Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1899-04-27
A PROSPECTIVE CANDIDATE.

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ers of the state press, and which |
appeared first in the Clarion Ledg
a few days ago.
Moses threatens to announce him.
self as a candidate in the following
words:
Should l conclude, when the prop
er time comes, to enter the race for
governor, it will be on the follow
ing basis:
| shall keep out of the senatorial
fray, regarding that as subordinate
to the interests of Mississippi. and
beneath the dignity of a candidate
for governor
shall keep sober and behave de-
Gently during my entire term, if
elected.
shall tell no lies about appoint.
ments or other matters.
(The idea seems to be that honest
men are scarce, and | wish to pro-
claim that 1 am one of the few.
shall eat greens with knife and
fork, or both, as belongs of right to
an independent Mississippian.
shall eat onions whenever /
feel - inclined, except when an
audience of ladies' is expected,
about pardons or other business.
shall leave the capitol matter
to the Legislature.
shall seek the repeal of
the law devolving on the governor
the appointment of all municipal
and county officers to fill vacancies
as l do not wish to be troubled
about those little matters, and be-
sides, think they properly belong
to the people of that locality.
l shall seek to abolish the state
board of health and everything per-
tanning to it, as an unmitigated and
expensive nuisance.
| shall endeavOr to abolish the
railroad commission, as useless
expense, since all to be accomplish.
ed by it may he effected by direct
legislation as advocated by the late
j. u. George.
| shall seek to materially reduce
the operating expenses OF the state
government, which may be done
without impairing the efficiency OF
the service.
shall present a method to H.
crease revenues, and decrease taxes
and to create state board for
equalization of taxes to keep tax
payers from cheating each other.
will advocate tax on dogs,
(fOur-legged dogs, l meau).
l shall endeavOr to secure the
repeal of the law for the appoint
ment of special judges, which ad-
mits of great abuse, and invites
raids on the treasury.
| shall endeavOr to have correct
ed, as far as legislation can, the
inequalities eBd ia:qs:stfea of tbs
present laws in reiau0H 10 the
schools and school funds.
Ny motto is down With al MODS,
aud as one means II that end, pro.
vide for the speedy trial of persons
charged with certain high crimes,
by requiring the immediate open
Ing of a criminal court with grand
jury and all machinery for indicting
aud trying, so the guilty may be
speedily convicted; and change the
present law, which invites an APP
peal to the. supreme court IN every
case of conviction of crime, and ST
provide, that only meritorious cases
will be appealed.
l favor the repeal of all laws
which afford opportunities for job
berry and voritism, at the expense
of the taxpayers, without any ad-
vantage TO the public. (Ot these
there are several which, if governor,
| will point out.
| shall ever have special concern
for the men who say gehaw, and
drive spikes, and follow plOws and
handle hoes and spades; and at the
same time capitalists, bankers,
merchants, planters and all classes
of whites and niggers. including
corporations, shall be objects of my
tenderest solicltude.
If elected, as no doubt l will be
if candidate, before swearing tt
support the constitution l shall
have some one to read it to me, anC
explain it, so that John Allen ant
Murray Smith will not be jumping
on me about violating it.
Above are some of the reforms
advocate and shall spend my days
aud lie awake of nights thinking OF
others and devoting myself tc the
service of the state as governor il
the people will give me the oppor
tunity.
l have no enemies to punish, and
my friends are so numerOus,embrac
ing everybody, that in the appoint
ments | shall have 20 make only
the public welfare will be considered
Kinfolks need not apply.
The Wesson Mirror thus hits the