islation thatwill improve the cons
ice along lines outlined in bills A
at previous sessions, and NJ I
1T is true that the service Is 4
main efficient, but a STANDARD 81
cannot be permanently mania
the principles set forth in the 4
tofOre submitted to the congre
subject are enacted into law
He believes the time has arrI
the Indian should cease to be ii
| member of a tribe, but as an
and recommends breaking Up
funds, putting a stop to the indil
| permission to Indians to lease
ments and stopping the ration y
recommends also the establish
Industrial educational system, 4
deavor to encourage the Indians
cattle raisers rather than agr
where their lands are unsuited to
He recommends liberal appropr
the Louisiana Purchase exposit
appropriation covering expense
by the Charleston exposition h
government exhibits from the
position to that at Charleston.
Another of his recommended
a permanent census bureau, as \
sure better, cheaper and more y
work in the interest of business,
economic and social science.
The Postal Service
He calls attention to the grol
postal system and to the fact Y
nual deficit in this department.
eminent service has been redul
small sum Of s3,923, 7N. This, hel
further be increased and possibl
shown but for the fact that %
| cations are now securing the
as second-class mail matter W.
entitled to the same under 70
this he says.
THE full measure OF pcsla
which might be realized nas
hampered and obstructed by
burden imposed on the
through the intrenched ana
stood abuses which have gro'
nection with second-class ma
The extent of this burden apps
Il stated that, while the secono,
ter makes nearly three.nitns. ~
of ali the mail, 1t paid lor Ine
year only $4,2s4, 445 Of the aggIe
revenue Of Sill, 61, 1888. II tns
OF postage, which produces ns
thus entailed and which was
congress with the purpose u !,
the dissemination OF pupIc. W. !,
were limited to the Legitimacy.
and periodicals actually co un,'l
| the law, no just exception v yscl
That expense would be ne s,, mi
accepted cost of a liberal p ;msi
iiberately adopted for a r }Ics
But much of the matter "n, ,ss
privileged rate is wholly ou a,'
Intent Of the law and has sev ~
n1s 10 throiph an evasion
/ ouirements or through ia =,
matter Is estimated by po's sa1,,
! be one-half OF the whole v ons't
class mail. If 1t be only ~ v"1 N,
quarter, the magnituesc &C. ~ deps
apparent. The post once ut IN
now undertaken to rem Is,,ctsr
far as possible py sonid be 5
OF the law. and 1t snouia "
It's effort" ,~.rl
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