Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1902-08-02
The Congressional Race In the
Sixth.

The New Orleans Plcayune Of Mon
day contained in its Mississippi depart
ment, good half tons pictures OF Hons.
W. Fl. Hardy, E. J. Bowers and E. M.
Barber, the three Democratic candi
dates for congress in the sixth or sea
coast district. The first primary cleo
ton in that district has been ordered
for Aug. Goth, and the candidates are
engaged in q lively canvass for the nom
nation
The question of who represents that
district in congress is one of the state
wide Importance and significance in a
sense not applicable to any other con-
gressional district in Mississippi. For a
half century it has been the dream and
ambition of Mississlppians to secure a
deep water barber on their coast for the
building up of our own commerce and a
large seaport on Mississippi soil. En-
couraging progress has been made
in this direction by the direct ef-
forts of Hon. Frank McLain (now trans
fered to the seventh congressional dis
trict) and others and If the voters of
that district are guided by sound bust
ness sense and the consideration of true
craftsmanship rather than small politics
the golden hopes of years will be realized
in the no distant future. The opening up
of the vast pine forest and timberwealth
of that district by the Gulf and Ship
Island and other railroads and theassur-
ance of the early building of the 18th
milan canal furnish fresh inspiration and
emphasize anew to Mississippi the in
estimable value and importance of Sc
curing seaport of her own while her
vast industrial and commercial possihil-
tiles are beginning to be realized.
Thus viewing the matter, if the Leader
were a citizen of the sixth district lay
ing all personal preferences aside it would
do it's utmost to secure the nomination
and election of the senior candidate now
before the people, Capt. W. II. Hardy.
Capt. Hardy is man of great ability,
wide acquaintance and personal influence
and progressive constructive statesman
exactly suited to the demands and IN
folding possibilities of the district he
seeks with such laudable ambition to
represent. His years and his ripe expe-
fence as compared with his young COM
petitors are as valuable asset in his
favor. We have no word of censure for
these two gentlemen who aspire to re-
present the district. Their ambition is
natural and praiseworthy one; but
pitted as they are against a broad guag
ed, able statesman whose pre-eminent
fitness and large experience in public af
fairs are acknowledged on all sides they
may well afford to ''tary at Jericho till
their boards grow No man in Mis-
sisrippi possesses greater knowledge Of
the resources and possibilities of the
sixth district or a clearer and more com
prehenslye conception of its present and
future needs.
Coupled with these facts, the people
of his district might well afford to give
him their support as a token of theil
gratitude and appreciation for what hi
has in the past done for them and Mis-
sissippi in material way. The build
ing of the Northeastern railroad, the ul
innate completion of the Gulf and Shil
Island railroad. the founding of thu
Furnishing cities of Hattiesburg an(
Gulfport, the introduction of textil,
department at the A. & Nj. College fol
training cotton mill operatives for Mis-
sissippi; with all that these things i'm
ply in the way of development of mate
rial progress and wealth, are more du'
to the wise forethought, tireless energy
and enterprising brain of w. FL. Hard.
than to any other man in Mississippi
and are an earnest of what he could ant
would do for his district and state as
representative in congress.
Gratitude is a noble virtue, no less 9,
in people than in the individual, and i
is noble act to recognize and pay debt
of gratitude whenever it can be don
without injustice to others.
eff there be crime
OF deeper dye than all the guilty trail
/ OF human vice, tbs ingratitude.
In this instance the peoble Of the sixth
district can pay huge debt of gratitud
and at the same time render themselve
and the people of the state Yaluabl
service for the future by honoring tn
distinguished statesman, patriot an
| publicist from Perry. Ii would be
graceful act to thus crown and roun
out his useful public life Brook
Leader.
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