The Osceola times., 1883-04-07

to take the printing of assessors
blanks from country printing Offices
by taking it out of the hands of the
clerk of each county and placing it
in the hands of the auditor. We
have no fear that country printing
offices will suffer under Auditor Files,
but the legislature is not to be thank
ed for this. Country papers have
been slaughtered in the house of
their friends, and they should re-
member their slaughterers. They
should declare war on them and drive
every blow to the hilt and make it
count. r
We rather like the change, as we
may now have a chance to put in
bid for the assessors blank. Under
the old law, we were not even asked
if we desired to bid, but the work
given out and the rebate taken in.
Monroe County Times:
The legislature adjourned yester-
day, and we are not a bit sorry of it.
And while we are .on this theme, we
would kindly ask the great solons
what have you done in the extra
twenty days that would reflect upon
you? Does the throwing of paper
wads at each other make praises for
you in the eyes of your constituents,
they and you knowing at the same
time that you were drawing six dol
lars day from their pockets? We
regret this very much as we were
under the impression you were sent
there to legislate and not to fool
away the peoples money. But alas!
for sacred humanity, the thought
crushes us.
Helena Patriot:
The mex. thing we expect the leg
islature to do for the press of Arkan-
sas is to pass an act declaring it a
criminal offense to publish news
paper within the bounds of the state
without paying a license. The dem
ocratic party of the state is not a
spendthrift in the matter of giving
the poor printer work. 1t is party
that adheres with persistency to the
blacksmith shop and gum stump
kind of advertising. But this is our
own fault, dearly beloved brethren.
If we will slobber the candidates
with less taffy, have fewer "plumed
knights" 1" little giants" "spotless
patriots and prancing wah horses
of our own creation during the next
camgaign, we will have fewer brain
less, wooden-headed idiots in the
next legislature.
This is a keynote that the press
of the state should hesd Brethren,
will you "prove issues" and agree
TO turn nobody's grlndstone! Speak
out.
The Monticellonian says:
Eighty days will have been spent
by the present Legislature, at an ex-
pense of about 100000, with but
$4,000 benefit to the state. Sixty
days was just twice as long as there
was any necessity for the term, but
it would not suffice for the members
to make fools of themselves. When
the people, hereafter, send men to
the Legislature, let it be with the un-
derstanding that they go there to
work-to begin work the first day of
the session, get through with it in a
decent length of time, and then go
home. There was no reason in the
world why the present Legislature
should not have finished up its work
within thirty or forty days.
Arkansas City Mail:
OF course. Joint resolution No.
10, better known as the Whitehill
proposition, submitting an amend
ment to the constitution permitting
persons in the overhowed counties
to levy an additional tax upon them
selves for levee purposes only, after
passing the Senate, failed TO pass
the House by a vote of 3S to 20.
Nothing better was expected of a
body made up of ignorance, illitera-
cy and general incompetency of
which our county furnished such a
brilliant and striking example. The
people of the river counties are re-
fused the poor privilege of taxing
themselves for the purpose of pro-
lection against annual inundation,
and this, too, without one dollars
expense to the State or couaties not
Interested. Was such narrow mind
ed, selfish sectionalism ever before
heard of? If the Democracy of the
Great Northwest are our friends,
God forbid that our enemies should
secure us in their power.
The above clippings and extracts
are a sample Of the comments being
made by the state press on the late
legislature. Want of space forbids
giving more OF them; but this will
be sufficient to give our readers an
idea of how the peoples money goes
and what the press of the state
think of the men they send to repre-