The sea coast echo., 1894-06-16
THE PRESS IN DEAD EARNEST.
Demand nnd Insist Fair PLAY From titt
City, County and state Officials.

DesnhnU hshu hnStst kntf FAhy FROM the
City. County and state Officials.
Tho following selfexplanatory resolu-
tions were unanimously adopted by the
Mississippi Press Association in conven-
tion Mt Greenwood, May II, 1894:
Whereas, Section 1919 aud 1920 Of the
Annotated Code require that boards of
supervisors of the several counties let to
the lowest bidder, contracts for supply ing
county offices all stationery, blanks, blank
books, etc, declaring that, other things
being equal, preference be giyea to home
offices; therefore be il
Resolved, That it is the duty of boards OF
supervisors to carry out the provisions of
the sections above cited, unintluenced by
officials who may prefer 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, Tint when contracts
are let to home offices, that il is the duty
OF State, county and city officials to rig
idly observe same by having all work
coming under said contracts done at home
II having been the practice of some otii-
cials to send their orders abroad, even
after home Offices had been awarded con
tracts to execute them.
Resolved further, That tho members of
the Mississippi Press Association will here
after monthly publish, in itemized detail,
all allowances made by boards of super
visors and city officials, of their rospec-
tive counties and cities, to concerns out
side the State, bills Tor most extrdvagant
prices having been frequently heretofore
presented aud allowed. the public being
entitled to this information.
Resolved further, That in the interest
ofall concerned, (the debtor as we'll as
the ereditor) that trustees sales, commls.
sioner's sales, shorilf's sales and other le-
gal notices of whatever character where
tho amount involves 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 speculator who profits by
his misfortune, because general publicity
Is not given the sale, where he is unable
to repay the money for which his pro.
perty was hypothecated.
Resolved further, That tliis association
confesses, with feelings of modification
and regret, that tho Legislature for u
number of years has not treated the news
papers of the State with justice, and every
member of this association is thereby called
upon to speak out boldly aud uneouivo-
cally in their respective papers on this
subject, and in the future topersonally see
that candidates for whatever Office do not
belong to that class inilaicablo to the
press, but men who viii Go justice to it
along the line and spirit contained in those
resolution MS O whole.
Resolved further, That 1t is the sense of
this association, that public institutions
of this State, looking TO the people of
Mississippi for support, aud expecting
favorable mention from the State press,
should have their printing done by home
offices.
Resolved further, That if any State dis :
trict, county, beat or municipal or other
officer shall disregard the principles and
intent of these resolutions, he shall he re-
garded as hostile to the newspapers of
the State, and treated accordingly.
Resolved further, That we insist upon
being treated in more business-like man
ner by candidates for all offices, State.
county, municipal or Federal, and that
hencefofth all matter in the interest
of party nominees, furnished by State
Congressional, district, coGnty or munich
pal executive committees, or other SINH
lar notices, shall be paid for as other ad.
vertisements, the same as is done in other
Resolved further, That the president
of this Association appoint committee
of nine, two from the State-at large. and
one from each Congressional District,
whose duty it shall be to represent the
press III all matters looking TO its welfare
which committee shall be present when
ever the Legislature is in session, to urre
the above and other needed legislation
in the interest of the people, neople and
in fairness to the Mississippi newspapers,
Resolved further, That these resol 4
tions shall be printed conspicuously in
every newspaper belonging to this asso-
citation, and that we hereby pledge our-
selves to re-cnforce said Publication with
editorial endorsements from time TO time
until the just grievances of which we COM
plain shall have been righted.
Resolved further, That in it's patriotism
and love of Mississippi the press Yields
to no man, but it cannot longer be made
hewers of wood and drawers water of
favored individuals.
Resolved fm ther, That the Picayune
ana Democrat, OF Now Orleans, and
The Appeal-Avalanche and Commercial. OF
Memphis, Register, of Mobile, and Are
Herald, of birmingham be requested to
print these resolution in their news col
umns in full.
These resolutions were adepIed unap.
mously and by rising vote.
A true copy from the minutes.
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