Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1894-07-24
They Demand Simple Justic,
and Are Entitled to 1t.
Outside Concerns That Fay No Taxes
Must Not lie rut in Competitor with
Home People That DO.

The following self-explanatory reso-
lutiOns were unanimously adopted by
the Mississippi Press Association in
convention at Greenwood, May l., 1894:
Whereas. Sections 1919 and 1920 of
the Annotated Code require that boards
of supervisors of the several counties
let. 10 the lowest bidder, contracts for
supplying county offices all stationery,
blanks. blank books, etc. declaring
that. other things being equal. prefer
ence be given to home offices; there
fore be it
Resolved. That it is the duty of
boards of supervisors to carry out the
provisions of the sections above cited,
uninfuenced by officials who may pre-
fer to ignore the law. and send the
work to concerns outside the State,
which contribute nothing in the way
of taxes towards 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 of
ficials to rigidly observe same by hav-
ing all work coming under said con-
practice of some officials to send their
orders abroad, even after home offices
had been awarded contracts to execute
them.
Resolved further, That the members
of the Mississippi Press Association
will hereafter monthly publish. in item
lied detail, all allowances made by
boards of supervisors and city officials,
of their respective counties and cities,
to concerns outside the State, bills for
most extravagant prices having been
frequently heretofore presented and
allowed, the public being entitled to
this information.
Resolved further, That in the inter
est of all concerned, the debtor as
well as the CREDITOR that trustees sales,
commissioners sales. sheriff's sales
and other legal notices Of whatever
character, where the amount involves
fifty dollars or more, should be pub
lished in newspaper at least three
weeks instead Of being posted, leaving
the creditor largely at the mercy of the
Spectator who profits by his misfort-
une, because general publicity is not
given the sale, where he is unable to
repay the money for which his proper
ty was hypothecated
Resolved further. That this associa-
ton confesSeS, with feelings of mOrtifi-
cation and regret, that the Legislature
for number of years has not treated
the newspapers OF the State with JUS
tice, and every member of this asSocia-
tion is hereby called upon to speak out
boldly and unequivocally in their re-
spective papers on this subject, and in
the future to personally see that can
didates for whatever office do not be-
long to that class inimicable to the
press, but men who will do justice to it
along the line and spirit contained in
these resolutions as whole.
Resolved further, That it is the sense
of this association, that public institu-
tions of this State, looking to the peo-
pie of Mississippi for support, and ex-
pecting favorable mention by the State
press, should have their printing done
by home office.
Resolved further, That II any State,
district, county, beat or municipal or
other officer shall disregard the prin-
ciples and intent of these resolutions,
he shall be regarded as hostile to the
newspapers of the State, and treated
accordingly.
Resolved further, That we insist up
on being treated in a more business
like manner by candidates for all of
fees, State, county, municipal or Fed
eral, and that henoeforth all matter in
the interest of party nominees, fur
nished by State, Congressional, dis
trict, county or municipal executive
III q,
shall be paid for as other advertise
ments, the same as is done in other
States in the Union.
Resolved further, That the presi-
dent of this Association appoint a
committee of nine, two from the State
at-large, and one from each Congress
ional District, whose duty it shall be
to represent the press in all matters
looking to it's welfare, which commit
tee shall be present whenever the Leg
islature is in session, to urge the above
and other needed legislation in the in
terest of the people, and in fairness to
the Mississippi newspapers.
Resolved further, That these resolu-
tons shall be printed cOnspicuously in
every newspaper belonging to this as
sociation, and that we hereby pledge
ourselves to reinforce said publica-
ton with editorial endorsements from
time to time until the just grievances
of which we claim shall have been
righted.
Resolved further, That in it's patri-
otism and love of Mississippi the press
yields to no man, but it cannot longer
be made hewers of wood and drawers
pe xuafar for faupra1 Individuals
Resolved further, That the Picayune
and Times-Democrat, of New Orleans,
and the Appeal-Avalanche and Com
mercial, of Memphis, Register, of Mo-
bile, and Age Herald, of Birmingham,
be requested to print these resolutions
in their news columns in full.
These resolutions were adopted
unanimously and by rising vote.
A true copy from the minutes.
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