The sea coast echo. [volume] (Bay Saint Louis, Miss.) 1892-current, 1903-06-13
LONGING FOR SENATOR.
From the BILOXI Daily Herald.

OF the situation. The Herald has had
some kind things to say of Senate,
Money in the past but as the canvass
mas progressed it has become decided,v
manifest to The Herald that senate,
Money is not the man for the place and
tnat ms reelection would be in the ma
ture OF a pension with no adequate re-
sulting benefits to the people Of Missis-
sippi. Senator Moneys canvass has
been disappointing to his best friends
and his refusal to meet the Governor ON
the stump, IT seems to The Herald, cou-
PIED with his unnecessary injection of
the race issue into his campaign, has
virtually settled the contest adversely 10
Senator Money.
His ablest newspaper supporters have
become exceedingly lukewarm, The
Meridian Press, which espoused the
cause OF Senator Money some months
ago, recently said that no man not can
didate for office in Mississippi would
seek to inject the race issue into this
campaign. The Vicksburg American,
which appeared to be championine Se-
nator Moneys reelection some months
ago, warned him against the course OF
campaign which he was making and his
name does not now appear in the edito-
rails OF that paper. The Jackson News,
another Money paper, has taken the
same position with reference to Mr..
Moneys attitude in the campaign and
has nothing now to say in his praise.
1t has been stated that Senator Money is
q first cousin OF the Mr.. Vardaman who
is candidate for governor. Mr.. Var
daman pitched his campaign on race is
sues and Mr.. Money seems to be linked
with him, and they must flourish or fade
together. The Herald regards Varda-
man as the most dangerous man that
ever aspired to the governorship in Mis-
sissippi. The State is prosperous be-
yond comparisons with any other era in
its history, and it is unwise to excite ir-
rational prejudice against the only to-
nant labor Mississippi has. Anything
that disturbs this labor disturbs values
and begets stagnation. Any man who
would seek to ride into office on preju-
dice is unfit for Governor or for Senator.
Senator Money has been in Congress for
twenty-five years. He has drawn, it is
stated, first and last, not to mention sa-
laries that have gone to members OF his
family, easily one hundred and twenty
five thousand dollars. He has doubtless
done the best he could, but Mississippi
wants new blood and new men who can
do as much as Senator'S in other States
in the way of securing practical results.
Governor Longino has demonstrated
great executive ability and determine
ton to accomplish things OF moment and
practically for his State and people.
The Herald has not at all times agreed
with him, and it has sometimes criticis-
ed his appointments, but where APP
pointments prove tobe good ones, an ex-
ecutive should not be too severely cen
sured for prefering his friends.
Governor Longino's administration
speaks for itself. There is no de-
ceiving or humbugging the people
along this line. The taxpayers know
that million dollar Statehouse has been
built and paid for without issuing any
bonds. They know that four hundred
thousand dollars Of interest bearing
bonds were called in and paid off five
years before they were due, SAVING Of
hundred thousand dollars in interest.
They are aware Of the fact that four
teen thousand-acre State farm in the
delta has been bought, paid for and Or
ganized. They appreciate the fact that
Confederate pension appropriations
we're increased from $50, 700 to 100000
a year. They glory in the establish
ment OF the best textile school in the
South, from which the young men of
Mississippi can go forth to organize,
build and run cotton mills. The piney
woods section of Mississippi knows
what the experiment station, which will
demonstrate the increased value OF the
soil under scientific treatment, means to
the people Of this great Coast section.
The masses Of the people are enthusiast
tic in their praise Of the State adminis-
tration, Of which Governor Longino is
the head, for increasing the public
school appropriation from S750, 200 to a
million and a quarter dollars in order
that the farmers sons and daughters can
have longer terms Of public schools. The
people Of Mississippi know that while
these successful results have been a.
chieved through the efforts Of a wise,
prudent Chief Executive, and a broad
guaqed patriotic Legislature, that taxa
tion, instead OF increasing, has decreas-
ed half a mill. which means IN uncol-
lected taxes, according To a contempora-
ry, nearly half million dollars during
the four years OF Governor Longino's
administration. With such a record any
man has right to aspire to seat IN
the United States Senate and the peo-
pie Of Mississippi have never yet turned
aside q man with such a record. South
Mississippi is the home of Longino.
South Mississippi delights to honor the
man. He has friends and admirers in
every county ana township in this great
and growing section Of the State; men
who are proud OF him as man and an
official and who win leave no stone nm
turned to place the Senatorial toga up
on his deserving shoulders.
Governor Longino is in the prime oi
life; Senator Money in nearing its sun
set "A stated above, he has been hand
sonely treated, having drawn prince
" income during service Of % years