The Osceola times., 1886-04-24
Members for the Next Leg.
isla(ure.


and need, nay must have men of
broad and deep views of the wants
of the people of the state, and also
of the measures or laws that are re-
quiIed to meet these wants. The
people are exasperated, worn out
and out of patience with all narrow,
local, class Legislation. In this way
our general assemblies have frittered
away their time and spent the pco-
pies money tor no conceivable good.
The condition of the people under
the legislation is growing worse year
after year until they have ceased to
expect anything whatever from the
law makers and regard the meetings
of our Legislature as an evil that has
to be endured. There is surely
enough of wholesome and necessary
legislating needed to demand the at
tention of the makers. Our laws
are disjointed, thrown together like
falling fragments, many of them Of
doubtful interpretations and some of
them absolutely injurious and hurtful
to the Interests and prosperity of the
state, aud others aimed well but fall
short of their purpose and thus need
ing wise amendment; and agsin 9th
ers that need radical change to effect
the good proposed notably our
school law-and also much wise new
law to meet the demands of our new
growth and enterprise. All this re-
quires intelligence, brains, broad
craftsmanship, aud the people have
the power to remedy it if they will
by choosing out such men among
them as possess the intelligence and
patriotism necessary TO work out
such measures as will relieve the
state from tie burden of class legis-
tion and restrictive laws, and as are
competent to enact such measures as
VIII secure the greatest good to all
classes of citizens.
One ideaed men never enacted
wholesome laws for a whole people.
Their narrow vision cannot telcs-
cope the whole field of view. They
see only what they think will please
their Immediate constituency which
may be detrimental to neighboring
section, and seventy-fve counties
thus represented give little but local
law, while broa1 Drained statesman
ship looks to the good of the whole
state. Wholesome general legisla-
ton is what we need without regard
to the special interests of any one
class. The fostering the interests of
every class builds up the prosperity
of each class just as the whole in
cludes the several parts as in Euclid,
and there is no antagonism Of inter
est in the view of broad philanthropy
and patriotism. We don't want
special legislation for the mechanic
to the injury of the farmer class, for
the merchant in detriment Of the pur.
chaser of his goods, for or in behalf
Of the railroad to the disparity of the
shipper, or for the producer to the
INJURY of railroads, for the aid of the
mortgager to the destruction of the
mortgagee. To avoid such legisla-
ton, we must send big souled, broad
guaged, intelligent, patriotic men.
Our clever good little fellow, that
talks big Of what he will do for the
"Dear peoples with hobby and
only one idea in his head and his
brain throbbing and ready to burst
with that, will not do. The state
has been cursed long enough with
such BIG LITTLE men in her legisla-
tive halls. Give HIM a wide berth
at the election. Let the people of
every county in the state look ont
from among them capable and patri,
ot.c men for the next legislature and
see to it that they are elected and
we will realize better times under
wise aud wholesome laws.-Malvern
Meteor.