The Hazel Green herald. [volume] (Hazel Green, Wolfe County, Ky.) 1885-19??, 1891-07-31

istenceY WHY not at least give us some
showY BY the new you take away from the
county the right TO vote tax in aid of
railroad. We had one chance left, and that
was TO interest capital in our coal and tim
Der lands, and get them TO aid us in build
ing railroad. But Section 200 of the new
instrument denies us this and says they
shall only buy enough land to carry on their
business, which, i suppose, means roadbed
aud depot grounds, and Section 2iS prevents
the road from owning anything. What in
ducement is left? Now, we aie told by the
advocates of that instrument that II they
don't want to build a road, they can seek
investment elsewhere. That IL very consol-
ing, indeed, but IL certainly has no spirit OF
development in II. All voters who conscien-
tiously believe that the rich should be made
richer by class legislation, and who feel no
interest ia the future Of this country, should
vote for the new Constitution,
We are told by our friend that there il
$3.50 exempt from taxation and the growing
crop not parted with. Suppose any of IL is
parted with, then If you raise a surplus of
any crop to sell IL Is taxed IL IL is growing.
Under our present law TO the average far
mer OF the mountains we have from $500 10
800 exempted. Under the new instru-
ment you list ALL your property at what 10
would bring at a fair voluntary sale. This
will increase your tax from one.fourth TO
one'half. What the necessity Is just now
for this can't see, unless Il Is that the
dads " want TO meet the deficit Of $4,000
in the revenue of the State caused by re.
ducing the tax on banks from rs cents on
the 800 of taxable property to 42X cents on
the 500 worth. fit IL right to take II of
of the banks and put IL on the hen roost
and pillow, all right, but thought this thing
was opposed to banks and mOnopolies, and
liz favor of the rest Of mankind. But they
ehap al.
the instrument. Well, there may be, All
those things copied from the present Con-
stitution are good, but until am converted
to that theory which teaches you should
eat the rotten eggs with the good ones,
will vote against this thing.
Ii is claimed for this instrument that il
quiets the land titles against Virginia grants.
Let us look. Section 260 says "No action
shall be maintained for possession Of any
lands lying within the State, where the
party relies on Virginia grant or Kentucky
grant bearing date before 1920" Why
1920? Because all the old grants through
out this section were granted since ! sup
pose. know no other reason. The person
in possession must bave title of record.
Not one man in hfty can come up to this.
Title Of record Is one thing, and deed of
record Is another. Get into the court house
with this thing and you will learn at
the cost of your farm what title Of record
means. Again, IL says this section shall not
apply to persons under disability. Is there
a single Virginia or Kentucky patent dated
before 1920 that Is not covered by this ex-
ceptiOny ls there no married woman, no
infant, no person of unsound mindf This
section was conceived In sin and brought
forth in iniquity." / asked Hon. q. Is.
Swango what became Of the section he SUBJ
mitted to me on this subject last winter.
He said he did not know. don't mean TO
reflect on him. ! mean to say this Is not
what was published In THE HERALD. This
is not his. This title of record and persons
under disability Is written by some good
land lawyer who Is either interested In q
Virginia grant or as attorney tor some one
who Is, or will be In good condition to spec
ulate on them when this new instrument Is
adopted. You ask, what would ! do? /
would pass q law by the legislature under
the present Constitution limiting the action
TO two years. / would say nothing about
title Of record or persons under disability.
We have this right. The Supreme Court Of
the United States have twice said so In
cases tried In Kentucky. See Hawkins ct
al. VS.. Barney's Lessees, 5 Peters, 457, and
authority there noted. The Court In this
opinion says II L. purely q matter Of grace.
Whether the Legislature will put any saving
clause in the statutes or not, I have no grace
for these old land grant robberies. Remem-
Der, II THU Constitution Is adopted, the leg.
islature must pass q law 20 conform 10 It's
provisions or the law so passed would be
unconstitutional. This new Constitution
robs you, the old one can save you IL you
will make your member Of the legislature
pass the two years limitation act, and 1t
can be done. But the friends OF this thing
say IL cost so much 10 make IL we had better
take IL. Old man Gumbo's wife got sick
he sent for the doctor; the doctor left six
doses Of medicine she took two and got
well he said he paid the doctor for the
medicine, IL cost money aud she must take
the rest; she took Ii; Of course IL killed
her, but he saved his money.
Voter, when this reaches you read each
section referred 10 In the Constitution tor
yourself and remember that after you have
read and discovered something new In IL
every time, that twenty years from now the
best lawyers Of the State will still be finding
something new. The chances are that the
most OF the new things you find will be
Against you. Go 10 the polls and vote
against a thing so powerful for evil and pow
erless for good. w. w. MCGUIRE.
Dy- Vote the DEMOCRATIC Ticket.