The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1874-12-03
MISSOURI ITEMS.
OUR LENArE LETTER.

What J. A. 2. Thinks abort Judge va.en-
tires Decis:o1 in Favor Of Railroads.
Judge Valentine has been re elected by
moe than average majority to q seat on
the Supreme Bench of the State. This fact
was parsded in a somswhs. exultaLt vein
by one Of our Il ansas newspapers. Valen-
tines success, considering that point was
raised sgainst him in various quarters on ac-
coun: of his decif ions favorable to railroads,
was = fact evidently significant and COM
fortipe to the writer. We like the view Ia
ken Of the mater BY the editor of the TINES.
We ourselves made TO fight against VAL
entine, but somehow the fact was let Iooee
upon the voters at our precinct that he was
the Judge who decided that the poor man
can get no ray for his COW killed on the
railroad track; and Valentine did not get
ever ten per cent. of the vote.
There was .;ne when the validity of
bonds isuci by political corporations to aid
railroads was about to be decided by our
State Supreme Curl. Up to that time the
drift of decisions in other States was rather
adverse to the bonds. We looked 10 our
Supreme Court with hope that it too would
pronounce against this system of public rob
berry, thus doing its part to relieve our coun-
ty and other counties in Kansas of q
most onerous and uniairly-imposed burthen.
We were then laboring under the weight of
the bridge installments. which, with all the
other items Of the levy, made our taxes seem
rather like mortgage foreclosures than any
thing else. We organized labor Unionr,"
held taxpayers CONVEX ions, and hoped all
the while that the decision would help Us
out. But We were mistaken. After waiting
weeks and months upon ''the laws delay"
the decision was promulgated. 1t asserted
the validity of the bonds. Judge Valentine
and his sssociates-al,hough the State
groaned for relief-could evolve no better
thought from their inner consciousness.
Now, the fact is, the people of this State
sre now Overwhelmingly opposed to the
bonding system, however differently they
may have felt at former period; ard Kan
cas- farmers are Of the opinion, almost unani-
mously, that the railroad that will not fence
against stock, ought to be compelled to pay
for the stock it kills, Is we'll in Kansas as
in other States.
Had the fact Ct Valentines record on
these points been held up to the people with
anything like electioneering JUNCTION and
pertinacity, say with anything like the per-
tinacity with which the Leavenworth Com
mercial lied about Col. Phillips during the
canvass, Valentine would have been de-
feated by . majority overwhelming. But
the issue was not made. Perhaps the know
ing and thoughtful ones deemed it too bad
to strike blow-even seemingly-att the in
dependence of the Judicisry, and 90 the fact
was suppressed, and Valentine was per-
mitted to 60 in, simply on the prestige Of
our State ticket, together with the others,
whose names were associated with his in the
same fortunate connection. We wish him
joy at his good fortune; hut let not he or
his friends ,ke this election - an approval
Of his poo witty for adjudication favorable
to railroads and railroad bsnd-holders. 1t
is no such thing.
''Fuu knce-d deco lies the winter snow,
Andthe winter winds are YEARLY sishing."
Yes, and thst here in Kansas, before the
close of November, snd on the heels of .
summer caloriic enough TO Disgust . very
6-e-Worshirper. Isl: faci that in these
latter yesrs the vi tiers Of this section are
becoming longe. and colder, and the sum.
mers longer and hotterf Dye clerk of the
weather; o ye divipities that rule the eli
mste; Netss, Enrss, Boreus, etc. give us Q
restl
''Ths snov. the snow, the beautiful snow,''
may be joy to the few, who are we'll |
- (><1. a. e. L.
the roetly Of nature. and help to pay for |
sleish rides. Bot 70 the many-who are not |
we'll "64e6," it falls on the heart q it falls
on the lands, with blight and coldoees all |
the mere killing for its untimeliness.
All the physicians in the southern part OF |
the county-WaTen, Marks and Hopkins
have, for ssms time past, keen unable to get |
about, o. account of sickneD; and Lenspe |
has 4 Gslen, Who. doubtless, would be in The |
same 81" only that be does mot remain 10
ber long enough for sickness 70 Lay hold Of
him. According to theory that has more
Of raillesy than candor in it. the general
health in tais par: Of the county ought 70 b
uncommenly good, under these circumstan.
CO; but that = not %. We hear of cases Of
severe sickness ell around u, md nov and
then Of . funeral.
AUG Austaky UOC2esy ~ xoW x1W lena,
holds weekly session Fhiday evenings. A
weak from next Friday, they propoee to de-
bate the following resoluiioa: THAT the
bottom 'ands Of the Kav River are better
for farming and residnce, thaa The sur
prairie uplande" This i ques-
don full OF local interest. Should the stick.
lem for prairie life put in IN appearance,
he scosn-cs.ckeEs" Of the bottom" prom
70 70 make il warm for them. tL.R
LHAfx Nov. 30. 1873
XHoWLKDG1 LEADS 10 Y1oGyz1TrY.
PLxAsAxT RDGE, LkAyAHwos1K(
CoukrY, KAN, Nov. - 49,. l.
Nh Eps1oR:-In Tie late election the
DsnccEaas were almost svEywhess victori-
NJ; ths Republica,s were sousshst d.
nsyed, and Tia vistssy vocdessd. By