The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1907-05-11


enforced they shall know why it is not
forced and the failars Of the enforcement of tie
law shall net be because rne governor does not do
his duty
RAILROADS
Railroads absolutely essential the de-
velopment and prosperity of any country. Be-
of necessity, and the nature of their services,
they are quasi-public institutions They have priv
eges and rights which individuals do not have.
They can exercise the right of eminent domain; can
take your property, whether you will not Various
counties and municipalities of the state have recog-
nized their necessity and their usefYlnss and have
contributed in the way of subsidies and donations
largely the construction of these great arteries of
Because of these things they
tain duties to the people 1t that they
not scrupuous IN recognizing their indebtedness to
the people; for which supervision of
carrier is absolutely necessary.
1 believe in maximum and minimum I
think the rate should be plainly fixed in Mis-
sissippi, that any one who read the English
language can know what the rate is. l think that
rate ought to be reasonable; that the railroads
ought not to be crippled But do believe that
that rate should be fair to the people. We can
regulate rates within the state. We can't regulate
rates beyond the state, but if the rates in the
state were properly adjusted, if they fair and
reasonable to the shipper, great saving must
to the people Railroad rates nothing nor
less than tax. Unless you car get your product to
market, it is of value, and the producer always
pays the freight.
We endeavoring to build up magnih-
cent seaport at Gulfport southern coast.
If rates regulated that you could ship your
cotton cheaply to Gufport it would be immense
saving you, and the time, would build
up this magnificent harbor. I have voted against
every bill in the Legislature, the purpose OF which
permit consolidation of the railroads.
could understand why the Southern wanted
Moh; r. and yt1xyf Ii
nois Central wanted to purchase the Yazoo & Mis-
sissppi Valley unless it because they
competing lines, and these railroads did not de-
sire have competitors in the field. We are told
that the powers of the railroad commission ought
to be enlarged. In my opinion, the commission
has ample power to fix the rates and to enforce
these rates when fixed. If they will exercise this
power great relief will to the people.
STATE LANDS
The state owns valuable lands in the city of
Jackson, among which are included the old Capitol
the old capitol grounds and the lands adjacent there
to- the governors Mansion and four hundred
acres of land purchased during the Longino adj
nnistration for the State Insane Asylum, which
was not needed by that institution l think
disposition ought to be made of this property.
Possibly, as "a matter of sentiment and relic
of the architecture of the old South the COVER
nors Mansion might be preserved but the old
Capitol is tottering to decay. 1t supplies only
home for bats 1t stands sad reminder of
the truth that its usefulness is gone, that it has
served its day and generation. To it is a cher
ished object of love and veneraton, but unless
something is done with it it will soon totter to the
ground. This land and the other property in jack
son is valuable. The state gets revenue from it
and it should be sold and the proceeds applied in
way most helpful to the people.
IMMIGRATION
I believe in immigration, but I further believe
that this immigration ought to be of the right
kind. I not of those who insist upon
speedy, unnatural, artificial development of the
state. I do not desire to make out of Mississippi
Chicago New York. What need is good
citizenship. Therefore, should cheerfully well
come among us all those who will make good citi-
zens; those who can adopt themselves Gus
toms and to institutions. The white citizen
ship of Mississippi has always enjoyed the reputa
ton of being largely Anglo-Saxon than that
of any other state. While have large COM
mercial centers, extensive manufacturing enter
prises no great centers of trade and commerce, we
have been justly celebrated for the courage and
thoughtfulness of our citizenship and the wisdom
of laws. We have taken the lead in much that
has contributed towards the best ideals of Re-
publican form of government. l desire to preserve
this condition I believe that the best product of
any country is and women, and that the best
energy and the best thought OF the state should
be devoted towards the development of this pro-
duct. I insist that the greed for gold should not
cause to sell our birthright for of pot
tage, lower the standard of citizenship
to infect the pure stream of Anglo-Saxon blood
that through the veins of people
Hence I am unaterably opposed to any and every
kind of immigration, the intent and purpose or
which is only material development, without
gard to the character or moral and intellectual
qualifications of the immigrant During all the
days that have and gone since the close of
the Civil War, have suffered anxiety because
of the "b1ack cloud" which hangs the South
1t was the greed of the New England money-getter
and the avarice of forefathers that left this
cloud as a baneful heritage to I am
prophet, the of prophet; therefore,
shall not prophesy, but confess that do fear if
we open the doors of the South to that kind of
immigration which has cursed the cities of the
North, before many decades our last condition will