Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1899-02-02

1 am before you tonight to respond
to gratefully appreciated invitation
TO speak to my fellow citizens on
State politics and issues. My right
to speak to my fellow citizens has
been challenged by the men who
have misrepresented, maligned and
bitterly abused me because of my
political opinions, and because of
their inability to control and dictate
my administration of the office of
chief executive of this State. But /
have no other way of addressing the
people of the State.
While have the support of great
many patriotic newspapers of the
State, yet have no organ of my own
!, to present the true facts, as l know
to I'm, to the People, Ssssfe they are
the substance sh by my opponents. #
said l didnItl interests alone were
money. The nuld quietly submit to
was ngntlng Presentations, wilful as
.Trney mere wRany instances, knowing
thnnsa ID SaIivh hose who know me per-
senate to fabt = ever give credence to
that MIGHT aeon interests of the entire
by some newspaY5tate are involved, and
cause to be frien m to put before them,
standing Mr.. Size world, the facts in
now mat he to0A these misrepresenta-
'fiouo w. o.. it is in my power to do
Jona $50 ~ ' raf. Vat can be spared from
annointment ~tes of the Office con
Mr.. Smith cby the people of Missis-
tism. l appoingm guilty of wilful VIC
Judge on strGersion of the duties OF
Mr.. Smith rnf Governor, it is not only
nrm without rs me, but it reflects dis
wnlch vas cog the entire State. If
,nede "nn ao5 FULLY attempted to dis
not and w;lfduties of the office to the
patch of buE ability, then they, who
Just adminidspite or disappointed po-
thousands of eations, or because of my
expenses to Convictions, attempted to
Term OF cop impression that my official
VIII III .ne prepas been corrupt, have not
,onnt anG est9Ydered me bnt they have
tv me Of mvf wronged every citizen OF
lot show II. upon whom such official
Smith invatwould have reflected, if it
privacy of M. true. For this reason l
ne time JUDI is not only nothing i'm
. was 9my speaking to the people,
4 w .nas as far as | can spare the
~ temant In my official duties, it is my
'nraped To Them to speak.
Inew then gEy ATTACK THE GOVERNOR
Judge Steve
vas confirm gratified that in discussing
!e had meteolitics as they have been
Inc Just \ the opposition, and in dis
elore,. ibeS he most important State is
~ % lhs ny will be decided this year,
"a . IL ao" same time refute my hear
,onId bava kill be necessary for me to
harges n 70 principal issue, and the
There has every effort of the combine
Their such strop has been, and will be,
tent as vas pr&over up and conceal.
rent t OF oylVesteMhen my name was men
Clon came iron office of Governor, just
" pr p.o,.s s thau rved out short term in
4 votas aoainst hStates Senate, warm
tors from his diSnd of mine, who had
opposed him wh& profession in my family,
ally demanded 1 found thought, and log
ther senators bowers of reasoning, who
'nators OF thd& believer in and an able
ov. Lowry app bimetalism, DR.. S. d.
~ w cir.ui. !uhEi Vicksburg, wrote me a
~ .;nobw il | intended to be-
idate for Governor, and
EN4TOR GEQosition On the financial
EXIT was then and is now
y. s.aa The whole country.
& *scr fssorolm in substance that
Senator late and that was thor
Il he was }cord with that doctrine
1850. Ned in the unlimited and
raphed coinage of silver by this
re9ts present ratio. While
~ sto1 no believe in the gold
r. siaoto jnominated sound money
i 7Sbarge 81 and have now many sup
r Spected thare was class of the golo
EN- in this State who be-