The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1906-09-22

tHc OUiOL tudI Is Tree from graft. f1d
} you thought of the indictment that car
ries to our great nation as a whole
Only five States that are free from cor
rupt influences, legislation and otfcia
graft. 1t is sad to contemplate whel
the nation as a whole is considered, bu
should be a source of great satisfaction
to Mississippians to know that theil
great State is yet in the list of those
wisely governed and under the contro
of good and true men. Then it is The
duty Of every citizen to do his part to-
ward a perpetuation of this state OF
affairs. When only one State is above
suspicion, let that m be Mississippi.
Ours is n great and good State from
many standpOints, and while we may
not show up well in the accumulation OF
wealth with others, while we have ne
cities of consequence and no corpora
tons that control the output of a single
country pay tribute, we have a COM
monwealth Of good people who have
not as yet surrendered to the god of
mammon or sold their birthright for a
mess of pottage.
The perpetuation of this state of
affairs devolves upon the white suf-
fragistS of the State, and the first mat
ter of Importance is the election of leg
islators who are aggressive, progressive
and far removed from corrupt influ-
ences, men who cannot be swerved from
the right by the use of money or the
promise of power. But some one will
want to know why this word of warn
ing when the State is free from such
conditions and the use of money has not
been resOrted to in the past? Fore
warned and alert to the danger that
threatens will do more to prevent the
first OtfenSe than ten times the same
energy to correct will accomplish after
wards. Then let every mar put him
self on the watch tower. Twice during
the past few years powerful Hobbies
have invaded the corridors of our capt.
tol building during the sessions Of the
legislature. What was accomplished
and the means used may not have been
a reflection upon any one, but a famil-
iarity with such methods and a reluc-
tanoe to condemn will eventually term
mate in something that will bring a
blush of shame to the cheeks of honest
and true men. Then the necessity of
selecting the best men for the legisla-
tive bodies, men who know the right
and are not afraid to do it. Our people
should be more alert than ever, war
ranted by a change in prevailing condi-
tions in the State. Mississippi has been
practically free from trust and corpor-
ate influences in the past but a change
is taking place. A number of powerful
corporations are fast gaining a hold in
the State and silently but surely cOnsOl-
idating certain interests that may not
auger we'll for the future. The writer
is not charging them with doing what
is not right in the eyes of the law or re-
sorting to unfair means, but the expert
ence of other States should be prOtited
by and a bulwark thrown up that can
be assailed should such be attempt
ed.
Capital should be invited and encour-
aged to come here and develop the
that we have for
development. No hostility should be
but the contention is that the
capitalist and the one-horse farmer
should stand exactly upon the same
ground and be accorded rights and
privileges upon an equal basis. Then
elect men who will cOnscientiously pre-
serve this equality, with due regard for
the rights of each. Send your best men
members of the law-making bodies
and there will be no occasion for alarm
Or apprehension that undue influence
has been used for certain or specific
legislation favorable to any class.
The Farmers Union in session at
fixed the limit for cotton at
i cents and the Cotton Association In
session at Hot Springs made the limit
10 cents. Both organizations are ar
means to care for the crop and
urnish money on forced sales so that
he market car be fed as the cOnsump- I
ion demands. 1t is to be sincerely |
that the great mass of producers /.
hat are in these organizations will 1
tand ~squarely behind the officials in
matter and that the producer will ,
n the future receive for his product ,
it is justly worth. This is the =
My means by which the farmer can :
ope to accomplish anything, and the ::
uccess of these organizations mean |
luch to him. Stand by your organiza- T
ions and the result will be worth much a
D you in the future. O
Isaac L. Mason, a young farmer who
yes northeast of Brookhaven, made a C
record this year raising water S
lelons and marketing them. He had b
ne and a quarter acres of sandy land q
lanted in watermelons and cante- =
'upes, and from this small plat of land si
e sold melons enough to clear 1925
bove all expenses. The crop was
a plxotn6 in tWaptu 6ayc pau1ipinr =,