The Tupelo journal., 1906-01-12

had been advised of the existence Of
fever in New Orleans thirty days before
1t was there, we would not
have had a single case in the State OF
Mississippi. Every necessary precau.
tion was taken as soon as the fever
was discovered In New Orleans, to pro.
tect the people or mississippi; but to
our great disappointment we discov-
cred that the enemy had appeared in
our midst before the health authorities
of New orleans to the world
that hat city was honeycombed with
the disease. The failure of the Legis-
lature to make an appropriation to de-
fray the expenses of maintaining the
quarantine made 1t necessary for the
Governor to borrow the necessary
money with which to pay the expenses.
Lunatic Asylum.
One of the beneficent results of CIV
ilization is the care and attention given
by the government to the unfortunate
members of society. The weak and
in life are a charge upon the more
fortunate mber of society and have
a vested right in the products of every
n toll to the extent or maintaining
Their is no class of the unfortunate
members of society that appeals to me
quite so much as the insane. The loss
of mes reason is the closing of the
all that is beautiful, good and true
a calamity more to be dreaded than
death itself. Mississippi is not as gen
erous in her treatment of the insane or
mentally sick as she hould be.
I call your attention to the report OK
the special commission appointed by
me to make an investigation of the in
sane hospitals of the State, and to re-
port their findings with such recon-
mendations as their judgments might
dictate" YOU will find in this report
I trust that after investigating III
matter thoroughly you may see fit to
vote the necessary money to make the
improvements SO much needed in this
hospital.
State judiciary.
perity and increase in business have SO
multiplied the work of the courts that
the necessity for a number of new
circuit and chancery court districts is
servant person. L am advised that In
the counties of Harrison and Perry that
the business for the courts has in
creased to such an extent that at the
last term of court, held in these coun-
ties, only felony cases were tried, on
account of the limited time. That con-
dition, | am told, obtains In other coun-
ties. The laws delay is the cause Of a
great deal of crime. Nor is it economy
to overwork and u~nderpay a judge.
The State should be willing to pay for
the services of a faithful and efficient
officer what such services are worth.
Whensone considers the fact that the
Chancery Clerk of a county gets a sal
airy of three or four thousand dollars a
year, while the Chancellor and the Cir
cult Judges are paid only $3.50, the in
justice and absurd inadequacy of the
salary becomes apparent. After paying
his travelling expenses and other ex.
his duty, there is left scarcely enough
of the Judges salary to maintain the
most frugal family.
State Bank Inspectors.
There are no institutions in this State
in which there is more confidence re-
posed and greater interest intruSted to
than the banks. They are often the
custodians of the net earnings of a life
time of toll and self-abnegation. 1t is
the duty of the State in all matters
within the province of the government
to give care and protection to the inter
ests of the citizens of tho State. 1t is
also the duty of the State 20 protect the
legitimate business enterprises from
competition with unreliable and illegit-
innate business enterprises. The banks
doing a safe and conservative business
will not object to the creation or this
office. 1t cannot possibly do them any
harm. The n conducting an I'M
safe business need the watching which
this law will provide, and the patrons
of such banks are entitled to protection
against them. With that end in view.
l recommend the creation of the office
of State Bank Examiner, whose quail
fications, duties and term of service and
the general luLCllOlS VI liz liz W
be prescribed by the Legislature.
Pension Of Confederate soldiers.
1 deem it a matter of supererogation
to call your attention to the obligation
of Mississippi to maintain a system OF
liberal pensions to INDECENT and needt
ex-Confederate soldiers. The care and
maintenance of the remnant OF tina.
gallant and who sacrificed so much
in defense of their country's honor forty
years ago is an obligation resting, upon
every citizen of this State, and one
which he SHOULD thank God for the
privilege of absolving. l trsut that a
broad liberality, coupled with a deep
sense of personal obligation, guided
by a wise prudence, may characterize
your action upon this matter.
Soldiers Home.
The home for INDECENT Confederate
soldiers, established two years g By
the State at B%eauvoir, the home of the
late President of the Confederacy, JET.
ferson Davis, will doubtless
a continuation of your favorable con-
sideration 1t has in truth and in fact
proven an ineffable blessing to the
homeless n p%enniless ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
soldiers of Mississippi who have taken
refuge in it. Under the term of the bill
making an appropriation by the last
session of the Legislature, the trustees
of the home were unable to use about
six thousand dollars of the amount Up
p~ropriated. The capacity of the home
is limited and new cottages Should be
built in order that all deserving and
needy applicants may be permitted 70
share the benefits of this benefactlon
which the State has ~vouchsafed to
Child Labor.
"'Tis education forms the common
AS the twig is bent. the tree is in
clined."
The greatest product of any country
is men and women, strong of mind and
body and rugged virtues., we cannon
hope to ave such, If the health or the
child is impaired, it's growth stunted
by hard usage, and it's mind starved
by unremitting drudgery dring the ten
der years of infancy. The age and
hours of child abor is an unquestionea
prerogative of the State government to
regulate, and !. is also the duty of the
State government to do SO,
Public Roads.
A good public road is one of the ad
vantages and conveniences concomitans
with the higher civilization in rural
communities. The improvements OF
the public roads by taxation, or work
ing them with convict labor under the
direction of competent State and county
officers, is one of the pressing necessi-
ties of this State. There is no matter
in which the people living in the rural
districts are more materially interested
than in the improvements OF the publlo
highways. 1t is indisp ensable to their
welfare and to the development of the
material, mental and moral possibilities
of the State.
1 submit this question for your con-
sideration.
Oyster Commission.
I call your attention to the report of
the Oyster Commission and invoke your
immediate consideration of the question
of reimbursing the banks of Biloxi.
from whom we borrowed the necessary
funds to pay the expenses of the Oyster
Commission. The Legislature, under a
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS with reference to thu