Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1879-07-23

ana the elective Judiciary were dano
uhineasureu terms as being ruinon. oea n
ever. % '"e people for
The next convention iraf,ac
leaVlh9 Tue Fights 81 .narried women y tation
s'uea ior ny tue legislature. and tho Ia rs pro
Few wears afterwards adopted 40 a LAD
tlaily that which was provided for in mo o3s-id-
constitution ~ 'us Rejected
IL also provided that the leeislatur. -, -,
pass exemp;'3n laws OF real ana Dersotag sAolld
~, a,'u soGu EtsI the legislature made lhrti
exemption 81 personal property and ey ioefal
lorty acres OF ia0c. the homestead or sAenpted
acre III 2 city or village, without reGart quaFle.
value whereas In the rejected con>iitutf.,o ~
Fdut oi such exemption was limited Ia ON. = .'e
aud dollars. IL fixed the hummer ~ ~, "a. taous-
Tue legislature AT not less than 6fTv.. ,'e's OF
more IMAM one hundred-haruly differed go ~ nor
10 talk ab DnL-aud the judiciary Nys.> 49, IuouSu
1--WE AS IN TIE rejected constitution In r.se..
banks TINT was SO lett that the suhiect AZ 80. TO
no bank might be submitted To ,he ueonla I, TT or
huu III the second consultation and in The leoi,la.
OF the state sO"n after enacted nearly cyary
which had made our work uupopni.r M 1't4't
has remained the pride and glory Of The ',sig
day. Although onr work was rejected II ~, a., tns
great uestee lhe foundation aud the guide for tbo.l
who were subsequently charged win Inc 5,',sS
traming the constitution which We INV b.,,, ' u
The second constitutional couyentioo ,s,.,.t,.,
IN Madison on the 18TH day OF December l>l- I'M
closed ltS lapors on the lst day OF Febr,,arv 1StS
The resntt ui les labors was the present 9f''
Iuat IT was go5d CONSTITUTE n Is srnirIeutly 49,,
ed by the TACT that u has Remained the orr,'c a
paramount law OF the stale for Unw ,nnr. ,i'
thirty years, unchanged ia any of il ip,,.1rtt %
essential features and have seen that m me- gu
sprcts 1t IS tile exact ,ounterpart OF the ,rs r; ~
been rejected that the subsequent legislation If ~
state has In many respects even advanced H. :, a.,
rection in what WAS called The radical ana 80 va
time The most unpopular provision OF the reieat.%
constitution. ''!'e''u
The state, rs we have seen. has had a varied g..
tune and singular history but ever since, H. w.
ghnzation into territory in 1886 il has ,dy,nc,
IN rapid strides with uninterrupted and unparlele5
prosperity to its present acknowledged bigb ,ssi
ton among the states of the Union All of in, dntis
to the general government in every emergency nav
been honorhby ana faithfully performed ma
rights OF It's citizens have beer scrupuiously pro-
ttcted by just and equitable system of laws and
I by a fair and able administration OF iu,tir. =
Everything has been doue that could be done by an
terprise, energy AID Industry TO make Wisconsin
what II pre- emneutly is, one of the richest and n,s
prosperous communities in the world Added to our
natural and unriVtiied means of TRANSPORTATION
Throughout the state aud abroad. by the water com
munlcii ION 10 which have already referred Wi,-
consin has her fun share of railroad facilities II
would be waste Of time to ATTEMPT 70 epumfrate
the advantage of Wisconsin, IL is sufficient 10 saw
that she has every advantage which good govern
ment "A rich soil aud favored climate can give oa
lhrlity lndusrl MS, intelligent people. An Of these
| advantages have been grandly improved until Wis
conSin has becomea great and prosperous common
wealth.
Fur all of these manifold blessings. the people of
| tn" state are IN part indebted TO you. gentlemen
who organized the territory aud founded the state
| nope these meetings may be continued from year
to year, That they may increase in interest as the
! numbers entitled 10 be here diminish Each recuf.
| ring meeting, am sure. will in many respects be
sadder and sadder Tor those who come until finally
when the last OF this noble band of pioneer patriots
and public benefact0rs, eufeebled by age, shall
come with trembling steps, aud with conflicting
feelings OF pleasure aud pau-laiu that he sees no
more tue noble forms aud fan liar faces of those