The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1883-11-07

IN Mississippi tAAAs 4rese s-A-- =
vious wear of her history. just here
might observe that our STATE = aylng
great attention 70 improved cattle breed.
ing. Large amounts are now invested
Ia Jerseys. Holsfeins and other nne cat
tie. A CITIZEN Of our state. sol. ~ 2.
Montgomery, has the second largest herd
ef JERSEYS il the United States There
4 scarcely county where you dc not
find improved cattle. Indeed this feel
ino and attention TO stock raising seems
d Interest our entire State. Our people
ara holding TO their native cattle and
crossing them, thus improving their
stock"
IMPROVEMENT OF THE MISSISSIPPI
sAre xour people in favor Of improv-
ing the Mississippi River BY national
aid =
ayes. sir. on this question there IS no
diversity of sentiment. The Importance
Of Improving the Mississippi River Is
apparent to all. / am under the IN
preston that the delegations from the
various States of the Valley should pre-
sent the question Of the improvement
IF the rivers without any embarrass-
ments whatever. / stated to Senator
George Few weeks since that the case
thus presented to Congress ought to sue
coed and receive whatever was neces-
sary from the general government to
thoroughly protect the river Rountry.. ]
said t. him that the various allegations
could take President AKthur's message,
which suggested the expenditure for the
benefit OF the Mississippi River, saying
that If Il vas necessary, that they shoud
expend $50 900, 900, mentioning Ia that
connection the fact that the people OF
the cotton growing States had paid $685.
600 O00 in {, the United states Treasury
since the war upon their products ne
President did not state, bnt ne could
have said that the SOS, ,000, 900 was PAID
into the United States Treasury under
an unconstitutional law. Thus pre-
sented, our people would not be beg, $,
and take it that others, whether inter
ested or not, would not want to be rob
bers. The Congress could rIghtfully
and Justly make the appropriation neces
sary TO reclaim these river districts, only
giving back to a people that which they
uniustly hold in the Golfers OF the ma
ton. nave faith that great nation
like ours will not see a large area OF
country destroyed and ruined when q
few millions nf dollars will reclaim It,
and make it the most produ atlye lana IN
the world
THE TARIFF.
.How do the Democracy stand ON the
tariff question"
"My opinion is that Mississippi staEds
squarely opposed to a high protective
tariff. We have cheap labor, cheap
fuel. water power, genial climate, ana
can compete with any country on earth
in the manufacture of articles for which
the conditions are otherwise adapted.
What our people desire Is tariff Inn
tied to the necessary expenses OF the
government economically administered,
and so adjusted in its details that the
agriculturist shall share its advantages
with the manufacturer. 1t has been the
policy of the party in power to tax the
manufactured article, thus creating a
monopoly in favor of the manufactures.
while it has admitted the raw material
free, thus exposing the agricultural
community to the competition with the
pauper labor of Europe, against which
| it declaims SO vigorously IN behalf OF
the manufacturer. Thoughtful men
| realize the difficult task of establishing
q tariff that would be just to all the dl
Yersifed interests of a great government
like the United States, but Mississippi
feels that it can be Appropriated 50 al
to prevent such manifest discrimination
as at present. The positions taken b.
Senator'S Lamar and George, of thi
State, on this question, are very gener
ally indorsed, as / understand, by ou
people, ,,aaa ~.
in nv Judgment, the people of Missls
sippi are decidedly in favor OF the abol
ition of the internal revenue system. |
fills the land with spies and informers
linouisitorial in its operations, and en-
i abies corrupt party to quarter on tn
public treasury lot of political mel
cenaries. This system was unheard 0
before the war, and was devised durln
the struggle when the resources OF th
country were greatly impaired ana Tn
tariff ceased to afford sufficient reyenu
to defrav the expenses of the govern
ment The exigency that called 1t fort
has passed away, and the system shoul
be abolished.
aDoes color, per SC, affect the status OF
person before the courts or in cuisines
transactions nsp
'Not at all"
aHas the condition, socially and ir
telIectually, of the colored race improve
since the Democratic domination in Nil
sissippi"
Internationally so. Many OF theI
have purchased real estate, and sref
many of them have small amounts
personally, such as stock. This IS nt
: large relatively to the number IN u
!, State, however. They are prompt ta'
, payers. That class generally vote VII
! the white people; that is, the bett'
I class of eolOred peoples:
"Are crimes among the negroes
frequent now as beforeP
1No. air: not nearly. Crimes amor
them are less frequent and the law
g more seldom violated"
! FINANCIAL.
i "How does the State stand .fnancii
!, lyP rhaaa
n debt due in 1890 is 1886, 900, 4bearlng
1t ner cent. interest; $227, 900 due in Is
al hearing s per cent interest. The last
pt these bonds were sold at par, the hrs
ae little less than par. There Is an amou
e. due the Chickasaw tschool fund, up
ID which the interest, amounting to aDe
e. SO 900, is paid semi-annually. Inc
th sessment rolls have not been received
sir the Auditors Office, but it iswell-kno
~ that. there is large increase IN valu
Mt The State tax is 81 mills, and the CO..
le- ties are prohibited from levying o
II is mills. including the State tax.
ed 1890 she revenues from licenses 9
~ other sources than real and perso
M nroperty amounted to $4l8,87l. a
The States expenditures were betw
me e7O0. 900 and $500, 900. Our assessm
in law is new very good, but will, perhs
In be improved by the next Legislature
ng sThe assessment of the State, as &C
an fed 10 il the Auditors Office, shows
lze follows:
.,u Total valuation Of Realty and Personal I,
al.l Iea eaInatio Il: Il Really and Personal
oa.I II TaIastion Ias1ai'i II Realty ana PsrsonaI
z f0s s.lsslion q Realty and Psrsonai
II Tor 1ss2. .-..---.-, ile.s1
~ ssThe ASSESSMENT rolls for 1883
r. not vet been received at the Audi
rop- of5ce, but from the most relIable sou
/ Ii ascertain that they VIII SHOW I an
Ince crease of SIC, ,000, 900, Or $z0sOOO, ~
In the last four years
lntv .Sinee 1870 taxes have been red