The leader., 1899-03-22

.Ni t'i>t wiz DC sCHt 10 You ny mall or
for g cents. TIE chances are ten to
IS are the very medicine you need.
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companies, have cast in out Of their abundance
tie, oil ms leuury, has cast in all that he has.
Gov M2Laurin here review the leYce board
matter. reCiting the reasons he has given before
for his appointments. He discussed the hos
tl!ty Of the State press aad the Senator George
funeral expense matter. affirming that he was
loyal friend and supporter OF the late senator.
Continuing, he SAID
The Capitol Bill
When the capitol bill was vetoed they as
sailed Inc as if they thought It was my duty to
smut my eyes aud sign the bill without ever
look Ing at II.
The State senator who vas also attorney for
the aZoo MISSISSIPPI Valley Railroad Com
p1nS, ana VINO saIi that he would not take
S5.OJO 10: his seat in tn senate FOR the oVpOr-
/ tuhty 1t gave him To iIht The executive, was
exceedingly Incorporate in his denunciatiOn of
me lur not signing the bill without making any
investigation Of II, Notwithstanding the cnnStI-
tuition reqalr'i thar / Should examine II. II
any one " IL TAX the trouble to read the Sptclti
cations which were given me by j. Riley Gordon
as the ones mentioned in the capI Ol bill, and
which mag be found in the house journal of 1897
from page no 10 page 221 he VIII ind that not i
| word IS said about a statehouse or any office
pertaining to Il StatehouSe, nor about The dl
inenNlonS Of the house specified, and he will find
that the specifications were for i courthouse.
Then, ii they will turn To PAGE 24 in the report
OF Mr.. Glover, the chairman OF the capitol com
mi;iee OF the house they Will find that he says
the specifications mention the senate chamber
TIepreseniatiye han, &C. II | had signed the
bid without examining it, who would have
known what specifications were meant in the
bill: 1t would have been left 10 NJ. Gordon TO
put IN any kind Of specifications that he desired
The governor here reviewed the Industrial
Institute and College appropriation matter,
again q mining Di9 "A de iinT with that
institution.
As to Exemptions.
One proposition lay GoWa ana no jus; man
VIII dispute II, AMI that Is il any manufacture
Ing corporation or o:her person, b. reason OF
conditions performed, Is enll!lc To an eXemp-
ton. It should be Sdcre lily kept; but il under
the law there IS M exemption. ii ShuulI not
hesitate to pay its iuSt pio9arttoa of the taxes
o. the Sta'e. The comniDa masses of the PEG.
pile have no opportunity 10 lobby through the
legislature laws Tor their special interest and no
laws ought to Ia enacted which would impose
upon them burdens that properly belong else
where. | woIli nos take dOltar of taxes for
the State unjuStly from the rich, but VIII
never give my sanction to any law or execution
OF The law which does not recognize the equality
OF every man, hi III or lON.
II the railroad company could, by attracting
the peoples attention away, succeed III getting
governor and legislature Wnlch they could
mold TO thci: VIII, they could, hy legislation, 50
compAaate matters a' 20 delay the collection OF
the taxes until they could have an opportunity
to put man in tie place OF Judge Whitfield on
the Supremt bench who would reverse the de-
clSon of the supreme court AMI thus cut the
people OF the STATE o, Mississippi out OF just
taxes which, by In II time, woui1 have aggre-
gated more th1l two Millions OF dollars.
Aliens Rcjoinder.
In his rcjoinier Mr.. Alien started Of by quot
ing GOV. Me .aurin's statement that his admins
traiion would be remembered by the people of
Mississippi fifty years hence. Mr.. Allen thought
that If there was anything the people OF MiSsis-
SiDIi would "a, John Allen
shouted voice from tbs AUDIENCE it was, con-
tinucd Mr.. Allen, turning to Gov. MeLanrin,
your personal, peaaut-tradinG, demIgogical
administration. NOu are right, you will never
be forgotten" He vas as much for the men
who drive spikes and say gee haw' as Nc
Laurin. The governor had sal id in his 50, ech at
Meridian that If H. had been half as true 10 his
God as H. had been to the people of Mississippi,
he would not now have a scared conscience. Mr.
Allen thought that il the governor had been as
untrue to his God as he hId been to Mississippi,
he should have warts, corn', bunionS All NenS
on his conscience"
Mr. Allen accepted the governors challenge
for a primary election.
The governor had said he had as much right
to pay the fun"rii expenses of any citizen out
of the contin cent fund rs he had to pay those
of Senator George.
why had he not inNiel the Iee-haw boys
and spike drivers 10 lie IN state at Jackson
Mr. Alien said he had himself answered tee-
gram from GOV. Mciauria to Mrs Wa!lhau,
askinc bar 70 ,aka IN, rn,,oin, of Sar,,or Wal
tbau 10 lie in state Mt Jackson
Mr.. Allen concluded by Slyins that every Of
fetal act OF Gay. McLaurin since he had been in
office had been influenced hy the governors
prospective candidacy for the United States
senate.
The governor in the course OF his remarks had
alluded to his physical condition and had COM
mon NV y,,,rrsm Mr. .IIsp ratnrtnL. 81
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shau rioT mn, h,t,sr ,neat tb,n yo, s,r,,
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l''' ,.','r nv "''a ~ 49,. ,,,at
anu hafpor appropriations lie h'u 'o'e"
against one or two such bl'Is not because they
were river and harbor appropriations, but be-
c,uso thav contained fa,,ures which in his
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