The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1878-11-06
WHAT THE PEopLE WANT.

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@e WHAT THE PE0PLE WANT.
The ell 9 ion is over, and whatever its
results. we must pass i By this week rs
subject too near At hand with its idetermi-
nation to be the subject Of speculation, too
indefinite in its sappss to Justify exultation
or disappointment. We must wait with
patience another week before We discuss
the action Of Tuesday. the fa,eful 9TH of
November. II. t@s
10 the meantime, we can appropriately
turn to these things which can rightly en-
gage attention and which have occupied to-
little ihonght in the immediate interest Of
the campaign. We can begin 10 direct the
attention Of the members Of the e"ming
Legislature to those things the people want
done. and vii be dircnnteat if they are not
done. Some Of our contemporaries have
already made their chart. We will make
ours which viii not vary much from those
already made: . go .a.... e.,
SHEEP HUsBaHDRys ia sssl
And 6rst We think the demand is loud
enough and general enough to give the Leg
islature sufficient back bJDe tn stand up 10
Legislation On the subject Of Sheep ilnsbsn
dry. The question has been approached
gingerIy enough heretofore, aud nembers
drew back suddenly sas il ,hey bad burned
their fingers. IL Is lat 50 dangerous a
pvlrs,s.susss uute rvft-Is' 'ure' soon euo6gn
any way. The people appreciate boldncss E
and they are not 50 deficient in common
sense . might BE supposed. Mor nf them
are ripe for the dog question. bet 1T be
met. and IL dogs mus be protected, III
them be asde to contribute something to
the revenue Of the staie. A bowling nai-
sance and wastefBl curse they now exist,
TmE WHIPPING PosT. s.3sa Z
Let that be restored. Mock humanity has
is rehake in the amazing spre.d Of petty
larcenies and the offences FOR which the lash
Is the sovereign remedy. It. ia shame that
AZ sOsard seutiineataIity borrowed from the
bypOcritieal righteousness of phara,aiesl
puritsnls,n has 80 controlled sound southern
common sense. and made IL stand absshed
in The presence Of tbo-e rev docirine..
when il vas fortified With the endorsement
Of the Bible. sOd BY the practice Of the
whole civilized world TO the period Of is
enlightenment Uy modern rsdlealisrn. Give
us back the whipping poet. <r~s zTs@f
THE ROAD system:
les that be amended. North Garolina rosds
area disgrace to civilization and are the
fruits d sys,em discredit4bIc To iuteili-
genos. and rsproaebfaI to jaaiss aud fair
distribution Of burdens. hut roads eau
never be better under system whish ex.
acts compulsory labor from those les.t in
teresed 10 keep them 10 repair. The sense
Of justice TevOlis from the idea u enforcing
penslties under saca circumstances. snd
tbersfrs all rOuds are going frvm bad to
worse. Nos let .bs Legislature take the
bull ~ the horn with boldnes. Let Il re-
solve that oar roads hall he made sssh as
the sge demands. We have passed iLe era
Of pioneer paths too through he. Eild.r-
pes. We demand high vsys Tor lssyel and
tfsfhe between established marts and town.
Such highwbJs sost so@sthing. Lei then
be built aud maintains6 By taxation. The /
people will sustain 4ssisiatioa Isihai eject.
PAyaEsT on POLL .TAx;u ef4
IL. shs, be made Pfs.reqaisiis fsr yd,ips.
Every one srplsnds the seiion Of The judges
who require that al grand jurors slall have
paid their tsres before they are privileged
70 enter spOn ll.eE ipssisi,ios into the mo
ral sOuJi,ioo u their responsive osusties.
siill more slonld they sho choss ,lo.e
Who are 70 make % 70 shfofeo laws show
before they sIsteise their right Of suffrage
that llsl have giten that substantial eyi..
dsnss u lsisresl - Tie sE.irs u The state
Itsses dislsaDeLi.s ~ y,,e. I. isi#partiai
IN ~ opsrssioo Aud The enforcement a.
che la~ sblld relieve tie Cvmmvb School !
,ys,sm q uucL d tie O5iaG sLisL gros.
cot u its poverty. |