The Pascagoula chronicle., 1918-08-17

farms, increasing the net income to
million dollars last year, which is
four times more than any preceding
administration has realized from the
penitentiary.
IA. Creation Of a State Tax Com
mission, which saved to the people
of the Sixth Congressional District
last year, the neat little sum of sixty
FIVE thousand dollars.
IS A law exempting ship yards
from taxation for the purpose of in
ducing capital to invest On the Gull
Coast which which has brought about
the great ship building industry on the
coast of Mississippi.
16. Creation of the Mississippi
Centennial Commission for the pur
pose of celebrating the Tooth birthday
Of the state by means OF o great eT
position which will exploit end adver
tise to the world the commonwealth s
great natural resources ana the
character of her splendid citizenship
II. The Blue Sky Law 10 protect
the people against the unscyupoloac
stock sellers.
Is. Moro representation in the
Legislature for South Mississippi.
10. Two additional domitories for
the accommodation OF old Goldiers, their
wives and widows, at Boauvior, built
though the personal efforts of Cover
nor Bilbo.
90. Enlargement and additional
support Of the State Board of Health
which is doing SO mUo5 Tor the health
q" the people Of the STATE hy swing
them free OF charS, az e. 'iNc.' ~.
Rabies and furnishing them ''''''
vaccine, aside from saving hundred O
lives.
There are many other splendid Ia
which have been passed during Gov,
Bilbo's administration, but those
named are sufficient to command the
respect and confidence Of all classes
of people AS Legislator, as CHIEF
Executive, his constituents have learn
ed to rely implicitly on his energy,
ability. industry and honesty in at
tending promptly to all business that
belongs to his position
One of Governor Bilbo's opponents.
Mr. Johnson. ridicules the idea that
Governor Bilbo should have any credit
for the great Mississippi Industrial
and Training School at Columbia, and
argues that the people of Marion
county paid fifty-five thousand dollars
and three thousand acres of land for
it. True. but not until the legislature
had approved the Governors recon-
mends ton that law be passed author
ling the establishment of such a
school, and not until the state had
twenty-five thousand
dollars to pay the initial cost. The
passage of the law, through the Gov
arnor's influence, made il possible for
he good old county of Marion to Sc
,ure the location by competitive bid |
ling. No Bilbo, no law. No school. |
The same argument holds good with |
reference to the South Mississippi |
Charity at Laurel. Gov. Bilbo did |
lot. of course. build the hospital. but
{ was largely through his influence
hat the law was passed and the
money appropriated to establish the
Institution. No Bilbo. no law. No law,
10 hospital No hospital-what?
He has served the state with fidelity
md ability and his splendid oratory
las been discordant music to the ears
# envious fores, but it has pierced
With a ringing melody the ears of his
and struck a responsive
hord at the fireside OF every home.
lie is possessed with large heart. and
lis sympathies are with the people.
md he serves them with no hair heart
II devotion Their cause Is his own.
ird II his contest Tor Iongfess he =
Heading the cause OF the people with