Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1870-10-07

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THE FIVE PRoPosITIoNs-The people
of Buchanan county will be called upon
at the election next Tuesday to vote upon
five propositions; one of general char
acter and four of local application, and it
is well that they, should. distinctly under
stand what theyara in order to exercise
the right judgment in SO voting.
The first proposition interests the peo-
pie of the State at large. 1t is the ques-
tion Of Convention to revise our State
Constitution. The constitution provides
that the question of holding such IA con.
vention shall be submitted to the voters
of the State once in ten years. The OPP
pOrtunity to provide for the making of
salutary, and as it seems to us imperative
reforms in our, organic law, is afforded
this year, but probably from lack of prop
err discussion the proposition will be re-
jectcd. For succinct statement of the
reasons why it should not be rejected, we
refer our readers to an article from the
Davenport Gazette in another column.
The form of the proposition as it is to be
voted, is as follows: For for against
Convention to srivise the Constitution
and amend the same"
The other four proposition interest the
people of Buchanan county alone The
first is to adopt or reject the Stock act of
the 18th General Assembly, and amended
by the 18th. The act provides for the
distraint of stock doing damage at night,
and in the event of non-paymsnt of dam
ages by the owner, the sale of the stock
so distrained The amendments of last
winter only relate to the length of time
which the act shall remain in force. This
law was adopted by the voters of this
county last year, by large majority, and
will doubtless meet with equal favor this
year. The form of the vote is, For or
against the Stock Act"
The next propositions is the adoption
or rejection of the act of last winter re
straining stock from running at large day
or night. 1t provides that the owner or
person in actual possession of any unim
proved lands in the State shall have IL
lien upon any stock which shall trespass
on such lands, and may srestain any tres
passing stock, at the expense of the own
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the township trustees, shall be paid. The
stock to be sold if the owner refuses to
pay the damages. The indications are
that this act also, will be adopted by the
voters Of the county. The proposition in
the form for voting is as follows "For
Tor against the Act restraining stock
from running at large"
the people. of thisco,lnty is that ofthe en-
largemcnt Of the Board of Supervisors
from three to seven, after the year 1871.
Unless we have failed to read Alright the
indications ofpulhic sentiment, this prop
osition will carry twoto one. The sweep
ing legislation of last winter by which the
old and once discarded Commissioner
ocratic system oftownship representation,
found few advocates here The general
feeling is that reform Of the Supervisor
system was demanded rather than its alb
clifton, and that the election of seven SUI
pervisors will preserve the representative
features of the Supervisor system, while
at the same time doing away with it's un-
weildiness. The form of the vote will be,
"Shall the number of Supervisors be en-
larged to Seven?''
The last proposition is one, which in
our opinion, trasccnds in importance all
the others. 1t is whether the dcbasing
and corrupting influences of saloons and
the open selling of Ale, Wine and Beer,
shall be allowed longer to corrupt the
morals and destroy the bodies of our chill
dren, people oaralms- hohsesnnd PRISONS,
make widows and ophans, and add to our
burdens of taxation We are more than
satisfied with the indications Of a healthy
public'ssentinicnt on this question The
people evidently feel that they have
sure hold on the evil of intemperance
now, and are disposed to make the most
of their opportunity. Good men of both
political parties are working shoulder to
shoulder in this reform, and that it will
triumph we have scarcely a doubt. SO
be it, The vote will be For Tor against
Prohibition"
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PEoHIHITIoN-Wend Phillips, in &C
cepting the nomination for Governor Of
Massachusetts,, makes the following pow.
erful appeal for prohibitory legislation,
and at the same time cffectually disposes
of the flimsy objection often urged
against it, that men cannot be made tenn
perate by law. We commend the argu-.
ments and suggestions which follow, to
r.