The intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1887-1891, 1889-10-05
what They are Saying In Their
Papers.

The question of publishing the laws
i'll more popular form than that of the
limited number of session acts pro-
vided by law has become a question of
considerable interest throughout Mis-
souri,, and the newspapers are discuss
ing it editorially. Hon. w. o. l..
Jewett, of the Shelbina Democrat, an
experienced legislator and journalist.
has the following paragraph in the last
issue of his admirable paper:-
"The state prints 900 copies of the
statutes for the benefit of 3 900 900 peo-
pie; and then requires that every per-
son know the law at his peril, IT is
absurd. How are people to know the
laws when they are not published SO
that people can learn them. Some of
the ancients tell OF a nation that posted
their laws so high up that no one could
decipher them, and then punished the
citizens for violating them. We are 10
some extent initiating this absurd ex-
AMPLE"
Mr.. Jewett does not say how the alb.
surdity can be best removed, but we
presume he favors the proposition re-
Gently adopted by the northeastern
editorial convention, at Hannibal, that
of providing for the publication of the
laws in a certain number of news
papers.
Editor McQuitty. of the Rocheport
Nonir.U' ~ir'J o~os oven Iaftner anu
makes the following suggestion
"We sincerely hope that ultimately
our state legislature will make provis-
ion for furnishing copy of the laws
passed by each general assembly to
every voter in the state. This we be-
lieve would be the means of largely
curiailing the number of law suits and
consequent vexalious liligatioDs, as the
people would better understand the
law"
Hnasmuch as there are more than
half a million voters in the state, the
remedy proposed might we'll be called
heroic. 1t is evident, however, that
the people want to know the law, and
it only remains to determine how they
may know it.
The Paris Mercury prints the follow
ing incident of and tribute to one of
the finest body of soldiers the world
ever saw:
"Bledsoe's Battery, (confederate) ,
went through the entire war without
losing a gun or flag. They fought
on nineteen big battle fields and in
over hundred fights; they left their
dead in many graves, but they never
surrendered their flag. Seeing that the
cause was lost, they cut up their flag
in little parcels and each survivor took
a small piece and put it near his heart
as memento of what it symbolized,
and no doubt many of them have those
little pieces yet. In all history we do
not believe Bedsoe's battery has a
parallel"
Much has been said and written
about Bledsoe's Battery, but its real
history would make a glorious page in
the record OF the worlds affairs.
Maj. Balthis, a quiet, unassuming,
gentleman, brilliant journalist, and
one of the bravest young soldiers in the
army of Virginia, has this to say in his
newspaper, the Huntsville Herald
"We have been told that the impress
sion prevails to considerable extent in
this county that Gov. Francis appointed
the state grain inspector, when in fac,
the railroad commissioners made the
appointment, and the governor had
nothing whatever to do with il.
But the Herald is free to say that had
he made the appointment it would have
been no discredit to him. We are per-
sonally acquainted with Hon. Jasper
N. Burks, the appolntee, and we believe
he will fill the position to whic he has
been appointed as faithfully and accept
ably to the farmers as any man in the
state"
Editor Balthis takes his time about
making up his mind; hence, he is al
ways right and always safe as guide.
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Editor Wright has the following ed
itorial in recent number of his paper,
the Waynesville Democrat
can effort is being made by some OF
the congressional aspirants of this uis-
trict to have Mr.. Bland contest the seat
OF Senator Vest at the next session OF
the legislature. So far as we are con-
cerned, and we believe we speak the
sentiment of the democracy of Pulaski
county, we are satisfied with Mr.
Bland in congress and insist on his
staying there, tor while at least As
| to Mr.. Vest, we are for him all the
time, against the field. We may be
mistaken, but we do not think any man
can be elected to the legislature from
this county who is not an outspokeu
and pledged Vest man"
AS straw, this shows which way
the wind blows, both for Bland and
Vest. The people will evidently be
satisfied with the return of both.
The Wellsvllle News puts its best
editorial paragraph into this facetious
shape:-
Ifthe president wants reticent Mis-
souri, Major to shovel out the surplus
to pretorians, Wellsville can furnish
one who can hold his breath till the job
is flushed, to the highest degree OF ex-
cellence."
p,,t tho nrasiHant 10 NOT b,,ntinu Mic.