The Grenada sentinel., 1904-01-16

case stern necessity lay back of this |
venture out into the world a1d the |
OF the money necessary to |
make the canvass meant more than
the rich can imagine. 1t was. then,
not only a blighted hope, but a de- |
pleted purse, with which the disap-
pointed girl returned to her home.
All! IL these men of Mississippi, SO
strong, SO brave, so chivalrous in all
things else. would only learn that the
greatest kindness in these cases lies
in simple truth, it would be so much
better than fer them to "be like gentle
men" to all of the girls and vote for
only one. There was q sad, but at
the same time, funny case Of this sort
some years ago, when a woman OF
great intellectual ability, but too SOL
i'd" faith in men Of legislative frailty,
made the race Tor thought she had).
With unquestioning belief in every
promise, she spent hours OF troubled
thought selecting at one upon whom
she would confer tho honor of her
nomination. This was no easy
choice. since ten of her promised sup
porters boarded il the house with her.
At last she chose, however, a man OF
simple honesty who would not break
his promise, even to q woman. The
CdSupoA6N AO1l0u OA. ouu "oASu AOI
At last the fateful time arrived, and
among the others, this lady was nom-
mated. The voting in those days was
done In caucus, and sometimes the
men who had, to quote from Malcolm
Fra 1klin's brilliant speech of Wednes-
day, LIED like Mississippi gentlemen
were safe in doing so. But for this
time, alas! no amount of protestation
avafled to save their regulations, for
when the vote was counted, this lady
had received but one. And that, as
all men (and the woman in the case)
we'll knew, was cast by the man who
put her il nomination!
There were, no doubt, several SINH
lar experiences in last weeks election.
as three of the candidates had only
one vote each, and one had three,
while all the rest of that great body
of wise men cast their votes for Miss
Matte Plunkett, and in SO doing,
again gave to Mississippi splendid
official, and at the same time demon
Strated the fact that il this beloved
land of ours girl can cut her own
way in life, even though thorns cover
the road and rocks rise in the path
Miss Matte Plunkett, with naught to
aid her but an honest name, came
from the far interior of Leake coun.
ty, where in early girIhood the suppl
of large family slipped from the
fathers (paralyzed) shoulders, to hers.
then frall and Inexperienced. but loyal
as only Mississippi girls can be.
Her victory was a splendid tribute to
her worth, by the men of Mississippi.
Among the hundreds of eager specta-
tors who crowded tie galleries, sat
one lady who was known to but few.
She was a small, elderly lady, in sim
pie black, whose dimming eyes gazed
at the scene with somewhat of their
old-time fervor, AID who leaned far
forward to catch the count while her
| hands clasped and unclasped con-
tinually, in the inteslty of her emotion.
1t was 10 her that Miss Plunkett turn
| ed first, when all was over. for she was
! the mother for whom (and the chill.
dren') this brave laughter is giving
! her youth and strength, and the best
yof her life.
! OF course the first thorough, prac
tical test of the capitol is now being
made, and to the great surprise o1
| every one certain features of it are
most disappointing. For instance, the
| acoustics of both these splendid audi
forums are poor to a degree. 1t is a
matter of impossibility to transact bus
mess as things exist, and hence both
houses adjourned today until Monday
afternoon, having in the meantime, ap
pointed committees to purchase car
pets for the floors. Carpets! Just
think of the desecration of covering
! those beautiful floors with "three-pl9
brussels, or even velvet, carpets! II
is dreadful and yet it Tor some relief
is absolutely necessary. The beauti
%,,1
Portable (as. indeed, is every part o
the entire building, but when th<
chairs and desks (not to mention hun
dreds of we'll shod pedal append
ages) strike the floors, the grating
noise seems to have tiousant
echoes, and to spread all over tht
earth. 1t is impossible for those sit
ting in the next row to clearly under
stand speaker, as matters now stand
The committees are hard at work Ol
bids today and hope to have the floor
covered by Monday.
This unpleasant condition was, un
doubtedly, the cause of the senate
action in excluding from the floor O
the senate everybody except legisla
tors and their employees, State officer
and newspaper reporters. This is
most wise action and the house shoul
follow suit. There is ample CALLER
room, and the galleries are elegant il
, furnishing and arrangement, for al
visitors, and they should sit there, in
stead of in the way of, or at the elbow
of, the men who are sent here to d
the States most important work.
: will be a great day for Legislation
. everywhere, when the members of tn
legislature and of the lobby are i
; different apartments. Quite little sti
/ was made Thursday over the same oil
/ bone Of contention (now picked up an
. polished) viz. furniture and repair
for the mansion"
| The same old song has to be hear
, at every session and to many men
: bers its notes are out of tune. VIII
, doesn't the State sell the old, ricket,
; unhealthy, uncomfortable place 9TH
: property would bring about SIS. 10000
, | ora with e1E.000 M nf fhiC