Osage Valley banner., 1879-02-20
Something the People
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Now as the representatives OF the people
are in session, their minds should be rssh 80
tho wants Of the great masses OF thelI constls-
lents.
The people want reiiei on sha roveks sauss
lion, the terrible hard times for she las,
j eight or ten years; contraction OF moatory
matters, depreciation OF real and pessohA
property, loss of confidence in commercial
cucles haYe broug ht tho TAX paying pubhc
to the brink of ruin, w tn heavy loads q Lact
taxes, 10 c,rry through the dark Valley aDc
shadows OF death; without stat TO support
them in their wearied jiuIney. The Lsgis-
ature is the place all eyes sre now turned,
anxiously emplorinR reliei, to keep the poor
ont of the grasp OF land pirates and The mon :
~ aegArchy Of the country.
| Another matter; roads, highways and thp
! improvem ent OF our rivers Adopt systeu,
ol gravel roads iesdirg from The capital 10 the
county seats Of the several couAties in Cen
tral Missouri connect the State U0iversit,, 4,
lusane ana Other asy lums at Fulton; tu.
Usage Valley snd the rich coal banks vest
tnis Can be- done by ut aing surplus convict
abor.
Adup' an Immigration bureau TO invite EN-
grafton and capital to the State, encourage
COZ mites TO JOIN the tame.
Have the s.one, and iron work wrous b.
and prepared, for Que lock ana dam On th,
Usage ut Shiply's shosl, by convict labor, IL
tne w,Ils OF the prison. Msmoranzs Con
grese ter an appropriation sufficient TO tran :
port this material and put IL in place, anu
make provision to rent out the water poxe
Tor manuiac' unDg purposes.
Another; one OF the most important is the
keeping up the II gister OF Lands aud at
tsch thereto, a Surveyor Genl Depart
ment. The originAl surveys OF the Govern
u.ent, In section ug tne public land, in tue
state, near all the original corners aud viii
ness trees are obIitetated, man owning a
small tract OF land al this im-, which tber
are thousands upon thousands now In tu-
State) emfaoysa asceanty surveyor f rtls1
lines and establish corners, the county Sur.
yeyor frequently has 10 run three or foni
miles from an old corner, which by chauc
may be found, before he can make Aeoruer
or establish any thing Ike correct ii8e
around these small tracts OF lsnd; the cost o.
these small IA o-surveys is frequently the
worth oi the land--A re-survey Of all tie
lands IN the State is iiupeyitiye, to establish
mile and half mile corn,rs.
Another, to save an useless ex penditure o
money in the rebuilding Of Asylum No.
place II at the Capital Of the State; do tn.
work with prison labor --sll naterial
can be procured at lsss expense In Jefferson
CITY than any other point Ia the State.
The people want their representatives To
come down to business; 8 op this hnrang
over Committee clerks, S Iprtme Court wash
,ub+, treasurer Gates aud Warden Willis
thousands Of good men, honest men and
honorable meu have been br,ken up, do
stroyed and wiped out of public favor by the
Vaccinations and scbemiug Of political dem
agouges and sYoricus lusts Of Kasves--They
set to work and start tidal wave on the
public mind against certain persons the,
seek TO destroy; that wave increases ard
goes with such force It not only destroys
the intended victims. bat when it has spen
its force snd made its destructive pathway
TO its terminus, they look back, and are read,
TO exelaim, ''see what we have done;" had
this mad, reckless persecution not taken
place we would not have lost our means
nor destroyed good men. good representa-
tivespuuse aud look ere 1t bo too late.
Revise the laws; prune out the bad and
obnoxious parIs,engralt good and Wholesome
lave; finish up your work like good aud
faithful Servants; 60 home and receive tho
plsudits oi your masters,