The Port Gibson reveille. [volume] (Port Gibson, Miss.) 1890-current, 1919-07-03


lof an appropriation for the tuber-
eulosis hospital
Frank Robertson
Mr.. Frank Robertson, assistant al.
torney general Of the state, and now
candidate for the attorney general
snip, was present and was invited IA
denver an address, He stated thai
ne did not desire to take IN the time
OF the visiting speaker, therefore
esimply announced himself.
Gov. Longino
It was after ten o'clock before the
local candidates had finished speak-
ing, and this put Gov. Longino at a
great disadvantage. He realized that
many IN the audience had come MANY
miles to hear him, and he could not
dlsappoint them, yet, he could not do
ms candidacy justice, Ia view the
recent criticisms, without going into
details.
Gov. Longino stated that he had
listened to the school question dis
cussed by the speakers who had pre-
ceded him, and it gave him pleasure
to remember that while governor he
had brought this very question to the
attention of the legislature in a
special message, and chat during his
administration that approximations
for the state institutions had been
incresade $400;000, nearly doubling
their capacity
Then he read q. paft.of his message
to the legislature IN which he urged
the buying Of Beauvoir Ion. a soldiers
home. He said the Legislature did
not see fit to adopt his suggestion,
but he is sure the suggestion blazed'
the way for the Sons Of Veterans to
acquire the propertys m
He declared that the, state capitol
was completed in contract time, at
contract price, and without "a bond
issue. Not a suspicion Of graft was
ever heard The only unpleasant epi-
sode connected with the building was
that a northern contractor came into
his office and stated that he. wished
to bid on the building; that he had
erected several public buildings and
found that it always required money
to get such contracts, and that he
was prepared to put up $780, to be
divided between the governor and him
self should he be awarded the con
tract Longino called his private secre-
tary into his office and repeated the
offer which the contract
or acknowledged he had made. He
then called a police. The contractor
to escape, but was caught
and forfeited a $4,000 bond and es-
capped temporarily. Later, he was
caught, plead guilty and took his
Referring to the new capitol, the
speaker denied that 100000 in bonds
stands against the capitol He said
hist the Alcorn College lands had
seen sold and the money turned into
hg state long before he was govern
=. aud that the other sales amounted
q about 100000. That it was un-
Ierstood that the money should be
lsed by the state and the state was
d be responsible for the interest
mat it would require an amendeent |
d the constitution or statutes to re-
uce the interest. That during the
welve years his opponent, who is
riticizing him now, never offered |
uch an amendment. He asked why
houId the state object to paying IT.
elf this INTEREST," the money Is It's |
wn. If this interest were not paid,
money would have to be drawn from |
he treasury TO Support the educa-
ional Institutions.
The speaker stated that only $4O0,- |
100 was received by the state from
abroad back taxes. That he kept !
budget of expenditures by past leg
slatures and submitted it to the leg
Stature during his administration |
Tbat during the four years Of his
ADMINISTRATION nearly $4,000,000 more
gas expended than during either OF |
he three preceding admins trations |
for capitol, increase in Confederate
tensions. increase in common school
appropriation, increase IN approprla- |
IONS to state colleges, and for the
,urehase and equipment Of a state !
arm Yet 100000 worth Of bonds
veee retired: all of the states eX-
lenses weFe paid; there was no bond
ssue. and the state tax was reduced /
d rill That he left approximately |
& noiIch money in the treasury as
y fonnd there. Hence, even allow
no for the 100000 received from
he school fund and the 100000 from
'ailroad back taxes, the state WE
tin over $3,0O0,000 better Of at me |
md Of the administration. lhat W1en |
,e went into Office the state oWea q
,onded indebtedness Of 81 ,Vg0,S ,Sgv'
vhen his term expired the bonded m
lebtedness was s60o,0Vo.
Today, the speaker declared tne
tate owes a bonded indebtedness Of 1
bout $4,000, 900 and nothing % snow |
or the debt He said, however, tna5 I
e did not blame any one, ne saio
Il would defy any one to say Wle1e /
,ither Mr.. Russell or Mr. johnston (
,oth of whom have been N the legls1
a4slre. have ever raised their voices /
lgainst a bond issue. ~.
THE speaker stated that Whlle ne |
lid not wish TO be regarded as az /
'larn1ist. at the rate We are ISSUING
,o,,da H will only be a question OF /
me srr1ss' before we will be where We we're !
,uder carpet bag rule, when prop /
.ssssSi W. mas confscated for taxes.
Thinks that instead of elecTlng men
Il Office because they represent
action. they should be eieeten oST
.ause Of their fitness.
He stated that he had pesh ~
.,,sad of hardening negro faplst, +
4e said that the man had been SEQ senD
~ ! tha Ia' nenitentiary for life in 1863; (
That when the petition was p4pa's..ss .,.as
Judge j. A. +. Campneh, ~ "a cs1-
Judge, and Judge Z. ,.',.as, S@s
1oun, who was district altoLnss "sa s,,d
he man was sentenced, Ssil.S 81 81
1rQed that the petition pe go lsl'sS ~
4 4 fhev had always doubted tnat ths (
nan was guilty; - nao-
T7bare was a large number o. 30
he nresent to hear Gov, Longlno, W. ai.u
rs sneech made profound impress
ZION on them.
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