Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1903-03-03
THE PEOPLE SHOULD KNOW THE
TRUTH.

VI TIC Ahbt ucChuo tlio pcOp1o uhFS
been 80 deceived by promises and mis-
led by the arts and tricks of scurvy
politicians that they have lost both re-
spect for and interest in 1.-THE powers
that be-" The state has been run"
in the interest of certain individuals
II not the masses of the people pros
perity for the classes and poverty for
the masses is the fact which all are
beginning to realize. There is and
has been q clique in and around the
capital Of the state that have "held
high carnival at the expense of the
people Of Mississippi and now that
same crowd Of conspirators against
liberty are askingthe people to "crook
thepregnant hinges Of the knee that
thrift may follow fawning." Their
organisation Is strong and formidable;
unless restrained and repudiated by
the people their continued domination
will bring rnin to our state. The
tricks Of these vampires are fast being
unscathed and exposed-for instance
look at the latest episode in which A.
f. Fox is the central figure. He has
been in congress for four years, and
not . single act or resolution has ever
been heard of, to prove this assertion,
not q public meeting has been held in
his district in which he was ever al
luded to. much less endorsed. But on the
other hand mutterings OF discomfort,
often disgust, could be heard condemn
ing his efficiency. He could not have
carried single county in his dristict
for renomination-hence the "sacri-
ficef' he makes in retiring to private
life. Disgruntled politician and
chronic office seekers are ever ready
for such q sacrifice as Mr. Fox would
have you believe he is making in be-
coming candidate for governor. 1t
is known throughout the state that
Judge Critz is very strong all over the
state. He is known to be an able,
faithful and honest man, and his
chances for election to the high and
honorable position of governor
amounts to about an assurance. This
clique, fearing his success, and not
wanting an honest democrat that
weuld, if elected, turn the vandals
out" have been trying all over
east and south Mississippi to get q
man to stand for this Office to weaken
the vote Of Judge Critz. They have
tried Judge Thomas II. Woods, Judge
Stone Deavours, W. II. Hardy and
james Henry Neville, but these gen.
tlsnen prescience to recognize the
handwriting on the wall" have de-
clined to be made tools of this clique
who pretend that they want man to
beat vardaman--but this is too thin
If they wanted to defeat or even
weaken vardaman why did they not
try some man in the "delta?'' Why
did they go into the home of Judge
Critz to find man to beat vardaman
This shows conclusively that they
want to defeat the choice of the peo-
pla and run the government in the
same groove that has been disgrace
instead of an honor? This is easily
answered. They claim that there has
been. great prosperity during the
. regime of the McLaurins and LONGING
---and there has---but NEITHER of these
men had anything to do with it.
The idea of Longino building mil
ion-dollar capitol without issuing
bonds IL too contemptibleto notice, as il
is too gross for credence. Wir,
Adams deseryse the credit solely, and
not the man that occupies the chair
and honored by such men as Johr
II. Stone and Robert Lowry. Their
asain the increase OF the value in pro
perty Is due to immigration and pub
lie improvements by the Unitet
States government and the millions o.
dollars in the timber industry--awa,
with snch sop1istry -as the peopl
are not going to be fools all the time
and Mr.. Referee Wilson--"et 4
ou1Sn gefius's and Mr. Fox will realiz'
when the people shall have thundere
their anathmas in their ears mex
August. 4. OLD DEMOCRAT.