The Magnolia gazette. [volume] (Magnolia, Miss.) 1872-current, 1899-02-01

beng quite generally copied and
complimentede 1t favors a new
capitol, but not on present site; a
state board Of equalization; a
more equitable distribution Of
school fund by limiting state tax
To two mills, counties ID supple
ment, retaining the pon tax;
school term Of four months; fa-
vors bureau OF agriculture and
commerce; a geological, agricul-
tural and timber survey OF state;
textile school, in connection
with A. & M. College; giving state
revenue agent a fixed salary; a
revision Of quarantine laws; ex-
empting newspaper presses from
seizure under execution or at
tachment, to amount of $1,000. 90;
dredging of a ship channel to
connect Ship Island harbor with
the Gulf or Gulfport; fayors gen.
eral government takir entire
charge of levee system; fair,
honest and economical adminis-
tration Of the affairs OF the state
government; maintaining good
faith and credit of the state in
violate; opposed to collecting
back taxes OF corporations who
were exempt from the payment Of
taxes by the laws of the state; but
in favor of enforcing the law as
construed by the supreme court
as to the taxes accruing after the
date of the adjudication.
Messrs. McCool and Critz, can
didates for governor, discussed
their platforms recently before a
large audience at New Albany;
and the Gazette reports that each
pleased his old friends and made
many new ones.
Hon. A. @. May, state treas
urer, has announced for railroad
commissioner, second district.
Were he eligible to succeed him.
self as treasurer, it is not likely
that he would have opposition.
There appears to be no special
hankering for that office. AL
though the salary is good, and
Office honors are very few, by
statute, the bond is very large and
the responsibility very consider
able. 1t is not probable, howev-
er, that the state executive COM
mittee will have to offer bonus
to some one to be a candidate.
Later on several will feel laud-
able ambition to serve the people
in that very honorable position.
State Superintendent of Edu-
cation Whitfield has high ap-
probation Of his present appoint-
ment, and will give the people an
opportunity of continuing him in
the office for a full term. And it
Is generally understood that Prof.
]. G. Hardy will again contest
for the position. The state would
have, in either, capable and
ldibillul olllcldl.
T. r. Maxwell. the popular
clerk of DeSoto county, |
will be candidate for auditor.
And your correspondent feels
authorized to say that the present.
secretary of state will be candi-
date for reelection. His only |
platform is the pledge that should |
be be )ntinued another term the |
state will continue to have his
very best service. He cherishes
4 very keen appreciation Of all |
he public favor shown him, and |
will try to express it in devotion |
20 duty.
The file leaders of the Hill and |
lynch factions OF the Republican
party in Mississippi had numer-
aus conferences last week, and |
agreed to "harmonize, and they |
expect henceforth to ssdwell to-
yether in unity" They are now
'eady to 60 for everything in sight
- III PtOoPcSV tliul lllt UdllOHdlI
administration may have laying
around loose. Their contentious
1t Washington prompted the COM
nand that they must get together.
The two old committees having
new state executive |
committee of fifty was chosen, |
With A. M. Lea, of Vicksburg,
chairman, and campaign COM
nittee of eight with l.. B. Nose
ey, of Jackson, chairman. Thel
I'D committees will be equally re-
presented in the new ones.
Under recent ruling of the
var department, the government
will reimburse states for sums
,aid volunteers from the date of I
acceptance by the state until their
MUSTER into United States service.
dost of the states paid the troops
or that period, so that they are