The Bolivar County Democrat. (Rosedale, Miss.) 1887-1969, 1902-03-15
NOT IN POLITICS.

NOT IN POLITICS.
Hon. Leroy Percy Of Greenvilleis in the
city today. In regard to the many COM
pIimentary mentions of his name as rep
resentative from the third congressional
district he said. II am not candidate
but will urge the.candidacy OF Hon. Chas.
Scott, of Bolivar county, whit, is one OF
the most prominent men in the district.
No man is better informed as to the
wants of the Mississippi Valley, and no
man is more popular with the residents
of the valley and the delta. Some years
ago Mr.. Scott was made chairman of the
Mississippi River Improvement Levee
Convention. Mississippi will honor her.
self in having Mr.. Scott as the represent
atiye of the Third district in congress. -
Vicksburg Post.
Mississippi has no ADLER, purcr ormore
patriotic son than Chas. Scott. He is
great lawyer, a man of large business ex-
perience, loyal democrat, and above
and beyond ALL he is gentleman in the
fullest meaning of the term. Most high
ly cultivated, of lofty ideals, brave,
chivalric and true; he has all of the quail
ties necessary to perform fttingly and
well the functions of the exalted office OF
representative of this district in the low
er house of the nations congress. His
deep interest in and familiarity with all
matters pertaining to tie Mississippi riv-
er levees make it especially desirable at
this time that such man as Chas. Scott
should go to congress from this district.
His services are needed. The office was
created for the public good, and am OPP
posed to giving it away as a mere per-
sonal compliment to "clever fellow
Results are whig the taxpayers want.
There are some paolicquestions on which
Mr.. Scott and are wide apart. But am
willing for once to compromise those diff
ferenccs in order that we may get a man
from this district who will be a real fac
tor in congress and be able to do some
thing for the levee interests. It isa mat
ter of vital Importance to the people of
the third district. 1t is time for us all to
awake to the full realization of the fact
that public Office is a public trust and not
private perquisite-that it was created
for the good of the whole people, andnot
intended as plaything to be bestowed
upon aspiring mediocres. Mississippi
has had enough of that recently to last a
thousand years, and / think it behooves
the third district to change the policy
Jas. K. Vardaman in Greenwood Com
monwealth.
Hon. Chas Scott of Bolivar county is
prominently mentioned as a candidate
for congress from this district. Mr.. Scott
is truly great man and would make
this district a worthy successor to Gen.
Catchings. Our greatest fear is that he
will not make the race.-Sunfo Tos-
Cit.
If Mr.. Scott should conclude to be a
candidate for congress we feel sure that
he would command the solid support Of
Coahoma county. Mr.. Scott would
make good Representative Congress
for this district, and being fully identified
with the interests OF people, would be the
proper man for the place.-Clarksdale
Banner.
The above articles from several of our
exchanges, will meet with cordial ap-
proval throughout the district.
We arr authorized, however, to say
for Mr.. Scott that he has no idea of
entering the political arena, nor will he
under any circumstances become a can
didate for congress. His time is thor
oughiy occupied in the management of
his large planting interests, and i'll close
attention to his law practice; and, as
there is no great public emergency re-
quiring the sacrifice, he cannot consent
to permit the use of. his name in the ap-
preaching campaign. He is, neverthe-
less. highly appreciative OF the confidence
reposed in him, az evidenced by the cx-
pressions of the press and by numerous
letters from leading citizens throughout
the district.