The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1894-06-01
THE PRESS IN EARNEST.
RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED BY THE mis-.
SISSIPPI PRESS ASSOCIATION.
Determined to Have Fair Play from officers
and Candidates.

The following self-expldnatory reso-
lutions were unanimously adopted
by the Mississippi Press Association
in Convention at Greenwood, May II,
1891:
Whereas, Sections 1919 and 1920 of
the Annotated Code require that
boards Of supervisors of the several
counties let, to the lowest bidder, con-
tracts for supplying county offices all
stationery, blanks, blank books, etc,
declaring that, other things being
equal, preference be given to home
offices; therefore be it
Resolved, That it is the duty of
boards Of supervisors to carry out the
provisions of the sections above cited,
uninhuenccd by officials who may pre-
fer to ignore the law, and send tie
work to concerns outside of the State,
which contribute nothing in the way
of taxes toward the support Of the
home government.
Resolved further, That when con-
tracts are let to home Offices, that it
is the duty of State, county and city
officials to rigidly observe same by
having all work coming under said
contracts done at home, it having
been the practice of some officials to
send their orders abroad, even after
home offices have been awarded con-
tracts to execute them.
Resolved further, That the men,
bers of the Mississippi Press Assoca
tion will hereafter monthly publish,
in itemized detail, all allowances made
by boards of supervisors and city Off
cialS, of their respective counties and
cities, to concerns outside the State,
bills for most eXtrayagant prices hay
ing been frequently heretofore pre-
sent,d and allowed, the public being
entitled to this information.
Resolved further, That in the in
terest of all concerned (the debtor as
well as tue creditor) that trustees
sales, commissioners sales, shcrllf''
sales and other legal notices Of what
ever character, where the amount in
wolves fifty dollars or more, should be
published in a newspaper at least
! three weeks instead of being posted
leaving the creditor largely at The
mercy of the speeulator who pr0lit'
by his misfortune, because genera
publicity is not given to the sale
where he is unable to repay the none,
for which his property was hypothe
Gated.
Resolved further, That this associ
alton confesses, with feelings OF NOR
tihcatiOn and regret, that the LegiS
> lature for number Of years has no
treated the newspapers Of the Stat
with justice, and every member 0
this Association is hereby called upoI
to speak out boldly and equiyocally il
their respective papers on this ssubjec
and in the future TO personally Sc
, that candidates for whatever office d
! not, belong to that class inmlcable t
> the Press, but men who Will do jus
, tice to it along the line and spirit con
! tained in these resolutions as ia whole
Resolved further, That it is th
/, sense of this Association, that publ
institutions of this State, looking t
the people of Mississippi for support
S and expecting favorable mention from
!, the State press, should have thei
0 printing done by home offices.
t Resolved further, That ifany State
: district, county, beat or municipal
e or other officer shall disregard tn
/, principles and intent of these resolu
c tions, he shall be regarded as hostil
to the newspapers of the State, AM
treated accordingly.
i Resolved further, That we insis
J. upon being treated in Il more busi
n nesslike manner by candidates for al
= offices, State, county, municipal 0
e federal. and that henceforth all mat
c ter, in the interest of party nominees
G furnished by State, Congressional
u district, county or municipal eXecu
n tive committees, or other similar nc
tices, shall be p id for as other al
yertisements, the same as is done il
u other States of the Union.
Z Resolved further, That the Pres
. dent of this Association appoint
= committee of nine, two from the State
:. at-large, and one from each Congre'
sional District, whose duty it shall b
= to represent the press in all matter
looking to its welfare, which commit
. tee shall be present whenever tn
Legislature is in session, to urge til
Il above and other needed legislation !
r the interest of the people, and in fail
ness to the Mississippi newspapers.
Resolved further, that these rcsoll
n tons shall be printed conspicuous
n in every newspaper belonging to thi
d Association, and that we hereb
pledge ourselves to reinforce said pul
lication with editorial endorsement
from time to time, until the jus
grievances of which we complain sha
Il have been righted.
|. Resolved further, That In It's patr
otism aud love Of Mississippi tue pres