Vicksburg weekly herald., 1878-04-05


No one can doubt that the silissnS
along the line Of the Mobile and Ohio
Railroad have been greatly oppressed
by that corporation BY relentless exac-
IiOns and determinations. No one
can doubt that The last Legislature
could have found . remedy for these
evils II 1t had performed itS duty. The
crude Act which was more of an ex-
pertinent than anything else, which
the Governor had not time to properly
consider, and therefore refused 10 sign,
we have often said we do not think
would have given any relief. 1t is not
necessary for Us to repeat the argu-
ments why the Act would have failed
TO produce the desired effect, for these
arguments must be plain 10 all who
have given the subject the least reAec-
ton. Il is our belief that they would
have been plain even to our lawmakers
II they had given the matter tho
thought the importance of the subject
warranted, If our Legislators had
done their very best to give the vic
tins Of this and other soulless c)rpor-
atlons relief, their friends would
not now be trying 10 excuse their
failure by silly attack on Gov
ernor Stone. But making all due
allowances for the inCapacily, ringism
and cliqueness OF the Legislature, 1t
did not do its best. The friends OF
this abortion Railroad Act claim that
It was the most important measure be-
fore the Legislature. If we take them
at their own word, there is presented
10 us the strange spectacle Of q Legis-
Iature, believing itself 10 be the mOSt
capable Legislature that ever assem-
bled, neglecting until II was too late,
1.-The most important measure" that
came before II. The members tell nc
there were two parties in the L9giSla-
ture, a Railroad party and an anti
Railroad party, and that 1t required all
the pains ofa two months labor Of the
former TO give birth 10 this miserable
abortion. Then why was not the see.
sion extended 9 little while7 Why
was II not extended long enough 10
see what the brutal Governor would
do with the half-born infant, "lhe most
important measure Of the O. sSiou p
The Legislature had months OF time,
but it only gave the Governor q few
hours to inspect this precious little in.
iani, and TO decide whether or not be
would stand godfather for 1t. lie nigh
have taken It for granted aud forced
himself 10 decide, although be had one
hundred and fifty other "next beS
measures" TO consider iu the last few
hours of the session, If he had follow
ed the example OF indecent haste eel
him by the Legislature but this, with
the doubtful constilulionAlity Of tht
measure before him, he would not dC
and we do not think be is at oil Il
blame for 1t. The Legislature had am
Pile time before adjournment to pass al
effective law, and secure Executive &C
tion on it. And IL two months was no
sufficient length Of time for 80 Wis
a body Of men to make q good railroad
law, they might have taken fou
months, or Eve, or six months or
year. Nobody would have cared hov
long they we're at it. There were n,
petitions sent 10 them to adjourn ant
60 home. The people endured thei
absence for TWO months, and the
could have borne il three months long
er TO have secured "the most importan
measure of the session." II anything
home folks rather enjoyed their ab
sence, and the people OIL Jackson ha
become accustomed 10 their pFeseuc(
and there is now no excuse under ID
sun for their crying aloud becAus
Stone smotherel in bis pocket the il
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