The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1900-02-17
ITS THE woRD--CoMPBoMIsE

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at by the |. G. r. r. to the state
= end the litigation now pending b.
~ fore the United States Suprem
Court. Nearly every Paper W
- have read favors the conpromis
% and calls upon the Legislature t
accept it. Some newspapers or
y pose it on the ground if il is du
+" the State, let us have it, never TO
y once considering the merits of tn
case or the future effect on tn,
= State by liberal compromise.
; Now this question has only beer
settled by our Supreme Court, ano
in this, one of the ablsst of its
judges, Judge Woods, dissenting
!. The question is now before the
+ United States Supreme Court and
is as liable to go against the state
as the railroad. Supreme Courts
opinions change with judges as the
decision in this case alone proves,
for up to the present Supreme
Court of Mississippi, the exemp-
lions granted to these factories and
railroads held good and our in
formation is that Judge Campbell Il,
one of the ablest Judges our State
has ever produced, and one of the
attorneys in this case, express
ed himself that it would have been
betterfor the State to have lost
the suit rather than for the case of
Mississippi mills VS.. Cook, and the
unbroken line of authorities fol-
lowing it to have beenoverturned.
Again should the State win in the
higher court it has a right to
assess damages, and their opinion
may be that of Judge Campbell,
that the road is only liable to
taxes since its consolidation with
the Louisville. New Orleans q
Texas R. R. IN 1892, which make
about seven years, and the amount
they tender $3.50, 000as a compro-
mise pays dollars for dollar all
taxation against the road during
thrt time. What more could the
State ask. Good will and I'M
broken pledges is some times
worth more than money. The
welcoming of capital and the
trampllng under foot the idea of
reputation by our new Governor
has no doubt prompted the rail
'oad to stop the suits and offer the {
compromise. |
The motive of the Revenue
Agent and his lawyers in opposing
he compromise is shown to be the 3
land of greed, and not good. Their l
opposition to the settlement is not |
or the betterment and advance y
nent of the state, but the increase
f personal wealth, for with the s.
anne kind of suits against the a
' essen Mills, Agent Adams c
lowed this company to compro- +
Use for $50, 900. Then NAV | e
SIX why does he oppose the one &
fered by the railroads, for $780, ri
20 ! 1t should be the policy of 81
lie State to treat all of her fran n
Uses with perfect fairness-give II
'ne the advantage of the other: dc
ace all on the same footing, let m
~ justice be done. If it is u
yht to compromise with the fac -
lys it's right to compromise in
tn railroads. The sight of gold pc
ouId not stand as a barrier to Al
. States progress. Its amount
ould n OF alone be the weight in ~, Nv,
stices scales to determine its on
ulty and right. Such policy Is
'uld be ruinous to the State and Ar
r legislature should not allow 1T.
is the duty of the legislature to vt C
TX into the compromise offered Isl
the railroads, and if it is for ing
States honor and future wei ual
e to accept this compromise, it
'uld be done regardless of the H. H.
n paid or the approval or dis OOO
oroval of the Revenue Agent the
his attorneys. MAJ
Jaw suits make enemies-com- AP
misses friends, and the latter we w.
ut the railroads to be, for as our am
nts OF prosperity, they will pos
lg into our state enough CAPT per
the taxes of which will soon pay ana
difference between what they n nO1
r and the amount sued for nro
he legislature should appoint 1,
to be composed, if we plul
allowed to rtbo src,ooot;o, colt