Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1914-02-12
EprroR EAGLE:

an evertfuI one. The common
schools nave been given approxi-
ulately s. IS per pupig-s much
larger amount than ever before.
This bill pas.ed without opposi-
tinr practically. The old soldiers
have also been cared for in a
much larger amount than ever
before; the theory being that
they will no, be hero long, and
therefore need as large an allow
ance ~ possible. Many other
appropriation bills of great i'm
: portance have also been passed.
The Burkitt bond issue bill for
Si.Os0, OJ0. 90, bearing interest of
s per centun has aroused a great
deal Of interest IL Is unique IN
this; ali bonds must De sold 70
citizens Of This state. and upon a
pledge Of the buyer that they
are not bought for speculative
purposes. However, I hardly
think the bill, when perfected.
viIl carry over ) per cent foe the
reason that. many argue. that will
take the surplus money to buy
The bonds rather than loans 70
farmers and general business
the : per cent money; hence, to
make Il 5 per cent will De bet
ter. Every one knows that
they will easily sell for 5 per cent.
Heretofore ne have sold bonds
as iow a. 3 i-2 per cent. France
s=tounded the world when some
years ago it paid of the entire
national debt caused by the
Franco Prussian war by selling
her bonds to her own citizens.
The French people have always
saved money; If they make any
thing they save 4 part OF IL; 81 IN
a very few years the national
debt Of France was fully paId OF
when the worlds leading fnan-
ceers said the nation coald never
paw of tie debt. One easily sees
that money IN the way Of taxes
must De used; then, il the inter
est goes into the pockets OF our
own people We have in fact lost
nothing, simply changed hands
Iris plan will encourage saving
il will keep our money at home;
it will give our citisens safe in
vsstneut az ! reasonable rate OF
interest. Il is . most popular
IDEA. since we must have some
additional money, or else raise
the levy which many think IN
wise 20 do.
might say, too, in passing
that Mississippi has the smallest
bonded Indebtedness possibly IN
JhIe nation; xe ought 70 De proud
Of that. We have only about one
milton four hundred thousand
dollars in bonded Indebtedness
This, of course. does not in
cIude the money due the Cni-
versity nor the Chickasaw school
I fund which together amounts &c
approximately two million dol
lars. Let u hope that 1ur legis-
Iators may ever keep this bonded
indebtedness down. Many %
our states ase bonded far up II
. the millions, and in the souti
, this xas brought about BY pa
government just after the Clvi
War.
The writer has introduced
number of important bills one {
n which IS tie bill regulating fra
i ternal orders This bill Is inter
!, ded 70 place al fraternal order
under q systematic law that vi
= be uniform with other states.
i will curb the tendency OF VI
r. scrupulous companies to sell il
surance TO unsuspecting citizei
without having anything TO bae
the company II passed u
senate this week With . unan
nous vote. Il will pass 1
vs. House, I think, the same way.
A. have also introduced o
"a 10 require each sheriff. Chance
Clerk, Circnit Clerk, and Urea
Is urer 10 lie list OF his fees vi
=, the state auditor on Jan. lst-,
" each year; also 10 keep this tier
an ICED list in his own office. | d
> this for two reasons: First,
order TO get the proper data up
10 which. two years from now,
Is formulate q bill placing all su
officers upon 4 salary bas
Now, many throughout the sta
are u1aerpald; others get
much. Second, there has be
At attempt to place them upon
u: salary basis this session. Sc
rs eral bills have been fornulai
us 10 this effect However, no o
nd has the proper information up
%. which 20 base any bill AZ q
nd time. and my idea Is that
est should have the exact figures |
ATE Tore Us N ORDER tn1s ws mls
Ter make the salary q Just one 1
n rot believe in TOO high salari
rly but IN order 10 get good men
aal salary should always be hi
n enough to get god efficient ~
ng Then, too, if any prospect
MS candidate u afraid that this sa
ed, ~ proposition might be TOO
IN for him when put upon that
SIS, he may put himself TO
: trouble Of running next tIne-
., gives him fair warning
have introduced a full tri
crew hilI'' requiring AL 'rsiH-
this state to have at all ti1..--.
~ duty, full crew in orVi-r T., ay
- alIchances of accident. IE me
ter with the full approval Of all
~ trainmen, and Is now in vot
NV except in some places in
80 state.
too am also irving to get a