The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1899-02-09

that railroad company, s laT'
cooper rendered his resi sru
accept that offer. His s'' saDlt
was accepted and ex-Gov i1S o
quested me to let him n noS
return OF the resignation t IN !.
to investigate the eligibilit,vV n =
cooper for reappointmept VI "
did, and on investigator, "
that Judge Cooper was ineIicit
being a resident Of the distsia,
which the appointment w.s
made, having ceased to vote sa %
hurst, but voted in Jacksou
MOI think 1t a reflection 't All
railroad company regarded b ny
incorruptible Judge, nor do Il 7 \
a reflection that he accepted \
ment by the railroad comna,,]
attorney.
When the question Of the i
OF the Y. d M. V. R. R. ca. n
was presented to, and decidadI
Supreme court, the most inten
denunciation of that tribunal
tered. 1t was denounced as 4
robbery, and, of course, the /
court was, therefore, a ROBBIE,
The Commercial Appeal oi
phis, in a milder tempered ar
December Both, 1898, which
like the production Of an aba
to correct my information 4
l. G. railroad carried load
earring revenue while the
ones mourning expense
carried over the Y. & NV
concludes with this utterapca
Illinois Central people have
been liberal, but lavish in
vestments in Mississippi,
state should keep faith in ey
ticular, yielding whenever
any doubt. There is no do
But II there were dOu
should the state yield It'd
sovereignty over the I.C. n
because Of doubt? The ruls
where there is doubt EXEMPT
taxation is denied, because h
empt one person from taxatid
must pay his taxes for him,
abhorrent to natural right
one person pay another's I'd
especially whenever that
much ADLER to pay taxes. d
Of doubt is applied to the wi
supports her orphan child
the labor OF her hands, 4
should it not be applied to
R. r. Cor
Take this lawyerly writ
torial Of a paper, outside
state, that is enlisted for thd
against the collection Of 4
and the fact that the railrd
tors rejected a settlement adj
Its ablest general counsel,
fact that it is fighting with
terness never before know
state, the Governor who da
commend to the legislatur
peal Of statutes that were al
ing prostitHed to the delsI
equitable and lawful taxes
fact that their attorney, Y
selected to open the cam
rided the recommeDdati0
Governor to repeal these
statutes, when he said, in
OF this accommodates,
legislature "paid no atten
ever to this recommends
many other palpable cird
and you can see that whla
attempting to decoy pub
ton away, the real issue
the payment of their taxes
They say they are not q
that the men who are fight
their attorneys, and thai
nothing to do with it Yes
of Caesars followers said q
he could have PompayS
while at dinner, if Caesa
done, Caesar replied, 'yS
have done that and not
known it." g.,
Let US examine Mr.. Sml
ment that no attention
the recommendation for U
the statutes. Mark you
found on the unquesElOls
that the Railroad company
Der cent in one year on ac'
construction. -,
A bill was introduced 10
to repeal the statutes aDu
corporations committee nd E.
journal, 1898, p. l6o' Ns
without recommendation
It was made special O' ~
dav. n. 25f. 1t was r ,sS
the same committee p M
ported again by the cG ;ta
recon- mendation that ~ ~
sO4e5. It was again nas
order. D. 311. 1t was pass
If "a to 8, p. $685. |,
and Indefinitely postPTT1ansss,
10 to IS, p. 3i1. Nus'
will make such statemea
Of a record what credeuo'
h his statements made %
conjectures where tn ntsiu
Let MS examine the clal "
M. v. r. r. Co., to S'''
taxation. :. .hocked
he 1 claims, 1 wanted l The y
t nI the case out Of the
courts by repealing. tn tho 50 B,
against the claim 3 n ., a.
the Railroad comP P;on;ed, 4