The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1900-07-07
POLITICS AND BUSINESS.

With this month begin to come to a
head the quadrennial irritation of indi-
viduals and agitation OF material inter
ests over the election Of President OF
tho United States. Again the daily
press is beginning to TEEN with politics
OF many hues, with reports of State
conventions and platforms, aud with
cogitations about the outcome. Much
printers ink, much money and more
time is being wasted. Here and there
IN the South, however, are indications
Of sentiment which, II persisted in
and properly cultivated, will do much
to prevent the South from sharing in
the general decentralization which un-
fortunately seems to be Il necessary
sequence to American campaigns.
After the last State campaign IN Ala
ba ma the Montgomery Advertiser sug-
gested that as there would be little In
State or national politics to engage the
attention OF the people for some time,
their thoughts might be turned with
profit to material things, and that the
money and public spirit of Montgomery
were in need of little stirring up
The paper printed nearly column
editorial in this vein. It we're wei.
/ for Montgomery II the Advertiser
should continue from now until next
year to print not only one column, but
TO devote the greater portion OF its edi
torial space to the same subject and tt
minimize the space given to the dis
cussion OF national party politics. II
that it will be setting All eXcellen
example for several hundred othel
papers In the country, and woult
be enlarging upon the text of thu
Nashville Anne rican, that what is need
ed in Tennessee in 1900 to make tb'
people prosperous and happy, 10 give
labor opportu nifty and a chance Il
work Is more business and less politics
The American says;
II should have long since occurred to TIN
people that the changes which go on in tn
Offices throughout the State every two year
are matters Of no great consequence. II W
, have an honest administration of public ar
fairs we should be satisfied We cannot ex
pect much else. All the better, to be sure,
we have men of progress, men of enterprise
men who are far-sighted. students of tn
| needs OF the times-statesmen. in othe
words, who will perform permanent servic
| for the people. But this Is the kind tha
comes once in lifetime, and until one
this kind springs up it is a waste OF rime
exert all our energies helping this man O
that get public Office
i More business and less politics is a
excellent text for the South in pres
Dental year. II it must-have politics
let it be OF the kind advocated persis,
emily by the Jackson Miss CORE;
pondent Of the New Orleans Picayun'
who insists that no man should be sen
to Congress who Is not willing to tai
encourag gingly for mills and factories
who will not during the canvass con
nit himself enthusiastically and siI
cerely to the project of geologic;
survey OF the State, aud who will,
short, use politics for the advancemeI
of the business OF his State, rather tina
engage in politics as a business Il
himself. The trouble about nation
politics, as well as local politics, is thi
! candidates are prone 10 indulge in II
nothingness of words and 20 comm
their following to policies which benz
fit the candidate alone. No other tin
has had such opportunities as the pre-
ent for the South to participate in
national campaign TO its own materi
advancement. This will not come
aGhering to men living IN the del
past OF party, or to ideas Impractical
as they are vague. 1t will come
supporting the policy looking to t
substantial future and men trained
conservative, broadAminded action.
Manufacturers Record.