The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1904-12-08

employed, where there is comprehensive
knowledge of the problems. TIL crea.
ton of a forest service IN the depart.
ment of agriculture will result in bet
ter handling of all forest work anC
within a short time the reserves vii
become self supporting.
Game Preserves.
l call attention again to the repor
of the commission on the public lands
forwarded to the Second session Of the
present congress. l desire again tc
urge the Importance of authorizing the
president to set aside certain lands, as
game refugees for the preservation OF
the bison, the wapiti and other large
beasts now tending toward extinction
Yellowstone park should be extended
southwards. The canyon Of the Col
orado should be made a national park:
n the national park system should
include the Yosemite and as many as
possible of the groves of giant trees in
California.
The veterans of the civil wal have a
claim upon the nation such as no 9TH
er body of u citizens possess. The
pension bureau has never beer more
satisfactory thar now.
Helping the indians.
The progress of TIE Indians is per-
haps all that could be hoped. Within
the past year many tribes have shown
appreciation of the necessity of work.
This changed attitude is in part due
to the policy forcing them to work for
a livelihood. On the reservations there
is usually little demand for labor, and
if the Indians are to earn their liv-
ing, work must be furnished by the
government. Practical instruction
would in a few years result in habits
Of industry, which woul 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
provement over bygone years, the sal
arles paid Indian agents are not large
enough to attract the best men.
In 1907 there will be held at Hampton
Roads the tricentennial celebration OF
the settlement at Jamestown. / COM
mend this to your favorable considera-
ton.
The Postal Department.
In the postofiice department the serv-
ice has increased in efficiency. The re-
ceipts amounted to SLAB, 1882, 624.34; ex
penditures were 1852, 1862, 116.70. In
Guided in these expenditures was S12,
$50, s. T.35 for rural free delivery. Large
as this expenditure has been, results
have justified the outlay. Statistics tc
October, 1904, show 27,13S rurol routes
serving - 200, 600 people; and there
were pending 1859 petitions for routes
Consular salaries should be substi'
tutea for fees, and the proper classifi'
cation of consular officers provided
Consuls should be familiar, according
to places, with the French, German OF
| enc nicf 1onpl13 oaS an5 the resources
of the United States.
1t is desirable to enact a roper ma
tional quarantine law. ;
/ call attention to the extravaganza
in printing government publications
especially to the fact that too many
are printed.
The Currency.
Attention should be given to the cur.
rency question TO see whether it is no
possible to better the system; the com
n1ittee should consider the retiremen
of greenbacks and the problem of Sc
curing elasticity. Every silver dolla
should be made redeemable in gold a
the option of the holder.
especially commend h encourage
ment Of our merchant marine by ap
propriate legislation.
The growing Importance Of the orien
as a field for American exports dreV
from my predecessor, President Nc
Kinley, an urgent request for it's spe
cial consideration by congress.
The Importance of securing prope
information and data with a view t
the enlargement Of our trade with Asi
is undiminshed. Our consuls in Chin
have urged a permanent display Q
American products in hat empire.
call attention to the ~desirability @
carrying out the suggestion.
immigration.
In dealing with inauguration and nat
uraliZation, let US remember that bein
a good American has nothing to d
With a mans birthplace any more tina
with his creed To draw a distinctio
between the man whose parents came t
this country and the man whose an
ceStOrS came several generations bacl
is absurd. Good Americanism is
matter of heart, of conscience, of loft
, aspiration, of sound common sense, bt
not of birthplace or of creed.
5 y There is no danger of having to
many immigrants of he right kin,
But citizenship should not be debase'
y 1t is vital that we keep high tt
} standard of well being, and therefor
we should not admit masses of me
, whose standards tend to lower the leve
above all, we should not admit ar
4 man concerning whom we can say tn;
{ he will be a bad citizen, or that h
children and grandchildren will detra,
from the sum of good citizenshi
: Similarly we should take care abol
Il naturalization. Fraudulent naturaliz;
ton is a curse. In the past year Il
u cases of false, fraudulent and improp'
e naturalization has increased alarming
ly. 1t is in the power Of congress !"
8 establish a uniform rule Of naturaliz:
tion," and numerous laws have bee
enacted supplemented in a few stat
q by state laws having special apple;
ton. 1t results that many courts
5 varying grades have jurisdiction al
there is lack of uniformity. Some cour
e are strict and others lax Furthermol
y the certificates of naturalization diff
widely in wording and appearance. al
in foreign countries are frequently su
he ject to suspicion. There should be
comprehensive revision of the natura
ization. The laws relating to citize
" ship of the United States ought al
le to be made the subject of inquiry. ]
i'd what acts repatriation may be assum
to have been accomplished, how 10,
lie an American citizen can reside abro
l. and receive protection, whether a
protection should be extended to O
who has made the declaration of !
: tention to become q citizen of t
ar United States but has not secnr
naturalization. are questions involvi
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