The Daily clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1866-1888, 1875-01-18
SPEECH OF A. G. BROWN.

JACKSON, Mss, Jan. 4th, 1919.

To Cor. 4. q. Broom:
DEAR SIR: Having heard your
sneecb this morning ut the meeting Of the
,T,u.n,,ar., Convention we re.pectfulIv
ash 4'i " copy u llio 7'i'lo l'' ''''''N'
ton. Very Respectfully, ETC
\. n. DAVIS, John W. :. v 1lsJH'
Robt ). Acorn, W. IA. D"rA7.l1i5'
James Hul, Is. y. NaDers, ?. y. lfelaNa'
Geo. J.. Potter, Geo. +. Harus, j. Il.
George, Charles 1aIa"eil, 4. " afn9r'
:. W. Norris, Geo buchanan, Jho' w.
" AHams, W. !. IeTcy.
IE P,etdlufaaE GlulIrmen 81 The Cgarea-
tim:
You have taken me bv surprise.
When entered this hail few moments
aao Fl was with no exDectation Of being
called an for a speech. I ann, therefore,
wholly anurapa1oi. It is best. perhaps.
IN yiaw of our surroundings. thatI should
sp..k without special preparation. [
Iav. felt as keeuIy rs any OF YOU the
euulino. whitening, and biightiDg indu-
cuce Of enormous taxation, and have
therefore been compelled to think. To
say that / am ID full sympathy with YOU
I'm this movement, is only to say that all
who suffer from lie cause must bear a
portion oI each others woes.
1t is easy enough to say what ought TO
be done IN our present terribly straiten-
cd condition. 1t Is not so easy to say
what can be done. We ought to return
TO more rigid rules OF economy IN our eN-
pehdItures, ana a. mas aIreaay oeeh eA-
pressed ny inc resolutions JusI READ III
your nearing, 70 wen diSesteo system OF
feLe.nchmgnt ana reform IN every OfancI
OF Inc PuDdc service Ooh 95ate ana
county y Stranger III our hIIusl "oIuu
ge very APT 10 inquire why can t InIS oe
"oHe Inc answer - "a an easy one ou' II
Is -" 10 uIIcI IT, mere y " wan !, u
y PI"'y oe'"C9 li'o ~ '0liioI ana ''9
LEGISLATURE o" l,'o one Sioe' ana Inc I"A-
payers on Ile oIncr.
J.. Is an unSf'oIou7 TASK 70 SPEAK oI
one 07aII, ana must crave your PARDON III
advance Iof ooIh9 80. i" nat6Vef may oe
me thoughts Oh Iie uhcHafit"oie' hno"
INA. / "il H ..I move" ny e8oISAl' OF amy
spirit VI sen ''"o'''Iol'.
Il. / had not been Governor OF Allssls- T
making and administering her laws, 1 I.
might have been deluded INTO the belief
that the present enormous rates Of taxa
.lon were unnecessary to the support OF
me state and county governments. But
".thmy experience as one OF your SER
wants, ann enabled 20 say JhaJ L KNOW /.
'"ey arc MOI necessary
1t was my good, or I'll fortune, rs You .
may choose to consider 1t, to have come .
INTO the Legislature IN anuaIy 1886. II
found mere, noe ing seats III one house or .
me ether, such men as Sargent, >. .
Prentlss, Adam, l., Benjamin, Alex. 4.
McNutt, John 4. t4mtman, Samuel d.
GJholSOn, and many others like them. /
name these as specimens. Railroads at
.a time were wholly unknown. \ few
Of the more fortunate members reached .
Oh. seat OF government by the old fash
Ioned mail coaches but very much the
greater number came ON horseback. .
lecture to yourself two honorable mem
2ers setting OFT on q cold December day, .
one from llShommgo anu the other from
Hm.ock, both on horseback, and bound T.
Tor Tins clty, and You Will have some
.dea Of the hardshlps winch the stern pa
''t'1s Oh ,I'"' o"y su1eff4 III tAe service +.
% '1l'f country ana All TINS t4ey did I.
-01 ,.e sums named III my resolutions, .
.'.".', tour collars pei. day ior actual .
%, n ''.' anu Lo'I' oo1-@1s Iof every twenty
....-1s '.''' q, 49, GONG 90 ana returning .
'o,- ,.. 7-''' "' governments