The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1907-10-06
NoEL'S POLICIES
Lines Along Which He Will Conduct
Administration.

ton of judges and of levec eorrrlis-
sioners, Of fair legislation, reappor-
tionment, equalization of taxes,
more equitable distribution OF state
funds, a training school for teachers.
such changes in our primary election
law as will minimize expenditures of
time and money and temptations OF
unfair practice, more effective meth
DDS of supervising and taxing public
service corporations and for better
enforcement of all laws, especially
those intended to suppress trusts
bucket shops, blind tigers and ganb-
ling dives.
The question OF statutory prohibi-
ton of the liquor traffic was brought
into r41e canvass for Governorship
by the liquor sellers themselves.
Having made it an issue, they should
abidethe decision rendered While
unspeakably great. in other respects.
are the results of liquor selling, the
open fragrant and continuous efforts
OF liquor sellers through money aud
organization, to control the election
in their own interests, OF such munic-
ipal county and state officres as are
especially intrusted ssiththe enforce
raent of law, makes their existence
a public menace. Always they stand
for those candidates from whom
they expect least interference with
criTIsas incident to their business
Whea s>e<tions would, without doub.
be close, are settled by their WELD
ing the balance OF power, whaI can
be expected of officers owing success
30 their AID and expectation OF immn-
nrN The temptation and opportu-
nity of carrying elections through
and, open or secretly given, of liquor
organisations, cannot be too quickly
nor roo surely removed
From the opening of my canEaign
have said that If entered the gov
errors Office II would be without any
conmnittal as TO official appointment
either than that fairness should be
The supreme test, and that. when an
applicant Of equal or superior merit
ported me, their choice should be-
come my choice While no judg-
ment as between applicants shall be
made Oil the matter comes before
me logically, those who supported
me IN the meantime can be confer
ring in the effect to ascertain whom
they desire
Eeach branch Of the legislature
should be self-gove rning body. This
can only be made true by abridging
the one man power heretofore given
to their presiding officer. While the
Lieutenant governor is member OF
the executive department, through
appointment of senate committees he
IS made the most important Iegisla-
tive factor of that. body. Through
committee bills can be shaped, pro-
NOTED or thrett1ed, the speaker,
while chosen by the house, exercises
like docalsnation. All that committees
should do should be the considering
and shaping the bills, leaving thei:
ultimate fate to open legislative &C
ton, as majority might determine
The practice is often far different
Self government, among other ways,
could be obtained by having the APP
pointrnerrt of committee, whose mem
bcrship should. be chosen by the tegis-
lators from each congressional dis
trlct. Liquor selling, tax lodging
ard other special and organized in
fuences spend millions of dollars an
nuany in efforts to mold legislation
tavorably to themselves through lob
byrng. These interests are doubtless
working hard now, IN every possible
way, to get on committees dealing
with legislation affecting them those
legislators from whom they expect
most favors. The stealing OF enroll
ing bills e1nbody certain corporate
legislation, which had been hercelv
fought in our last legislature. proves
that nothing will they leave undone
that would pronomte their interests.
Lobbyism should be clearly de-
f1ned, and its field of operation put
within narrow limits There is moth
ing wrong in the open presentation
of the effect of legislation to legisla-
tive committees by the known repre-
sentative or interest TO be affected
If providing in behalf of an in
te7ested party. food. drink or per
sonal persuasion to- Juror annuls
the whole result OF court trial a.
being violative of some OF the safe
guards for judicial fairness, why
should not similar safeguards, if only
for stunning the appearance of evil
with its accompanying popular dis.
trust, be thrown around legislators
upon whose decisions depends no,
merely one controverted right. but all
controverted rights. for all time.
upon those subjects with which lepis
lation deals? Free liquor. free passe,
and other so-ealled courtesies cost
ing large sums of money are put If
easy reach of all legislators during