Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1901-10-03

all time. and that is that the Will Of
the majority shall rule it, and when
it was settled every one in the party,
those who opposed him as well as
those who favored him, were glad of
it. and no one has questioned it since,
except the Democratic convention
"The Democratic platform Says that
THE legislature proceeded to. that 9TH
er and greater robbery of the railway
franchises of the state worth millions
to the plunderers and stripping every
city, town and township in the COM
monwealth of the proper control of
it's streets for trolley improvements
This is most ridiculous statement, as
well as false one. and made with the
thought tht no one would take the
pains to read the laws, but would take
their word for it. The law relating to
surface street railways is simply an
amendment to the street railway act
Of 1889, and gives the councils of cities
and towns the right to permit the oc-
rupation of streets that other COM
panies have abandoned, but still claim
to have exclusive rights upon.
"The elevated and underground rail
way law is new and became necessary
to relieve thickly congested streets in
large cities. The supreme court had
decided that there was no authority to
build and operate an elevated railway.
Both laws, however, provide that the
consent of councils must first be OBJ
tanned. The laws simply give the
power to councils to grant the right.
| There is not and cannot be any valid
| objection to the laws, because the con-
| sent to build must first be obtained
from the people affected through their
| representatives in councils. There
may be applications to councils for
rights over streets where the necessity
| for roads is disputed, but this is a
| question for the people themselves to
| determine through their representa-
tives in council. The laws are wholly
| unobjectionable. The railways con-
| templated in many instances may be
| Objectionable. If a city or town should
| object to railroad through it that
| is no reason why there should be no
| railroad laws. But surely these laws
| do not strip every city. town and
| township in the commonwealth of the
| proper control of it's Streets as
| charged in the Democratic platform.
MANY GOOD GENERAL LAWS.
81 will not discuss local laws af.
fescting cities of the different classes
nor the laws specially affecting Dor
oughs and townships. 1t will be found
that the representatives of the major
| ity of the municipalities affected by
the local laws passed supported them
| and voted for their passage. The gen
eral laws passed by this Legislature
are very important. | undertake tC
say that this last legislature passed
more good and necessary general laws
than any legislature within the last 2(
years. l have only time to mention q
few Of them. The act establishing
the department of forestry is one OF
| the first, as we'll as one of the most
| important. The state has purchased
and agreed to purchase about 324 ,00C
acres of forest land at an average
cost of $1.Ss per acre. These lands
have already largely increased in
value. The commission was offered
the other day $4,000 in advance Of
what they paid for one large tract. Ii
few years these lands will produce
a considerable state revenue from the
sale of ripened timber, coal and oil
Germany gets the greater part of hel
revenue from her forests. Besides
the forests are preserved: the streams
are protected, the climate is kept more
even and the people can use them as
parks for hunting and fishing and
camping. We are doing well with this
undertaking. 1t is popular with the
| people, but according to the Demo
cratic platform the commission is
honeycombed with fraud, for this is a
separate department under this law.
The law passed directing that ply.
scal culture shall be taught in the
public schools was demanded by the
German citizens of the state. They
have been trying to have this law
passed for years The law Furnishing
kidnappers of children with imprison.
ment for life meets popular demand
CONSUMPTION ED.
C. Unger 2l2 Maple St, Champaign, H., writes:
! II was troubled with hacking cough
| for a year and thought ! had consnmp.
ton. | tried a great many remedies and
was under the care of physicians for sew
era months | used one bottle OF Foley :
Honey and Tar. toured me, and have
not been troubled since.
James McFa,lane, Laportc.
G.. ID. VOORHEES,. Sonestown.
LADIES: There is nothing equal
to this Home Treatment Orange Lily
and Herbald Tonic for female com
plants of every nature. we would
suggest to all our lady readers who
suffer and wish to know the truth
and avoid expense, to send to Mrs.
MALINDA KILMER, Skunk, Pa, for
free sample with full particulars.
/ had a running sore on my leg for
seven years." writes Mrs. Jas. Forest, OF
Chippewa Falls, Wis, "and spent humid
reds Of dollars in tryiag to get 1t healed.
| Two boxes of Banner Sllve entirely cured
| II . bpWare of suhstjtuteS