The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1912-01-19
GOTERNOR BREWERS IV.4UGUR.AL
ADDRESS

.IUDhLOO
Governor Brewers inaugural address was broad and compre-
hensive and showed a wonderful grasp of those problems that press
them selves upon the attention of the state for solution. II was the
standing its boldness, its unequivocal terms and phrases there was a
tfh bfoun that portrays the new Governor IS one interested in the
sorrows, as we'll as the joys OF his fellows, ana tht oeIeyeS IN mo- o
broad principles of craftsmanship which do not overlook n 'no'
'0' The Governor led his hearers up to the suWmit of the Mount Of
futurity and there pictured in that simplicity only known to those of
the deepest convictions what the days to come will expect of ,our,
s shose ent 1a whS w a h ha au9hor Rsy' today - The adSaa4Fess was a plain call
to duty. 1t showed that the Governor was deeply impressed with
te GREAT duties that have been committed to him and that he has
resolved in his hear. of hearts to devote himself seriously, sacredly
s sna h Grat ths greatest eU stt oaEee . within their gilt, with a unanimous voice.
Those that understand we'll the throbbings OF his heart and that
imagine, during the delivery of his inaugural address, that much of
ti past by , %ts "a xR Ro' haSe 1 been "A tested pseti by f late's fiery furnace, was % &C.
casionally athwart his mental vision. such sentiments however
that faith and hope, to wisely and couragously meet the great re-
sp%onsibilihes of the Governors office, which are laid in love to God
LOYALTY to home and devotion to country.
His enunciat,on of the doctrine of political peace in Mississippi,
sn l IL saes dangers Of storm. What is % be gained by referring
to the mistakes or political sins of the past? Whatever real or mag
grievous' by continued designation. Errors grow in magnitude
when when passed pass th to s the 1a|u {oc Psri b"t their hfe esse nee d d1gn'e oos t ssu @ se
saiL as the a slime Of ,be ERROR m;n dn and i daa,e w the e yip;oa. the Ie s' us be ose
that Gov. Brewers injunctions will find open ears and willing minds
among extremists on both sides. ,.
the reformation of our criminal law and court procedure. He said:
enough when made, but often entirely united to modern conditions.
THE courts must be unshackled and the paralyzing influence of
ie a oe GENERAL o we ia Of our statute. The enforcement of the
law lies close to my heart. and am convinced that nothing is of
greater importance to the people and their happiness and prosper
iy. The Governor should have the authority to employ a COM
mission to recast and modernize the practice in the criminal courts.
"As an aid to the speedy and sure enforcement of the law. the
, leg ;hi ire. shou df lin limit o the present Ts r HG5fs ST sanaa right i no OF appeal 5bso1u from
WHY Why. should .h blind tiger ,%e .% tor iSa nr4mf;t be pc permitted nit e st to- appeal ap 1l
business2 recommend such amendments to the law as will pre-
vent such absurd1ties.'
He asks that the Governor should be given the authority to
"employ a commission to modernze the practice in the criminal
courts" This is sound If Gov. Brewer succeeds in abrogating
MANY of the fOsSGZed methods and rule OF Our courts, thereby ma
king it more difficult for the guilty to escape the Just deserts of
their crimes, and starts ne other reform while Governor, he will
have wrought a work that will entite him to the undyng gratitude
of his people. We need more law. We need a greater respect for
law. Plans should be devised to make it easier to bring the guilty
to Justice. We need to Danish the pistol toter from our land. We
of another with a concealedsweapon, murder, regardless of the cir
cunstances.
Gov. Brewer discussed the crowded condition of the supreme
court and gave his endorsement to the creation of an intermediate
court between the circuit and chancery courts and the supreme
court. He is in favor of repeating the act creating two supreme
court commissioners.
He gave his emphatic approval to the movement for more i'm
proved and better public roads.
1t will be recalled that in his campaign for the governorship il
1907, he went up and down the state and discussed many public mat
tiers of vital concern to the people, none of which he was more EN-
phatic about than his advocacy of a law to make it possible to re
claim the juvenile offender, and his opposition to the employment
of children of tender years in factories. He was the first man il
Mississippi to make a announcement on these two questions, boil
of which appeal to the noblest instincts of mankind. He urge
these matters on the attention of the legislature most forcefully
Let us hope that the law-making body will immortalizeItself by tax
ing the initial steps in regard to these two measures which hav
been appealing to the consciences of Mississippians for years.
He urges that the "age of consent" be raised to 10 years, 1t
now IL. That it has been allowed to remain where it is for so lon
is slap at our womanhood. 1t can not be denied that there ar
lecherous beasts constantly going around seeking whom they ma
of consent that females of the colored population would "perse
cute" white men with whom they had intimate relations, Thi
might or might not be true, but certainly the white man that KEEP
within due lines would not be molested,
Those that have been bolstering up the hope that there woul
be any backward step in prohibition, were given a black eye. Tn
Governor made several recommendations as to how the present la
could be STRENGTHENED,