The Semi-weekly leader., 1921-12-14

seek to advance that mississippi
can be made more prosperous and
her development hastened by col
lecting taxes and taxing more
abundantly is very erroneous one
Such position is in harmony with
the action of the man who under
took to lift himself over the fence
by his own boot straps.
Believing what is above set forth
to be true, be it therefore resolved
1st that we urge upon the attention
of the coming session of the Missis-
sippi legislature what is herein set
| FORTH
Resolved, End, that the legislature
be earnestly requested not only not
to increase any appropriation for
the 1922 session over the 1920 ses-
sion, but to materially cut down or
trim some of them;
Resolved, 3rd, that we hope the
legislators at the coming session
will be too wise and too patriotic
to create any new offices, and that
that same patriotism and wisdom
will admonish them to abolish some
state offices now in existence.
Resolved, 4th, that we insist that
among the first things the legisla
ture should do is to right the wrong
done the taxpayers by repeating the
law increasing the salaries of state
and county officers.
Resolved, 5th, that we think there
are too many men running up and
down the state at the expense of the
taxpayers and we therefore urge up
on the law-making body the wisdom
of curtailing the funds for travelling
expenses of those officials who are
so much on the run, and further, we
think a wholesome end would be
served by publishing to their taxpay-
ers what it costs to take care of the
travelling expenses of those who are
on the states payroll.
Resolved, 9Th, that we ask the leg
islature to remember that those
seeking appropriations are usually
present with it while those whose
backs must bear the burdens grow
ing out of large appropriations are
at home pursuing the walks of the
citizen who make governments and
legislatures possible. A little of the
economy taught by Franklin and
the fear of debt experienced by our
fathers would go long way toward
leavening the lump which is giving
hn
today.
Resolved, 7th, that it is patent to
any observing mind that if the
states entire treasury were turned
over to experts or to any particular
calling or profession, there would
not be funds enough to meet their
demands and they would call for
more taxes, a fact that we hope
the legislature will not overlook in
the face of the present prices for
cotton, cattle, hides and everything
else the farmer has for sale, for
when the stream which brings the
farmer ease of mind and prosperity
is stopped, then distress likewise
comes to every other business and
calling within the state.
Resolved, 9Th, that we think that
it was the intent of the legislature.
in passing the law to prevent the is
suance of county warrants when
there was no money in the county
treasury to pay them, to forbid the
making of contracts for public work
when there were no funds in sight,
from taxes collected or to be collect
ed during the year, to pay for same.
we therefore urge upon the law-mak-
ing body the necessity of strengthen
ing the law SO as to carry out the
Legislative intent and to forbid the
actual making Of contracts when
there is no money in sight. We fur
therrnore wish to say that we think
| the legislature should take from ra-
ther than add to any powers the SUI
pervisors have.
Another resolution was adopted
asking the legislature to amend the
law SO that boards Of supervisors
can not even contract for public
work where there is no money In
county treasury. A resolution offer
ed by J. B. Perry. president OF the
Grenada Oil Mills and also president
Of the Grenada City School Board.
asking the legislature to investigate
the school board adoption OF 1920
and the prices paid for books a.
! compared with other states.