The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1915-01-29
QUIN MADE DECIDED HIT AT
GULFPORT.

his campaign here last night a
the court house in an excelIen
talk. Mr.. Quin made no attemp
at oratory, but discussed some 0
the issues of the campaign in
very business like manner.
The candidate announced tina
he is launching a campaign not sc
much for Hillrie M. Quin, bu
for what he believes to be a com
ing better day in Mississippi poll
tics, a day when there will be NJ
isms, no personal knocking, bu
only sensible discussions of al
issues, and m homes
votes on all questions. He stated
that he has seen service with the
State and knows the wants of to.
day and the requirements for the
future. The present and the flu.
ture are what he considers the
important things in the campaign
He does not want it decided on
past political connections. 1t is a
question OF measures and issues,
not isms, he said. Regarding his
personal a%ttainments, he stated
that he did not climb telegraph
poles wnen a youth, nor has he
been prosecuted for the sake OF
notorietv.
The speaker explained that one
Of the reasons why he is starting
a late campaign is that long cam
paigns have done more to create
bitterness in Mississippi than any
thing else. In this respect he
predicted that a State law will
soon forbid long campaigns and
that all bitterness will end.
Mr.. Quin then outlined the work
of the Legislatures Of 1912 and
1914 and gave the audience an in.
teresting and meaty analysis of
the great constructive legislation
passed by this body. He stated
that it contained only a few mem,
bers with previous Legislative ex-
perience. In fact, there was never
a less experienced Legislature
than this since the famous BLACK
and TAM" and dire predictions
we're made as to their work. Yet
they accomplished more construc.
tive legislation than any previous
one, he stated. The following
were given as some Of the great
laws passed:
The elective judiciary law, which
has just beenplaced in effect and
which took the naming of Judges
out of State politics.
The income tax law, modelled
after the federal law, the purpose
Of which is to make the rich pay
their just proportion Of the taxes,
The inheritance tax law.
Reduction of the contract rate
Of interest from 10 to s per cent
Vital statistics law, which proves
to the outward world that Missis.
sippi is a healthy State, the i'm
preston being before thai law
that the State was q fever hole.
State banking law, the most i'm
portant feature Of which, said Mr.,
Quin, is one providing the inspec'
ton Of the banks.
In the Legislature which did al
these great things, Il was an hum
BILE factor and am proud Of the
fact" stated the speaker.
Mississippi ought to have
clean business administration" he
stated. He showed how the las
Legislature bonded the old State
debt, $l,25O,OW in amount ant
has started the State on a new
road OF business working, one il
which no more will be spent thai
received, stating that the polio!
now ought to be to appropriate
no more than the taxes received
not to raise taxes, and to increase
the appropriations only when th
assessments increase.
The speaker carefully av ide'
personalities. but, in a gentleman
ly way, answered some Of tn
claims Of his opponents. He ridl
culed Riley's venue change idea
also the prohibition ideas Of tina
candidate, stating on this questio'
that the State has > good law an