The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1904-12-08

but It is to be exercised eniy with tudg
ment and with a full understanding Of the
conditions which exist In each community
for which II Is intended.
The Postal Service.
In the Postoffice Department the service
as to revenue and expenditure continue sat
isfactory. The increase OF revenue during
the year was S9,35S. 1S1 10, or So per cent
the total receipts amounting to $143, 3S2, GA :
an increase Of about 9 per cent over the
previous year, being thus $S,979, 1926 In
excess of the current revenue. Included IN
these expenditures was total appropria
ton of $12, 956, 80 for the continuation
and extension Of the rural free-del1very
service, which was an increase Of $4.9O2
237 30 over the amount expended Tor TINS
purpose In the preceding fiscal year. large
as this expenditure has been the benehcent
results attained in extending the free dis,
tribution of mails to the residents OF rurai
districts have justified the wisdom OF the
outlay Statistics brought down to the list
Of October, 1904. show that on that date
there were 27,13S rural routes established,
serving approximately 100000 OF people
in rural districts remote from postcmees,
and that there were pending at tnat time
1859 petitions for the establishment OF new
rural routes. PROFESSIONALLY some pait
of the general increase In receipts Is due TO
rural service has afforded. The revenues
have also been aided greatly BY amend
ments in the classification of mail matter,
and the curtailment Of abuses o. the Sec
ond-class mailing privilege.
A National Quarantine Law.
II Is desirable to enact a proper National
quarantine law. 1t Is most unaesiraoie .na /.
quarantine regulations which are IN enect
a restriction upon Interstate and interna-
tional commerce. The question should prop
erly be assumed by the government alone.
The Currency Question.
The attention of the Congress should be
Ssen to the
matter In the two Houses charged Win
the duty. take up the matter OF our cur
rency and see whether 1t Is not possible
TO secure an agreement In the business
world for lettering the system; the COM
| mittees should consider the question OF the
retirement of the greenbacks and the PROB
lem Of securing In our currency sucn s,as,
silver dollar should be made by law redeem
able In gold at the option Of the holder.
Oriental Markets.
The Importance of securing proper In
| formation and data with view 20 the en-
Iargement of our trade with ASIA Is undi
unfinished. Our consular representatives III
China have strongly urged place Tor per
| manent display Of American products II
some prominent trade center OF that EN-
pire, under government control ana man
| Ing our export trade therein. ] call the
attention Of the Congress to tie desira
| bility Of carrying out these suggestions.
Inning alton and Naturalization.
| In dealing with the questions OF immi
| grafton and naturalization 1t is indispensa
| bic to keep certain facts ever before thu
| minds Of those who share In enacting thu
laws. First and foremost, let us remem
| Der that the question Of being good Amer
| lean has nothing whatever to do with {
| mans birthplace any more than It has Il
| do with his creed. In every generation
ed men Of foreign birth have stood In thu
very foremost rank of good citixenship
and that not merely In one but IN ever,