Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1890-12-06
Ii. South Atlantic and ouli bort. ssssssy Z

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portant commefc- which the reciprocity clausS
OF the tariff act and the pcrtfi shipping bill
are designed to promote. Steamship lisss fyon!!
these ports to some northern Port OF South
America will almost certainly effect connee'
tion between the railroad systems Of the CON
tnepss long before any continuous line OF rail-
roads can bc pat ship operation. The very
large approprintonsmad at thg ipst session for
the harbof Of Galveston was Justified, ~ u
seemed 10 me, BY these Considerations. The
great Northwest will feel the advantsge Of trunk
lines to the South as well as 10 the East, and of
the new markets opened for their surplus fo0d
products, and fot many Of their manufactured
products.
The enactment Of i1atibbs bankrupt law I
still regard as very desirable. The coostitstion
having given TO Congress- jurisdiction OF this
subject, II should be exercised and uniform
fulds provided for the administration Of the at-
fairs of ins6vent debtors. The inconvcni.
encss resulting from the occasional and tempo
rhty exercise Of this power by Congress. and
from the conflicting State codes Of insolvency
which come into force intertnediatey Should
be removed by the enactment OF simple, I'M
eslptiIsi sfSs4--.A = s-ern,anent nafinnh1 bank
rupJ IaT.
also renew my decentralization in favor OF
legislation afTording Just copyright protection
10 lOTcIRH uutuDIs O1 u lOOtiHR Ol rtCipFoChi hu-
vantage for our authors abroad 1t may still bo
possible for this Congress TO inaugurate, by
suitable Legislation, a movement looking to uni.
formity and increased safety IN the use OF
couplers and brakes npon freight trains en-.
gagged in Interstate commerce. The chief dlf-
Gculty in the way Is to secure agreement as to
the best appliances, simplicity, effectiveness
and cost being considered. This difficulty viii
only yield to legislation, which should be based
upon full inquiry and impartial tests. The pur.
pose should be TO secure the cooperation OF all
Wel-dispOsed managers and owners, but the
fearful fac that every years delay involves the
sacrifice of 1900 lives and the m0iming Of 20, 900
young men. SHOULD plead both with Congress
and the managers against any needless de-
lay =
POSTAL TELEGRA PHI.
The use OF the telegraph by the Post-offle Dc
partment as o means tor the rapid transmission
OF written communications is | believe, upon
proper terms quite desirable. The Government
does not own or operate the railroads and u
should not, think own n operate the tele.
graph lines 1t does, however, seem quite prao
ticable for the Government to contract with th 0
telegraph companies as 1t does with the rail.
road companies, 10 carry AT specified rates such
communications as the senders may designate
for This method OF transmission. l recommend
that such legislation be enacted as will enable
tho Post-ofice Department fairly to test by ex.
pertinent the advantages Of such q use Of the
telegraph
AS TO FEDERAL ELECTIONS
lfnny intelligent and Iowa, comnanv n, Amer
loan citizens were required TO dialogue the es.
sentia human conditions Of national lie, do
rot doubt that with absolute unanmity they
would begin with free and homes, eec ions ="
And II ia oranfviny tn know generally there il.
n growing and non.nartisan demand for ho,te,
election laws Rut against thi. sig, of hon.
and nrogress ,nust he cot tho 1anroas,po ,nd
undeniab,e fact that e,ec,ion laws and method,
ore sometimes crnpip,,y contrivod IN sacnr.
minority control while yio,ence comn,etes IN.
short. .cominos ot ,rand
In nv last annual mcssap. T suopested that
the develonmont NJ tho eyis,irg low n-ov,d,n.
n Fedcrnl suncrvsion NJ Conyrcs ssiono, elections
offered an efiective me,hod N refor,n,ng theso
ahuses Tho neea n, such lny has moni,as,eJ
itseIf in rn,rv marie ~ tho corrtrr ava an.
wholesome rcs,rains and nenoIties yin be pso.
ful in nj, Tho constitut;an,lity NJ sucb Ie,i..
lation has been on,rmed Inv the Sunremo Conr,
It's nrohnble or.c,ivoness ia evinced bv th.
