The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1921-12-16

Thomerson and others for Grenad
Saturday, December 10, assembled a
the court house at Noon according t
announcement. Owing to the incle
ment and threatening weather, j
was thought that quite number wh,
would have been present did not come
this applies specially to those from
the country. The hour of Noon
and the fact that it was Saturday ant
Trade Week, too, kept quite mum
ber OF Grenada merchants and othe,
business men away, no doubt Blu
among those who were present ther.
was some of the largest taxpayer!
and most substantial citizens Of tht
county; they were such men as w
NJ. Dubard, DR.. j. W. Young, J. b
Perry, j. q. Weeks, r. H. Stokes, San
c. Minis, Sr. and Jr. R. w. Jones, w
r. Baker, and sundry others.
The meeting was called to order
by W. +. Baker VINO stated its pur,
pose and proceeded to lay some
stress upon the idea that people need
ed to wake up as to extravagant use
of public monies and high taxes. On
motion, DR.. j. w. Young was unani-
mously chosen chairman. DR.. Young
expressed appreciation of the compli-
ment paid him and gave the purpose
of the meeting his most cordial ap-
proval. He stated that notwlthstand-
ing property values were greatly re-
duced over what they were when at
the high tide of prices year or two
ago, that assessments were practically
as high and in some cases higher and
that tax levies were high and that it
was needful that the peaople get to-
gether and talk over these matters.
He said that the right of petition Of
the people was guaranteed by the
constitution of the United States, and
he declared that if there ever was a
time when the people should try to
economic both publicly and privately
that that time was now.
Hon. Sam c. Minis, Jr., made few
remarks and then introduced and read
the preamble and resolutions which
were adopted and which appear else
where.
Mr.. w. NJ. Dubard was called upon
and he practically put his o. X, to
what DR.. Young had said and further,
he said that in great measure the
tax burdens now being imposed were
of the peoples own making That
they had either sat idly by and al
lowed just a few to urge eXpendi-
lures and particularly on the board
Of supervisors or had in some meas
are been party to many allowances
and expenditures themselves. He
that the supervisors had done
Just about what they had been asked
to do by various ones and that the
only fault that might be had with
he board or with any other body
making expenditures was that they
ought to just act the part of brave
officers and refuse to spend money
when they saw that it was running
10 excessively high. Mr.. Dubard paid
lis respects to the law increasing Of
icers' salaries after their election.
lie said that while he did not think
,7500.00 was too much for the gov
,rnor, but that he thought bad ex-
Lmple was set when that officials sal
ust few days before he went into |
fice Mr.. Dubard also stated that
e thought the members of the Miss
ssippi Supreme Court had committed
that might be termed ravishment of J
he constitution Of the state when it /
ave its consent to and accepted an
Increase in the salaries of its men,
ers after their election. 1t is true,
lr. Dubard said, that some sort of
ocalled extra work was put upon the
ourt, but that it was whipping the
evil around the stump; that if the
alaries of the court members had
cen reduced by legislative act that
le court would have invoked
le constitution which says that sal
-ies cannot be diminished, and that /,
le reverse was likewise true.
Mr.. j. B. Perry, president of the /.
renada Oil Mill and also president
the Grenada School Board, made :
very practical and applicable talk :
which he endorsed what the other =
eakers said. He thought taxes and :
sessments too high for the prosper .
= and happiness of the people and !,
a very blunt and pointed way :.
ok shot at the salary law. !
Messrs. Dubard and Perry gave the :, =
solutions introduced by Mr.. Minis, 3
cir most hearty and cordial approx q
They are as follows: ;s
Only those who would play the q
trich act can fail to realize the p
ave financial and business condi- f,
mss which confront not only our M
lte but the entire country, and in Il
ed the world. It behooves those W
70 realize that effect must follow w
use, to sound an alarm, and to I'll
{ on the brakes against all ex- OF
both personal and pub to
We fear that too many shut nc
ir eyes and allow themselves to
d upon hope to straighten out Sc
editions and bring a saner day. be
YER before in the history of Mis- de
;ippi, not even in the hateful days ia
the "carpet bagger," were taxes a
high.{ The tax levy today is tic
h, SO also are assessments. In 8 FIJI
at measure we have deceived our sci