The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1881-12-30
A GREAT MIssrssIPPIAN.
The opinion OF q Leading Daily
of Gov. Lowry.
N. o. Pieay une

n. o. Pieayane
II there has been any doubt ast0
the ability OF Gen. Lowry, the new
Governor of Mississippi, that doubt
utterly vanlsles in the presence of
the inaugural address which he de-
livered on the occasion OF taking the
oath of Office before the joint con-
vention of the Legislature vt Jack.
son on Monday. A few sent1nces
may be selected from more than
one place in the address, which ex-
hibit q sounder Judgment than is
shown by some high Southern ofi-
cials. "In material point OF
yiew,n he says, ''our almost exclu-
sive devotion to the production Of .
single article Of industry 10 our
bane. We buy too much aud sell
too little. Our ooru cribs and
smoke-houses are too FAR from
home.h
An octave volume--nay, even o
congressional speech--could not
have stated the matter more clear
ly. Ii every planter in Mississippi
would borrow . little economical
light from the Governors mex.
haustible supply, the State would
double tsincome IN single year.
its net income, that Is. '4Our iu-
Gomez he says, 'sis prinoely; our
expenditures are utterly exhaust
ing.n That Is it. Legislation may
do something to remove these bar
riers to our progress but individ-
ual enterprise aud exertioa must
do much more.n
As to the practical duties Of gov.
erument and the proper limits OK
legislation, tho Governor Is noe
merely cxplicit--he Is wise. "When
lite, liberty and property are Sc.
cure, when the public morals ARC
protected, al efficient system OF
public education established, and
the public health, convenience aud
safety well guarded and all at the
smallest practical cost, there is but
little omitted from the fundamental
obligations of government" Words
worthy of Thomas Jefferson, that
great master of democracy, whose
practical wisdom has never been
equaled since his time by any
statesman. What more IL wanted
| TO the success of the Btatel
This. "Under these conditions,
individual action, diversity Of in-
terest, aud, above all, the produc.
tion of the necessaries of life at
home, ought to cane tho springs
of prosperity TO flow, aud insure
contentment, progress and inde-
pendence.n
"Whoever, either IN q pablo or
private capacity, contributes to d.
versify the industries OF MISSISSIPPI
pi, and to relieve her from depeRd-
ence OH other States and countries,
is q benefactOr to the State A
few days ago congressman ftons
Mississippi-wc are ashamed TO say
twas accused Of holding views
which looked toward strengthening
and protecting the material indast-
rial interests of the State and Of
the South. The charge got into
the papers, and he made haste to
contradict it. Every man IN his
district ought to send him n copy
of Gov. Lowry's inaugural.
"The president or managers of y
successful factory among ~ ought
to be moro highly appreciated and
honored BY MS than ANY public
| functionary in the land.1 Gov.
Lowry's address Is fuIl Of such
morsels as that. Mississippi has
had no such teaching since tho
war. ga people, he says, "who
have proven themselves to be equal
and superior to exigenoies of peace
and war, such as those under which
other States and nations have per-
ished, cannot be incapable OF i'n-
proving aud appropriating the ad-
vantages aud opportunities We GU
Joy on this subject
Mississippi will appreciate these
lessons, and will continue to ele-
vato to Office her wisest and best
men. The land where Jefferson
navis vaa ea lonu a choriaho.i