The Brandon news., 1906-11-29
JUDGE TRULY'S VIEWS. )


Judge jeff Truly, one of the leadino
candidates for governor has made several
|speecheS recently which have attracted con-
siderable favorable attention. His speech at
Yazoo City being commented on very favor
|ably, especially that part of his speech re-
Iferrng to the change in the school law. The
Yazoo City Herald commenting onthis speech
says: That. our people are taking deep in
lterest in the political issues of the day is evil
|denced by the fact that large crowds attend
the speaking When candidates appear. AS
previously announced, Judge jeff Truly was to
|speak here on Thursday night of last week and
he came and was greeted by very large
audience, many ladies gracing the assembly.
Hon. W. A. Henry happily introduced the
speaker, and for 80 minutes did Judqe Truly
|forcefuIy and gracefully expound ahis views
land set forth his reasons why he thought he
should be the next governor of Mississippi
he Judge cautioned the audience not to ,
Iexpect a great oratoricaI display of fIowerW
language, for they would be disapponted;t that
I1e was only plain, blunt man not too much}
|endOWed With collegiate education nor SOL
Wealthy in ducats as some Of his opponents.
But the speaker made good his reputation
as an impressive taker and frequently did the
laudlence applaud him during his address.
Judge truly took up most of his time giving
MS views on the unjust apportionnent of the |
|ScnoOl fund, and the unequal collection of
taxes. HE was strong in his advocacy of AMI
amendment to the constitution, in order thatA
la clause might be inserted that would meetV
the requirements of a uniform rural school in ]
order that certain IoWer-State counties mqht
De on an equal basis of some over paid delta
IcounteS in the school fund distribution He
lcIted where some counties on the river front
were enabled to have an 8 months school
term and pay their teachers higher salaries
under the existing law, than some of the hill 4
|countIes could do and only run their schools
$ or months, after assessing an extra school
tax every year, which he said was not riqht.
he favored the assessment of railroads ac-,I
|cordlng to their valuation; stating that thell
banks We're about the only institutions that(l
|d!d pay taxes on their full capital stock ]
ne preached equal rights to all with special l
privileges to nOne. 1t was not right" he Said(|
for some land owners, either to value their|
LAND at S25 and $50 per acre, and only payl
taxes on it at the rate of only S5 to $40 per
|acre. He strongly opposed the importation Of
undesirable foreign Iaborers to our state But
would welcome all who would progress with
us and become suitable, thriving citizens
Judge truly was firm in his belief that a
railroad rate should be established so as to
|nake it impossible for a line to charge as
much for hauling bale Of cotton 80 miles as
1T does for hauling it over 200 miles, Hell
Thought the people should be granted the
privilege Of travelling over all lines of railroad
ION one mileage book without the necessity off
1DuyIng separate books for each line. He bel
|'Ieved IN the people governing the raiIroads,Sl
land not the railroads governing the people.
Judge Truly was given close attention.
throughout his address, and no doubt made
ISOn1e friends
In securing control of the Illinois Centray
Railroad, it is said that {. H. Hartman wants
Ito consolidate it With other roads, and make a \
lgrand consolidation With the PENNSYLVANIA
Vanderbilt, and his own railroad interests thus
reducing the opposition to a minimum. and}
lbeing in position to control the entire raiI-f
road industry OF the country, with the Standard
IOiI COMPANY, the Steel Trust and the RailroadJ