The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1940-02-29

Attention, Mr.. Lowmoker
Please do not think that because Governor Paul B.
johnson was elected with the largest majority yyn1inorttnndd
history of the state that citizens OF MISSISSIPPI endorsed
everything he promised in that campaign.
The citizens who voted for him in that campaign
came under many heads. First and foremost were those
who expect to get something out of the Governo1. ZINE
has proved there were literally thousands OF these.
Secondly, there were thousands of people who voted
for Governor johnson because ne had the personal II
dorsement of Senator Bilbo.
Third, there were the personal friends and sup
porters of the Governor who thought he was an excellent
business man and fully capable of being captain of the
ship of state.
staunchest supporters are murmurlng something apoue
~ benefits"
Mr.. Lawmaker: Do not think that you have been
ordained to lead the people of Mississippi, out OF the will
derness! Use your common sense and realize that before
q state can afford to give its people the increased priv
leges Governor. johnson proposes we must have tne
you must tax some of the people to excess in order to
give the so-called Common man" all OF the free rec things N Ms
that he Is beginning to believe, that ne must nave, II we
listen to some OF our politicians.
Mr.. Legislator, just what kind of mandate do YOU
have from YOUR people?
Did the people Of YOUR county make YOU promise
to support everything the administration sponsors!
Just how many of your constituents demand free
school books? Repeating the poll taxi Retirement OF
school teachers? Old age pensions?
How many of the people who voted for you asked
you for these things? How many OF them would ever
have thought of asking for such things unless some poll
tician put it in their minds to think they ought to nave
such?
How many honest office-seekers could possibly prom,
Use the lowest per capita income people IN the United
States the identical privileges other far weather. states
strive to give their cnzens?
It e-naot be don, friends, un'oss you cook TO ada
to the burden of the people already financing govern
ment in the state; the people we depend upon to sup
port every activity in our community, county and state;
~ pnnpla xrhp r,ucf ppp1py folks if thew r UOnY
to have jobs; the people small business men and tax
payers, who are the very backbone of our population.
Mr.. Lawmaker, if YOU tax these people out of ex-
istence, you destroy the best in the state. All you are
going to have left is office holders and those who are
getting a living from the government.
One Word More -.
Mr.. Lawmaker you are supposed to be a representa-
tive of the people of your particular district. Your
evident duty is to use your own judgment on the measures
that arise in your tenure of office.
The people of your district evidently respect your
BUSINESS of the state in the wisest way possible. #
they did not think that you have a mind to use they shouio
not and probably would not have sent you to the Legls-
hture.
Then WHY don't you use your and stop
milling around like a herd of cattle?
Why must you even consider bills to increase ad
ba,Gpem 1 men: M vate an R Ineressed ' tax on the / s% coca cola
the small business man drinks daily Che can't afford
a sai ! fbe @G rate e op smsil INCOME ,omer, earn ers e There is An mo-
necessity for these added taxes.
You tax to death, or propose to, all legitimate bus
mess in the state of Mississippi and permit to go untouch-
ed one thing that alone would finance much of the le-
gislation that Governor Johnson wants enacted.
That one thing, the only thing under the sun not
taxed in Mississippi, is liquor,
. You're supposed to be representing the people of
Mississippi yet you propose to dictate whether or not
they will even have the privilege of voting on legalizing
and taxing liquor.
Do you think this is the will of the majority of the
people in Mississippi?
Who are you, or who is Governor johnson to die
tate that the people of this state shall not even have the
opportunity of voting on any question:?
Who is this so-called temperance committee who
even refuses to get the bill out of committee on the floor
where it should be dealt with as it should be, and
the will of the ma ority made known?
Gould it be, MIR. Lawmaker, that you are afraid
to make known your convictions on this issue? That
perhaps you are afraid of the consequences when time
for election comes up?