Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1868-02-04
nrN.sEEns.N WARNING.

sNmEEDES WARNING. F
"Lc,me,r said the immortal Washing %
il his farewell and dying address 10 sia
warn you in the most solemn
manner against the banefu! elects oi the
spir., Of party. The alternate domination
If one faction over another, shArpened by
ID. SPIN, OF revenge natural TO party DIS
ension. Nhich in different ages and coun-
"a es has perpetra'cd the most horrii enor-
o ties, as itself .trightfd dsspotism. But
,his le.as at length to more formal
ard permanent despstism. The disorders ana
misery which result gradually incline 'he
mind. of men 20 security and repose IN TIE
absolute porer Of an indiriduat; and soon
g, or later the chief Of some prevailing lac
zion. more abo or more fortunats than his
councillors. turns this despotism 10 tho
,nrpo,s Of has orn eierdtion on THE RUINS
~ rpBLIc Liberty.
How far are We from this situation rs a
consequences Of the partizanship oil Con-
-r,ss, How far are we from the absolute
mower If ian individusl"-say Grant, As
Dictator. or soine other chiefi The party
ia Congress and OF Congress fully meets the
measure which Washington took Of the dan
ger he so much fcared-if he did rot Tore
see and prophesy it, From the beginning
i, has been the personiication oil arrogance.
when there was q President to Its liking
unlimited powers " ere claimed for him, and
10 dispute his approach to autocracy was
h.,a 10 be treason !" but when on the
clair sitsA President not Of its liking, al
though of its election, every tssmblsnce Of
mower is denied him. When the Supreme
Court was not 10 its liking, this party,
through Congress, enacted law increasing
IL. number 80 that It's President could ap
point, upon the plea that the public bus
ness required mors circuts and mer'
Judges, AZ per act approved March Sd, 1868
but nov, when che President otis choice
but not Of lis liking. may have opportunity
to Ill vacancies occurring. II, throug'
Congress, snacts = law-see act approves
July 23d. ls66-cutting the number o
iudgss down from ten TO seven. When
thought it had The Supreme Court ~ y
hands, this party through its leaders. man
ayers aud organs, exalted the bench, an
claimed for il eli power to interpret tn
Constitution and the laws. but now, xhs
this party finds that the Supreme Court
not is servant, II proposes TO enact, a la'
through Congress that only those judge
who subscribe 10 it's doctrines and polio
shall be capable Of rendering decision
that . majority Of the Judges shall not b
competent 10 decide . Constitutional que,
ton. but that minority may decide il.
lid not Washington have the Radio;
party OF ls60-s in his minds eye when Ii
delivered his Farewell Address
Discriminating Tnrln..
We publish below tho bin reported b
the House Committee on Commerce, u,
Mutt, of Musca,ne chairman, TO prevet
railroad companies from discriminating b
tarid rates ssains, the people and commerce
OF Iowa. Tie Legislature viii certain
take some action on this subject, and til
bill. House lille Ne. 30, sill indicate N
temper Of the proposed legislation. if II
deed il does not become law:
Ssc !. Ee IL .sacted hy tie general H.
srr.bly Of IA. State u ieca, That no corpo,
auon operating railroad in this State hav
ing a terminus either on the Mississippi .
the Missouri river, shall enter into any con
tract, consolidation or other arrangement
with any railroad company, in any othe
state. by which higher ratio shall y
charged for the transportation Of frcigh
from any poins IN this State to the Mssis
sippi river. or the Missouri river. than sha
he charged Tor through frcish,s to pom,
out Of, and beyond this State.
Skc . Tia; all contracts aud other re,
ulatona Of any uamc, kind or description
which shall lie made with the purpose, O
with the intent OF pIeventinya lair comp,
tusn from the Mississippi river. to M
point out 1T this State, either by railroad Q
~ water, are herehy declared Illegal an
spia, the same being Contrary 10 tie polio
and commerce.
IN -. AL ttiN 'liIOAu cor H0fttlN VI
owaing or operating rsllrcad within TIN
STATE. shall operate their respective road
IN such manner as will give the inhab
tants OF this state the benefit Of free an
untrnmmcled competition from the M>si.
supp rivcr BY railroad or by water, 10 a
points GU, OF or beyond this State, and this
1t any railroad company shall wilfully vi,
late the provisions and true intent of thi
act, such corporation shall upon convictie
thereof, be fined in penal sum OF no, les
han Ave hundred dollars nor more tina
five thousand collars for the use Of III
State, for each ou.pce
SIC. 4. That any person charged by an
railroad company IN this State, with a higl
e. rate for she transportation OF freight tina
u herein provided for. may bring su
against said company and recover doubl
the whole amour, charged and also recove
damages.
Ssc. >. That any corporation violating
the provis,cns OF this oct may be proccede,
against By information or quo rorranto, II
any county in this State in which said road
or any part thereof may be located.
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