Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1908-01-16
Pensions Of confeiera. s,ller.

prosperity. the grateful emotions %
every heart rsils upou the legislature
10 care for aud fnsintsin the iniigeut. !
aged and needy ~ Confederate soidisr |
There arr hat lew u them ieft-'he
gray line l. growing thinner every wear
but few more DAYS and the last enc
win have crossed over the rver 10
spend eternity with Col benesth the
shade ~ the trees nut of the ahuud-
tncs II material Messing. which Col
has bestowed upon our people. i~t the
legislature give a pension to the desery
ing ~. Confederate .oldier. which will
keep the wolf % want from the dcor.
and in part. ahsolyc the obligation
which the sons anil daughters cf Con
feierste veterans acknov ledge 20 him
for his almost infinite sacrifice for right
and truth
Separate Sleeping and Dining Cars for
the Races
cannot too earnestly urge upon the
legislature the Necessity for separate
sleeping and dining ears fer tho races.
and the strirt enforcement II the law
Experience has demonstrated that the
more widely the raec- are separated IN
matters social snh roiiticai. the greater
haSmony viii exit between them.
Institution for the Deaf and Dumb.
Your attention il directed 90 the re-
port - tho board Of trustees and the
superintendent of thi. institution. New
buildings have been completed. and Il
i now one ~ the most handsome in
stitutions of it, Kind in thu United
State~ The board % trustees. assisted
by the superintendent. Prot. J. Il.
Dohyns. deserve great credit for the
economical construction snd sw-ce~-ful
management II this splendid institution.
State Charity Hospital.
The charity hospitals situated AZ
Viekshurv and Nstchez are well eon-
duc,ed and supply in part The pressing
need Of thr state IN matters of this
nature. but the Necessity for the stab
li.hu,eut and maintenance II large
hospital at Jackson with the capacity
TO meet the demands Of the entire state
does not admit OF question cr contro-
ver.v
Departennt Of Agriculture and Com
merce.
Your attention j. directed 10 the re-
port of the commissioner a agriculture
anil commerce This Office has heen
in existence but two years. ami already
the good results are felt by the farmers
All over the state from the work done
hy Commissioner Blske-lee. Mississippi
y an agricultural state. and ! know Of
ua branch % the state government that
could po-sibly contribute quite - much
to the Advancement Of the interests OF
agriculture and commerce a. the otfice
of commissioner Of agriculture and con-
merce.
IAnd Commissioner.
Attention i directed 10 the report
II the Land commissions. The present
incumbent Il that effic~ has served
the people II Mississippi faithfully for
MANY vear- and the wisdom of e-tab-
lishins the ofiec has hren amply vim
dicated.
oit woman's Home.
The necessity for the eStablishmen,
Of home for the aged. infirm and in
digcut white women 81 Mississippi tn
~ maintained by the state " manifest
to everyone There are great many
splendid women in this state who are
left in their extreme old age without
means to support themselves. OF rsla-
tivc- ami friends whe arr willing 10
care for them. That Il - the duty
of the state to provide for ihe~e unfor-
tunate persons no Just and true man
will deny.
Public Roads.
There i no question in which the
people living in the rural districts are
more deeply interested than in the i'm.
provement OF the public highway. There
are few rnterpri-e- that bring larger
returns for the amount invested to that
class % people who support the gov
.rnmeat. maintain its commerce in time
Of peace and fight it, battles in time
OF war-the silent toiling masses oi
the rural dis;ricts-than, money in
vested in the improvement OF public
Highways.
Rate Of Interest.
recommend that the contract rate
Of interest he reduced 10 per cent.
No legitimate business ean long afford
to paw greater rate than that. and
DO not think that sound public policy
should permit any more To be charged.
Institution for the Blind.
cannot too heartily commend DR.
sims for his able Management Of this
institution. and the ability, fidelity and
honesty ~ith which the board Of trus.
tees have performed its duty. com
mend to your favorable consideration
the recommendation Of the board OF
trustees Of this institution.
Executive Contingent Fund.
The usual appropriation Of 5000 a.
the executive contingent fund = wholly
Inadequate. Requests are numerous
upon the governor for assistance in fer
retiuu out crime and resisting the in
fraction of the Law. and he should have
funds at his disposal at all times &c
comply with these requests II. in his
Judgment. tho public service demands
il. The u-e of 81. 500 during the first
year of my administration enabled us
10 completely eNtirpate the whiteeaT
organization in South Mississippi. the
good effects Of which viii b. felt for
6ftv years. recommend that ar
amount not les than si5. 900 be- appro-
priated for the contingent expenses OF
the governors Office.
Public Health.
Your attention j. directed to the re
port OF the president Of the state board
Of health. and particularly that portion
OF II which refers tn the treatment OF
tuberculosis and the prevention Of it,
spread. The rapid increase of this dis
ease throu.h0ut the United States and
particularly IN the South, calls for leg
i,Iativc attention. IL is estimated that
one hundred and fifty thousand people
die every wear from tuberculosis in the
United states and that the loss in dol
lars and cents incident To invahdism
aprroximates $3.50. 1000, 900 year. Re
cent Investigations have shown that the
disease l. not hereditary. but that sus
ceptibility to the disease i inherited
Ia other words, that while the child OF
consumptive parent does not inherit
tuberculosis it may inherit a predispo-
sition to IT, The potent motives which
move me TO urge the legislature TO con
slider this matter is that the negro, from
his halsts OF life Is the great medium
through which the disease is being scat
tered throughout the Southern country.
Conclusion
This being the last occasion which
,-slI s,s..,,r dttrinr my aduiuisf Pa ion of