The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1906-06-16
PLATFORM OF Mr., NOEL
Upon Which He Will Make His
Race For Governor
A Very Conservative Document-He
Deprecates fractional Politics and
the Use of Money in Campaigns
Favers an Elective Judiciary.


uouncing my candidacy for the Demo-
cratic nomination for the governor.
ship Of Mississippi, the highest place
within the gift Of it's people. a place
far too exalted to be used as an ap-
pendase Or appendage Of any factor, |
ask y0ur attention to a summary of
sils7e of the questions which will con-
tront the next state administration.
IHeSe and other questions | will dis
cusS when the canvass opens, discus
sion now of matters about which all
are agreed would be mere wordplay.
Our government should be brought
nearer the people, with whom it
should be kept in living touch, by
making all members OF each depart
ment directly responsible to those
whom they serve. With us, the
whites exercise all political power,
FAX delinQuentS. illiterateS, criminals,
and negroes being excluded, giving
.c0ntrOl Of our state to the highest
Glass Of electorate. Suffrage, when
applied to judges. United States SEN
at0rS, or leyee commissioners. neither
requires more nor less sense or virtue
ttidll NIICll dppiICC " OCllcI SUdUt Oli-
cials. The centraliZing tendency of
taking the choice of officers away
frOm those whose interests are most
vitality affected is undemOcratic. fOS-
tcring rings and factions which seek
lor the purposes Of graft to dominate
the election of officers, controlling
patronage OF importance. Judges and
4evee commissioners should be made
elective, and the patronage of the
chief executive reduced to the small
est limits practicable.
Self-governing people should do
Lheir own thinking and choose repre-
s>entativeS to carry ont their own ideas
government should emb0dy and re-
s!ect the honesty, patriotism and in
telligence OF its citizenship. Educa-
tion, therefore, is essential to intelli-
gent exercises Of suffrage, as we'll as
10 spiritual and industrial develop.
tnent. An efficient system of public !
free schools and colleges is prime !
neceSSity. Management of these in
stitutions should be SO altered as to
tpinimize political Influences.
Three-fourthS of our states funds |
go to education. Upon the white
children, the burdens and responsible
tiles of our state soon will be devolv-
ed Preparation for that task is
vital concern. Existing methods of
distributing school funds gives some
counties more than they can well use,
and to others hardly meagre salary
for shortest terms. A method, fairly
equitable in its results to all white
children, can and should be provided.
That our children may receive the
most advanced methods OF instruction,
the greatest return for the money ex-
pended. a we'll equipped training
school for teachers should be eStab-
lished. Rural schools should be reduc-
ed in number, and by longer terms
aud better salaries, increased in etfi- |,
cheney.
The state should live within it's in :
some. All property within its bor- I
derS should bear its proportionate ,
burden OF taxes. Only such taxes i,
should be collected as are absolutely '
required for honest. economical and
efficient public service: and the peO-
pie should receive fulI value for the
expenditure of every dollar Under
<,ur defective assessment laws wholly
Inherent rates OF assessment prevail in n
different counties, rendering the state
ieyy twice as burdenS0me in some
Is in others. y system can.
and ought TO, b. instituted. which +,
will gradually relieve land and person. h
atty from ali advalGrcm taxes other X
chan that imposed for county and If
purposes. collecting. as in !,
some other states. the required reve- :,
Hue from other sources. Untii this ~
method becomes operative. state II
board OF equalization OF assessments !.
should he created
Contests for Office ShouId turn on
merit, and not money. The uses to
.vhicA money can be legally put in ef- pt
feeling uominatiOn or real cleo Ii
-iNl-Ought L. be defined and it's L.
4anunt limited. Laws g.. this kind IN
;ar.: been tri.'d in about u Guzen diff cn
Great >talc>. Their effect has been j
.NcredjlIeiy beneficial. t!.a nomination Z,
.u'. election "f G.veri!nT FOX. in Mis- m
sn!ij. being a striking instance. vi
"a sc}d :, !rtier jncGci! UEiie voter as
! ~ :'gi>tr.'i''n books costs six az
n ,uS.nd dollars. tn" = Stage alone I'll
ling .iaii ;.!aL sun. ( state canvass -
n THAI IiIF " ,u'tt cost The salary Of a
,'v1riiuf iui fuGr yrlrS, and Iebar for
ri u. il ~ requirement fut success. all
IN did not have the command of ,en,
reat wealth, and make the selection j., ;
governor Il question Of money. To fo,
void such dangerS, legislation Of the Or,
mentioned should be enact a +
l.
Railroads and other c0mmOn carri- wr
are eSSentiai ID inpoefn ne. Our hat
ntinued development demands their rem
crease. They are entitled to fair no,
ID reasonable return for their capital %,
ID cost Of operation. No general dis nv
Sition exists To OppreSS them nor to 9th
eek their development; but it is the
|epn duty of the state 10 DrOteGt L 1