Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1916-06-09

Crafts and Ladies and Gentle
men of Clarksdale:-
This is indeed felicitious occasionl
What with the splendid attendance
already in evidence and more expect
ed considered in conjunction with
the alluring pleasures planned and
reckoning as we'll as the business
features OF the occasion we trust of
an equally, inviting aspect, thanks
to the indefatigable and tireless eff
forts of the Program Committee of
this Association and the city of
Clarksdale working in such an un-
stinted manner for our tertain-
ment and mutual profit.
This has already been touched on
in language more eloquent than this
speaker can command but as your
presiding officer we feel that at least
this much should have been SAID by
him in acknowledgement of the debt
of gratitude which we are certain is
she sentiment of this Association to-
wards those who have made this oc
casion what it is and promises to be.
So let us all enter into the spirit OF
it and enjoy ourselves to the fullest
showing our good polse by the en-
joyment of both the business and
pleasure ends OF the convention, al
lowing neither to be stressed to the
detriment of the other but dividing
into fitting balance, the two into
their proper ihterlocking relation.
For the relief of all let me say at
the outset that this address will be
reasonably brief; the exigencies OF
the occasion demand that 10 be brief
even were our incinations not So
but they are-and we shall seek at
least relatively to emulate so high an
exemplar as President Woodrow
Wilson in cultivating such brevlty,
whom it will be recalled shattered
the precedents of years if not OF all
time by the short Inaugural Ad-
dress he delivered TO the American
congress. But to Businessl | have
but three or four major points and
about the same number OF minor
points that | shall discuss briefly and
then shall be done.
In general way the interests of
the fraternity in Mississippi has
been touched by the Association MS
official family but quietly since last
we met as the demands that came
upon us could be handled in that
manner but yet some consequential
achievements have been written in
the matter of
STATE LEGISLATION
AS the brethren were prompt to
assemble themselves together down
at Jackson as sort of Committee
of the whole" as the occasion de-
handed and knock and knock insist
entity on the door of the Legislature
until they were heard with results
in the way of the HOME PRINTING
BILL" which the chair hopes will
prove the boon it was planned to be
both to the county printer and the
larger printing establishments OF
the state. Then those most active
in that tell US that the way was o.
pened for securing the other RENE
edial legislation needed by she press
at the next term of the legislature
when more time can be found 10
handle such matters now that a
great deal of the campaign promise
measures have been written into
law and the solons sre released more
to consider matters of such nature
as ours. 10 the matter of national
or
FEDERAL LEGISLATION
the attention of the president of
your association was directed to the
need OF urgent and vigorous, action
on behalf of the Mississippi printers
TO secure the long-sought correction
or cure to the so-called government
monopoly of printing envelopes"
evil, which involves as we see it
more The principle of unfair compe-
tition in the matter of delivery or
free transportation which the U. S.
can command through
the postal depar tment as set over
against the freight rates on printing
Il IL L.