Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1892-05-26
DIR. j. ID. GAMBRpI,
Writes an Open Letter 10
Stone on the Exnos,,, ''

" INC Exposition.
Gov. J. NJ stone, jackson. Mis-,
DEAR SIR--l take the libo.,
dressing you this open leItrr MA alt
question which | know iuts,..,P O"a
in common with every mo-. you
citizen of the State, | refer 70 w
proper representation of u;o.;, "e
at the Worlds Fair. There 'pp'
but barely time, to provide far ""S'
table exhibit. There is no S1
that Mississippians want to he ra~ aO'
septed that shame will p'e'
whelm us if we are not ovef'
scented. And besides. IN ~ 'epfe-
resented by vacant sn,no iep,
efTectually sidetrack the St Stat VIII
long time to come. 1t will far NJ ia
than keep emigration and capita, s"or
coming to Mississippi; it will cLan ohl
and humiliate the most procross;,.
and hopeful element of onr ros;a
born people and send them 10 ~
Arkansas and other more urocrasA;i
commonwealth. As | see i 0 CIV
ure to show mp creditably at Cbic"mo
will cost Mississippi many millioua -
money and tens of thousands of w.J
liable citizens within the next daco%a
These views are shared, | am nar
suaded, by every thoughtful citi,an
of the State. The press is pract;.nn.l
n unit on the subject. The most ;nt'j
ligent women are anxious for the hon
or of the State, and for her material
prosperity as well. Public sentiman.
that part of it upon which snccoss y
such matters depends,i lis ripe for action
A number of plans have been snogost
ed, all of them more or less merifnr;
Gus.
The women have started novp.
ment. Everything points toward suc.
cess. But take it that no REASONING
mind can fail to see that without oS
efficient central organization to direct
all these movements and influences
to Il common end, failure will resnlt
There must be wise business MANAGE.
ment as well as proper sentiment
/, therefore, beg leave to suggest to
your Excellency the calling of A
Worlds Fair convention, to meet in
jackson on II day to he named. This
convention need not be ovrrwbclm.
ingly representative.
All the estates of the people should
he there i'll suitable representatives
State officials, editors, laborcrs, farm.
ers, doctors, preachers. bankers. mer
chants, manufacturers, educators. with
n g0Odly delegation of women. Such
a convection to discuss plans, haI.
monte ideas and to appoint an eff.
cient executive committee to push the
work, IN my judgment, will insure
success. There should be, of course
an able man to act as agent, man
with comprehensive grasp of the
whole situation and be able to bring
people to see it as he sees. This man
should be supplemented by conpe-
tent woman to work up the womcns
side of it.
Thus equipped, IL State wide cant
paign of education and of organiza
ton and of Undertaking should be
opened. The entire press would aid
the move. The enthusiasm of onr
good women would greatly help it
forward. The pride and sclf-respect
of the entire State would be aroused,
and rs certain as there is any grit left
amongst us. and there is lots of it, a
splendid success would be achieved.
The uplift of success won by Il di-
rect appeal to the people in the inter
est Of their State would be so great
that the humilating failure of the
Legislature to make an appropriation
would be turned into a great public
blessing.
These views are presented to your
Judgment in the interest of the State
which we both love with devotion
that words cannot express.
Your obedient servant,