The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1899-02-03

senate by your wonderful acnleVc
ments:
"One day upon the floor of TIN
senate, championing the cause o
tariff reform, the next he secured
township Of land for each of 1.-THE col
leges in the state; one day he hat
the appropriation for the government
building at Meridian increased from
$50, 000.0 to $50 100000, the mex
prevented the grant Of the Northern
Pacific railroad company Of 1000,
900 acres OF the finest mineral land.
in the northwest, one day he opposed
the granting Of 81, 900, 900 to three
western states, with which to expert.
ment with Russian thistles, and the
next he introduced and secyred the
passage Of a bill restoring to the pub
lie domain Il vast amounted land in
Mississippi.
The article, Anse, If you had
stopped to think q minute, is not ia
my style. and here again you will be
put to shame by a simple statement
of the facts. La 1895 | was not the
editor of the Bolivar County Demo-
crat. | did. however. control its pol
icy. / was then supporting, the good
Lord forgive me, you, Anse McLau-
rim, for governor of Mississippi, and
wrote you that the paper was at your
service. Shortly thereafter, some
What TO my establishment, | received
a handsome engraving OF your strik-
ing face. With it came this high
flown culogy with the request to 'let
her go Gallager.n She went. And
now, governor, ,Ah! the ingratitude
Of it. You charge me as being the
author, and read it forsooth with
great gusto in laudation Of yourself
and your transcendent talents. The
truth is, | did not even read it until
after its publication when l thought
II rather highly colored, you know,
but calulated to catch a stray voter
now and then, which was the case.
Now, Anse, you may not "incur the
OF lmmodesty for reading it,,
Is you suggest, but l think your most
friends will readily admit
hat you do not undervalue your
or your prowess when you
proclaim that,
"As a senator he stands %unrivalled
md at the head Of the list OF repre-
entatives from the various states in
he halls Of congress-"
AS to the picture, you will remem-
Yer we were requested to be careful, |
s it was wanted for use In other
lelds. 1t was duly returned and has
ince bobbed up %serenely throughout
he press OF the state.
When | say, my talented friend.
hat you wrote this madly laudatory
rticle, of course, | do not mean to
Indicate that know this of my per-
onal knowledge. But you either
'rote it in person or through a par
and proficient agent, who had
vidently dipped his inspired pen in
he colors of some rare and radiant
whose irredescents lights
ere bathed IN an ocean Of sparkling
I'D intoxicating champagne.
Now, Anse. do you think that a
Of your calibre and methods will !
YER again misrepresent the state of
Lississippi In the United States sen. <
10? Never! The shades OF DayiH
nd Lamar, Of George and WalthalE I,
ould cast oil their cerements 10
you from the national caui- {
, while their reproachful eyeA 4
ould, for the first lime, looked with
ingled feelings of shame and regretN
! thsir beloved people that they had !,
eayed so far from the paths OF hon. .
and rectitude as to thus disgrace
leir noble state. !
Governor McLaurin you will never
returned to the senate. but you &
ed not fear that your name will be t
rgotten. 1t will remain as the red !
t Of a lash across the fair face Of 7
ississippi, and there is only one !.
her to bear it company-that Of Ad- .