The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1908-01-18
fore and II ID = golden augury of what
may be accomplished in the future.
County Conyicts.

fore and II ID = golden augury of what
may be accomplished in the future.
County Convicts.
One of the necessary reforms that
should be made in our penal system is
the care or disposition of the county
convicts. No convict should be worked
under contract on public works, at saw
mills and on plantations by men who
are interested in the product of the con-
vict's toll. Some of the most atrocious
and constituencies crimes that have been
perpetrated in this shate are chargeable
to the county contractor. l have known
the poor convict driven to exhaustion
or whipped to death to crafty the greed
or anger of the constituencies driver o.
contractor.
The South Mississippi Demand.
Taxation should be uniform, and the
burdens and blessings of government
should rest alike on the rich and the
poor, the weak and the strong. | am
very much in favor of the old Demo-
cratic idea which is fundamental in u
system of government that there
should be representation commensurate
with taxation. Consistent with the
preservation of white supremacy in our
state, / am heartily in favor of giving
to each county equal representation in
the legislature provided by the consti-
tuition of 1890, the counties in Southern
Mississippi were left largely in the
minority.
Pensions Of Confederate Soldiers.
In a land of plenty and Astounding in
prosperity, the grateful emotions OF
every heart calls upon the legislature
to care for and maintain the INDECENT,
aged and needy eX-Confederate soldier.
There are but few of them left-the
gray line is growing thinner every year
but a few more days and the last one
will have crossed over the river to
spend eternity with God beneath the
shade of the trees. Out of the abund-
ance of material blessings which God
has bestowed upon our people, let the
legislature give a pension to the deserv-
ing ex~-Confederate soldier, which will
keep the wolf of want from the door,
and, in part, absolve the obligation
which the sons and daughters of Con
federate veterans acknowledge to him
for mis- almost infinite sacrifice for right
and truth.
Separate Sleeping and Dining Cars for
the Races.
I cannot too earnestly urge upon the
legislature the necessity for separate
sleeping and dining cars for the races,
and the strict enforcement of the law.
Experience has demonstrated that the
more widely the races are separated in
matters social and political, the greater
harmony will exist between them.
Institution for the Blind.
I cannot too heartily commend Dr..
Sims for his able Management of this
institution, and the ability, fidelity and
honesty with which the board of trus-
tees have performed its duty. l com
mend to your favorable consideration
the recommendations of the board OF
trustees of this institution.
Institution for the Deaf and Dumb.
Your attention is directed to the re-
port of the board of trustees and the
superintendent of this institution. New
buildings have been completed, and 1t
is now one of the most handsome in
stitutions of it's kind in the United
States. The board of trustees, assisted
bv the superintendent, Prof. j. X.
Dobvns, deserve great credit for the
economical construction and successful
management of this splendid institution.
State Charity Hospital.
The charity hospitals situated at
Vicksburg and Natchez are well con-
Quoted, and supply in part the pressing
need of the state in matters OF tins
nature. but the necessity for the estab-
lishment and maintenance of a large
hospital at Jackson with the capacity
TO meet the demands of the entire state
does not admit of question or contro-
versy-
Departemnt of Agriculture and Com
merce.
Your attention is directed to the re-
port of the commissioner of agriculture
and This office has been
in existence but two Yeas, and already.
the GOOD results are felt by the farmers
all over the state from the work dDne
nv Commissioner Blakeslee. Mississrp pl
;s an agricultural state, n L know OF
no branch OF the state government that
could possibly contribute quite so much
RI +be advancement of the interests OF
agriculture and commerce as the office
of commissioner of agriculture n COM
merce.
Land Commissioner.
Attention is directed to the report
If the land commissioner. The present
incumbent of that office has served
the people of Mississippi faithfully for
MANY years and the wisdom of estab-
fishing the office has been amply VIM
Dictated.
Old Woman's Home.
The necessity for the establishments
of a home for the aged, infirm and IN
dioent white womep of Mississippi to
be maintained by the state is manifest
tn everyone. There are q great many
snlendid women in this state who are
left in their extreme old age without
means to support themselves, or rela'
t;ves and friends who are willing 20
care for them. That it is the duty
of the state to provide for these unfor'
tunate persons no just and true man
will deny.
There is no question in which the
neonle living in the rural districts are
more deeply interested than in the I'M
movement of the public highway. There
GRO few enterprises that bring larger