East Mississippi times. (Starkville, Miss.) 19??-1926, 1910-02-18

affording such vast source of in.
formation upon every line of agri-
culture adaptable to this part of
the country, upon stock raising,
poultry raising, dairy husbandry.
ETC., as we'll as the improvement of
soils and its adaptability to various
products.
A farmer buying meat, corn,
flour and such staple articles al
most makes us wonder why he
does not make the circle meet bv
buying his cotton. II it would an
pear ridiculous for chair factory
to buy its chairs, why is it not
ridiculous for the average farmer
to buy everything he should raise
on his farms My father used to
raise peanuts, pumpkins and pota-
toes enough to fatten 10 head of
hogs, six milk cows and eight chill
dren, and had six barrels of molas-
ses for desert, to say nothing of
such delicate nick.nacks as peas,
pop corn and opossum.
u n -
The municipal election will oe-
cur this summer and the situation
in our city is such as to merit grave
consideration. We may as we'll
awake to the fact that our city ad-
mlnistration is not matter of
small significance, sort of poll
tieial play thing with just any body
to manipulate it.
We are in debt, gravely in debt,
and while a municipality rarely
ever amounts to much unless it is
in debt, it should be operated upon
a basis by which the credit may be
preserved and, at the same time.
avoid such taxation as will make a
home a most expensive luxury,
compel the property owner either
to sell or squeeze his tenant blood
less and alright the prospector who
would otherwise cast his lot with
us. The very strictest economy
oonsistant with municipal progress
should be the doctrine advocated
and practiced by the body of men
Who may compose our next Board
o. Mayor and Aldermen; men of
the highest order of business ca.
pacity, ability and integrity, who
not only know how to properly ad-
minister affairs, but who will
apply sufficient degree of thought
and service to the job to place us
upon more inviting plane.
We have no kick against the old
Board especially. If they are good
enough, keep them. If there are
better men, get them. Don't make
it a matter of indifference, because
your property, your credit and
your future are all involved in this
matter OF municipal government,
not only yours, but that of those
who come after you. This is no
thing of small politics, but a grave
matter business, yeur individual
business; hence, get ready not to
play politics, but to attend to your
business. 1t is not always that
our best personal friend is the
fittest of those who aspire to places
of public trust, and clean, unset
1lsh politics count most upon q
mans equipment to serve the Whole
public well. rather than a desire to
award preferment to ali unequipped
friend, and a democratic form of
government will never reveal its
true merit, advantage and beauty
until this doctrine becomes the
dogma of democratic sovereignty.
When we learn that our franchise
is not the asset of personal friend,
not to be bartered Tor personal
gain and not a trophy Of some fat
scheme that harbors not the good
Of all, then we shall learn what
true democracy is and reap the
benefits Of good government. Let
us try it in the coming city cleo
tion,