character ~ tho onnosition tho, 10 mode to-, II,
hos been denounced ae n II were n now eyerciss
of federal nower and or invasion NJ ,he ri,h,s
NJ rhe states No,b,rn could he fr,,hor frou
the truth CONGRESS has already eyel ,he lima
for the cleo ion of members a, con,ra.s r,
has daclar.d lbot vo,os tor mamhers y, cor.
press nnst he writton or rr,,,od ho,,,,,s. n h,s
nrovided for The annoin,ment nv tho Circuit
courts in certain oilies and mon the na,i,ion OF
n certain number NJ citizens of elec,ion sinner.
v,sors ard made I, ,boir duty 10 snnory 90 ,ho
roois,ra,iop or voters conducted nv ma S,ata
Ter. IN por.onoIIv in ,pec, and sc,nt;ni,e IN a
reqistrr Iists and IN AMY tbe;r name. ,o ,bs
isis FOR The nurrose NJ idcn,inco,ion and ,he
prevention Of fr,,uds. to attend NJ
eIoc,ions and remain with Tho horns
tnl the votes or, nil cas, and
conrt.d. Ia attach ,o tho re,;s,ry n.+e ,nd
election returns nnv statement toncbing the
accuracy and fairness of the rcg,strv and eloc.
.on and IN ,ol,e and transmit IN tbo clor, NJ tho
Irouse of Penrescnto.ivos anv evidenco n,
raudu,en, nracticcs which NAV he nresented
to Them. The same law nrovides for the nm
noiptnent NJ denutv ITp,,ed Sto,os marsb,,s tn
attend Mt the rolls support Tho sunerv,sors in
the DISCHARGE of their duties and to arres, nor.
sons violating the election laws The provisions
Of his fami or title of the revised statntes have
heen mt into cyercise nv bo,h tho great noliti.
cal nartios and in tho Nor n nc vol nc IN ths
South hy fling with the court NJ the peti.
mons reonired NV law
7, is NOT therefore a ouest,on wbethcr wa
shall have n federal tjon law for we now
have one and have had for neartr twentv wears
hut whe,her We .hnll have an e,ec i've inv
The present law stops lust short of effective.
moss tor II surrenders IN tho loca, authori,iea
all control ovnr tho ccr,,scotion which 9th.
H.bns tho nri,nn focic r,gbt N n seot 4, tho
IIo,,,, 81 Io,,rosor,, ,,,i,.os rh,, do,o., .to,1,
he cnred Eonal,,v of renrescp,o,ion and ,be
nar,v of the electors must he maintained or
ercrythire thot is vnlnahle in our sy,,eyn n,
coveynment is lost r-ne ounl,ncnt,ons of an
cIector mus, he so,cht in the law NO, in tho
oninions nreiudces mr. fcars NJ any class
however, noverfn, Tho no,h ~ ,ho
clsctor n The ballot hoy INST bc free from tho
omhnsh NJ fe,r and tho en,iccmen,s q, ,,oud.
thc count So ,ruo and omen that none shall
coipsov 3, Such law sbopld hc ahso,uie,v
nop. nortisnp and imnartial II should Give tbo
adv,pt,cc IN honesty nnd tho control to ma.
iorit;as surely there is nothiny sec,,ona, about
,bis creed and n il shah hanpen th,, tho penal.
,ies NJ laws intended to enforce these rirbt, faI
here and not there. /, is not because the law ia
sectional I'm, hecause hanniI, rrims ,s local
ana NOT universal Nor should 4, he for,ot,en
,h,, every law whether Relating IN elections or
N anv other subject whether enacted NV ,bc
Stote or nv Tho Nation has force hehind IL The
coprts tho marshal or constah,e Tho nosse COM
itntu. tho nrjson. are nil and ALWAYS bebind the
law
Ono can not be iustIv CHARGED with unfrtand.
,,poss IN nnv section or class who seeks onlv tn
restrain violations of Inv and of nersonal r,ght.
No coumup,,v will And lnw,esspess proti,nhIc
No oonrn,,ni,y c,n nYora 10 have 4, Lnown ,h,t