The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1904-12-16
would in a few years result In habits
of industry when would render the

would IN rev years result IN naD!tS
| of industry, which would render the
| Indian a producer
1t is commonly declared that the slow
| advance of the Indians is due to the
| unsatisfactory character of the men
| appointed to take immediate charge of
| Them and to some extent this is true.
| While the standard of the employees in
| the Indian service shows great inn
| p"orement over bNsone years, the sal
arles paid Indian agents are not !a"-e
enough to attract the best men.
In 1907 there will be held at Hampton
Roads the tricen,ennal celebration Ct
the settlement at Jamestown. | com
mend this to your favorable considera-
| ton
The Postal Department.
m.the postofilce department the serv-
| ice has increased in efficiency. The re-
ceipts amounted to $l433S .624.34; en-
| penditures We're $l52 .362. ll6.T0 In
| Guided in these expenditures was $l2.-
6,637.35 for rural free delivery. Large
as this expenditure has been, results
have justified the outlay. Statistics to
| October. 1904. show 21sl3S rurol routes.
serving 100000 people; and there
were pending 1853 petitions for routes.
Consular salaries should be Substi
tuted for fees and the proper classiti-
cation of consular officers provided.
Consuls should be familiar, according
Spanish languages. and the resources
of the United States.
| 1t is desirable to enact a proper ma
| iional quarantine law.
| | cal! attention to the eXtrava Sancc
in printing government publications.
especially to the iact that TOO many
| are printed.
The Currency.
Attention should be given to the cur
| n w hot he, I &
possible to better the system: the com
mittee should consider the retirement
of greenbacks and the problem of Sc
curing elasticity. Every silver dola.'
should he made redeemable in gold at
the option of the holder.
! especially commend the encoura ge-
ment of our merchant marine by APP
propriate lepiSiat ton.
The growing importance of the orient
as field for American exports drew
from my predercsso", President Nc
| kinley. an urgent request for its spe
cial consideration by congress.
| The Importance of securing proper
, information and data with a view to
the enlargement of our trade with Asia
is un0iminshed. Our cOnsuls in China
have urged a permanent display of
American products in that empire. l
call attention to the desrabiily of
carrying out the suggestion.
immigration.
In dealing with immigration and nat-
| uraliZatlon. let us remember that being
| IL good American has nothing to do
| with a mans birthplace any more than
| With his creed. To draw a distinction
between the man whose parents came to
| thIs country ana the man whose an
cesto"s came several genera lions back,
is absurd. Good Americanism is IA
matter of heart. of conscience. of lofty
SI,i, tnt, ,fc
not of birthplace or of creev.
There is no danger of having too
many Immigrants of the right kind.
But citizenship should not be debased
1t is vital that we keep high the
standard of well being. and therefore
we should not admit masses of men
whose standards tend to lower the level
above all we should not admit any
man conc erning whom We can say that
he will be a bad citizen. or that His
children and Grandchildren will detract
from III" sum of good citizenship
Similarly we should take care about
natura liZauon. Fraudulent naturaliZa-
ton is a curse. In the past year the
cases of false, fraudulent and improper
naturalization has increased alarming :
~ 1t is in the power of congress Ito
establish uniform rule of naturaliza-
ton, and numerous laws have been
enacted supplemented in a few states
ton 1t results that many courts OF
varying grades have jurisdiction and
there is lack of uniformity. Some courts
are strict and others lax. Furthermore
the certificates of naturalization differ
widely in wording and appearance, and
in foreign countries are frequently sub
jecr to suspicion. There should be Z
comprehensive revision of the natural
lzatlOn. The laws relating to citizen
ship of the United States ought also
TO be made the subject of inquiry. BY
What acts eNpatriation may be assumed
to have been accomplished. how long
an American citizen can reside abroad
and receive protection, whether any
protection should be extended to one
VINO has made the declaration of in.
tention TO become a citizen of the
United States but has not secured
naturalization. a"e questions involving
personal rights and often producing
foreign governments. Yet upon thes,
questions our laws are silent.
Delays of Justice.
, No subject is better worthy the atten
ton of congress than the report OF tn
attorney general dealing with delays an,
obstruction to justice in the cases o
Beavers. Green and Gaynor, and Benson
Were these isolated cases ] would not cal
your attention to them: but the Difficult
cisely similar TO what occurs in the case
OF crE"."als who have means to take ad
vantage oil procedure in the fedora
courts which makes the law easy of en-
forcement against the man who has m
money, and difficult Of enforcement u
regards the man who has money II
criminal cases the writ of the Unite,
States should run through its borders
: The wheels of justice should not b
ciogsed. In the cases mentioned it ha
proved impossible to bring the accuse
: TO the place appointed by the constitution
, for trial Under any circumstance it j
] often difficult to secure punishment O
l those guilty of wrong against the govern
ment. BY the time the offender can b
brought into court popular wrath has sub
! sided. The innocent man is amply safe
t guarded, but the interests of honest ad
t mnistration are not recognized as the
: should be.
ALASKA, like all our territories, ha
5 proved rcsourceful beyond expectation c
5 those who purchased. 1t has become tn
home of many industrious. thrifty citizen:
Towns have been built. The extent of ii
u wealth in minerals, timber, fisheries, an
l agriculture, while great, is probably nc
comprehended yet. Owing to its INNER
sity It is difficult to provide many thing
. essential by private enterprise alone.
should, therefore, receive reasonable al
i from the government The governmcr
n has already done excellent work III layin
cables and building telegraph lines.
In some respects it has outgroWn II
present laws, while in others they hay
= been found to be inadequate. A state
ment of conditions. together with recon
mendations, will be found in the annu;
report of the attorney general. In SON
= instances l feel that the legislation SUI
II gested is so imperatively needed that
. am moved to emphasize the attorney gel
erals proposals.
:, More Power for the Government.
Is l believe ii essential, and therefore re-
- ommend, that congress divest the distri