Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1883-10-27
THE HOG LAW.

EoIroR ISrELLI0EScxR:-On Saturday, No.
yember Bird, will be held q special election to
determine whether or not swine shall be longer
allowed to run at large. It will be remembered,
that at tine last general election the same subject
came before the voters OF the county and receiv-
ed quite a large majority Of votes cast upon that
subject; but owing to the fact that the then ex-
isting law required . majority of all the votes
cast. the proposition WAS lost By only . very
few votes.
living to the fact that . msjorlty of the votes
cast upon that subject at the last election were
in Its favor. the friends of the measure have
asked the court to order q special election whien
will take place on SATURDAY,, Eovembers In
order 10 avoid the expense usually attenuine
special elections, the omcers, We believe. have
agreed to serve without compensation, which
certainly is liberal The principal OF requiring
each Individual, TO fence against bio own stock
Instead of that of his nrig.bor, Ia certainly cor
rect and Just II A has u lot of breecny animals.
II is certainly no fault Of B. and B should not be
, required to strengthen his fences ut . cost OF
many times the value of AS animals.
But let us not waste time on this point. The
Justice OF the proposition is SO plain that It can
not be doubted for q moment. Let's look for q
! moment At the advantages as compared to the
dl.sdvantages OF restraining swine from running
at large. The only advantage claimed for al
| lowing hogs to run at large 10. that they act US
scayeusers, and that they obtain some food
from the commons
Is the first let Us ssk OF what are the commons
] of Lafayette county composed, and what the
I value Of food obtained thereuponf
l FIrst-The commons are composed Of very
| small portions of outlying lands SO remote from
- out of every 100 farmers as to be inaccessible.
| and the experience OF the writer who Is q farmer
! and who has kept his hogs within his own en-
| closures for 70 years, and who has had 20 years
| experience in turning hogs on the oommons II,
! that for every hog thus reared and led two are
Lost.
s~econd-The public highways were never in
tended for any other purpose than that which
the name sisnInes.
10 the second, that Of making use Of an animal
whose nssh furnishes the chief article OF lood fol
the world, . scsvenger to collect and devoul
Nth Is simply revolving. Not only is this the
case, bur what are the iacts in regard to Ameri-
can pork in the markets OF the world? The
facts are that 1t IL now absolutely forbidden te
the be sold In many European markets. and other.
are fast following suit. So that ere long the ex'
ports Of the American hog product must be {
thing Of the past. Not only this but word to th'
laborer, the mechanic. the merchant, and thu
professional man; from whence do you often &c
your supply Of pork The answer Is from thu
great pork packing centers Of America, wher'
hogs are collected and killed by thousands re
~gardless OF where they come from or upon VIVA
they have been fed. Cholera and trichire ar
new and have been SO common in all parts ofo
land that but few larnels would dar
purchase for home use any other than that grow