The Port Gibson reveille. [volume] (Port Gibson, Miss.) 1890-current, 1912-05-23

i Oullu S1Ould nave AS"A
IL. I. Smith. The names OF Berry
Barton and ohm Allison have been
handed me since the publication.
They are included in the total. If
other names are recalled they
should be published and in that
way a more correct list obtained.
The name published as G. w.
Seview, Jr., should be G. w.
Sewer, Jr. F. H. F.
Editor Reveille
There are many questions pro.
pounded: "What is the matter
with the Board OF Supervisors and
the Treasurer that they, at this
late date, should advertise for
depository 2" and as it concerns
me and my office l feel that state
ment is necessary to the people,
but really can give but little in
formation as to any possible dissat-
isfaction. It may be personal, it
may not be. At all events, had a
little calculation been made they
would have known that it would
cost the county more to make the
change at this late date than to
continue without depository.
When Hercules and Atlas were
to demonstrate their strength be-
fore the OIympian gods. no weight
could be found sufficient for the
trial so Jupiter hurled the earth,
Atlas caught it, and has horne it
ever since, but Hercules was
dubbed the god of strength because
he was in the boastful tournament.
| The pondetous weight Of Clai-
| 6orne's treasury has been hurried,
Bolls caught il and is bearing il
manfully, but theee young Hercu-
les may yet be The special gods.
The preceding Board exhausted
their legal resources 10 obtain a
depository, and in view of the
chances of failure required OF the
treasurer the largest bond i'll the
county, that the funds might be
safe even without it. This bone
has been an expensive one and my
responsibility very great. Th'
Miss Southern Bank is simply {
vault for safe keeping, simply a.
friends of mine. They do not us'
dollar of county money-in fac
can not under the law, and coult
not even as depository use 1t TO
profit without repeal of certain
statutes. It is true it has increased
: my salary, and this may be tn
cause of this hasty action OH th
part of this board. I believe th
banks are all my friends, but / ca
truly say, they acted without m
: intercession in any way, shape O
form, and / believe-yes l dare t
say, HOPE they will do the sam
: again. have this to say, further
: that l was elected on the commi:
sion salary basis, for I know ths
enough OF my people told me pre-
vious to 1908 (when the law WE
le changed) that they were going
Q vote for me, to elect me. | al
q equally convinced that were it le
e. to vote of The people to-day
n would receive the commission sa
ary, for MANY, MANY have bee
the expressions of qualification TIL
1 was entitled to that pay since n
lv lincumbency.
lg / hope I write not amiss, tn
ar little exordium to our board:
beg no mercy, ask no quartz
.: Tract the law. Do your dut
is Honor ana shame from no condition ri
IN Act we'll your part; there the honor lies
or Men may talk, cuss, cuff al
kick, but almost from the incipie
st cy, when the great State of MI
re, sissippi was sub-divided into cou
it ties, Claiborne has been in de-
and I thank God we are all citize
u of a commonwealth which NAL
tains her credit in honor and co
lie fdence. We are paying the de
of our fathers. and children '
pay ours. and thus the line Of d
!, is stretched through generate
and the coming vista of ages. \
a tions are recognized by their put
NJ debt. Our own grand old coun
nse owes her multiplied millions {