Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1878-01-12
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merely oftwo-thirds of the qualified yo-
ters. ''Res Judicata" claims that a law
providing that two-thirds OF the quail
ned voters voting at such election may
authorize a subscription to a corporation
is constitutional The constitutional
convention of 1865 intended, if we can
trust "Res Judicata. to limit, guard and
hedge in this matter of COUNTY ses,.re-
movals. but as to railroad subscriptions.
whereby the property of citizens was
ilaoie 70 ne swept away. left everything
words it is conceded that il reauire.
two-thirds of all the qualified voters to
remove county seat from one "diapi-
oated burg to another. but if out OF l 900
registered voters OF county, city or
town at an election two vote for SUBJ
scrlption and ene against If, two-thirds
OF all the qualified voters will be held to
have assented. The fact that the y ,rds
OF law may conflict with the constitu-
ton ought hereafter not to cause bond
lawyers" any anxiety, becau.: this
merely shows Legislative interprets-
ton and the legislature having Inter
preted' the words. 'Res Judicata''
thinks the courts ought to follow. Why
not n once wipe out the courts?
JUDICIAL PERFIDY.'
''kes Juhicata' having satisfied him
sell that the supreme court of Missouri
decided the act OF 1865 constitutional,
although the question raised was not and
could not be before the cuurt when the
cases he cites were decided, SAYS it would
he Judicial prrfdv" to hold tn. town
snip aid act unconstitutional Ii. never
the!es,, the court should 81 hold now. it
Is evident mat .'R-- Judictta' would
overflow like a muddy stream with MAJ
llgnsnt criliclsms although vrr, dis
| Interested What the supreme court
III this state may decide it is useless to
anticipate. hut .'kes Judica,a," who
seems to Anow everything. is cnnti,.rnt
| that 1t vi. not be induced t. ir,ruple
III the dust th'' solemn adj j i, rem
dered 81 its own bar. Ut u .iih of
| which mllIons ot dollars ntv,- .m.rn in
| vested lhls Is An cl"4"'ni sentence
ana o. II lacks one e-sentI.. iuEre,IIcnt
| to llne writing. namely. truth. Tho
solemn adJudications whirh Res Judi
cata Claims Ia have been Iuade. are On
| ~ MS own exccr' ing, transparent de-
auctions drawn from cases having no
bearing nn tho question, as Judge Nap
ton ihtimates IN the case already refer
red TO.
NEW INFORMATION.
Another curious piece of information
"Res Judicata" gives US: He admits
that the taxpayers were distranchsed
when these township bonds were voted,
but he says that these dlsfranchised,
non-registered voters "drummed up and
~ fnf IN fl,A nav
voters and compelled them Through
solicitation. if not compulsion. TO vote
tor the subscription. and further states
that in the whole state mo subscription
was voted in opposition to the will OF the
non-registered voters" RES Judicata"
seems. indeed. to possess a wonderful
knowledge of details. He evidently
watched this matter. His eve was not
: only on the ''dl!apldsted towns" OF Lex
ington and Cape Girardeau. but upon all
the other townships in all the other
counties where subscriptions were voted
ii he states the facts the registered voters
were grievousiy "bulldozed" A
"briefless gentleman" however, VEN
that effect may be considered the effer-
. | 'eSSooSe VI dSotCu, Lively, anu
terested' fancy. IT the remembrance
OF the "oldest settlers can be trusted,
the i'd rebels were usually opposed
to these subscriptions. but it was consid-
cred good method to make them sell
their lands. aud, in fact, the loyal leg
islature which enacted the township aid
act provided in that law that the land
only should be taxed to pay subscriptions
| n 'hn f.ITf bat 30, Il
essary to make this unsupported asser-
ton Indicates that there is some Justice
in the claim OF the axpayers that they
were dislranchised when these bonds
were voted and issued, and hence cannot
be blamed for resisting their collection.
In isolated instances distranchised tax
payers may. perhaps. have urged regis
tered voters to vote for subscriptions,
but this was not generally the case.
"CAPITALIsTs."
''Res Junicata' tells the townships and
counties who resist. or may resist the
payment of bonds illegally and lraudu-
lentiy issued that capital hereafter will
not be invested within their limits.
This is the same old cry. Unless YOU
allow these "capltals,s to fleece the
people they will not invest their money.
When by some fraud and rascality, or
by an illegal and unconstitutional law a
, debt has becn attempted to be fastened
upon county or \ town We always hear
/ the long loud yell. 1T YOU refuse to
I pay the capitalists will not invest mon
ey in your county, Res Ju~dicata' also
seems ;r think that tax-pay ers have no
rights which capitalists are bound to
respect. lie holds that AN innocent and
nn>ophistlrated capitalist is not expect
ei 10 /" h 10 the law or constitution OF q
state to ascertain whether IL bond has
l heeu Issued in conformity herewith.
10 II Iulre capitalists t"ln,e>t,gatr the
laws I'd proceedings under which buuds
werv L,>ued is asking too much oi these
benei"eut beings. II You ask this i,
p mean: No capital or honest men
, wante here. Taxpayers who insist
, that Il! III substance shall not be taken
from Il en- by these capitalists unless
, the Law has been followed arc not
, honest but capitalists who buy up
4 these bonds Ior "A song on speculation
without looking into the law are honest
, They cannUt be charged with negli-
, gence. SO we are now told by these
r capitalists that capital hereafter will
not be invested in United States bonds if
silver is remonetized. BY fraud silver
was demonetized and thus hundreds OF
!. millions added to the national debt, but
, now when an effort is made to correc,
this fraud al! the capitalists OF Wall
street and elsewhere yell aud howl tha,
. the republics is in danger. In the opinion
|, of many persons in these days, the cap
italists' seem to constitute not only the
I people, but par ercetience, the honest
people, What wonder when the Bates
/, county decision was rendered, that
/ ali the capitalists in the coun-
try combined to secure a reversal,
and that now the counties, cities and
| towns in Missouri are threatened y ith
the awful wrath OF the Capitalists and
their hirelings from Boston and New
York to Columbia (not dilapidated.l let US
hope.) and with dire vengeance il they
do not stand and deliver to those phi
lanthropic capitalists what they have
earned by hard work and saved by self
. denial
"A BRIEFLEss GENTLEMAN"
(Not Hungry,)
There is one argument for christianity
which | cannot answer. | have "a