The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1892-01-16
GOV. sEoH.'s MxasAoR

erRes In comprehensive and busineos-
uke way all the interests Of the State,
dealing with them seriatim in the or.
der Of their importance. II u 3 Mes.
ssge Of which the people may we'll feel
proud. It 10 . plain, direct, business
Ike review Of the condition Of the
State, it, finances, it, educatioual and
eleemosynary institutions, it, peniten-
tiary and al ito departments and func-
ti0ns. II is a Message In Q word, that
10 worthy Of Gov. Stone, who 10 beyond
doubt, and without disparngement Of
any 0f his predecessor, the most 10
complished man for the place Who has
occupied the Executive chair sinCe the
close Of the civil wsr. He seems to
have . genius for bringing order out Of
financial chaos, for reducing the 70
ceipts and Disbursements Of the State
to conditions 20 simple and comprehen-
sive a. that any man Or woman OF ordi-
nary education who understands the
simplest formulas Of figures may take
them In at once. Il ID q pleasure to
say this, and our pride In It Is not q
whit less than. that Of any Of the citi-
zens Of Mississippi, who long ago
learned that Gov. Stone 10 Q model off,
Ger, man who does not fear to
encounter any duty that may in emer-
gency become necessary to sustain and
enforce the laws equitably and Justly,
unbiased by prejudices Of caste or
color, and regardless Of the cousequen-
ces that are always before the time
serving and cringing politician to
paralyze his sense Of duty and quick
en- his appreciation Of what is polite,
what is, from personal standpoint,
best for the hour, regardless Of the fu.
ture and the laws and best interests OF
the whole people. Gov. Stone has the
confidence Of the people and cannot
fail to secure the close attention Of the
Legislature to this Message, espescial-
ly to the recommendations which he
makes, all of which are made with full
knowledge and upon basis OF economy
such as usually characterizes him
when treating Of tho affairs Of the
State. These recommendations refer
to the Commissioners who prepared
the Code ordered by the Constitutional
Convention, and to small increases In
the appropriations for the Univer-
sity. the Agricultural Colleges (for
whites and negroes, and the Woman's
College. Leaving these and what he
says with scarcely repressed and patri-
|otic enthusiasm about the public school
system Of the State as one Of the no
blest in It's provisions and most bounti-
fully supported If any State In the
Union, we come to the financial exhib-
It, in which the Governor appears at
his best. A merchant Of many years
experience, he understands and makes
it apparent that he appreciates the ne
cessity for confning the disbursements
of the State within Its receipts, and Of
carrying economy into the administra-
tion Of every department. Order and
economy are habits with him, and even
when the law has authorized the In.
curing Of debt to meet liabilities, he
has done by it as he would by his own
affairs and has managed to avoid any
increase of the public obligations
while meeting all its liabilities. The
Governor is not parsimonious. He is
liberal when liberality is just, but he is
conscientious and hews to the line,
having it ever before him that his IL
the most sacred as 1t is the highest
trust the people of Mississippi can i'm
pose upon any Of their fellow-citizens:
We cannot herein particularlze and
must content ourselves by referring
our readers to the admirable and con-
else statement wherein the Governor
makes it evident that the financial con.
dition of the State is in the highest de-
gree commendable, and that under his
skillful management 1t will not be long
before he will be able to report all In
debtedness liQuidated and surplus In
the treasury, and every institution
tiourishing and thriving according to
| it's opportunities aud the law OF It's be-
ing. As to the Penitentiary convtcts,
the leasing Of whom Is prohibited by
the new Constitution, the Governor
concurs with the commissioners ap'
pointed tv consider and recommend q
plan In lieu Of the leasing, and recon-
mends the purchase Of farm and the
employment thereon Of the convicts
under State supervision, as the most
satisfactory solution Of the problem o.
convict labor. In this he IL fully sup
ported by the experimental tests made
In Texas. The Governor, a. an ear
nest that he 10 progressive al
we'll a. economical, let us call atten
tion, in conclusion, suggests rathe,
than recommends an appropriation o
66O. 900 for an exhibit Of the product'
Of the State in the Worlds Columbian
Exhibition to be held In Chicago mex
year, and it is to be hoped the Legisla
ture will agree with him, appropriate
that sum and appoint commissioners Il
supervise its expenditure under legis
lafive stipulations. This message
taken altogether, 10 . most encoura
oinQ public documsnt. II shows Mis-
sissippi to be In the van In many things
education particularly, and It encoura
Qes the belief that, rapid a. he
proprees was In the decade betweel
jSs6 and 1890, it is to be still more o
| in that In which We are now living
nine years Of which are yet before us
Memphis Commercial. 49,.
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