The Chickasaw messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1880-1900, 1881-07-21


We favor q law that will eQualize
freight and passenger charges. but
we do not propose to stand q general
onslaught on railroads that VIII drive
away capitalists from our State
Forest Register.
How can you favor a law and ct The |
same time do justice TO your own
conscience by advocating the sup
posed claims Of Governor Stone for
reelection. Does be favor such e
law9 II he does Why did be veto the
Hunphries bill? You say because
he believed It unconstitutional. Why
did be not allow Il TO be tested ?
Why did he shoulder the whole re-
spOnsibility and thereby set at naueht
the opinion Of both houses Of the
Legislature Newton Free Press.
In the Arst place the "Humphries
Bilr' was never passed BY the Legis-
lature; and in the second place GeY.
Stone did not veto Il, and more
than that, had no official intimatlon
Of its existence.
The bill Gov. Stone vetod was the
BARRY Bill" which passed both
Houses before Capt Humphries be
came a Senator We have no doubt
but that he would have vetoed
the measure champiOned BY Senator
HUMPHREYS II Il had reached him, and
believe Mr.. Barry would have vetoed
against It himself bad be been q mem
Der OF the Senate when II came up for
consideration, upon constitutional
grounds-at all events, Mr.. Barry,
the author Of the only bill 70 regulate
railroad charges that ever passed the
Legislature, is 3 supporter Of Gov.
Stone for re election, as are almost
all Of the other advocates Of the BIZ,
be fought so bard for, i9 this portion
Of the State. They sent Stone 70
Jackson TO conduct the administra-
ton Of the government IN accordance
with bis oath to support the CoHsti-
tuition, and did not propose to con-
troll his conscience or bis judgment
You ask ewhy did he not allow II
to be tested ? Why did he shoulder
fhe responsibility In reply "a
these questions We would say II be
had no doubt in his mind as to ths
unconstitutionality Of the Law, 4
would have been q criminal act on BIZ
part to have signed il. Ifhe believed
the bill 70 be unconstitutional, It VA
his sworn duty to return it without
bis approval. So far 90 "sh0ulderinf
responsibility" goes, those who knew
J, M. Stone as soldier, citizen. legis-
lator and Governor, need not be t0lt
that he never shirks It or lodges Il
and the record Of this case proves
that be did not endeaVOr like ; tim.
serving coward to take refuge from
enemies or pander to friends By throw
ting q responsibility upon the courts
that It was bis duty IN obedience e
conscience and ju gment 10 assume
He vetoed the bill and placed the
responsibility where It properly be
longed, upon the Legislature, that bad
the right and power 10 make lt law,
so far as legislation could do lt, ia
spite Of hls dlsapproYal.
The people Of Mississippi ere mol
the keepers Of the conscience Of theii
| Governor, and while they have
a thousand important intersrsst 81
stake are not to be lured STAN
peded from the path Of safety
by an issue that is confessed 70
be a doubtful one by those who
are loudest in their abuse and con.
demnatIon OF en- Executive who,
ignoring alike the protests and en-.
treaties Of friends and foes, bad nerve
enough, and soul enough, 20 do
right, las God gave him 10 know the
right."-Aberdeen Examiner.