The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1884-02-27

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AttaIa, on the Bill to Exemnt "
Taxation for ten years the n noa
Jute Company. s
am heartily in favor of the
Of this bill. The opponents Of H.; .ase
who think that they would be r r1.s OH
to their trust and violate their MA Sitsaa'
support tho Constitution, which Ss'i@
the property Of all corporations ~.
cunfary profit shall be subiee1 IA !,
tioA AZ that of individuals vor,S 40,
infringe upon the sanctity of their o.. NY
IL they voted to exempt from tayss
the property of this Jute ConpaS,,SS. !.
that of any corporation, for opr
preme Court Ia the celebrated css.
Cook vs.. Mississippi Mills, repor,o s y
the 66th Mississippi Reports In -. "a
STRUNG this provision Of our Con,,;.
ton, announced the doctrine %s
It is within the province Of u. ~
legislature, acting as trustee "a. =
public good to relieve the properfv ],
corporations for given time from =. "
alton, though independent of legislnir.
interpretation, it would be RaIL ..s
subject to such taxation as was inn
bv the Legislature on all other prone, ..
Of the community or State, and than 4
should be equal and uniform; in o,bs.
words, when the property Of cornn,.
tions for pecuniary profits is PLACED !,
the tax lists, it shall be taxed no na.'
or no less than the property of indjyiJ
uals. Although this scheme to exems,
this company from taxation for ,bs
period of ten years, is denounced AZ mn
motive of the interests of monopolie,
maintain that it would be conducive q
the welfare of the toiling, poor peo,I.
for what our people require Is diyer,i,,
of industries to prevent the important,
of so many necessaries from other coun-
tries, and the greater the variety n.
less cotton will be produced, and n.
quantity raised will demand better
price.
II is boldly asserted on this door tb,,
the farmers pay about S. per cent III
the taxes of Mississippi, when, in truth
thew. rs the records show, pay abog,
$3.50, 600, and the lawyers, merchant,
whisky men, doctors, aud all Other
coupled together, not directly engagedn
agriculture, pay about $65O,0OO Of on,
taxes of course this latter sum is deriyel
from revenue licenses, whisky Licenses
privilege licenses and the general Strs
| county and school taxes; but sir, thi. /
an agricultural country; we are all farm
ers, and the failure of one crop would
bankrupt our country; and having bces
reared upon the farm, | know their tras
and hardships and they have my pO
foundest sympathy, and that in the aa
yocacy of this measure and similar prp
gressive questions, assert that | an
laboring for the ultimate welfare Of he
AGRICULTURAL classes Of Mississippi. liz
sist that this legislation is not an elIor
to exempt from taxation the property
of corporations, but il is friendly 10.
yitation as one of the constituent In
ducements to capitalists to invest their
money here In factories aud railroad,
which will decorate the State with
towns that furnish church school and
mail facilities, rapclllng ruHtu,-ln, rL
ucatiDg the people into q higher T,alr
of civilization. and tn wise pp.iry Of
the Legislature Of 1852 IA e> cairg
liberal franchises -uGerulUtnd th5
construction and cqulparB u
about $50 mise ot railway To-
, | our State, without ca,,,ng he
State one cent, andmany iar.nri-
will take root and flourish from the ber
| eficent legislation of 1882, and the eaJu
: of any subsequent session to impair ard
repress this progress should be rebukrl
as being narrow, contracted Statesman
, ship.
But, sir, railroads and factories whId
are the grandeSt opponents OF mod
ern civilization, are promptly 40.
vehemently denounced on this floor s.
mo-opolies and the common enemies %
: the oppressed people. Rymeu, too wh
could not engineer one horse farm.
! have about as much landed interest d
the members of this body who are 81
Fl rec to vituperatc everybody bC
: themselves who bear the burdens O
/. government, 40 they argue. They eve
I have the superb impudence to hciIev
5 that they can not only supervise corps
3 rations within constitutional limits, bu
1 they can suppress and eXtirpate then
5 with as much impunity rs the munlcp
authorities of city could abate m
4 sance that is within their jurisdiction
Now, Mr.. Speaker, desire 10 protest sH
denounCe the efforts of such Irgumer
: as the climax of fauaticism and th
elimination of demagoguery that a.
fatal, il triumphant, to the vital u
! terests of the poor people of MiSissii
pi. 1t is a prOverbiai fact. thtt OF
State in the race of progress Is M
years behind the average state 81 q
Union. Take Illinois, which has alol
5 sixty-five trunk lines Of railway ht~ld
innumerable branches, forming \ ne
work Of civilizing factors, while our Sta
has only five or six lines of roads, vet
equal TO Illinois in the area and tertllIi
of soil, Astounding in extensive flores
of valuable timber, excellent watt
h powers and cOngenial people and sal
: briOus climate, but the cause OF the az
J parity in railroads is the want OF none.
: and any legislation which will iuvit'al
! secure 1t commends itself to rca-onab
|, minds, and | sincerely hope that we VI
do our best to place our State IN p,
, pdSsu progress in the grand army OF o
: United States, each earnestly striving
reach the zenith Of a grand and perie'
= development, that will reflect honor an
{ glory upon all her citizens, who Oh,
will be proud to be called MiSsissipplan