The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1900-01-19

ers, after they agree upon a sclcr
iInn. are to report their action 10 til.
governor and aftorney-gcncraI, and J
J they approve the -cirrliuH and prlrr
;. the land 10 10 be bought II practical
!, bic. In a body and II 1t be lmptactica
bic To buy In Il body, then they ar,
, To select in bodies as close to caci
other az possible. The land to be So,
lected In the Delta. After purchase
the board Of control ~ to tax,
charge and erect the necessary build
ings and then occupy 1t with the CON
ricts or AS many AZ may be possible.
Ar:e-i"n wells are to be sunk and the
land opened Is rapidly - possible.
The hoard u control T., to have ffI'
authority 10 luty Jli urrt,,arV liz,
stock farming implements. machinery
and al other personal property
necessary for the successful rrerL'j IT.
u \ farm. The board " control is T.,
have full .uthuri'v to do and tn eau IL.
Ia he done everything which in rlrfi
Judgment may be necessary for carry
ing into cTcCt the purposes II Tie
act. The purchase money is to be
taken from the money now in the
treasury to the credit Of the pcnitcn-
tiary. All contracts for the ensuing
year are TO be executed
Thi, bill, or some similar bin,
should become a law, The pcnItcn-
tIary should be taken out Of politics.
As It Is now a little CotcrIr control
It's affairs and it IL not in the interest
OF the state either. 1t IL true that
the pcniicntiary has been 4 source IT
revenue 10 the state; and it is also
true that it has been a source Of rev
enue to a few gentlemen Of great DO
liticaI prominence in the Delta who
mny be relied upon to turn heaven
and earth over, aud possibly raise
hell, Ia order to prevent the passage
Of this bill. ! cannot see how any
legislator, who wishes 10 subscrye tic
interest II the state. can OBJ
It. II the state ran lease plan
'%atIon., clear them M, make i'm
prevents upon them. aud then make {
money for itself aud the lcasnr. num ,
nncl greater would lee the profit
I II owned the land? Did you ever
mo" \ prosperous, pruyIdrnt. success ,
I'll planter who made money cultiya,- ,
nR leased land who did not at the &
lrst opportunity become u land own
n? No, you did not. The success ,
vi planter almost invariably owns o
he land he works. The state /
hould own It's. And to do it the {
aIpayerS OF the state need not he I
for a cent. 1t will pay for
tsclf In three ycars-Thc profits Y
mich now 20 into the pockets Of = c
LvOred few the select cutcric- the
reat political manipulators of the 81
'clta-Till in five years pay for the i,
md and then TIE state will own ii. b.
! will belong to the people. The ]e
nth about the matter Ia, there is "
argument based upon business a,
Tinriplcs, supported by honesty or
by patriotism. which can he b,
rRcd against this measure. Aud II "
falls TO become law Shall al :,
avs believe It due to political deals ii
tnanipulatiOus-the criminal use
the Legislative function, hone
'nator Gardner will push the matter I'll
Rorously. lie has an opportunity
make character Tor himself and de- ~
= state Il great service. Let him u,
-. ~ NJ
lSh 1t with vigor. and disclose the ~,
al purpose and intent of the oppo. ne
tion. lie can do tile has the u
and the will. Aud when the III
nth Is revealed the real facts ven W
lated, there are a great many pco- +,
e in the state who win marvel AT co
e extremes to which some men will Ia
Tor gain, I..