The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1909-11-19
TIE GOVERNORS OPPORTUNITY.

There Is q noble opportunity
awaiting Governor Noel in the prep
aration of his message to the short
session of the legislature, which
meets in January, If he will only
perceive and grasp it; if he will
only lift his eyes above petty things
to the contemplation of Mississippi's
larger needs, and persuade the law
makers to direct all of their endeav-
ors toward the achievement Of these,
his name will go down in history as
q public ~benefactor, instead Of q
futile, childish and Ineffective gov
ernor. If Governor Noel will take
the way of craftsmanship that lies
open and inviting before him, in
stead of the bypaths of triviality
that tempt his footsteps, he can per-
form a public service that will make
his administration an epoch of be-
nefcence in the annals of his state,
and conquer for his name an endur-
ing eminence iii history, and that
way is, as said, not hidden or OBJ,
scured, but lies broad and wide open
before him. 1t is, simply, to adopt
a liberal attitude and policy towards
capital and enterprise, encouraging
the development of the material re-
sources of the state for the pros
verify of every social, moral and
civic interest. We want to get rid
of the narrow view and take the
broader one that contemplates less
the immediate profit and more the
ultimate and larger one we want to
relinquish the inconsequental rev
enues derived from the taxation of
money loaned for work of develop
ment, to grasp the larger revenues
that will follow from the wealth
created by this money; we want to
encourage the building of more rail-
roads by convincing those proposing
investment in this direction that
they are not to be treated as if pub
lie enemies, but welcomed as friends
engaged in the performance of a
valuable public aervice; we want to
abannon every privilege tax upon
the statute books as a hindrance to
enterprise and industry, leaving
such sources of revenue to munic.
qualities in the few instances that
they may be justified in a wise and
equitable public policy. W. want
to unloose Mississippi aud give her
people the opportunity to enjoy their
share of the food-tide of prosperity
that is sweeping over the country,
and the governor can help i'm
mensely in this direction in the e
concentrations that he may make in
his message to the lawmakers who
meet in January.
In the above the Meridian Star
sets forth the proposition of Govern
or Noel availing himself of his op.
portunity of being chronicled by his
story as a public benefactor. Gov
ernor Noel, every inch of a c%onscien-
tious man, is going to raise his eyes
to the contemplation of Mississippi's
larger needs and persuade the law
makers to direct all their endeavors
toward the achievement of these. He
has the resolute purpose to prosper
his people, and his plea to the legis-
lature is going to be so eloquent and
convincing that they will be com.
PEELED to respond to it. The prop
er spirit of patriosm will animate
this writing and the craftsmanship
will be an ornament.
Governor Noel is fast becoming
one of the most popular Governors
that has graced the gubernatorial
chair. His many friends predicted
such for him, for they knew that a
man of such high principles, broad
mindedness, conservatism and pol
icy, was sure to achieve success.
His freedom from ciiques and clans
assures his constituency that his &C.
tons and speech will be dominated
by his own principles of right,
bringing into play every possible
fundamentally of strengthening the
royorr~on rf M;oc;ccippi