The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1939-08-03
Billy Snider Heard In
Durant On tuesday;
Platform Is Given
Law Must Be Passed To
Protect Labor And
Industries Alike

until such time as Mississippi has
passed a Workmen's Compensation
Act that will give both confidence
to business and assurance to labor,
we cannot hope to accomplish the
broad industrial development neces-
sary," Lieut.-Gov. j. b. Snider, can
didate for governor, said in an ad-
dress to citizens of Durant Tuesday
afternoon.
without this Legislation, Missis-
sippi stands alone among the states
as place where business cannot af-
ford to invest and operate, where la
Dor Is at the mercy of the damage
suit racketeers and where business
is at a near-stand-still.
Advocated Before
"Gubernatorial candidates and two
of the governors since 1928 have recog-
nized this fact and advocated the
they have learned that such pro-
gram of public good was not popu-
lar with the powers who exist on
the damage suit business. Under this
pressure each reversed his stand"
Mr.. Snider declared
I'm two instances this giving-in
to the powerful damage suit CROWD
elected these men-and for a four
pear period sentenced the state and
it's people to poverty.
'Gunnin For Me-
Nov, since 1 am the only man in
this race who dares to advocate this
dreaded issue, they are out cunning
for me-" Mr.. Snider said.
$50" MFR Snider continued, cas-
this race the final week, it re-
solves itself down 20 a matter of
the interests of the people versus
the private interests of a handful of
men, and I am, instead Of weakening,
growing stronger.
Mr.. Snider cited specific instan-
ces where Mississippi had lost mil
Ion dollar industries because Of the
that we do not have a workmen's
compensation law that protects en-
ployer and employee from damage
suit lawyers.
He told about one industry alone
in Mississippi which carries a one
million dollar liability insurance for
protection against damage suit rack
cts. The premium costs the company
$4,000 annually. On the same in
vcstment in plant in Florida the
same policy costs on s$5,400.
Pulp Mills
The speaker pointed out the pos
sibility of increased industrial pay
lis for pulp mills. and pulp wood
products in this state. He said there
was room for 100 mills of this type
in the state and gave statistics sup
porting his claims.
He said that last year there were
$4,000 forest fires in Mississippi and
stated that it was not so much the
loss of the wood, which will grow
back, but the loss of wealth tina
would have fed and clothed our idle
ana underpald people. 1t was the
loss OF means of giving men W TX
and that is the greatest possible loss
we can suffer.
Only when we can put our people
to work at living wage, can Missis-
sippi have old age pensions, ade-
quate school facilities, h specialization
and the hundred and one other things
the other candidates are promising
the people," Mr.. Snider said.
In closing he pledged himself to
pass workmens compensation law
and for the first time open this
state to industrial development; to |
direct a program or conservation to |
protect ur forests which will create |
wealth for generations yet unborn |
and help speed Mississippi to the
day when she can assume her right
full place among the states of the
union.
Preceding Governor Snider's address
]. c. Notgrass. candidate for Lieu
tenant Governor, and s. T. Pilkinton,
candidate for Commissioner of Ac-l