Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1899-03-25
ALLEN AND McLAURIN
Meet in Joint Debate Opening of
the Senatorial Campaign.
Gathering Of Big Guns from Every Part
OF the State-Cougressm Williams
Not Candidate for Senator.
Bitter Personalities Rife.

NiNoNA, MISS, March l6.-ADout 20O) pri-
'aie c4ilIehs ana 2,o)) oiiiceho'ders or Would-be
'iucehoiuerS OF hlsh ana low degree greeted
noN' McLauilh ana congressman Alien, VINO
came tose'her III Joint debate here today,
'he hiSt OF Tue campaign over the United states
Seha'oF'hlf. In the morning the candidates for
governor ll'ae their appearance ana declared
Iheir platiorilS ana IN tue aiteraoon Messrs
McLaufiA' Alieh ana Hon. John sharp WI
''aih9 alaressed the Innlll'nie'
ioiiticaily' IL was genial day ihe Dig guns
oi Inc state were mere. Aliens friends were
numerous, ana equally so were thoSc ol Me-
h"ullh' Congressman "iliialhs Is not acahui-
oate 'of senator lie candidiy maze ms state
h,7h' al inc Des'hhlhs oil MS aaafess' Al 'he
.ioSo VI "n "ouf discourse inahy OF those VINO
"c"'u 'He young congressman wished he was
hieh Lchas u"'
hoh. Shed hlll introduced MT, Allen at 2'So
MT, Alien spoke win much warmth, ana our
i"s 'He pfosfeSs ol MS speech tarhe" repeatedly
" UoN' McAa"r'h as ne speelacd tne various
cH"i ise' "o h'"'e against lHo EoFciuor duihh'
io''"''o" Nh AHch oi'eHEl WIN d reference W
'Iie V""s'c9s'oh'i ses'Ioh JuS' closlu, "hIch hc
o"'' Nao on' VI ''i0 iipa' ,ilP'it"nt III 'no No
tolS oi 'he couh'iy. ne Hl ~ 'he expansion
pC''GS VI WV P'o,chO administrator, anu cr,u-
V'Scu eSp1c'A'ly 'ne war no" peihS "'seu lor
possession VI 'uc nA'iPhes nc "iu ho' iiNe
VIC i''" VI eon'iuV'V ~ INV lar h'9' anu o"i" VIC
h'u s'''gh ,o"'io, oi ''o" 'uouS"ho l'iauue
o'cl 'Hc1c' ic o'u ho' eAacliS remember no"
''"h!, "lV oAPlco'o' IvsESt lhat hc cApecteu "
"'o "''iou' ''S'"i's an Vi 'hen'' as " '"hihs
up ''le Nii''e man uUruet' lie thoueht Weol tiie
oou'n , ma" "' many "ui0'Ns on out h'huS d" we
you ".'e,,u " N1'nou. B's out in'o 'ue i'''-
'io VI 'no aV'"c loi nv" '"o.c!'".
uV,; "o'"",'ii h"u S''a III MS Sptcc" "'
nisi'ul"" t''"' ~ "outu NOV nave ote" o''Hu.-
u''e ,' 'oi ,ie On'leu o'"'c9 senate h"o MS "u-
n'i'i'o'i'''o' - 40 sVfeihoi "ee" 'au"'Seu do /"
pei'oel"''o "'h,'i'Stf"'lo" Sl'oulu DC oy 'npSe
"'o ''"'i''u " W Ne''0',"'', i'au Wv NY
l-"ui.h gwen 'ho ''S "' NV o'''e "h 'i
il'hts'l"',oh "nlch ,iey coulu lhu'lSt ne Nou'u
nov 'l"'t o''" o'''i'"'V lol VI. SonS'e "s''"S'
McLau[h' ....
| iie ieA"scu W pe ciasSeN WIN lhe aiil'oi ala
bVcNhef cEo|o, lie naa maze record Oh lhe
SllYef issue before ANYBODY knew Mcha0Fh
| poS'lioh' le chalBeu inc governor WIN Iorclhs
la'Se issues. McLaurlh Claimed 10 De on Tie
| .hic"so pIatlorll' put HIS h"ih3 ulu hoI appear
III H. uoV Meiauflh was tryinS TO inject mo
tne campaign ''e issue tlaV lne '!i'hois ,ehlr"i
|
iio nav hc'V' ho''u "nl ooty 'n'Ne ''io on'' 80
| eAcepV 'ne governor hl'hS'i IL lhe colhpahs
| wanted 10 deieat ANYBODY, why dluh lhey 90
| after Writ Adams, VINO was responsible for the
| hack tax coIlections the governor claimed tn he
| It, ~ 80, i . =
| i'Sl,u"N'Vl' w. i'o NVu'" h'f0 'nc '"n'P'"'
certificate llat Gov. Mclaurn had nothing to
| do with it, Mr Allen read an extract from the
| Nastvillo Navs nuhIishnd /, simnson county
v,inh ro,artoI ~, ,,,,ar,,ar GO nh,r,,,,,, t,ai
""i'i lVtVito' t'io HoFI'""' a. o"'i s'"s .''''
