The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1890-04-05
OVER THE STATE.


AT time when our Congressman,
Gen. Catehings, is exerting himself to
the utmost in our behalf. urging the
War Department to make grants for
the protection of our levees, and guard
ing our interests generally with unsur-
passed fidelity, it is disgusting to think
that within few hours he may be
uuseated by an unserupulous majority
of the House, and an ignorant negro
installed in his place. Yet such is the
case.-Bolivar Democrat.
We advise those papers who are
firing into Senator billiard, not to be
too severe. The Senator scknowl-
edges, frankly, that the small pay for
advertising delinquent State lands for
sale was an unintentional error, and
we have no doubt that he will be the
first to rectify it when the opportunity
is presented.
We feel sure Senator billiard is a
man of rugged honesty, aud he de-
serves credit for exposing the Treasury
shortage.-CommercIal Herald.
We regret to learn of a very painful
accident which befell Gov. Alcorn one
day last week while out driving in
company with several gentlemen. In
crossing forge the buggy seat became
unloosened and the Governor fell
backwards, the seat and gentleman
falling on top of him. We trust his
recovery will be speedy. Although
long since retired from the fields where
his labors brought forth such abundant
fruit, the public generally entertain for
the Governor warm aud solicitous
interest in his welfsre.-New Goa.
homian.
In another page we give place to 0
communication from Mr.. j. II. Ses.
sions, member of the Board of Con
troll, charged with the duty of looking
after and caring for the convicts O
Mississippi leased to certain planter,
in the Yazoo bottom under the law
which the opponents of convict-leaset
labor vainly attempted to have re
pealed by the Legislature at Its recen
session. Mr.. Sessions in this presents
another side to the picture made fol
the readers of the Commercial of Sat
urday last by correspondent in {
special from Jackson, and produces /
very strong array of convincing testi
mony which, added to what he asserts
and we otherwise have the best reasol
for believing, Is his attitude of hostilit,
to the lease system, makes for him ,
very strong case and one that we can
not controvert and must accept. Re
gretting that he has been compelled
thus to come into our columns in hi
own defense, we are nevertheless
gratl6ed, because he presents himsel
fairly and with a temper and disposi
tion quite worthy of gentleman whc
fills so important al ofllce.--Memphi
Commercial.
Capt. X. w. Banks, editor of Oh,
Columbus Index, has been interviewed
by one of our correspondents upor
the question Of the Constitutions
Convention, and the result will b,
found in another page. A public maj
of high character and much experience
Capt. Banks covers nearly the Who'll,
field of view, and is very clear in wha
he has to say In reference to the ques
tion of the franchise, which overtop
all others. He Is opposed to a prop
erty or educational qualification fo
voters, and proposes, besides the Aus
tralian method of secret ballot and
longer residence in the State ant
county, the "making of a poll-tax re
ceipt, by some well advised plan,
sine qua non to a vote. To this II,
one can object, for it Is an almost in
disputable proposition that he who en-
joys the security and blessings of goo,
government should contribute his pro
portion towards sharing the burden
of government; and no man VIII,
shirks such responsibility ought to b
permitted to have a voice or any par
ticipation in the selection Of the Off
cials of his government, or in shapin,
and controlling through the ballot il
destiny" Capt. Banks thus reaches
conclusion of the all-absorbing ques
tion that is totally that of a majorit
of the people, and is the one mos
| likely to be adopted by the convention
in making a Constitution.-Commel
cial