The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1902-12-03


! secretary II war to keep cavalry and ar
| tl!cry horses worn out In long perform
| unce OF duty. Such horses fetch but "a
trihe when sold, and rather than turn
! them out TO the misery awaiting them
| when thus disposed Of ii would be better
] To employ them at light work around the
| posts and when necessary To put them
! palnlDssiy TO death.
For the nrst time in our history naval
| mancuNcrs ON large scale are being helu
| under the immediate command OF the ad-
! mlral Of the navy. Constantly increasing
] attention is being paid to the guuucry OF
! the navy, but it is yet far from what 10
/ should be. | earnestly urge that the in
| crease asked for by the secretary of the
| navy IN the appropriation for improving
! tne mdrkSmanSIlp bv granted. In battle
| The only shots that count are the shots
! that hit. II is necessary to provide ample
! funds for practice with the great guns in
| time OF peace. These funds must provide
| not only Tor the purchase Of projectiles.
| but for allowances for prizes TO lnCouI-
! age the gun crews, and specially the gun
| pointers, and for .perfecung an Intelligent
/ get good practice.
! There should be no halt in the work Of
| building up the navy, providing every
| year additional fighting craft We are a
| very rich country, vast in extent of terri
| tory and great in population, a country.
! moreover, which has an army dimiuUfive
indeed when compared with that Of amy
other first class power. We have dglibcr-
ately made our own certain foreign poll
Cies which demand the possession Of
hrSt class navy. The isthmian canal will
greatly Increase the efficiency Of our navy
II the navy Is of sufficient size, but IL we
| have an inadequate navy then the build
ing Of the canal would be merely giving a
hostage To any power Of superior strength
The Monroe doctrine should be treated as
the cardinal feature of American foreign
policy but IL would be worse than lille
To assert ii unless we intended to back il
up, and ii can be backed up only by a
tnOTNUElIE good \ 10
not provocative Of war 1t Is the surest
guaranty Of peace.
Each individual unit Of our navy should
be the most efficient ~ its kind AS regards
both material ana personnel that is % be
found In the world. ! call your special
attention to the need Of providing for the
manning Of the ships. Serious trouble
threatens us II we cannot do better than
we are now doing as regards securing the
services of q sufficient number of the high
est type Of sailormen uf sea mechanics
The veteran seamen Of our warshlps are
Of as high n type rs can be found I'm any
navy which rides the waters of the world
They are unsurpassed in daring i'm rcso-
lutlun, in readiness. In thorough knOWI-
edge Of their profession. They deserve ev-
cry con7ideratiun that can be shown them.
But there are not enough Of them. II Is
no, more possible To impruvisc a crew than
II Is possible to impruvise n warship To
build the finest ship, with the deldlicst
battery and to send 1t ailoat with % raw
crew. no matter how brave they were in
foe Of average capacity were encountered
Neither ships nor men can be impTOviscd
when war h1s begun,
We need a Thousand additional officers
In order to properly man the ships now
provided for and under construction. The
classes at the naval school at Annapolis
should be greatly enlarged. At the same
time that We thus add the officers where
we need them, we should facilitate the re-
tirCment Of those at the head Of the list
whose usefulness has become impaired
Promotion must be f0stcrcd II the service
is to be kept efficient.
The lamcntGhlc scarcity Of officers and
the large number Of recruits and Of un-
skilled men necessarily put aboard the
new vessels as they have been commits
stoned has thrown upon our officers. and
especially on the licutenants and NniOr
grades. unusual labor and fatigue and has
Eravcly strained their powers Of endur-
ance. Nor Is there sign of any Immediate |
letup in this strain. II must Dfiuue for
some time longer until more Ulcers are |
graduated from Annapolis gni until the |
recruits become trained and skillful in |
their duties In these difficulties incident |
upon the development Of our war fleet the !
conduct Of all our officers has been cred |
liable to the service, and the lieuteuants |
ana junior grades In particular have dis |
played an ability and a stcadtast cheer |
iulnc>s which ontitlc them to the ungrudgng |
thanks Of all who realize the dshCartcning trials
and iatigucs TO which they of necessity sub. |
iaCtcd.
