The Bolivar County Democrat. (Rosedale, Miss.) 1887-1969, 1923-07-28

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the bill in 1920 as chairman of the
House Committee on Levees, l was
given the privilege of writing the
above provision into the bill which
finally became law, the same having
Deen submitted to me before it's pas
sage by the Senate.
L was the author of a law requir-
ing a more economical administra-
tion of the affairs of our Levee Board,
and advocating similar laws for the
Upper Levee Board. l also success
fully defended these laws through
the courts of the state.
Agriculture
Agriculture, being our main indus
try, upon which depends the prosper
ity of the entire state, l have favored
all laws tending to promote the well
fare of the farmers of the state.
| advocated the Cooperative Mar
keting Bill which was enacted into
law by the Legislature of 1922. The
purpose and object of this law is to
authorize the farmers of the state to
organize cooperative marketing asso-
Citations to protect them in the sale
of their products, and assist in Sc
curing fair prices, which will enable
the farmer to receive at least a liv-
ing profit for his products.
If elected. l shall continue to ad
vocate all just and sane laws tend
ing to promote the agricultural in
terests of the state.
Roads
! l am one Of the authors of Chap
ter 173, Laws of 1916 which has done
as much towards promoting good
roads in this state as any oJner
measure.
l favor legislation that will tend to
solve the road problems of the state,
and supported the bill creaing the
Highway Commission and the Amend
ment to the Constitution which will
so amend the law as to permit us to
receive many millions of federal aid
money to be spent on the roads OF
the state.
| l opposed the twenty-five million
dollar bond issue for good roads, pro-
posed in 1920, because it called for
twenty-five million additional from
the counties and because | did not
thing it wise and consistent with good
business and economy to launch a tre-
mendous undertaking calling for such
enormous expenditures and the levy
of additional taxes during period
of uncertainty, following on the heels
of war, and at a time when prices Of
materials and cost of labor had
scared to the highest peaks.
Taxation. and Appropriations
I favor lower taxes and reduction
in appropriations, and will lend my
best efforts to accomplish these ends.
To be frank, however, I must con-
fess that / see very little chance for
any marked change in the immediate
future. With our present rate of tax
alton the expenditures for current ex-
penses during the present administra-
ton will exceed by more than three
millions of dollars the total revenues
of the state, and we will do well IL
we succeed in cutting the appropria
tions to come within the revenues.
There is much more that could be
said on this subject, but on account
of limited space, l must content my
self with the pledge to advocate a
policy of economy which, in my judg
ment is wise and consistent with
good business principles, in the con
Iduct of the affair of the state and
the operation and maintenance of her
established and necessary institutions.
l opposed the bill creating the Tax
Commission. believing that the Boards
of Supervisors are better qualified to
assess the value of the property in
their respective counties than COM
mission as provided in this bill.
I opposed the bill creating the
Board of Pardons because 1t Is with
out power and in my Judgment, a
creation of more useless offices. y,
I opposed the bill exempting do
mestic fire insurance companies from
taxation because every exemption OF
this character imposes additional
burdens on the already over-taxed
lands OF the state. If elected I will
advocate the repeal of this law.
During the last session OF the Leg
islature, / served as chairman-of the
three divisions OF the Judiciary Com
mittee sitting en-blant, the member
ship of this committee being greater
than the entire Senate. l was also
chairman of Division "B" Of this
committee and chairman OF the COM
mittee on Mississippi Levees-a dis
tinction that no other member en-
joyed-that of being chairman OF three
OF the most important committees OF
the House. l was also a member OF
the committees on Rules, Ways and
Means and Appropriations. That is to
say. was the chairman of the most
powerful committees OF the House
and served all the most important
committees. also served on the
Special Committee appointed by the
Speaker to investigate the affairs OF
the Highway Commission, the charges
made by the governor that the insur-
ance companies instigated the filing
of a blackmail suit against him and
the affairs OF the Upper Levee DIS
trict.
There are many other measures,
ONE Of which I stood for and some
ct which opposed, affecting the wei
fare of the state but space Will not
permit a discussion thereof.
This record of service, think,
warrants me in again standing for
re election and. if you think | am the
man best qualified to serve you,
will appreciate your verdict OF ap-
lproval. rn