The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1899-05-27

Others had prepSred' No. IN F'oN
of the past, there is little use II
r.dulging in any optimism as &c
the Captains leading as " Ia"
maker.
Mr. Bates is introduced as y
successful planter and business
man residing near Leland True
and good one, too; yet we
don't mean to be mnmd, and
don't think we are oyer-bold il
venturing the opinion that If The
Golfers of the state were full t(
bursting, and all that was needed
to bring opulence to the citizens OF
Washington County should be foI
a bill to be framed, introduced and
urged by Mr.. b. f. Bates for
their relief, they and poverty
would remain friends for many a
long day.
This ticket, in itself weak and
mediocre, stands for that shame
full thing, McLaurinism in politics.
And it is sought to blind the intel
ligenee of the people of Washing
ton County both to the flncompe
teney of the ticket, and to the fact
that through it Washington Com-
ty is asked to endorse that admin
which has Inundated the
decent people of the state, by pre-
tended zeal for leyee interests,
vague hints that the ticket will
block some imaginary railroad
legislation, and will enact some
law torbiding enjoining of leyees.
Candidly, with a fair field and
no favor, there would be little
likelihood of the proposed ticket
either being able to bar bad, @"
pass good legislation.
But when did Skinner, Mont
gomery, Battles and WATSON get
tn he fhe bulWarks of leyee inter-
ests When, by either zeal or
ability in levee matters, have they.
proven themselves worthy cham
)ions of the cause ! Always, pos
,ibIy with the exception Of Mr..
Skinner in the last campaign. have
hey been either luke-warm sup
'orters or opponents of General
jatchings, the recognized eXpon-
mt of levee interests.
If we make no mistake Captain
montgomery in the past has iusti-
led that opposition by not favor
No himself government aid to
evees.
But they are to pass a law for
idding the enioining Of The levee
GARD. The statute now provides
hat the building of a leyee shall
OF be enjoIned when steps are
eng taken to ascertain the DANA
es OF o land owner; but the Con
tuition says: "Priyate property
hall not be taken or damaged for
ublic use without compensation
rst made" Does any one desire
} place the board above the law
lake 1t superior to the rights of
he citizens, and provide that the
wee board can take or damage !
riyate property without making
)mpensation therefor ! If so.
this ticket OF the stuff that is
kelly to reyolutionlze the funda-
entail law of the state We I
low of no desire among the tax t
~ "t the state to have any |
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'lSlation enacted tn,, ~
upon or disregard the rights {,
those whose property is taken S
damaged in levee building. The CT
ople only ask that such DANA u
be legally ascertained and set 81
l. II
No. Neither the demagogue's IL
OF railroad influence, nor Sian ,
Gus lnsinuations against honor 1t
e men, nor the pretended and ~
lted zeal of these gentlemen in NJ
OF of levees will make the pco- dc
of Washington County either an
rlook the weakness of the tick Is
hey offer, or forget the shame &c,
MLaurin's administration
brought to the state, or feel 10
the interest and welfare of ST
county is not safe in the Gus Jc
7 of Campbell, Thomas, Larkin ce
Castleman. As
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