The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1892-05-27
H9sE ~EyTERPRiSES.

The Pearl River Meas makes no
prelenlions 10 :uelrOpolitsnism
but it occasionally lets fly a paper
niislie that is a. much worthy OF
p%erusal and careful consideration.
and should have a much effect In
Mississippi as a Lraad,ide in the
Sunday edition OF TIE New York
World.
In Ms last issue the Ners says:
"Itis sad calamity that beislls
the Country editor when The coun-
~ officers send their job work to
Tennessee. Missouri and other for
elcn cities when il can be done
Just rs we'll at home. Does Mar
shall & Bruce. K. & r. 4. Ennis,
Geo. d. Barnard, and other for
eign printer. help to elect these
county o~licersl Indeed they 90
not, bit Se country printers DO.
Then Why not help US as much as
20 ssible-we help you
ltwould appear from this that
the officials OF Marion county have
! already forgotten The printer who
helped to elect the Democratic
ticket. Such Gases uf ingratilude
are numerous. Marion is no ex-
cepiiOn to u rule which. alas. is en-
tirely too common. Read The pro.
ceedings Of The board OF snpervis-
ors Of most any county in The State
and you viii see allowances of
from s. to 800 to foreign printing
establishments, and 1t j, often the
case that the home Office conld
have performed the work for The
sanfe money.
Now and Then a comfy oficill i.
found. who. alter living Ia town a
year or two and Ceiling setter Fat
and sleek on The emolnmenis OF
the office to which tie home pub
Usher has elected him, gels so
stuck up and proud OF his pretty
self that he wont use a pnried
no;e nr letter head. he must have
en- li~'hographe!, something fan.
cy; ami Of course. as the country
printer is not prepared 10 do that
sort OF expensive work, the foreign
office gels he job.
And thus IL goes from one yeas
end 10 another, and when the of-
fetal stands for reelection and The
home paper fayors AMI elects an
other To succeed the iugraliaie, he
thinks II mighty iunnv. If every
paper in the State would stand
shoulder to in this matter, foreign
printing houses would Get 10 more
business in Mississippi court
houses.
This way OF ''.ending off, for
things is not confined 10 the sta
tlon7ry business. Ii is true Of
every line OF trade. Some men
will COAL he way TO st. Louis Tor
a h0rse. 10 Stain for a Jack. to The
Isle of jersey or 10 Holland Tor a
cow, to P%lttshurg for a saw mill or
gin, 10 New Orleans for a barrel Of
sugar, 10 New York for a dress.
pattern for their wives. when 10
ca breeders and dealers could fill
The bill just as well or better, and
for the same or less money.
Some bow or other Southern
people seem 10 have an aversion t.
paIr0hlzing home institutions. In
the summer They ruth off to
Northern walerlng-places, when
their own State, perhaps, has a
beiler. The idea seems 10 be 10
get away from home. the further
the beller, no matter what the
expense nor VINO gels the ducals
for board and lodging.
State Ledger.
We heartily endorse the above
remarks of our brethern, who no
doubt, have just cause for com
plant against Their county officials.
But certainly these officers have
forgotten The law passed by The
last legislature on printing, ETC.,
which is in effect as follows: 1.-The
various Boards OF Supervisors are
required 10 let the contract for
blank and record books for the
the county TO the lo,cest bidder"
AS to BLANKS, LETTER HEADS, En-.
VEL0PEs, etc., there is no require
ment, thus leaving the law as it
has been for years, allowing the
county officers TO have The county
printing Office do his class Of
work. The DEMocRAT-STAR job
Office Is prepared 10 do all such
work in the neatest manner at
reasonable rates. See!
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