The patron of husbandry. (Columbus, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1880-07-31
Upton County.

reformations, the few have the bur
den to bear, while the many are the
recipients of the fruits of their toll
1t is needless to refer the readers
of ''THE PATRON" to the proofs
tina. lie in profuse abundance all
along the history of letters.
And in no grand reformation of
the past, was it truer than in our
time. While the Aarons and the
Hurs, throughout the land, are will
ing to support the arms of their
Moses with purse and pen, the in
different masses stand as idle specta-
tors witnessing the unequal contest,
as though they had no interest in
the result Of the struggle.
While the feeble efforts that we
may make in the cause of suffering
humanity may be as the widows
mite, yet we are ready to cast it in,
hoping, with Solomon, that we may
gather it after many days. Since
our laws are not as those of the
Modes and Persians, irreUOcabIc,
when a Legislature passes a law
which is in its effects and opera,
tons robbery, the people ought to
demand a repeal of the odious
measure by the next Legislature.
Only let corrupt official squander
or embezzle the public funds, and
immediately a lawyer is employed
to draw up a petition and get four
or five friends to sign it and send
or carry it to their, not our, repre-
sentative in the Legislature, asking
said Assembly to pass law of
leniency to one or more bondsmen,
thus condoning the iniquity which
is the result of gambling or drunk
enness. When an official by gam
bling or drunkenness spends thous
ands of dollars of the hard earned
funds of the laboring classes, why
should his bondsmen be permitted
to be released by resolution of the
legislature, through the solicitations
of an attorney who pockets as his
fee from 5000 to $500 for saddling
on the dear people, for whose hap
pines and prosperity he would die,
(listen at his sympathy during his
candidacy for office) this extra
burden of taxation to replace the
money. But demand of the Legis-
lature a repeal of the fraudulent
and corrupt measure and hold the
bondsmen bound for their obliga-
items, and you will soon see a re-
formation in office holding. In
stead of drunken and gambling off
cials, you will have your offices
filled bv better class of your
citizens.
Do you not think this would be
an Improvement on our present cor
rupt system? Does not the practice
of releasing bondsmen of their obi
cations encourage corruption and
prohigacy among officials?
When the bondsmen know that
corrupt Legislature will release
them of their official obligations for
few hundred dollars paid to a
LAWYER. they w II sign the bonds oil
all and every class of citizens.
Call a halt, my friends, If you
wish an improvement in this direc-
ton. We complain of oppression
and taxation and yet impose unne-
cessary burdens on ourselves by oul
indiscreet and unwise action, IN
voting for men who are unfit
morally and Intellectually for otflcia
life. But, says the taskmaster
YOUR legislation will not make men
honest, and it kills The goose thai
laws for us the golden egg.
No, it will not make men honest
but it will make way for better mer
to serve the people. And to show
the readers of THE PATRON that we
must work out our own deliver
ence. and not look to other callings
I will relate that in Jasper county
Ohio. a man offered to serve tht
people as Register of said county
for one-half of the legal fees OF the
Office, the other half to go into thu
school fund, or into the count.
! -easury. The people elected him
h H. +',e sharks, determining not t.
ao,t do re, contested the election
t des1 name of of a Court but in gu
time a place of "xzr91d. AN