The Tupelo journal., 1903-09-25
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noble women, may not also wear
and disappear.
"Oid Mississippi was state ot
achievements. The people of Mis-.
sissippi, inspired by patriotism and
common sense, elected General j
q. George the United States senator
from that state. All, that was q
great lawyer, a great commoner, 9
great patriot. He entered the sen.
ate to find Judge Edmonds, of Yer.
mont, chairman of the judiciary
committee, and yet it was on this
committee that the Democratic
managers put General George, be-
lieving that he would represent the
Democratic principles there. II
was a wise, a foreseeing movement.
"This great lawyer, by the force
of his intellect, unyielding will and
great industry, forced Judge Ed
monds, the great lawyer of the Re-
publican party, to approve first an
act that stripped the federal courts
of the United States of two thirds
of their jurisdiction, increasing it
from $500 to 1000; second, to ap-
prove an act that changed entirely
the acts of congress regulating the
removal of causes from state to
federal courts, the amended act pro-
posed by General George making
it almost impossible now to remove
a cause from the state to the feder-
al courts; third, to approve an act
that provided that a receiver ap-
pointed by a federal court and
placed in control of a railroad run
ming through more than one state
should operate such railroad sub
ject to the laws of the state through
which it ran. Prior to this amend
ment it had been judicialIy deter
mined that a receiver appointed by
federal court could not be sued
while operating a railroad, even if
it ran through more than one state,
without the approval of the Judge
that appointed him.
$50 Mississippi is entitled to the
credit of contributing to the United
States senate senator that was a
constructive legislator. tie had
the genius to create and construct
new system of federal laws that
fully frustrated the policy of the
Republican party, which was to
confer all jurisdiction upon the
federal courts, dwar6ng and dimin
ishing the dignity of the state
courts. General George by these
acts re-estabfished the jurisdiction
ct the state circuit and chancery
courts and restored their ancient
dignity and honor. All citizens
who believe in this system of gov
ernment established by our fathers,
and believe in the distribution of
state and federal powers, as our
fathers originally intended, should
always honor Senator George, out
of whose great brain and patriotic
heart were coined these federal
measures sthat brought back our
federal and state governments to
the original conception, and as
provided by those who spent their
blood and treasure to establish the
republic"
The colonel then took up rail-
roaaing again. He said that the
Mobile and Ohio had had her trou-
bles, that the officers beds were
not always of down and that the
fears and fancies had been some
times appalling; but steadfast
purpose, an intention to do the
right thing, had brought them out
until it was now one Of the great
railways of the world. He told of
a time, many years agone, when a
passenger train was stalled because
drawhead pulled out. 1--WE had
no other drawhead," said the col.
onel, "and we had no means what
ever for repairing the damage, and
we should have been compelled to
remain there until the engine had
had time to make the round trip to
the division headquarters for re-
pairs. Our policy was then as it
is now-to know our patrons, to
like them and to make them like
MS. So, while we were in that pre-
dicament, and while things looked
as black as we'll might, an old far
mer geed and hawed his OK team
alongside the right-of- way. He
grasped the situation, told Us to
wait bit and drove off, returning
in all haste with log chain which
he loaned us and with which we
made the coupling and proceeded
on the way. That is the way to
run a railway. It's success depends
largely upon the loyalty of the peo-
pie who contribute to its support.
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