The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1889-03-09
TRUTH AxB REASON WELL STATED.

The Woodville Republican thus
exposes the Chiekasaw Messengers
perversions of truth.
The editor Of the Messenger asplres
to be leader in State affairs. lie was
at the head of the wool-hat eohort in
the last Legislature and can hardly fail
to know HOW the money of the people
gets into the State Treasury and by
WHAT PROCESS ONLY IT can be got out
of the State Treasury.
The Messenger in effect charges to
Governor Lowry that -the State reve-
nues have been steadily decreasing
"Her taxes have been considerably in-
creased, she has become indebted to
frightful amount and with our present
chief officers there is no prospect of
retrenehment.r And further calls for
q Governor @who will set about re-
ducing the present high taxation and
low returns to the taxpayers of the
State,n
What must be the presumed igno-
rance of the readers of the Messenger
when its editor dares to publish such
a tissue of absurdities as the above?
which even the most ignorant of the
wool-hat crowd, II he can read, must
know is not true in single line or
implication, further than that taxation
and the debt of the State have been in
creased by acts of the Legislature.
1t is impossible that the editor Of
the Messenger should not know that
the revenues of the State depend upon
the amount of the levy made by
the Legislature, increased by special
taxes, also fixed by the Legislature and
that no other power exists to tax the
people or to increase or diminish the
amount fixed by the Legislature. And
also, he must know, that the revenues
of the State go from "the counties
through the Auditors office into the
State Treasury that the appropria-
tions-the expenditures-are fixed by
the Legislature, that no other power
can increase or diminish these appro-
priations, that money can be taken out
of the Treasury only by the authority
of law and that Governor Lowry
has no power over the money in the
Treasury, further than to draw his
official salary, more than any other
citizen of the State possesses.
Still the Messenger wants Cover
nor who will "decrease taxation and
Increase the revenue The Legisla-
ture, whose business IL was, has
attempted this seemingly contradic-
ton of terms by the only possible
method. that Of securing TO the State
fair valuation of property, aud this
was done If we mistake not in accord
ance with a recommendation in one Of
the Governors messages.
Speaking of the latter we may say
that Governor Lowry's messages will
compare favorably with the best
of similar documents from former
Governors of the State. II is very
significant that his enemies have
never attacked these messages.
They have given them wide berth
and have been as mum as mice, until
some illustrious Legislature had done
something which, relying upon the
ignorance of the masses, might be
falsely attributed to the Governor
And 1t is equally fact that the State
would be in more prosperous condi-
ton than II Is likely to be In this CEN
tury. had its Legislatures for the last
eight years followed the lines laid
down by Governor Lowry in his an
nual messages.
In view of the foregoing intelligent
people will take the saying OF the Mes
senger upon state matters cum grano
sails. The Judges and District Attor-
neys are the best paid officials within
the appointment of the Governor. lie
has not appointed a member of his
family or q relative to either position,
we believe, yet the Messenger virtually
charges Governor Lowry with "reserv-
ing all paying offices of the State for
his family and relations" Such per-
versions injure no pnblic official. If
there were enough Messengers and
New Mississipplans in the State, prob
ably they would succeed in nominating
Governor Lowry for third term. lie
is a Democrat, has conducted success
fully a Democratic administration for
nearly eight years, this is Democratic
State In spite of all known "isms" and
abuse heaped high enough upon a
faithful official demands his vindica-
ton at the hands of fair minded men
of his party.
If the Governors administration is
to blame at all, it is in relation to the
squandering of the public lands In
this SO far as we know he but followed
the footsteps of his predecessor, Gov
ernor Stone, and acted in accordance
with the law as expounded by Attor-
ney General Catchings.
In spite of his dctractors Governor
Lowry will retire from office followed
by the deserved esteem and respect Of
the great majority of the people OF
this State. And as a Democrat and
Mississippian we rejoice that 1t is so
alt is an i'll bird that fouls its own
nest
What the Republican says of Gov
ernor Lowry will receive the approval
of all right thinking people. Were
his administration real issue in the
coming State Convention, the people
would ovcrwhelm the coterie of bis
detractors as they did at the last Con.
vention. They are harping on the
same old string, neither more nor less
than four years ago but 1t is res
adjudicata.
As to the squaudering of the Delta
wild lands, weigh the facts. These
lands. it is true, were virtually
donated to a railroad corporation
that they might be made available
to settlement aud the payment o.
taxes. How? by the building o.
the railroad and the levecs; which
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