Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1891-01-15

interfere and declare certain portions
of such laws 10 be void.
The legislature Of Oregon, al it,
fourteenth regular session, enacted /
q law authorizing the board OF land
to sell certain lands.
The federal court hss declared the
law void, and has assumed 10 enJOin |
the three highest administrative |
officers Of the state from Obeying |
and enforcing the law. Previous |
legislatures have attempted and u
undoubtedly is your purpose, as u i |
your duty, TO pass laws regulating !
monOpolies, but OF what avail viii
such Jaws be, IL the federal courts, A. !
IL = claimed, can set them aside al
their pleasure? The people Of this
state are guaranteed protection under
the constitution In the courts for life
and property By the punishment Of
criminals, but such guarantee u OF
no purpose If the feoeral court with
In the state, by writ Of habeas corpus,
can take such criminals from out Of
the jurisdiction Of the state courts,
and set them al liberty.
The humiliating spectacle OF an
utter disregard by an inferior federal
court Of the enactmeuts OF soyeT-
eign state, and the procesz OF it,
courts, has already offended a free
people too long. One hundred and
fourteen years ago our patriotic fore
fathers declared that the American
colonies Hare and u right ought %
be free aud independent states, and
vt9 az that time thuse colonies were
not subjected 10 the humiliating
tyranny by theBrtish crowuthatOur
state now suffers from the federal
courts. It l. your duty 10 declare
again In favor u the freedom and
! Independence Of the United states
under the constitution, by demand.
ing that congress shall, by law, ma.
terially restrict the jurisdiction Of
the federal inferior courts, or, what
j. much better, entirely abolish
them.
NECESSARY FEDERAL LEGIsLATfON.
As the people Of Oregon aremater-
tally affected by federal a. by state
legislation, IL is perfectly proper that
the legislative assembly, by joint
resolution, give instructions TO our
delegation m congress concerning
measures Of federal legislation at
fecting the people Of this common
wealth, especially in regard TO the
| following matters Of great impor-
tance: More stringent legislation
for the exclusion OF the pauper
hon,ies OF ChinE; the imposition Of
graduated income tax by which
the wealth Of the country, now eB-
tirely exempted, will be compelled
Ia bear It's lust share Of the public
burden; the further adjustment Of
our revenue laws 10y which all tariff
taxation shall be removed from the
uecessarles Of life aud placed alone
upon luxuries. the forfeiture Of all
railroad land grants not earned
within the time required by law;
provision for the forfeiture Of the
charters Of the several bond-aidei
Pacific railruad companies for tkeir
non-c0mpliAnoe with Law, and for
either the sale II such roads 10
realize payment of the debt owing TO
the United States a. foT the 49,
sumption OF ownership and man
Agcment thereof by the government;
postal telegraph by which the
government in the exercise Of il
constitutional functions can relieve
the business ~ It's own departments
and the business % the country
from the exactiOns % = most un-
scupulous monopoly; unalienble
/ opposition to the granting ~ suusi-
dies upoQ any prcteXt whatever
unk ieldiug rUsistauce % the COD
tul OF the ballot box BY federal
iudges: the abolition ~ the federal
Interior courts, OF the very material
restriction ~ their jurisdiction; the
/ free coinage % silver. the ISSUANCE
by lhe Government dinect Of sll
money in the country; the denial
o. the national tanks ~ tie spsciAi
/ privilege now granted thrm 81 being
| Furnished With money without la
trp~i: the diso1ntinuAucc 90 the
unjust policy adopted by The last
/ i,sicrai administration sud follow q
I 10 AAAN iiAN7AAA WV ~ go AAA p " AAN'
the tanks large PARTON of the
surplus, Nruug iruin the people by
unnecessary taXAtiou, without any
charge ior iutrn-st, the providing
/ Cor the loaning ~ money by the
government upon the improved
farm property ~ the country, a. b
now successfully done with mon
than Two millions ~ the eiuca
I lional funds 81 Oregon, "a a low
rate ~ Interest Tor the benefit of the
many. aud the discontinurucc ol
I lOans lo the hanks upon which the
government owes without Interest
lor the cnrichment u the few.
CoNCLUsoN.
There can bc no monr commeuda-
blr way foT us Who have bcrn en-
trusted with the law making power
~ this oummouN calth % show oui
gratitude to constituency iOT tht
trust conhdcd % a. than by tbs
enactment of wise aud urct-ssrN
laws. Let a. act Ia the fear of Good