Dakota farmers' advocate. (Canton, S.D.) 18??-1890, 1890-07-25

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such case there is no room for instruc.
ton. That which the words declare is
the meaning Of the instrument, and
neither the courts nor the Legislature have
a right to add or to take away from that
meaning. Newell rs. The people, 7 N.
", 90; ;SMcC Cluchey rs Cromwell, IL N.
y, 593:)
Again, in the enactment of statutes the
rule ofsjnterpretation in respect to the i'll
tentionsof the legislature is that when the
language is explicit the courts are bound
to seek for the intention in the words of
the ctitself, and they are not at liberty
to suppose or to hold that the legislature
intended anything ditfernt than that
their language imports. Supervisors of
Niagarars. The People, Hill, 513.
y 1t is3useless to quote more authority on
these points. It seems to be we'll settled
that itSis our duty to ascertain the exact
language used by congress in passing the
refundins act, and having so ascertained
1T. it is$equally apparent that it needs no
construction. its meaning being so clear
that none is required. In concluding the
legal part Of my argument l submit
The Revised Statutes approved June
%, 1874, contains the law now in force
pertaining to the public debt, and that
any provisions of the refunding act of
July lzI ! $40. inconsistent with the Re
5vised Statutes is either repealed or must
be SO Construed as to give force and effect
to saidsstatutcs; and it follows, therefore,
that Whenever bonds of the United States
can besold at par in coin, bearing less
rate fofSinterest than any of the bonds
which represent the out standing interest
bearing obligations of the United States
now bear, they are redeemable at par.
Ii there be any question as to the right
of the esgovernment to redeem or to refund
the per cent bonds. there can be none
as to tie 1 per cents, for the reason that
thelawsas passed makes them redeemable
at the pleasure Of the United States at any
time within thirty years from the date Of
their issue Whether it be by accident or
design;it the law as it stands provides for
the redemption of the 4 per cents at the
pleasure Of the United States.
4 This speech was delivered nearly two
years ago, and the only answer that has
been made to it, was a refusal to renomi-
n3te Plumb. Neither one Of the
great political papers have made mention
OF it. and no investigation has been order.
ed. AS to the question whether forgery
was committed or not, the, reader can
draw his own inference. One thing is
certain, however, there is enough evil
delce in the facts given, together with
the grave suspicion which continued sill.
encc upon the subject might imply to
warrant a rigid investigation of the whole
matter. It is a matter of the utmost
Importance. and nothing should be
omitted that will place the subject in its
true light among the people. If there
has been fraud committed it cannot be
discussed to soon. s.n.s.
Burke said (recognizing that there is d
faith due to the people as we'll as to the
holders Of public securities) ,.
1T is to the property of the citizen,
and not the demands of the creditor OF
the state, that the original faith of societ,
is pledged. The claim of the citizen is
prior in time, paramount in title, super.
ior in equity"