The sea coast echo. [volume] (Bay Saint Louis, Miss.) 1892-current, 1903-05-30
RENDER UNTO CAESAR
THOSE THINGS WHICH
ARE CAESARS.
Governor Longino's Remarkable Pine
Record A vicksburger Reminds
the People Of the stath Of Few
Things to His Credit.
vickebure. Mias.. Nav p. tant

vicksburg, Miss, May %, 1908.
Editor Clarion-Ledger:
The stacks OF certain factional per-
sons and papers upon Governor Longinc,
whose candidates and aspirations he has
had to turn down, ARE as amazing as they
are irritating TO oil who love fair play
and are concerned in the good name and
Reputation OF their State.
Nolmatter whathe docs,no matter what
policy he pursues, he ia attacked with a
violence and yirulence that reminds
one of the invectives hurled against the
odl-time carpet baRgers.
But abuse as they may, the Eongino
administration, tested by the facts OF the
case, stands out as the most successful
that the State has seen since the war.
Under II more good laws have been
enacted, more improvements in the va
rious departments OF tho government OF
the State and in the schools have been
made than in any OF the preceding adj
ministrations.
Under Governor Longlno the magni-
ficent textile school at Starlfville, whose
celebration even now attracted tho at
tention OF the nation, has been establish
ed and organized 80 effectively TINT "
ranks today with the finest schools OF
this kind not only Ia America, but IN
England and Germany as we'll. Irxtea.
sivo improvement have boon made 10 the
buildings of tho historic State university
and passed from n period Of dissenslou
that narred it's usefnldess, iato q period
OF peace and prosperity that makes u ths
loading young ladies' college OF the
South.
In tho management ofthe penitentiary
notwithstanding tito criticisms aud in-
vestigations OF committees whose reports
the Legislature, by the by, wo I'D not
sistain, there has been shown The high-
est tact and financial s,ill. Honey has
been conveyed from the labor OF the
convicts Into the State treasnry, and,
the finest farm in the State today has
been purchased, party cleared and stocked
with the best OF agricultural implements
and teams. The quarters Of tho prison
efs are bette, their clothing warmer
and more substantial, their medical ct
tention greater than ever before.
There IN no comoarison whatever be-
tween the accommodations OF prison-
ers now and those undef Cogeruo''
Stone. The Governor az president o.
the board oil control is responsible large
| ly for these improvements. In addition
1t was largely due to the work OF the
conyicts that the levees in theupper dis.
trict were saved during the late high
water.
Under Stone, Lowry and McLaurin
attempts wore made to provide tho State
with decent capitol. Under Longino
the attempt has become a fact. As ores~
ident Of the capitol commission The Cow
ernor has practically had the manage-
ment OF the construction OF this magnit-
cent building, and has given ny strac-
ture which no Mississippian can behold
without a thrill OF patriotic pride MING
his heart. Not one breath Of scacfal
has touched the handling OF the million
dollars involved In this building, and il
ia the verdict OF those who know that we
have today a capitol better than those
Of States which have expended over
twice that sum In the construction Of
theirs.
Under the far-famed Stone adminis-
tration a defalcation OF three hundred
thousand dollars occurred. Under Lori-
emo defalcation OF one hundred thou
sand dollars was threatened but by the
tactful and prudent course OF the Gov
ernor not one cent was lost. And yet his
nolitical opponents are bowling and
blaming the Governor because the jack
son grand iuries would not indict certain
people whom distant and hostile papers
suspect Of being guilty Of some shadowy
violation of the law.
| Under Longino the insurance COM
missionship has been established, and
4 figures and fact have been compiled so
that when the Legislature meets again,
that body will be in position to deal
intelligently with the question. Under
| Longino the insurance octopus attempt-
ed 10 bulldoze the State like 1t bulldozed
the mayor and aldermen OF this city. II
| was backed up in this attempt by many
over fearful papers and business men.
Direful predictions were made Of cala=
nifty to follow fast and fa9teT If the
State did not PROSTATE itself iuIiireT' the
feet OF the insurance lopdsS thtthe Coy
ernor stood firm agaiHstthe bemsHde oi
these alien Corporations and showed
] that in at least 5nh BtAts e@potations
can not b4aa aSftdrialis fsaying to this
man "come," anhe che fepnethj rand to
I that rhapft 'go'yandl hs Igoeth +. None loi
these caIamities have followed. Pros
perity blesses the State today, and the
cotton was insured after all.
F0f0f Course we 40 notoeiaifi ah9, entire
1 credit Tor az these tbtpgs afors the Gov
J eFpn,tor, but he issphtled tola large 9por-
3 btion of it, Hothe Slater had not Beef
u dbfospefousi would not hR critics have
7 ,sfbilatSed him efor its ,8shs u RfSgpeGityi
: Ihsp int fsinessae tthem praise him fol
!. it's increase,fn fnateffal wealth. If law.
{ 1Iessnesg and disorder had iDcfeaseQ
thsy yfidt Y hav6h blamed ukim for CT
ysIEThen when n detkrmined effoEtfH m$d'
iGlby the 3uigesheapp ppoirted' 'chndndn PC
lcdrdsnce withfhe spirit ofihibdnaugura
: addressIto stamp ptbesefout, let them Civ
G him the nredibjustly hisTneasIn1ol
Mang-uoge improvements have bees
:, accommodated under this aapipistEatiqp
fbnt tie citing ~ the @6ve - surely SUI
I 4hSenE 1sheV b9ss ptt lyGDp azAs9 II