Martinsburg weekly independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1873-1875, 1874-09-19

special favor upon one party, In
consequence of which other must
suffer, as being in its very nature
paIpably unjust, and beyond
the purview of constitutional
law. So also are subsidy
grants, franchises, pr yileges and
exemptions to National Banks and
other great moneyed corporations,
and all fostering of monopolies at
the expense of the whole people,
equally unjust and oppressive
commend the construction of
railroads by individual enterprise,
throughout the State, believing
them to be absolutely essential in
the development of our resources,
the more rapid increase of our pop
ulation and wealth by attracting
hither both the enterprising CAPT
talist and honest laborer, and also
as affording the necessary facilities
for the transportation TO market of
cur vast mineral and agricultural
products; and whilst / would ac-
cord to the railroads of the State
the fullest measure of property
rights, also deem it essential for
the people that rigid impartiality
in the transportation ofpassengers
and freight5 be secured and guar
anteed by appropriate State legis-
lation aud that the tao on all prop
erty, privileges and franchises of
persons throughout the State, be
according to just, equal and uni
form rates ofassessment, assessing
railroads as farms are assessed, ac-
cording to value, regardless Of in
come.
/ am in favor of protecting the
Negroes, in the enjoyment of their
personal and political rights as
afforded under existing laws; but
if elected to the Legislature, will
not knowingly cast my vote for
the election of any man to seat in
the United States Senate who is in
favor OF the Civil Rights Bill now
pending before Congress-because
| do not believe in the social jux-
opposition of the white and black
races. The idea is utterly incom-
patible with that of a stable
and we'll ordered state of society,
and tends to a combination unique
and monstrous.
To press the idea of social equal
ity is to perpetrate crime against
humanity, and which if persisted
in would, / believe, evolve by
necessity the dire result of deadly
antagonism of the two races-as
God, our Creator, has separated US
by broad and distinctive marks of
constitutional difference, which no
legislation can obliterate.
/ am in favor of the homestead
laws of the State under the legal
provisions now governing their
exercise.
/ am also in favor of maintain
ing our system Of free schools, as
affording efficient means of instruc-
ton for all the youth in the State,
in all the fundamental branches
of learning, as indispensable to the
proper discharge of their social and
civil duties" lregard its advan-
tages and benefits as incalculable,
alike to individuals and the State.
1t is education alone which ade-
quately qualities human reason to
triumph over human passion, and
to mark out for its possessor a safe
line ofaction. / believe no stronger
safeguard can be afforded our
National liberties, than may be
found to exist in a liberal educa-
ton of the masses of the people.
Education is the only safe basis for
publican institutions. 1t under
lays the pillars of the republic, and
through its agency alone, can our
existence as a free and indepen-
dent people be perpetuated. i
therefore regard it as very proper
object for State and county expen-
diture-and chiefly because it is
for the "interest of every man that
every other man should be ac-
quainted with the elements of
learning"
would earnestly favor the
adoption of some amendatory pro-
vision, such as our present con
stitutional limits will allow, as a
remedy for the defects which the
convincing testimony OF time and
experience have pointed out in
our system of County Courts, or
instituting in lieu, thereof, if posi-
BILE, less expensive and more
efficient County Tribunal for judi
dicial fiscal and police purposes.
L believe it to be the fundamen-
tai purpose of government, State
and National, to protect persons
and property-to show special fa-
tors to none, and to executejustice
to all; to indulge in no acts of ex-
cessive, oppressive or class legisla-
ton, or to NEEDLE with the busi-
ness, industry, conscience or GUS
toms of individuals, except to sup