The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1906-06-02
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competitive lines and strangle compe-
tition in disregard of the rights of our
citizenship and the constitution of our
state; when high officials OF public
service corporations play hide and
seek around our own capitol with the
officers of our state who are trying to
summon them before the bar of the
house for lobbying and trying to in
fluence the passage of class legislation
against our own people in disregard of
our laws; when all these things are
but a part of the testimony that the
daily papers bring US Of the great pro-
portions and grave seriousness which
control of governments by aggregate
wealth and corporate power presents
for solution to this day and genera
tiOn, it behOoveS us to watch with
jealous care the rights of our people,
and especially SO at time like this,
when there is an organized effort be-
ing made to capture control OF the
machinery of our state government,
of every state government in the un-
ion, and in fact, of the federal govern
ment itself, by electing to office peO-
pie who are more interested in private
business than in the public welfare.
GRAvEsT MENACE.
While l appreciate the statement |
am about to make will be used against
me, believe it is the truth and right,
and l make it advisedly-not in a
spirit Of hostility to any legitimate
interest, but deeply impressed with
its profound significance to republican
institutions and its ultimate influence
upon all classes Of our citizenShip-I
assert that the graveSt danger mena-
cling republican institutions Of today
is the Overbalancing control of state
and national legislatures by the wealth
and power of public service corpora
tiOnS.
In our state, where the executive
branch of the government carries with
it the appointment of the entire judi
ciary, it is especially important that
the people elect governor VINO has
stood and will ever stand in every
controversy as an uncOmprOmiSing
friend of the common people. Seeing
how easy it would be by securing con-
troll of the executive branch Of our
government to secure control thereby
Of the appointment of the entire judi
ciary of the state, / earnestly favor
and advocate an elective judiciary.
/ favor the passage of such laws as
will protect the servants and employees
Of public service corporations against
being blackliSted or otherwise mis-
treated by corporate power and greed; !;
and such as will give to them ample,
speedy and convenient remedy for re-
cOvery for all injuries received by
them on account of the negligence of
their masters Of fellOw-ServantS, or on
account Of defective machinery, ways.
means or appliances, and when death
results from such injury, then to their
wives and children, and if they have
neither wife nor child, then to their
heirS-at-law.
AID FOR CONFEDERATEs.
In sharp contrast with the material
greed and avarice Of the age in which
we live, believe it to be the high
and solemn duty of the state to look
we'll after the few remaining heroes
of the Lost Cause and their widows.
Only few more years and the last
one of them will have crossed over the
river to rest under the shade of the
trees. l do not say any more on this
subject, for deprecate the effort of
time-Serving politicians to make po-
litical capital or to foster their wan
ing political fortunes by reference to
the Lost Cause or the heroic dead--a
subject which regard as too sacred
for discussion in political campaigns.
l am in favor of the passage of such
child-labor laws and the enforcement
of them as will prevent the overwork-
ing and thus the dwarfing of little
children, and am in favor of raising
the age Of consent from the disgrace
full and barbaric age of ten years.
POLITICAL BOSSES AGAINST HIM.
IcannOt reasonably expect to re-
ceive the support of seekers after Spe-
cial privileges; grafterS or law-break-
erS will not labor for my nominations;
political bosses will not be able to find |
in my past life or official
conduct which will encourage them to
believe thai 1 could be influenced and
nodded to their liking; those employ
ed to demand from the state for their |
masters something more than exact
and even-handed justice will hardly |
work for my promotion. hope to re-
ceive the support and encouragement
of the men with no political or tinan-
cial ak to grind. The tOilerS in the
field, the factory and the Otfice-the
great mass of unbOught and unpur-
chasable people-if am elected, will
elect me. Recognizing this, to the
people submit my views and OF them
/ ask an endorsement. In pledge and |
pawn for the support of the Democ-
racy of Mississippi, l promise faith
full and efficient discharge of official
duties and an honest endeavOr to give
to the people of the state progress !
sive, yet prudent, conservative, eco
administration; and, if cleo
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