The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1898-02-18

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Our duty is t. be governed By the
clear ana enthusiastically intent and
meaning of tie constitution Il IS the
citadel and refuge of the Masses Of The
people The rich and poor may secure
themselves from harm BY their wealth
and influence, and not be hurt by con
STRUNG away the constitution but the
hope Of those ID the plain and humber
walks Of life Is found IN a fair and
Just Interpretation and enforcement Of
the constitution and laws Of the state,
The suggestion which provides foI
equal dormitory privileges to al puEils
whether taking industrial or academic
e~ources singly or together is contained
il the spirit Of tie law asst now stands.
both in the act establishing the fnsti.
tute and college and in the code, and Is.
therefore. not Objectionable. The spirit
of the law win not permit any discrim-
alton against or in favor Of any pupil
or class Of pupils attending the institute
and college. The suggestion, therefore,
neither repeals, nor is it amendatory Of
any law now existing.
Another suggestion / have time mere
ly to mention The conditions offered
to be imposed upon the female college
are not imposed upon the white male
colleges, nor upon the negro male col
lege. This distinction should not Be-
made against the college, neither be-
cause il is a college established for the
education Of the girls, nor because Its
teachers except the president, are
women. The education Of the girls Of
the state is equally as important as the
education Of the boys, To educate the
hearts and heads Of the girls and
prepare them for the place they
should occupy as women, and In the
influence they should have upon the af-
fairs Of the state will give equally as
good results and rebound as much to
the advantage of the state as the edu.
cation and preparation Of the boys and
men. Viewed from this point alone,
then we should make no discrimina-
tion against them in our colleges or
common schools, and if the teachers
selected in the female institute are wo-
men there should be no presidential
authority over them placed on the sta
tho book that is not in the same way
placed over men who are teachers in
male colleges, thereby placing on the
statute books an implication that Mis-
sissippi has no women capable and
willing to discharge the duties Of a
professor in a female college as men are
capable and willing to do in a male
college. If the women who are there
now are incompetent, inefficient Of in
subordinate to legitimate discipline, it
win not be difficult for the board Of
trustees out Of the splendid, noble and
true womanhood Of Mississippi to sup
ply their places. If am right in this
and the trustees are capable and viii,
ing to do their duty, there car be no
reason for the proviso, the legislation
e~ngrafted upon this appropriation bill
1t is the pride Of our state that no
people can vic with Mississippians in
their gallantry respect and courtesy to
women and girls. 1t is a distinction Of
southern men that they will not occupy
a seat on any occasion where q woman
is compelled to stand upon their feet.
The inspiration derived from the name
Of mother, wife, daughter sister, moves
a Mississippian above any other inhu-
ence that can reach him
Let us continue in this high apprecia-
ton Of women, her shere, influence and
destiny let us carry this high regard
into our dealings with the women and
girls Of our state let US educate our
girls on the same high plane that we
do our boys; let US teach them to feel
that we know our destiny depends upon
their educated brains and the purity Of
their hearts. And IL a women, because
Of her condition in life, is compelled to
teach fol her support or The support Of
those dependent upon her, let us give
her to understand that as long as she
discharges with fidelity the duty she
assumes she viii be treated with the
same high regard that we accord to
men in the same position.
return you TRANSCRIPT Of that part Of
the bill which think is unconstitution-
al, and which, for that reason, cannot
be approved. Respectfully
A. J. McLAURIN,
Following Is the part Of the bill ap-
proved and the part vetoed BY the gov
eanor. lie approved the following;
An act to appropriate money for the
support and maintenance Of the Indus
trial Institute and College for the years
Of 1903 and 1899.
Section 1. BE it enacted by the legis-
lature of the state Of Mississippi, that
the following sums Of money be and
the same are hereby appropriated out
Of any money in the treasury not other
wise appropriated for the support and
maintenance Of the Industrial Insti-
tute and College.
For salaries Of teachers and officers:
For the year 1898. .........$ $50, 400
For tile year 1889. ...,... 30, 400