New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-06-22
WRONGDOERS PUNISHED.

The postal service has been extended and i'm
100000 in 1895 70 500 OSO 900 in 1893 ana Sill
100000 in 1904. In dealing with these vast sums,
a few cases OF pecuIatIon. triting IN amount and
by subordinate officers. have occurred there a
they occur in every business. Neither fear
favor. nor political or personal influence has
avai.ed 10 protect the wrongdoers. Their acts
have been detected. investigated. laid bare; they
have been dismissed from their places prose-
cUted crtminally. indicted. many OF them tried.
and many of them convicted. The abuses IN the
carriage of second class mail matter have been
renedied The rural free delivery has been
widely extended II IS wholly the creation OF
Republican administration. The last Democratic
Postmaster General declared II impracticable.
The first administration Of Mckinley proved the
contrary. At the beginning OF the fsca! year
leJ9 there were about 100 routes IN operation.
There more than % 900 routes, bringing
a daily mail service to more than 100000 OF
our people In rural communities charging the
circulation OF the newspaper and the magazine,
increasing communication and relieving the Iso
lauiOn OF life on the farm.
The Department OF Agriculture has been
brought TO a point OF efficiency and practical
act Of May g. 1902. sustained in the Su-
prenqe Court, and the act of July l. 1902. to pre-
vent the false branding OF food and dairy prod
ucts protect farmers against fraudulent imha-
tons The act Of February >, 1903. enables tina
Secretary Of Agriculture TO prevent the spread
OF contagious and infectious diseases of live
stock. Rigid inspection has protected our cattle
against infection from abroad, and has estab-
lished the highest credit for our meat products
searched for weapons with which 10 fight the
enemies that destroy the growing crops. An in
sect brought from near the Great Wall OF China
has checked the San Jose scale, which was de-
stroyinR our orchards: a parasitic fly brought
from South Africa Is DISCRIMINATING the black
scale in the lemon and orange groves OF Cali
fornia; and an ant from Guatemala Is about Of
fering battle TO the boil weevil. Broad science
has been brought TO the aid Of limited expert
ence Study of the relations between plant life
and climate and soil has been followed by the
introduction Of special crops suited to our varied
conditions The introduction Of just the right
kind OF seed has enabled the Gulf States 10 in
crease our rice crop from 115 100000 pounds in
1885 TO 4OOOOO,OO0 pounds in 1903 and 10 supply
the entire American demand, with surplus Tor
export The right kind OF sugar beet has IN
creased our annual production Of beet sugar by
over 100000 tons. Seed brought from countries
OF little rainfall is producing millions of bushels
OF grain on lands which few years ago Were
deemed Il hopeless part OF the arid belt.
The systematic collection and publication or
information regarding the magnitude ana con-
ditiOns Of our crops is mitigating the INJURY
done by speculation 10 the farmers market.
To increase the profit Of the farmers toll, 10
protect the farmers product and extend his
market and 10 improve the conditions OF the
farmers life: to advance the time when America
shall raise within her own limits every product
of the soil consumed by her people as she
n akes within her own limits every necessary
product of rnanufacture-these have been car
dinal objects Of Republican administrations ana
We show a record of practical things done tow
ard the accomplishment OF these objects never
before approached