Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1890-03-08

declare Gnelr snaDilCy 10 SeJll6 the
State Debt, by declaring their dc
termination TO accept no PROPOSE
ton from the bondnolders out the
one the state had offered, namely,
the RIDDLEBERGER Debt Settle
ment. They then granted charter
TO the American Tobacco Company
and then like a lot of schOol-DOys
FASTENED to repeal it.
Not having enough Offices TO GO
around among the Doysn they de
clded TO pass the Meat Inspection
Law, for the protection OF the
home MARKET but which was III
reality one OF the biggest pieces OF
political jobbery ever forced upon
any people. The result has been
TO force mp the price OF beet, and
now the people have to suffer from
the folly OF these Legislators. Rel
alive to tins law, the Richmond
Daily Times, Democratic says:
'sThe effort to repeal the law r. OUR
ing the inspection of meat slaughL, red
one hundred miles and over flOm the
place where il is offered for sale, was
considered yesterday IN the Senate, AAea
its further consideration Will be contln
ued TO day. lis original title ought to
have been "a bill ~ compel the many
consumers of beef aud other meats 10
pay tribute TO few cattle raisers and
butchers, as that would have certainly
more truthiully expressed The fleets OF
Ihe measure shan any other.
The Virginia Democracy must range
themselves in that contest on the side
of heir brethren througho the com.
Try Ia favor OF Tarin Reform, and
mss the iniQuiCOul sIecf2,ss kps-
tenn which al present prevails, aud yee
for them TO Go SO Win such law AS
this, passed by an Overwhelmingly Dem
ocratic Legislature, on their statute
books, Will make them liable to the
charge OF gross Inconsistency for there
Is no Protective statute upon che books
OF the United States SO ultra As this.
Under the provisions of the law nor
only are consumers of meat In every
locality OF the State placed directly AT
the mercy OF their butchers and cattle
raisers, but in those localities whers.
beef cattle are not produced, and where
the citizens arc compelled TO have their
meat shipped TO them, they must, If
Ihat meat has 20 come from points one
hundred miles distant be taxed, one
cent on every pound they buy. But
worse than this, as shown by Sennior
Stubbs yesterday. If the citizens of any
locality are dependent upon ordering
meat from any particular depot. such
as Richmond, Norfolk, or any other CITY
IL thty wish 10 purchase meat slaught.
cred one hundred miles aud over from
those depots they must really paw tive
cents pound FOR the privilege, since
they must pay one inspection fee of one
cent at the locality where the meat was
first received, and another inspection
fee OF a cent at the point at which they
make the final purchase"
The Lynchburg Asvance, parti
sanly Democratic does not hesitate
to charge up all the shortcomings
to their account. 1t gives a resum.
OF their bad legislation when il
says:
The present legislature has certainly
adopted some Of the most impolitic ant
unfortunate laws ever known in tn,
state. Ii is absolutely astounding wha
gross plumbers an intelligent body O
men nave fallen into in brief space o
an Enclosed session.
One of these obnoxious laws is tha
heavily taxing all joint stock companie
corporations coming into the state 10 d,
business and develop resources. 10
stead OF inviting capital and enterprise
10 the state they seem TO have been de
termined TO tax aud drive it all out.
Another most obnoxious law is tina
Just passed last week creating what ar.
called excise bUards 10 cities and con,
Ties which are TO regulate all LIQUOR Ii
cense hereafter. This bill is no y pen,
ing before the Governor, and while w
nave no time TO discuss iC, it is to b.
hoped Governor Mckinney will promp
ly veto it,
But a still more Objectionable law. /
possible, than either of those meatione,
Is the Deef inspection law, under whicl
meat inspectors are to be appointed il
all OF our cities and markets. and \ ia,
OF one cent pound is 10 be collected o.
ali fresh meats imported more than 10
miles from the market where offered 70
sale.
The purpose of this law processes Z
be TO prevent the sale of unsound meat
in our markets, and il that were reall
its one effect it might possibly be O
some tolerance. But such uDouestion
bly,, is not the case but rather The con
trary. It's Injurious and grossly unjus
effect upon the Virginia cattle raiser
and meat buyers is clearly manifest
The Richmond Stote saws con
corning the Meat Inspection Law:
1T is about as unfair law as wa
ever inflicted upon people,"
This is Democratic testimony
Were the Legislature made up en-
tirely OF AfrO-Americans no mon
caustic arraignment of it could b
cited. Will the people of Virgin