Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1899-12-01

The Natchez Bulletin Paws
Our Congressman a High
Compliment.

The congressman from the Sixth
district is one of that sort of persons,
not in the majority in this world of
defective folks, whom one likes better
the longer one knows them. "He
wears WE'LL" to use homely saying
teasely expressing the idea. We have
found him fully meriting the prefix
honorable before his name as con-
gresham and gentleman. During
the past year several times we have
asked comparatively trivial favors of
Mr.. McLain. To these behests he
gave as prompt attention as he would
have done to request from his i'm
perial majesty, William Mckinley.
These courtesies, shown to an OBJ
scure constituent, do not, of course,
make Mr.. McLain the excellent Off
cial he is. To personal qualities that
distinguish the true gentleman in any
walk of life he unites high sense of
duty, and fulfills that duty, by dill
gence in efforts to benefit the section
and state he represents. The pur-
poses have been admirably manifested
lately. During his vacation period
Mr.. McLain is employing his time in
tour of the district, getting better
acquainted with the folks" consult
ing with the leaders as to needs Of the
district that may be supplied through
congressional channels; seeking ad-
vice for guidance in his official course.
This is the type of representative
needed, tho kind OF man that should
be kept in the place he fills. His zeal
and interest, approachableness and
courtesy, are not evanescent, passing
with the campaign. We find him as
kindly, as much an exemplar of official
fidelity, after victory as when striving
for the attainment of Office. There
are no sharp, diverse changes in his
charac er. Therefore we are for Nc
Lain for any position he may aspire
to; and we make the declaration be-
fore we know if he is to run for any
Office after the tenure of his present
term ends.-Natchez Evening Bulle-
tin.
We are glad to see such an inhuen-
tial paper as the Natchez Bulletin,
speaking SO highly, yet justly. of our
friend, Congressman McLain. Such
reports as these como from all parts
OF this congregational district. On
all sides we hear of his faithfulness
to the people. The humblest citizen
who writes to him gets a prompt an
swer.
HE wears WE'LL" says the Bulle-
tin. Yes, that is true, and therein
lies his great strength. Honesty
never rusts, nor retrogrades. Fifteen
years ago, when elected district attor-
ney Of this judicial district, he was
almost unknown. Year by year he
grow stronger and stronger with the
people, and today we confidently as
sert, there is no man In the counties
OF of this old judicial district deeper
rooted in the affections and conf.
dence of the people than he. His
life has been marked by purity of char
acter. Literally and truthfully. from
log cabin and from ploughman's
furrow, on the pine hills of old Amite
county, the highest honors within the
gift of the people.
We, of Pike, in common with Am
tie, rejoice in his merited success.
While a native of Amite, yet we in
some measure claim him too. His &C.
complished and fair wife was born
and reared in Pike county, and her
honored ancestors, for the genera
atoms, lie buried beneath the soil Of
old Pike.-Magnolia Gazette.