Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1894-05-31
Resolutions Adopted BY the
Mississippi Press Association.

tfteS acrOtAdtttu ~ CtAN cAfkfuh
at Greenwood. Nay IL. Is94;
Whereas, Sections 1919 and
+22J of the Annotated Code re
quire that boards of supervisors
of the several counties let, to
the lowest bidder, contracts foI
supplying county offices all STA
tionery, blanks, blank books.
etc, declaring that, other things
being eqnal, preference be Civ
en- to home offices; therefore be
il
Resolved, That l. il the duty
of boards OF supervisors to car
~ out the provisions of the sec
lions above cited, rntntinenced
by officials who NAV prefer to
ignore the law, aud send the
work 10 concerns outside the
State, which contribute nothing
IN the way Of taxes towards the
support of the home govern
meut.
Resolved further, That when
contracts are let to home Offices,
that II is the duty Estate, tom
~ and city officials to rigid'y Oh
serve same by having AL work
coming under said contracts
done at home, il having been
the practice of some officials to
send their orders abroad, even
after home cfhces bad been
awarded contracts to execute
them.
Resolved further, That the
members OF the Mississippi Press
Association will hereafter pub
fish. in iteu ICED detail; ali allow
snces made by boards of super-
vIsoIs and city officials, of their
respective counties and cities,
TO concerns outside the State,
bills for most extrsvagant prices
having been frequently hereto
fore presented aud allowed, the
public being entitled to this in
formation.
Resolved further, That IN the
interest OF all conc ILed. (the
debtor AZ vell As the creditOrl
that trustees sales. commission
er's sales, sheriffs sales and
other legal notices of whatever
character. where the amount in
wolves fifty dollars or more,
should be published in a news
paper ut least three weeks in
stead OF being posted. leaving
the creditor largely at the mercy
of the SPECTATOR who profits by
I his misfortune, because general
Publicity Is no. given the sale
where he - unable to repay the
money for which bis property
Was hypothecaied-
Resolved further, That this
association eoEf-Sses. with teel
i3gs OF modification and regret,
that the Legislature for y num-
Der Of years las not treated the
newspapers Of the State with
Justice and every member o.
this A~>sociation Is hereby called
upon TO speak out boldly and
anequIvOcaIly ia their respsc-
tive papers on this subject: and
IN he future TO personally see
that candidates for whatever
otiee do not belong TO that class
iaimicable TO the press, but men
who will do Justice to i. along
the line and spirit contained IN
. these resolutions as q whole.
Resolved further, That il Is
the sense of this association
that public Institutions of this
State, looking to the people e
Mississippi for support, aud ex
pecting favorable mention from
: the State press. should nav,
{ their printing done by home
> Offices,
Resolved further, that il ar
State, district; county, beat Of
municipal or other officer shall
. disregard the principles and in
tent of these resolutions. h'
shall be regarded as hostile {,
the newspapers of the State. an,
treated accordingly.
Resolved further, That we in
sist upon being treated in ;
!. more business like manner b.
candidates for all offices, State
county, municipal or Federal
aud that heneefOrth all matte
I in the interest of party uOmi
nees. furnished ey State, Con
z gressionaI, district, county o
municipal executive committees
or other similar notices. shall b,
paid for as other advertise
{ ments. the same "a IL done il
other States in the Union.
Resolved further, That thes,
resolutions shall be printed con
spieuOusly in every newspape
b belonging to this association
and that We hereby pledge our
selves to REINFORCE said publ
cation with editorial endorse
0 ments from time to time unit
e the Just grievances of which "
: complain shall have been right
i, ed.
Resolved further, That in it
patriotism and love of yississig
vi the press yields to no mar
;, but Il cannot longer be mad
hewers of wood aud drawers Q
', water for favored individuals.
n Resolved further, That III
Il PfesyuEe and Times Democrat
/. of New Orleans. and the Al
;, peal-Ayalanehe and CONNIE
: eial. of Memphis, Register, {
% Mobile, and Age-Herald. {
a Birmingham. be requested {
is print these resolutions in the
news columns Ia full
These resolutions were adOp
Of ed unanimously and By a risin
NJ vote.
!. A true copy from the minEteI
F. 7. RAIFoRD.
" Sec Miss. Press Association
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