certain rIch s0ldbuSs ltu icVHt1 MN LOT cdt'iE
| greens with llnifG and maigned him for being
| an OK driver Mr. Alien said the CHARGES oply
I~i.,,,i,,,,a a'..,,',r,, i,,a,t,'a,tan H., ta
'A'''eu 'l' 'no E'''i n"i i'"' '4'"''''i' nv "''
| himself been an OK driver and no one had even
| censurcd him for it, Gov McLaurln had gone
| ;ntn or,inn pnda, tho r,oSt fovor,hln ausnice,
., tat ~
nc cHalstu tI"t the soNe'hoI b"u ies"i"c'
| the constitution when 1t sultCl his purposes anC
| ignored IT Nnen otherwise Upoa this charge
| ho iro.ouood t,, a,nnint,,apt of fha,ceItni
,,,a,, w,,n1 ~ s-,stot, o'',,nt, ur nrrd n,
Au"i' pStu, VI -'oeh"o" '"uh'5' WI pli0' ~
c0ntcnded. had been appointed IN violation o.
the constitution, because Mr.. Byrd was a mem.
| bnr uf thc loqi.t,turn which craated tina Office
| ,.i,i.t,h, L., t'.,,, ,,,t,tot
| W NulcH nv "du hetl allo'hltu'
Gov Mciaurin FoiloWs.
GOV. Nclaurin followed Mr. Allen
After ynirnint, his loyalty to democracy and
.,i., n ,a,',,I :, ,,.t,,,nr,, r,,, uofa,',i,
SAVING no "'ute1 " p'''laif' uo'' 'oA'uf'l
| said.
Now let me discuss briefly some of the issues
| that have been presented against me.
have cndeayorcd as far rs | am able to do 50
10 have lust decision OF the suits ny0lyin! the
question Of indebtedness of the Illinois Central
! Railroad Company and Naz0O X Mississippi
| Valley railroad COMPANY for back taxes to lie
| State and to the counties Oh the line OF the
| Yazoo 4 Mississippi Valley Railroad Company
| ami have rndeaV0red to have the laws so made
,I,.,
| have The opportunity to postpone the pay
| ncnt OF their lust taxes to support the laws
that protect their property, while other
| people have been compelled to pay their taxes
| PROMPTLY when due
have recommended such a course to the leg
! islature, and, for doing so, have been charged
| with bad fllth anl attempted reputation on the
part Of the State 1t is charged snat by my
| Recommendation 10 the legislature 10 repeal the
| laws which allowed the railroad company to de-
| Law the payment of taxes long since due, and
which it is admitted the legislature has con
| stituti0ua right to repeal, | have attempted ia
take the cases then in litigation out Of the
| courts No intelligent lawyer believes the
charge The suits then pending would not have
! been affected but the collection of lust debts
would have been secured,
In 1S9l as will be seen by reference to house
! journal on pages S53-4 ll9 aud 40, Coy, Stone
Submitted to tile legislature for their conSidera-
ttou bill when had the same purpose IN view
! and the house OF representatives passed 1t by a
| vote of % to s. Having passed the house sc
| late in The ScSsiOn--being the day before the
legislature adjourned the senate did not have
| an opportunity TO Voc on it. 1t is sure that
| GOV, Stone would have approved the bill II il
| 1t had been passed. Otherwise he would noi
have submitted it to the legislature for the'i
consideration.
le iSuroau .onpn,y ,as ne'ei Iiwad ey
emntion fron taxation until if could earn pei
cent. on the cost of its construction.
The questions were submitted TO Inc couil
ana 10 'ne jl{ q, tho i,,r ,,o,her ,,o co,r.
many Ind earned per cent. on the cost of con.
struction, ami the Jury found that it had.
1t was submitted 10 the court whether th'
company had ever unuer lhe law an exemption
and the court decided tha' IL hau never i''o any
regal exemption. .- .,,, -. l., ...,
That portion OF lhe press Which mas IN solll'
way become the lnoulhpieceo OF tne railroad com
pany say Ihal II IS ~ iisht lot tie peotle 10 &C
cept the decisions OF the court N otict cases ~
being the law In tnis case, lhe court SaeclSlo'
should be rcpudated. In other words, the ae
clSlons OF lhe court anu tle CONSTITUTION ot ,u'
state may wen ootl ne n'nuihs uEuii Ei ilgI m Nl,nl'
and mechanics am farmers ana lapotins men men
but thal II Wut hot 90 10 fequne tnesS wv W."
| railroad companies 10 os suoltotei 10 tne'h-
| that lhey rise ABOVE constitutions anu courts;
am one of those who believe that the same lay
that Is applied 10 'le nuihples. n,' ~ ,e o.Su
should De anplei 10 thnse efeat .'t PuMeituu
| railroad corporations, lney say tldt tle ral
road company has been iaNlSh IN us eApenai
ture OF money III the STATE ~ mas uous 50 10 .
It's own pfoht ana peheht eAnctiy US the nalloi
man puts his iaoorS ana his leW pennies u
investments N the oiale, my, 'iie ia,atoa
companies have cast In ont ol tller abundance
lie, OF his lenury has cast III All that lie mas
GOV, Mcl.aurin here review the levee boar
uattar rectjnc the reasons he has given befor
~ ,',i,,,o,t. n, dIscussnd the b,S
for ms appointments ne oiScusseu 'ne HOS
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