Discussing with Judge I toy kin
the view of Judge Graves, con
cerning the small court docket,
as published In thisolumn last
wek, he waid that he found In
the majority of places that the
docket was nearly as large a9
ever. The condition in this
county was rather local. It was
true that certain legislative en
actments and decision! of State
Supreme Court had to some ex
tent narrowed the field of liti
gation, but that effect extended
to the whole State, and there
fore would not explain the condi
tion in this and other counties.
He believed that the Farmers'
Alliance, through its commit
tees on the Good of the Order,
had done much in this county to
lessen or rather to take litigation
out of the court. Resides he
thought the moarl tone of the
county was greatly improved.
We offer no opinion, foV these
jurists should know better than
we. However, we hope Judge
Boykin is correct.
Col. Roland, the able Repre
sentative of the 6th District,
has introduced a bill providing
for the collection of an income
tax, that suits our notion to a
dot. if it could be passed. Rut
there is no likelyhood of the
abandonment of the present
system of taxation and the res
toration of the income tax. Col.
