The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1878-10-11
g Vox's' Reply to Liberty

above the signature "Liberty" III
your last issue. | do not wish to
discuss the question with this lover
of freedom, but | cannot permit
such a slanderous report to pass
unnoticcd. 1t was expected that
some one would write up Moss
Point, after the grand success
achieved Oh the night of the 25th
ult., but it was thought that some
body would attempt it who would
not SO grossly misrepresent facts,
thus casting a slur on our noble,
generous, hearted people. 1t is
nothing but right that the facts, as
they are, should be set before the
public, not as "Liberty,H in the
"wild authorizations of his mad.
dened BRAIN" presented them.
OF his description of the per.
formances | will say nothing, as
the public has already passed sen
tence on them. But it was the
public opinion that the entertain
ment was given for the benefit of
the yellow fever sufferers, and no
doubt this benefit brought out a
great many people who otherwise
would not have come, and who
contributed their mOney-not to
"Moss Points self.protection,' nor
to "aid Mobile,"-but to the suffer.
ers ut various points. Now if the
money did not go for this purpose
the aim of the entertainment wasa
deceit, and the good people who
it wodld have a right to
complain. "Liberty's" pen must
have made a blot when his
spectatorshlp was jotting down
notes, or else his time and atten-
ton being SO engrossed i'll eye-sOre
gazing upon Moss Points magic
of beauty and loneliness he
entirely forgot he was a newspaper
correspondent. Whatever might
have been his feelings toward Moss
he should have at least given
us full justice for what we did.
Had this money gone in the direc-
ton "Liberty' said it did, some one
else beside his honor would have
opposed it with quite as much We
hemence as he has. But, Mr.. Ed
itor, such II thing was not thought
Of. On Thursday morning after
the entertainment, when our
worthy townsman and president of
our relief association, Hon. George
Wood, took the chair and declared
the house open for Il motion as to
what disposal should be made of
the $500, then, in view of the fact
that the various cities where the
epidemic was prevailing had,
through their relief associations
and citizens, published cards of
thanks, stating that their present
needs were beautifully supplied,
and asking that no more money be
sent, Il motion was made and car
ried-nOt to keep "the money ut
home tor Self-protection, nor to aid
Mobile" as "Liberty" would have
but to place the money in the
hands OF the executive committee
Of Il relief association to be dis
)ursed as they saw fit, and, Mr..
Editor, Il executive committee is
composed of men in whose judg-
nent our people have much more
confidence than in that of this her
aid of Liberty" We are aware
hat ''Our next door" is in need of
means, and in response to their call
1920 has been sent to Ocean
Springs from that very fund which
Liberty" represented us as keep
ng cat home for self-protection,n
md if she needs more our eXecu-
i've committee has it in their
,ower to send them the last dime
II the treasury. The relief asso-
Of Moss Point has had
money in its treasury for a month
II more, and they have repeatedly
aid to Ocean Springs, which
las been refused, not through any
.lisrespect toward us but because
t that time they had a sufficiency
meet their necessities, aud when
hey found that they needed aid
.'delicacy" did not "prevent the
cho of want reaching our ears"
hey asked for it and got it. Our
ale not 81 narrow.minded
S to be bound in 10y State lines in
heir l~iberality; they would not
toop so low as to regard State linn
as the extent to which they
hould lend a helping hand. File
n a man who would be so sectional
1 his feelings toward his fellow
ian, bound as they ire by a com.
ION veal and a common woe.
Go, Liberty" write a few more
for the Globe, San aud Her
Id before you soar so high In your
nbridled ambition as to place your F,
.phomoric illusions before the p,