The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1900-01-20
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LOngino has already brought fort
from the press and people not onl
IN Mississippi but in many othe
States expressions of praise TO
the bold and able stand he take
upon the questions which concern
his own State. The address i
purely a State paper; no time i
taken up in discussing questions o
national character, but these arr
left to Congress and national partie
to settle, as they should be. In thi
Gov Longino shows good judg
ment and proves his whole hear
is in the advancement and pros
perity of the State over which ht
was elected to preside as its chie1
executive, The address is direct
message to the Legislature, now
in session, dealing with only such
matters as should have their i'm
mediate attention and demanding
prompt action that our State may
improve some of her laws, vel.
come enterprise, guard their inter
ests, and to insure for the future
continued prosperity in every bus
mess and home throughout the
great Commonwealth.
Mississippi, as Gov. Longino
says, needs few new laws, but the
improvement and enforcement of
those now on our statute books.
On this as we'll as his recommen-
dations for a new capitol, textile
school, the purchase of a State
prison farm, the Improvement of
our public roads, the passage of
uniform compulsory primary cleo
ton law, with provisions that only
qualified electors shall vote, meets
with the approval of the State
press and critics, while that part
of his message which deals with
mob law and its remedy, and the
school question, is bringing about
quite strong discussion for and
against. His stand on the mob
law is good in theory but poor in
practice, as has been already
proven in Ohio and, might add,
in Mississippi, in the law which
made it fine and Imprisonment
for carrying concealed weapons.
The result was no convictions and
the Imprisonment was repealed |
AS long as men commit attro-t
cious deeds and the law is slow in |
rendering justice or allows their
escape, just SO long will men con-
tinue to take the law in their own
bands and mete it out by rope or
bullet. The only remedy we can
see is the appointment of special
judge to hold these trials in any
part of the State they occur, i'm
mediately after the deed is COM
and by a fair and impair
tial jury mete out prompt justice
This plan will restore the peoples
confidence IN our courts, and we
believe take the matter out of their
hands and turn it over to the court
for settlement, where it belongs.
On the school question he OPP
poses the Rowan bill which pro-
Vides for the distribution of the {
school funds between the races in !
proportion 20 the taxes paid by
each, but advocates an equal dis !
ribution of the funds to each e
county according to the attendance t
ID the schools and not upon the l
'er capita. This we believe is !
'ound and if adopted will prove a b
olution to the school problem. f
The address is quite a contrast b
o that of McLaurin's, which we y
elieYe his administration before 4
he close will also prove. Gov. e
invites capital and just 0
-eatment of all corporations. L
lille McLaurin drove 1t out by Il
recommending high taxation and e
hts. Again, going into Office as Of
does without promise to fulfill II
r reward to make, men of COM 81
etency, intelligence and honesty in
i'll take charge of many State bC
fices now held by men whose 81
lly recommendations were loyal he
: to their chief. With this n,
,aDged order of things, a clean ne
ADMINISTRATION of public affairs, en-
ling executive whose heart beats ble
lly for the States good and not fl
s personal advancement, a wei nh
ming hand extended to all enter
Ises and an arm THE law guar ps
teeing their protection, Missis- wi