The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1899-07-07
THE MAN or TINE novR.
If Mississippi, in her whole history

! - ''''' Va ''''' tilN lhtS
mcnt: one VINO is not afraid to speaI
g nut against any measure. or adyoCat
any reform that is In the interest o
/ the state, for fear Of ~iDjuring hi
: chances for other political offices
? or bringing public opinion down upol
G ms bead. Again, he should 90 int
Office by the votes of the people. ant
not by the trickery Of bosses or polit
zeal traders, thereby saving the STATE
from another disgrace in paying the
leaders off in offices for their deal
services. Money or political reward
should not be the height Of his ambi.
tion. but to faithfully guard the
state and ITS interest: develop its re-
sources and protect its honor, that
the hulmbleSt citizen may point TO it
with pride AS being the state of DAY.
Is, Prentiss, George, Lamar and his
own, is the charge committed to his
keeping.
In the field Of candidates before
you today for the place, who is the
man, In your honest Judgment, NC
should select? Yes, we agree with
you, all are good men, but, only one
is to be chosen and the state OF affairs
our politics are in today, what man
Of the six should the people make
their governor? The response comes
from every four men out Of five, Jas.
X. Nardaman. of Letiore county.
But following this, they say (and it
Is the only charge brought against
hin)that he came out too late to win.
This is not So, and the man who
ll>eS his coming out late us a cause of
his defeat, should, before he cast his
ballot or the day of election, ask him
self, why did he come out late: 1t
was because he, in a fever st rickcncd
land, was standing guard over the
honor Of his state and country: pro-
tcctlng, by his own life. the stars and
stripes. Like The other four asking
for the place, be could have remained
ut home %nnhecding the call for men
t" fight for, and sustain the States
and been here to speak in
behalf when the campaign open
ed. But IL there is one thing in
lanes X. Nardauan. it is he is true:
ne advocated the war on the grounds
If suffering humanity: he enlisted ,
because he believed it the duty of {
very son To answer his states call ,
when in need. That he was earnest {
n his act, was proved by the patri- l
tic manner he received the insult Of g
lie governor, and his course that fol- I
owed. I
If he is worthy in every other way, '.
5 you admit, this one act of his be. ,
ny late, son Duty for the State" =
hould receive the vote Of every citi- !,
en- AS their cndorSemcnt-Setting Il n
alue before the eyes Of all young c
lissiSsippians upon duty and patri- 7
tiSm. r
In the battles Of democracy. Mr.. c
'ardaman has always been found u
Aking the lead in the fight. And ="
ever in his life did he ask pay for :.
is services, or political reward 1T ;,
ne hands of the victorious candidate. l.
lie did it rs u sense of duty, and 4
OF profit. :.
In his campaign today, unlike his e.
.%ponents. he defines his position on %
very issue before the people. No IT
lraddling by him on any question. Il
nd upon the >chUl aud judiciary v.
leStiOns, two OF the most IInpurt. "
nj In this campaign, he at once took =
stand, which many Of his OppOn. ;,
ITS have not yet done. .,
His speeches, which are not only 4,
,rong, but eloquent, Is winning him "
large following IN every county d.
here he is heard. -
James X. Nardanan IL the man Of W
le hour-thc man for the next gov. III
nor Of the state, and BY taking his III