The Chickasaw messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1880-1900, 1888-08-23
Positions ~ 4 -'u-t. prout aud Honor n
Mississippi shouid be Awarded
10 Missi-sippians


ha. been raised agai l.t the last Ley
Islature by "the high pressure Brigade
and il is oper y charged tnatthe state
ha. lost the sc. 'ces of these men be-
cause of the limited appropriations
made al the last session. Il g. true
the salaries appropriated o. the A. x
NJ. out of the State Trcasu i was not .
as eat a. heretofore, but the faculty
have y . thank themselves and .
the Board Of Z ustccs for the reduc-
ton, 30 far as the I. I.& e.. is con-
cc. iod the amount approp, .atod 90
defiay the expenses Of the institution
proper y actually lit"c MORE than
for the two years prey .ou. and when
we take IN consideration The reason-
able income Of the farm, dairy and
creamei !, sale of surplus stock etc.,
and the appropriation Of Slj.C)J by
the general COVER neut. the same may
be- said of the A. Il NJ We asset
that the means , defray the running
expenses of these Institutions are
greater for the years 1859 than for
1857 Then, it is ur eair say these
gentlemen resieaed because of the
>mallness of the appropriation. for III
is fact that larger numberof rcsig-
nations have occu ed ia the past.
when there was no complaint on that
score. except rom that elias. who had
, ttu sh the money
To pretend that the places Of these
gentlemen can not be- supplied, and
that their resignation l. therefore "a
permanent loss 70 the State is an in
sult > the intelligence Of Mississip-
plans and a libel upon the character
Of the gentlemen, who have lett tile
positions they held for others better
suited % their tastes, a. well a. the
students who have aduated under
them ia our own colleges. No man
is So uccessaiy : TO the world, ,om-
munity, or an institution that his place
cm ~ be- Fled Educated men and
3--tfhSAa ~ it6ncidus ai Ni- da,
spru nd make il difficult to i'm q
vacant proiessorship. When the fac-
Wy at the University re-ie ned, year
o. two ago, there were tl~ee hundred
applications filed with the Secretary
ofthe Board of Trustees in thirty davs.
o. 3 the other day, jackson wanted
siA cachers in her public school and
these were selected from two hundred
applicants.
II may lie said these gentlemen who
have resigned, had proven their eff
cieacy in their respective position.
and were therefore the right meu IN
the right places. Grant IL; that ar
gpment fails T. demonstrate that there
are not thousands Of Others equally a,
efficient, who on'y need the opportun-
ity to manifest fitness and capacit,
equal t. their predecessors
We f1ow Mississippi is poor. bui
we deny that there is single man ol
.et Of men in her employ to-day whose
retention ia position is essentially nee.
essai \ 70 her future prosperity Lei
the greatest and best among us stef
down and ont they choose and
olhlr. equally as great and good W =
rise up 20 take their places. Beside,
this We maintain that If these gentle.
meu haye beel as efficient in the dis
charge Of their duties. a. is conceded
D, 'hc public, it would be- a reflection
upon the capacity Of the Young gentle
men and Young ladies graduated ui'.
der them, 10 say there were non,
aniung the number qualified TO Ill
tho'gacancies caused by iheirresigaa-
lion. Not only is this true, but il
would be an admission that barr
faced fraud is being practiced upon
-fhG public,-that the management o.
the Institutions are pretending q III
aud qualify ouf youths for the various
avocations Of life, when in truth an1
IN fact they have not done so. AND
IN conclusion we want to remark thai
no other reasonable construction car
be placed on the conduct ofour Boards
Of Trustees when they decline 10 fill !
vacancy with one Of their own grad.
uates. and send abroad for an "imp0rt.
edv scholar to occupy a prominent po
siiion IN the faculty. The MEssENGEI
believes that positions Of trust, profit
and honor in Mississippi should bl
awarded to Mississippians.
A bloody riot is expected to occul