Okolona messenger., 1903-08-12

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lawyer, and Judge Ortiz as a loby be-
fore the legislature while q member
thereof, came suddenly into posses
sion of more money than the aspirant
for Governor could earn on his own
merit in a thousand years. With this
wealth, these dollars obtained from
the state, the Judge conceived the idea
that he could buy for himself q resi-
dence in the Governors mansion for
four years. The most conservative
estimate made by his neighbors at
West Point is that ne has up to the
present time during the present year,
expended $4,000 of this money in his
endeavor to buy his nomination.
Elaborate headquarters were opened
at West Point over which the Judge
placed to preside Jew by the name
of Col. Levy, whose political tactics
are direct from the Tsmmanyites inner
chambers in New York city. Levy is
a schooled boodler from New York's
most unscrupulous herd, and the cam
paign be has conducted for this West
Point headquarters would have done
honor to the hesrtless debauchery of
American franchise practiced in the
highest degree on Wall street.
Let any self-respecting Mississip-
plan, native born or adopted son, stop
for a moment and reflect upon the
perhdy of giving his support to such a
combination.
Added to this immense sum of
money at his command to corrupt the
newspapers and voters of the state
Judge Ortiz entered into an unholy
and unelean alliance with Governor
Longino and his corrupt associates at
Jackson, and has been able to bring to
his support not only the state ad-
ministration with it's stolen wealth for
Doodle, but also the corporation Of
President Roosevelt and whatever
financial aid was necessary to be sup
piled through Edgar Wilson, the Gov
ernor's brOther-in-law and Roosevelt
appointee and coon -fisaored referee.
, All this assistance Judge Critz, though
} parading Is a high toned Christian
gentlemen, has cheerfully accepted,
and will enjoy to the fullest measure.
He has goneeven farther than this.
In return for this assistance he has
tacitly accepted to attitude Of Presl
dent Roosevelt and the present Gov
ernOr of Mississippi, to throttle white
supremacy in Mississippi and turn the
state over to the mass of black saw
ages In all their ignorance and beast.
! ly inclinatiOns. He has supported in
, his speeches, and by accepting an
alliance with him, the position Of
Governor Longino In pardoning q
negro FaPist, in recommending to the
legislature the pensioning OF the
family of negro rapists, in the event
that they are mobbed, in appointing
iguorant vicious negroes to Official
positions. What does this mean then2
Simply that the Longino crowd will
exert every effort for the nomination
of Ortiz, aRd that Critz, q week and
subtle tool In their hands, IL elected,
will continue business at Jackfon, in
every department, precisely as It has
been conducted by the LonginO gang.
Fellow citizens: Do you view the
outlook with serenity and pleasnre9
The same issue was involved In the
contest for the United STATES senator
ship between Governor Longino and
Senator Money. Little of anything
else than the race question was dis
eussed In their canvass. The people
have spoken on that issue as respect
led the senatOEship. With all the
power of his machine known as his
administration, Longino was scanda-
lously defeated. The identical issue
is presented now between Major
Wsrdaman and Judge Critz. The
former stands squarely upon the same
platform that Senator Money stood
upon. Ortiz stands upon the ldenti-
cal platform upon which Longino was
sent to oblivion. The question now
Is: VIII you advance into the bright
light Of day as you have started, or
viii you recant and lie down ct the
toot Of mammon9 There is no middle
ground. It is Vardaman and white
men to the fore, or Crltz and the
negro In the saddle. Do you doubt
this anslysis7 If 90, listen to the
negro crap shooters and vicious, igno-
rant blacks on every street corner
jollifying over the fact that Vardaman
did not land a nomination in the first
primary and prOclalming from the TOP
Of their huts his certain defeat.