Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1903-06-20
From Panleffe.

The big guns have come and gone and /
mink their parting shot hurt no one. The
'lnneF was success. plenty Tor every one
and enough left to feed four times IA many
more. Now, let the small fry get hustle
on them. The farmers will soon be out Of
lbe grass ana they can come around with
impunity.
Crops arc looking well where they have
been worked The corn crop is certain
w. Corn viii sell for thirty cents per bush
elm NoNubee next fall. Potatoes, pea,
sorghum &c. are Going well. There will
! De nay ~ abundance. Every farmer is buy
ing amowe". Some are buying reapers AMI
| DIhdetS; that shows little progr s. and
mat VIC are getting out OF the Old ru,s and
I trying to have something else besides cot.
'on' We can now feast on mutton and kid
down this way. The hog crop Is good and
u the good Lord continues to favor us we
"ll be Independent Of the west next yea.
Mr. j. l.. Floore and wife, Mrs. Thomp-
son, son and daughter, afe visiting Or. and
airs Paulct;e. Carrie Byrd Cockrcil is Wis
ting Laura Hibbler.
Mr., Bowling preached a very instructive
and interesting sermon ut Ridgeway Sum
Gay lie advised all. and especially the
young men, that they must have some pur.
pose In lie, and stick to it if they evtr cx-
pected to be anything. Good ADVICE.
was more pleased with Judge Critz's
speech mot because | am for HIM than
was with either Coy. Longno's, Noels or
Maj Vardaman's. Tic Judge talked OF
what he would TRY TO do II elected land he |
VIII be- and he WAS earnest and honest in |
his Efforts to convince the people that be |
would be Governor for the whole people
lie is fine christian gentleman.
Coy. Longino tried TO Impress upon the
people that he was the Moses that brought
hesitate out OF the wilder ness, in fact, that
he sthc great am and Mississippi would
be the tail end of the South but for him,
while, in fact, all the suits brought against
the railroads and corporations were iusti.
tuled before he was known to the people of
Mississippi. Now he harps on Sen. Money
ana the negro. A Yicksburg paper says
Longino appointed a negro a notary public
ana bad negro at that. think that is
great deal worse than voting to confirm
negro in petty office. While he disclaimed
inviting Roosevelt to the laying of the cor
ner stone he could not and did not deny that
he was member of the capitol commission
and he sanctioned the invitation and did
not protest against it. Now, | call that
hoir'spltting don't know what 1T it is in
politics. lleckon it is j. st politics.
While Maj. Yardaman is IL nowery speak
ar think his ground is untenable and that
he would make better actor than COVER
nor
Judge Noel lisa CLEAN looking mum
There did not seem TO be much IN his
peech Most OF his time was taken up .
akirg bout Critz and Vdrdaman, and to
ct him tell it, the Legislature could not I
iayc well gotten along without him. There
$ something about "A fellow blowing his {
,wn horn, and think lie and the Governor s
blew theirs to a finish, and it was no little {
lorn either.
| made statement to the boys while in
New Orleans about alfalfa, and they said
lid not know what was talking about, |
end you letter and 'wo clippings sent me !
~ our friend Selleck which you will please $
publish for the benefit of the people. and
o eNoncrato me with the boys. This is no
ie.
regret ex cedingIy that 1t has become
Necessary for Emmett CaYett to be forced
o publish letter making denial OF some.
hing that the people of Noxubee already |
new to be false. II | were running for an |
flee and could not beat u fellow without {
tarting false reports on him, would crawl [
II hole and pull it in after me. As said S
eforc Emmett is Just what he appears to
.c, lie has been trjedl the fire. There
5 no drosS in his compOsition--he is pure
odd, His interest is all here. He is one
nan that cannot be controlled by any po-
ticul ring or clique and will make rep
esentatye that the poop Of NoXubee will
e proud Of, lie is au honest, moral, up. |
light, christian gentleman and was never
nown to turn away from the appeals of {
NY one, Such Reports will cut no ice with ,
he people, " Big Bud" will get there with
10Th feet. UNCLE NED.