The leader., 1901-10-30
NEXT TUESDAYS ELECTION
POMER IND CARLISLE.


special election to fill the vacancy in
the office of Secretary of State, caused
by the death of the late Col. J. l..
Power, and in the office of State Treas
urer, by the resignation of Mr.. Robt.
Showers. As is known to our readers,
the office of Secretary of State is be-
ing temporarily filed by Mr.. Joseph
w. Power, a son of Col. Power, and
the Treasurer's office by Hon. Geo. W.
Carlisle, whom the Governor appointed
to these vacancies, pending the cleo
ton. Both of these gentlemen are
candidates before the people to fill out
the unexpired term of the respective
offices now held by them, and The
LEADER hopes to see Lincoln county
cast practically solid vote for them.
In view of the fact that Joe Power is
personally capable and trustworthy,
we do pot think the people of Missis-
sippi could hardly do more self-hon-
oring thing or pay more graceful and
becoming tribute to the memory of
his beloved and honored father, than
by electing the son to fill out the
fathers unexpired term. No man
within our knowledge ever did as
much for all classes of people in
Mississippi, without pay other than the
satisfaction of doing good and serving
others, "a Col. Power, and it was
partial recognition of this fact, coup
led with his peculiar fitness for the
office of Secretary of State, which
caused the people to elect him to that
office in 1895, and in 1899 renominate
and elect him for four yeare more,
without opposition from any quarter.
1t seemed to be generally conceded
that in doing this, the State was but
paying part of the debt her people
owed this grand old man and patriot,
who, in sunshine or in shadow, had
ever been glad to spend and be spent
in guarding and promoting their every
interest. Our people ought not to for
get, if they have, that in 1898 and 1899,
when the yellow fever prevailed at
Jackson, and every other State official
fled from his post to escape danger,
that for weeks Col. Power practically
represented in his own already frail
person, the State Administration of
Mississippi, looking after all urgent
matters in the other departments be
sides those belonging to his own, and
keeping the wheels of government
moving until the epidemic subsidized
and the official refugees returned
In answer to the summons of The
Supreme Ruler of the Universe he has
laid down the new four-year commits
sion he received from the people in
1900, and gone to receive his eternal
reward in that blessed realm where
there are no more disappointments
and heartaches,nO more political strife
and base ungratitude; but III an i'm
portant and righteous sense his title to
that commission is still represented
before the people of Mississippi by
"his next frien1'-his son-the young
able assistant, and who now asks the
people for the simple privilege of being
permitted to serve out the uneXpired
portion of that commission. Let the
answer of the people be an overwhelm-
ing vote of approval, as we believe it
will be.
We have nothing to say in derogation
of the personal worth and fitness of
the other excellent gentlemen who are
aspirants for the office, but under all
the circumstances, we can but regard
their candidacy as ill-timed, and regret
that they did not possess the grace to
curb their otherwise laudable ambi-
ton until "a more convenient season."
1t goes as matter of course that
Lincoln county will give Geo. w. |
Carlisle practically unanimous vote
for State Treasurer Born and reared |
in Lawrence, our sister county, from
which Lincoln was largely carved, and |
a gentleman who has proved himself |
worthy of the highest trust, it could |
not be otherwise.
Mr.. Carlisle is well known personally |
to large number of our readers. Be |
ginning his public career as a mere |
boy in the auditors office during the |
incumbency of the lamented Gwin, he |
served acceptably eight years in that |
position, acquiring a familiar knowl-
edge of the business management of |
the States affairs. Subsequently he |
served as State Commissioner of I'm |
migration at nominal salary, estab- |
fishing, meanwhile, renumerative !
real estate business for which his eX- /
perience in the land department of the .
Auditors office especially fitted him. +
For number of years he has been /
one of the prominent and influential .
citizens of jackson and a member of .
her city administration. When it be
came necessary not long ago for Gov
ernor Longino to appoint State
Treasurer pro tenn and he began to
look around for an available man for
the place, he could find no one more
and capable than his old
fellow county man from Lawrence,
Geo. W. Carlisle. BY reason of his high
personal and business standing, Mr.
Carlisle had no difficulty in promptly
giving gilt-edge official bond and
the honest, business like manner in
which he has administered the affairs
of the Treasurer's office during his
short incumbency, is but an earnest
Of what may be expected for the rest
Of the term, if he is continued therein
by the people.
She's u Bird-She Is.