The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1914-06-17

postmasters for the important
offices should be left to the people
and that a Congressman should
recommend for appointment the
person nominated in white DEM
ocratic election.
BANK LEGISLATION.
] believe in legislation authoriz-
ing the creation of banks with the
privilege of extending to the farm
ers of the country long time loans
at a low rate of interest secured
by mortgages On farm lands which
may be used as the basis for bond
issues. The existing banks and
banking systems of the country are
organized for the purpose and with
the facilities only for taking care
of commerce and manufacture and
have inadequate powers for hand
ling the loans and extending the
kind of accommodations needed by
the farmers. This should be cor
rected by proper legislation.
FEDERAL LAW AMENDMENTS.
| believe that the Federal Laws
should be so amended that in cases
of appeals by railroads and other
corporations and persons for final
DEGREES dissolving injunction re-
stralning the collection of state
taxes imposed by state authorities
that no supersedeas shall be allow.
ed. The law should be as our
state laws that the tax shall be
paid: and. if the appeal is success.
full, let it be refunded The state
should not be deprived of its
legitimate revenues nor hampered
in their collection by unendinp
litigation in the Federal Courts.
/ believe in limiting the tenure
of Office of the Federal Judges to {
fixed period not exceeding six year.
and that such judges should be
elected by the people. Life tenure
in Office breeds too much con
temptuous disregard for the rights
of ordinary mortals and necessarily
makes the occupant arbitrary and
aut9cratic. All officers should bt
held responsible for their officia
acts and at stated intervals render
an account of their Stewardship
and have placed thereon the STAMP
of popular approval or disapprova
according to the record which they
may have established. Such g
course would make a judge exceed.
ingly cautious and highly careful
in his decisions that his judgment
might be just and righteous.
OTHER FEDERAL ABUSES.
/ believe that the Leave to Print
Privilege should be abolished SC
that the Congressional Record may
contain an accurate report and &C
count of what actually transpires
in Congress. / further believe that
the mileage abuse should be rene.
died by proper legislation SO that,
if Congressman and Senator are
allowed mileage, it should not ex.
ceed their actual expe nses, also
believe in limiting the frauking
privileges enjoyed by Congresmer
and Senators.
/ believe in enacting proper laws
to confer on the Interstate Com.
merce Commission power to pro.
hibit or regulate the sale and Issue
of railroad stocks and bonds and to
prevent. prohibit and annul inter.
locking directorates.
REBATES AND DISCRIMINA-
TION.
believe in enacting Legislation
to abolish and prevent rebates OIL
Determinations in favor of one
community against another. The
same law that prevents rebates anc
determinations between one indi-
viduaI and another by Common
Carriers should be enlarged anc
extended to communities, towns
and cities. This would mean tht
prohibition of a lower freight rate
to a river or waterways town OF
city than to an inland or off tht
river town or city and the fixing
of fiat rate per ton mile for the
hauling of freight, the longer tht
haul the greater the charge
There is no reason nor justice il
allowing freight rates to a rive
town or city below the actual cos
Of transportation and permitting
the railroads to charge the inlant
and off the river towns and citiel
an exorbitant rate in order t,
recoup for the losses sustained bl
the railroads and to make a prof
1T the expense Of the inland com
munities. The government doe
mot charge any more postage on
letter destined to an inland than j
does to q river post Office. and ye'
railroads are now permitted i