Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1902-05-21
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MISSISSIPPI MATTERS
NOTES OF PAST AND CURRENT EVENTS,
BY KATR MARKHAM POWER.
BY KATR MARKHAM POWER.


MO- ~ 81 AdseEt os2. e.x&avo oSks
The Truth, and Nothing But the Truth
While our distinguished Senator II.
D. Money is doubtless heartily dis
gusted at the great amount of publici-
ty together with the rank injustice)
given him because of the street car
episode, we feel it our duty to give
space to the following personal letter
received on the 18th inst, as it bears
directly on this occurrence and tells
the truth, the whole truth, and moth
ing but the truth" in the straightfor-
ward manner so characteristic of the
splendid young Mississippian who
wrote 1t.
May 10, 1902.
Miss POWer-You doubtless have
seen the Misrepresentation that have
gone broadcast over the land concern
ing an incident in which Senator
Money was recently forced to figure
Dy reason Of the insolence of a street
car conductor. Senator Money had
boarded 4 car and paid his fare to the
b. & O. depot, where he was to take
the train Al certain borr for poIti.
more. When nearing Tho poaca NOM.
ment he consulted bie watcb ord
found that he had only five minntae to
make connection with tha baltimore
train. At the same time, he dlscoy-
cred that the car he was on did not
so to the B. & 0. depot, but the car
following which was riphf AZ band
aid. 1t Vas the same line and no was
entitled to 4 transfer but ae was ofton
the ease tha conductor Was hnr,,ioJ
and froauentlv conveyed a naeeanpnr
by a wave of the hama to the ear maxi.
ing the turn In tbn r g n denot
rms was done in tbe case of Senator
Money and when tbp condurtor on
the second car called fare y notwitb
standing he had witnngsad tha dis-
ombarking of senator Money from tba
other car and received the isuaI wava
of tbe hand which etnod for ragrIaT
transfer Senator Money declined IN
nav twice ana claimed hie rinhf IN
transfer as ho had Maid for tho wboIa
trin to tho denot ana was IN M eonee
in dpf9nlt Tha conductor tbnre1fnor
reDlfcd with IRRITATING imnudpnce and
insolorcn that he wonId nnt him off
if tba fara WIS not naid Senotor
Money ae we aro nroid to know 10
not tba Mind of man to euhmif IN tbat
sort Of imnosition accomnaniod hv
insult and darliroi win verv nronnr
cmnhaais to Yield to tho uninet 10.
mande of tho rondnctnr 4 bpr,v
frpman who wac also noeeongar
voJi,ntnerod hie moIiciorg 5ssista6ca
and togotber ba and tLo condrctor
gtr9ve to eject Senator Money from
thp car while If wac running a+ fnll
enaad but faiInd n do so MIL n nos.
sanonr had rIng n he mt off ana tho
car stonnnd Senator Aionov wac then
thrown off droggino tbn oondrcfor
with him The conductor tbnn deaIt
him violent Now over tho l1ny and
was attnmntinp further assauIt whom
senator Money drew bie nenlnffo and
in tha etrnoGIa to vrnet tha tnifa
from bis hand the conducfor received
q wound in tho hand and rotnrned IN
his ear which had been baId for him
hnf bairg inrftod nv tbo fron,ar ba
went baol, ann don't senator Money
another bIow ovnr tho bood oP a No. |
ifcaman son,n ono was bolding he
Senator at tbis time Thai he was
ovcitod ana fnI+ that tbo nreeorvotion
of h4e Wississinni manhood was a
larrpr thing than tho dipnitv Of an
onfca oaas witbout saving. and hie DO
to bring bis rufian ossoiI. |
ant to punishment wae wbat everv |
saIf.resnarfinp man would reasonable
evnnct of him II ie wholly untrne |
MI bo oel,od or dogirad n disn,iseoI |
of tbe charoos. II &c nositivaIv trua |
that ba and bfs friends wore nransrad
10 niece tham n fbo lae+ fnisb ana |
onIy arnniosrad in tha action nf The
nietrict Gttorney who rndnr tho low
hero bas ontiro controI of erch mat.
tore W. confdentI,, homo Nfiss powo.
tbat Won arc NOT among tbe members
of tbe 1Tfssissinni nrpss who tboupht.
loeeIv and unganororeIv modo oTicl, .
to crftirisn without a hearino tbis
gallant Sontbern rbieftoin who has
dona valiant and brilliant earvica for
he entira southland Ono motto nnon
nus pusIe Hofn @ mas Deen III very qeeu
worm d tIouSdnu sIlaiieI men: mere
aLc lew VI ms nopie o5usI lGlI 10 Us
now anu No9 oe Ine uay "AeI WIS,
7lsSIPPl stanuS wIlnouC tHe Splenutu
rep esenid'lNe given LleI Il. 'le LlAe
anu service VI IieInanuo - money
~ - uue oglidlUI 1acl'auIIn 10 say
nat ne Sloou 10Y any anu Ie"IIeSsly ny
Ms toIiea6ue! anu IgnueIeu Hoole anu
service as long as assistance
was PosSloie III we caSe' ana Oh the
occurrence ol d AIIIus OCCASION WhiIe
.ne hlalIer was pehulhs IN court ne
WIN great IorCe Indignantly repelled
certain uhlouhueu statements maze Dy
ne couilsei lor tne ralIioau company
ana at tLie same IlIle pau hlsu Irloute
% lhe NE ana character oI senator
Money Ills entlre course commanded
ne praise OF Misslsslpplans mere ana
me Mlsslsslpplans IN washington
stood shoulder TO shoulder IN support
u the hohoreu anu trusted represent
ltlVe OF thelr state ana lnuorse HI
nat he dlu' HespectIullH
H. Mch FuLGHAM'
rho ro,ono, 1eron,t,,, 90 49, Dc.
,.tanio, ~, Gbmro,, 90 tbo 1rni+od az ctoto
rue TO the prophecies made IN our
'olulllns IN eonGeal,lns IT, mas nas ptoteu "
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ign lands as well, including those Of