The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1904-12-07

ma mayed In a more satisfactory manner
than IL now the case
Postal Service
In the Po-toncs Department ths serv-
I've has increased In efficiency. an1 con-
continue satisfactory. The Increase Of
revenue during the year vas ss.sss.lsi-1o-
or S. per cent the total receipts amount
ing TO sl43-5s2. s24.s4- The expenditures
were I5z.sse.Ils-7o. an increase OF about
per cent over the previous year being
thus Ss.s7s.fs2-3s in excess Of the cur
rent revenue Included IN these expentf-
lures vas total appropriated Of 3d.
s5s-tS1-35 for the continuation End extern
sion Of the rural free delivery service
which vas an Increase Of 81 s5e .esE-ss
over the amount expended for this pur-
pose IN the preceding fiscal year Large
ss this expenditure has been the bench
cent results attained In exten@ag the
free distribution Of malls to the residents
Of rural districts have justified the wis
dom Of the outlay Statistics brought
down TO the 1xt of October. 1894 show
that on that date there were ez.13s rural
routes established serving approximately
u. ooo. 600 Of people in rural districts re-
mote from postofices. and that there
were pending at that time 3.s5s petitions
for the establishment Of new rural routes
Unguestionabiy some part Of the general
increase in receipts IS due to the In
creased postal facilities which the rural
service has afforded. The revenues have
also been aided greatly by amendments
IN The Classification Of mail matter. and
The eurtailment OF abuses Of the second
class mailing privilege The average In
crease in the volume OF mail matter for
The period beginning with 1872 and end
ing Jcne- 1905 Chat portion for 1895 be-
ing estimafed). is +o-47 per cent as com
pared with 2s-4s per cent for The period
Immediately preceding. and Is - for the
four-year period Immediately preceding
that
The message here points ont the
need for improvement in our consular
system, advises the creation OF q Ia
tional art gallery and suggests the
enactment of a national quarantine
law
Laws Concerning Citizenship.
Not only are the laws relating to nat
urslization now defective. brf those re-
latlnx to citizenship Of the United States
ough, also to be made the subject Of
scientific inquiry with view to prob
able further legislation By what acts
repatriation may be assumed to have
been accomplished. how long Amer
lean citizen may reside abroad and
oeive the protection Of our passport.
whether any degree Of protection should
be extended to one who has made the
declaration OF intention to become a citi-
xen of the United States but has not
cured naturalization. are questions of
serious import. involving personal rights
and often producing fricti5n between this
government and foreign governments
Yet upon these questions our laws
silent recommend that an examination
be made into the subjects Of citizenship.
expatristIon. and protection OF Ameri-
cans abroad. with a view 10 appropriate
legislation
curreaey.
The attention of the Congress should
be especially given to the currency ques-
tion. and that the landing committees
The matter In the two houses charged
with the duty. take UP the matter Of our
currency and see whether IL Ii not pos
sibIe TO secure an agreement in the bust
ness world for lettering the system: the
committees should consider the question
Of the retirement Of the greefbacks and
Tie problem of securing in currency
snch elasticity as Is consistent with safe
~. Every silver dollar should be made
by law redeemabie IN gold at the option
Of the holder.
Merchant Marine
I especially commend to your irnned'-
ate attention the announcement OF our
merchant marine by Appropriate iesisii-
uon.
Tariff.
On the tariff shall communicate with
you later
immigration and Naturalization.
In dealing with the questions Of irnmi-
grafton and naturalization 1t Is irsdis-
r-ensable TO keep certain facts ever be-
fore the minds OF thoze who share in on
acting the laws First and foremost let
Us remember that the question Of being
good American has nothing whatever
to do with 4 mans birthplace any more
than II has TO do with his creed In
Every generation from the time this gov
ernrnent was founded men of foreign
birth have stood in the very foremost
rank of good citizenship. and that not
merely ir one but In every field OF Amer
lean activity: while TO try TO draw dis
tinction brtSeen the man whose parents
came TO this country and the man whose
ancestors came 10 II several generations
hack Is a mere abSurdity. Good Ameri-
canisiD IL matter of heart Of consci-
-noe. of lofty aspiration. Of sound com
mon sense. but not Of birthplace CT OF
creed.
There is no danger of having too many
immigrants OF the right kind But the
citizenship Of this country should not be
deiased- u Is vital that we should keep
iligi the standard of we'll being among
our wage workers and therefore We
should not admit masses Of men whose
standards Of living and whose personal
customs and habits are such that they
tend 10 lower the level of the American
wlge worker. and above all We should
not admit any man Of an unworthy type.
any man concerning whom We can say
that he will himself be bad citizen. or
that his children and grandchildren will
from lrstfan OF tHt
sum Of the good citizenship OF the coun-
try. Similarly should take the great
est care about naturalization
Under the Constitution II Is in the
power of the Congress Ito establish a
uniform rule of naturalization and
numerous law. have from time TO time
been enacted for that purpose. which
have been supplemented in n few states
by state iaws having special applica ton
There should be a comprehensive revision
OF the naturalization laws The courts
having power to naiuraiize should be
definitely named by national authority:
the testimony upon which naturalization
may be conferred should he definitely pre-
scribed: publication Of impending natural
ization applIcs lions should be required in
advance of their hearing in court; the
form and wording of all certificates issued
should be uniform throughout the coun-
try. and the courts should be required to
make returns to the Secretary of State
at stated periods OF all naturalizations
conferred
Protection Of Elections.
The power OF the government to pro-
tect the integrity OF the elections of its
own officials is inherent and has been
recognized and affirmed by repeated dec