The sea coast echo. [volume] (Bay Saint Louis, Miss.) 1892-current, 1911-02-18
HON. W, W. STOCKSTILL FOR REPRE-
SENTATIVE.

Hon. w. w. Stockstill, known tc
every man, woman and child in Han
cock county, is announced in this week {
issue of The Echo as a candidate fol
Representative to the Legislature from
Hancock county, an ambition that is
Ilaudable and calling that is high and
important and one to which if elected
he would fill creditably and ably and re-
fleet lustre upon it. His services would
prove commensurate with the Office.
For two consecutive terms w. w
| Stockstill filled the Office of county su-
| perintendent of education to the gen
eral satisfaction of all concerned. and,
| it is a well-known fact, no man was ever
more imbued with the spirit OF a public
| administrative educator than he. But,
elect him to one Office or to another, II
differs not: he can and will fill one as
ably as the other. He is man con-
scientious to superlative degree, and
would sacrifice personal interest and
pecuniary gain for principle 1t is such
men that count and are singled out from
among their fellow-men.
Upon leaving the Office OF superln-
tendent of public education some three
years since, after an incumbency OF
eight years, he took a course of law at
the State University of Mississippi, at
Oxford, and, returning to Bay ST. Louis,
he at once entered upon the practice OF
law, and ever since has been engaged IN
the building-up of a successful practice.
1t is not uniting that lawyer should
represent the people in their IaW-maklng
assemblies, and, in accordance with
precedent and custom, it would be we'll
if the people should chose to elect Mr.
Stockstill. One thing is certain, IN
point of service, should he go to jack
son as the representative of this county,
the educational interests of Hancock
and the State at large would have IN
him champion who would prove ag-
pressiye in the initiative and relentless
for those rights he would seek to es-
tablish. AS friend of public educa-
ton, he would seek to accomplish all
that he advocates, and would introduce,
and work for the adoption of such,
measures and reforms that are lmpera-
tive for the future expansion OF that
institution upon which the present and
future economic and civic prosperity
depends. In the vernacular, he would
permit no grass to grow under his feet.
While Mr.. Stockstill has divers mat
ters under consideration and number
of bills yet in embryo that he would be
pleased to introduce and work for their
adoption, he has not, as yet, formulated
any set plans or platform, but advises
The Echo in the course of converse ton
that in due time and whenever the occa-
sion demands it, he will be heard from,
and in no uncertain terms; neither does
he wish to be evasive. He is friend Of
the State normal schools established by
the last Legislature, and VIII ich has long
been a crying need to.ou public school
system. He is also in favor of more
equable assessment plan, whereby
South Mississippi would come in for a
lust share of it's own. He is cognizant
of the painful condition resultant and
of the all-the-more painful fact that
laws enacted for the general welfare of
the State, in measure, are detrimental
to the prosperity and further material
welfare of the Gulf Coast section; for
the conditions obtaining elsewhere are
not coincidental with those of this Sec
ton. He stands for much that is reme-
dial and for all that is new and fitting
in with the times, and, when he goes
forth and meets the voters he will tell
of his purposes and propositions.
He has no ak to grind, no enemies to
punish, no end to further; is simply
man with an ambition. Unlike Crom-
we'll, he would put ambition from him
that seeks personal ingratiation with
the public and private aggrandizement
rather than aspire for things other than
for the most good for the most people;
then, if there are gains to be had, he
would prefer that these should come
voluntarily from those ne had served,
and their golden opinions worttlly
gained would be reward sufficient This
is the ambition, and he is the man. He
would scorn ambition for mere private
gain. and would prefer ga love and de-
sire to sequester a mans self for a
higher conversation"
Ia presenting Mr.. Stockstill's an
nouncement TO the people of Bay st.
Louis and Hancock county, The Echo
does so with the knowledge that 1t Will
be given full and worthy consideration,
and we feel, further, that the intell-
gent voters will cast their ballot accord
ingly and for the best interests OF Han
cock county,
yardaman viii Open His Campaign on FEB. z4th'
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