The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1900-06-02

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four hundred dollars of the
peoples money yet only bring
ing to trial about quarter per
cent of the criminals whose names
appear upon the criminal docket IN
Warren county. This proof was
made to the governor of Mis-
sissippi and | have the record
made by two lawyers of Vicks-
burg to sustain what | have said.
He read from an article written
by Mr.. Coppee from the Riparian
Land books of Mr.. Thomkins, also
from a speech of Mr.. Catchlngs
after his advocacy of reyetment
and dredging. Both tending to
show she future to the Delta when
the levee work was completed.
But | want to return right here
to Judge Henry. He will prob
ably answer his record which /
have Just called attention to by
saying it was the fault of the
Judge. l answer that by say
ing upon the stumps OF
Warren county on more than one
occasion, Henry advocated the re-
appointment of Judge McLaurin-
say that after Gov. Longino was
elected Governor of Mississippi,
that Patrick Henry again pressed
the appointment of Judge Nc
Laurin, SO that If he attempts to
make defense on these lines. it
falls absolutely flat. Now my
fellow citizens, before | conclude
l wish to ask you if you are will
ling for Warren county to domi-
n ate the politics OF this district!
~
Mr.. Hebron then showed that
Warren county was trying to die
tate to the district, showing the
unfairness of Executive Commit
tee action, both ia selecting COM
mitteemen and late plurality pri-
ma y plan proposed.
He then related his conversations
regarding expansion he had on
several occasions with his friend
and opponent, Mr.. Humphreys,
who was present and said that the
battle cry of Democracy, in my
opinion, will be anti-expansion,
antitrust and the re-adoption of
the Chicago platform-and he
knew of but one Mississippian to
that could 90 against what appear
ed to be counter to the wishes of
the party and be reelected and
that was Lamar on che Bland-Al.
lison Act OF 70, but by my friend
Mr.. Humphreys is not Lamar, but
l would q thousand times
rather see him IN Congress than
to see the courageous worrior that
wages battles in Warren.
HIS CLOSING REMARKS.
Now my fellow citizens, there
are a number of leading questions
l might discuss, but | have not
the time. On all national ques-
tions | shall stand or fall with the
National Democratic party. The
levee question is local question;
it is question big enough and
important enough to consume
every hour of time that a member
of Congress from this districs will
have however able he may be,
however dlligent he may be. If l
succeed in securing the nomina-
tion for the place and election to
Congress, ! shall devote my time
in season and out of season to the
leyee question, and my effort shall
be devoted to securing govern
mental control of the levees and
raising this burden of levee taxi
alton from our shoulders, and
failing in that, securing as large
allotments of money for our dis
trict and the other dristrict as
possible. On all national ques-
tons voting with my party being |
careful unnecessarily not to an
tagonize single measure in con-
gress or single member of con-
gress. l shall attempt to build up.
an influence as best | can for the |
accomplishment of this great pur-
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