Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1907-09-28
Letter From Big Bud.
The letter below received too late
for last weeks paper.

came to our capitol city last Mon
day and found all life and action. Truly
the growth of jackson is wonderful.
New houses going up every day and
still no houses to rent. | met lady
the other day from Dallas Texas who
said she had been all over the city and
could not get decent house to rent.
Enthusiastic citizens claim that Jack
son will have so, 600 inside of two years.
Nearly all the prominent men | met are
IN favor of constitutional convention
and want the incoming legislature call
tat once. Judge Campbell says we
ought to meet, make the appropriations
for the various state institutions. call
the convention and adjourn until after
the convention has met and acted.
Says the members of the convention
should receive no pay only mileage and
they could get through their work in
side of two weeks. He says he could
write a constitution that would save the
state over 500, 900 a year, abolish the
office of county and municipal treasur-
err, or pay them only a nominal salary
and let the banks who now do the work
give bond and assume the duties of this
office and thus save over 500, 900 yearly.
Pay nothing for the assessing of the
polls as the constitution already assess
es these and number are yearly as
sessed who pay nothing. Each beat
should be assessed by the member of
the board Of supervisors or some one
acquainted with the lands. Each county
pay its own school fund and pensioners
and if a county after their lands were
fairly assessed could not pay enough on
these funds, then the other counties
could assist them; have constitutional
prohibition; elective judiciary and five
supreme judges so that when one Judge
was retired the decisions of the SUI
preme court could not be reversed as
was done in the celebrated sixteenth
section case.
He said that when the last constitu-
ton was adopted, the measure which
overshadowcd all others was the suf-
frage question and not much attention
was given to the balance of the con-
stitution. They claim that while the
legislature could submit amendments
that would correct these matters it
would take too long and be too uncer-
tain of adoption. OF course all of South
Mississippi will favor this, hoping to
get larger representation, but | I'M
derstand some counties who were claim
ing four or five thousand voters only
polled about one half of this number.
Something ought to be done about
our primary election law. No one not
blessed with an abundance of this
worlds goods can run for state office.
Some of the candidates for governor
spent over 500, 900 and | hear some of
the candidates for other state offices
spent 81, 900 to $4,000, and the candid
ate for the lesser state Offices can
never hope to get acquainted with the
people. A majority of the people don't
know or care about the candidate for
these Offices, and it is said that by mis- |
take the name of man who did not
live in that district got on the ticket |
for Rankin comfy and actually got 276 |
votes. Well hope God will give us
wisdom to so legislate that we may be
able to correct the wrongs and make
the burdens of the state government
bear equally on all.
The brave, noble and gallant General
Jake Sharp crossed over the river and
Joined his gallant command who had
zone before, on last Sunday night. He
was as gallant as any who wore the
grey and was one of our best and most
efficient generals; loved and trusted bv
MS men they would follow wherever he
led, and his brigade was so active and
efficient that it was called the "High
Pressure Brigade" Had Gen. Sharp
been as good a politician ms he had been
4 soldier he could have had any office
Il the gift 'of the people, but he had
never learned to bend the Supple of
he knee that thrift might follow
awning" and was impolitic to the last
legree and one of that sort that called
spade spade. He was a grand
honest man, sincere friend and re-
iected honor on his name and fame will
20 sounding down the ages. He was
always very popular indeed in our coun-
~ and no one was ever more welcome
at our annual reunions which he fire.
luently attended. Two companies in
our county were in his brigade and one
If these old soldiers, John Windham
sent his old commander large turkey
IN each Thanksgiving which was much
by the General. Reouies-
cat en- pace. Good bye,
n.,x- 4