Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1899-04-13
STATE SENATOR SHIP.

The American Citizen of Hattiesburo
speaking again on this question takes
us up in this way: 'Tt seems that the re-
cent editorial in these columns relative
to the comparative rights of Greene and
Perry counties to furnish the next state
senator has stirred up whole lot of fuss
down in the former county. The Leakes-
vile Herald digs down after lot of old
records and produces them in substantial
ton of its assertion that Greene county
has superior right-yes even the
exclusive right to say who shall be the
next senator from the Second Senatorial
District. Here is the Herald's argument:
'Oh get out, man, viewed from your point
of argument Perry would have an equal
right with Greene to the State Senator
ship, etc. reproduces our recent editorial
In FULL, and then says: THE Citizen
cheerfully acknowledges that it was mis-
taken in the date of the cessation of Mr..
Carriers senatorial career, and that it
was 'as late as $780, instead of 1877.
when he retired from the Senate, but even
that does not alter the matter in the
least. In 1880 the district in which
Greene and Perry were Incorporated was
an..entirely different district from the pres
ent one, and if Greene failed to assert her
rights then, as composite part of that
district, it is none of Perry county's fun
| oral OF his Loft 1au T,Ct hxyf II,
aid should claim that in the present order
of things the counties should stand Jones,
Wayne, Greene and Perry, is little too
deep for us, and we see no reason why it
should not be Jones, Wayne, Perry and
Greene, just as well as the other way.
The Herald is very much in favor of rota-
tion-when things rotate in its own di-
rection. If we are going to establish TO
tation in this district just as well let
Perry have the first rotate as Greene.
eve insist that we have an equal right
with you neighbor, in this matter, and
you havn't the records to show otherwise.
In the same issue of the Herald we find
the following: One of our prominent cit
liens dropped into the Herald office few
days ago and handed us the following ar
ticle, which explains itself, with the in
junction to be sure to put it IN 1.-THE Cit
izen then copies the article mentioned and
signed Buck from our columns in full,
and goes on to say: ''Now Buck-that
] is what he calls himself-iust you keep
| your shirt on for little while, and Buck,
hold your head still so the bells won't
jingle so discordantly. We have not
accused you of being a candidate, nor
have we intimated that you had any
Senatorial aspirations. Fact is Buck, we
did not think about you being down in
| Greene until we saw your name signed to
the above letter. And another thing
Buck, old boy, we are not trying to take
any of your rights from you, for we have
enough of our own. Buck talks like he
has no designs ON the senatorial position
and maybe hasn's now, nor never had =,
but he speaks emphatically enough when
he says, | know that when senatorial
bee, comes buzzing around etc., lead one
to believe that he is speaking from ex-
perience with that little creature.
The last paragraph of your little tale of
woe Buck, is a very small and mean view
to take of the Citizens utterance, for we
are glad to say that we are not narrow
enough to think for a moment that we
are the only pebble. Greene County no
doubt has as many honest men proportion
as any other county and we fail to see
where your man will be benefited by your
placing a wilful misconstruction on our
utterances."
Right you are Brother, the people down
this way are thoroughly stirred up on
this Senatorial question, and we are
going to howl, and howl long and loud
and fierce, until our rights are recognized
and conceded.
The Citizen admits its error in one in
stance. Why not admit it in toto. Come
out and admit Greene's just claims. Be
a man all the way through. Don't dis
play selfishness. Rise to the full standard
of the man, in the broad sense of the
w ,rd, and declare "Greene is rightfully
Justly and honestly entitled to the Sena-
tJrship this time and Perry should assist
her in securing it," Let us see if you
can reach this elevation, or if not, con-
fess that your sense of Justice does not
extend beyond the lines of Perry county
A Card.
The undersigned is candidate for re-