There is not a cloud on th, horizon at present. |
There seems not the slightest chance Of trouble |
with foreign power. We most earnestly hope |
that thl, state Of things may continue and the |
way TO insure its continuance is to provide for a |
thoroughly efficient navy. The refusal 10 main |
tain such navy would invite trouble, and II |
trouble came would insure disaster. Fatuous self |
ComplaucnCy or vanity or shurtsightrdnrss In re-
fusng 10 prepare for danger j., both foolish and |
wicked in such nation us our, and past rNperi- |
cnCe has shown that such ntuity in refusing 10
recognize or prepare for any crisis in advance is
usually succeeded by mad panic Of hy,tcrcal
fear once the crisis has actually arrived.
The striking increase In the revenues Of the
postoihCc department shows clearly the prosperity
Of our people and the increasing activity Of the
business of the country.
The receipts of the post0ticr department for
the fiscal year ending June 80 last amounted 10
Sl2l, ,Sis Ol12d, an increase Of SlO-lG,~j3 over
the preceding year, the largest ingrul,1 known In
the history Of the postal service. The magnitude
OF thi, increase will bc,t appear from the fact
that the entire postal receipts for the year 1850
amounted TO but SS.jls.OD7.
Rural free delivery service Is no longer in the
experimental stage. It has become q fixed policy.
The results following il, introduction have iuly
Justified the congress in the large appropriations
made for g., establishment and rytgn,Gu The
average yearly increase IN postoiige receipts in
the rural districts Ui the country Is about per
cent We are now able. by actual results, 10
show that where rural free delivery service has
been established 10 such aI extent a, TO enable
Us TO make complrisons the yearly increase has
been upward II 10 per cent
On Nov. l. 1902. llGjD rural free delivery
M !
covering about unc-third Of the territory of the
United States available for rural free delivery
rNlrc. There arr now awaiting the action Of
the department petitions anl applications for the
Of lO.7iS additional routes This
shows Cun,lu-iEc!y the want which tine establish.
ment ot the service has met and the need Of fur.
ther extending Il as rapidly @, possible 1t Is
Justified both hy the financial results and hy the
practical benefits TO our rural population; It
bring, the men who live on the soil into close
relations with the active business world; il keeps
The farmer In daily touch with the markets, it Is
a potential educational force; il enhances the
value ot farm property, makes farm life far
Dlclsantcr and lc-s isolated, and will do much 10
'hcck the undesirable current from country to
II j, to be hoped that the congress will make
liberal appropriations for the continuance Of the !
service already established and for its further eN.
tension.
Few subjects Of moro importance have been
akrn mp hy The congress iu recent years than !
he Inauguration of the system of nationally aided
irrigation Tor the arid regions oi the far west.
good beginning therein has b.ru made. Now
hat this policy 0t national irrigation has been
Id0ptcd the need ut thorough aud scientific forest
protection viii grow more rapidly than ever
throughout the public land states.
Legislation should hu provided tor thc prutcc.
ion oi the game and the wild creatures grHrr.
er ~ game. which can by judipiOus protection be-
'ermancntly preserved Uu our national reserves
or the people a whole, should he stopped lt
nee. II Is, for instance serious count against
,uCiyc of butChprug Oh such stately and
beautiful creature as the elk for its antlrrs or
u-ks
So far rs they are available for asriruI, ss and
b whatever extent they may be- reclaim. Jr.Irr !
he national irrigation law, thu remaining TaBIiC
lnds should O. l.li rgidly for the hIm builder. ,
hr settler wll lives on bis land, and iDr uu one /
lsc. In their actual use the ,sscrt land Jaw, +
be timber and stone law and tnH DuWmutItInn
lausp of the homestead law have been -U pr .
crtcd from the intention with which they were D
nacted O, 90 permit che acquisition of large I
rras Of thr public domain for other than actual
'ttlrTs and the consequent prevention Ui settle D.
rent Moreover thc approaching exhaustion " Il
he public ranges has 0f late lr1 to much lis. h
-si1u %, 100 thH best manner ui U-iHg these puh- d
e. lands BOO the west which are suitable chiefly or Il
MS fuf lrzinL The sound and 70 I'E develop D.
Icnt " thc west depend, upon thr building up n
homes therein. Much uf our prosperity as % / D.
alton hl, been due t0 Che operation NJ tHU hu'r. v