The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1903-08-01
MONEY is DOOMED.
HIS EXPLANATION DIDN'T EXPLAIN
CALLS ron HIS RESIGNATION.
Loneino Has Successfully Answered all
CHARGES and is Marching on
TO Victory.

jackson, Miss, July 3d.
Hoisted by his own petard, !" is
the predicameMt in which Senator
Money finds himself as a result of
his attempt to explain why he ac-
cepted the stock amounting TO
$50, 900 in the Pan-Electric Tele-
phone Company, and from several
parts of the State the demand is
being made that he not only retire
from the race for reelection, but
that he should at once resign his
seat in the United States Senate.
The explanation made by Sena-
tor Money is nothing more nor
less than a shameless confession
of guilt which he meekIy seeks to
excuse with the explanation that he
had the right to accept the stock,
as he was going to retire from
congress at the end of his term,
which is equivalent to the trusted
cashier of great corporation say
ing that he had right to steal
a million dollars because he in
tended to resign.
In political circles it is the uni
yersal verdict that Senator
Moneys explanation is worse
than the charge, and that it would
have been far better for his politi-
al interests had he left the matter
unexplained. By the published
statement his guilt is established,
and the offense is one which can
not be condoned or excused on any
grounds. The demand for his re-
tirement and resignation will of
course not be needed. In spite
of the realization of defeat, his
rapidly scattering forces realize
that it can be no worse on the day
after the election. than it is today,
and his name will go on the ticket
only to go down under the most
severe defeat ever administered to
"a candidate for the United States
Senate in Mississippi.
All kinds of underhanded cam
paigning is being attempted by
the Money faction. Having ex-
hausted all their mud-slinging
ammunition and abusive and
slanderous personalities, bush
whacking tactics of the most cew-
ardly sort are being resorted to.
An instance of this comes from
the village of Burns, in Smith
county, where Governor Longino
spoke one day last week. Con
gresham John Sharp Williams,
one of Senator Moneys bench
men, who has been inspired to in
ject himself into the senatorial
campaign by visions of a dead
mans coffin, was present on the
grounds, and the committee on en-
tertainment invited him to speak,
which he declined to do, saying
that it was not his intention to
speak. When the Governor con-
cluded his address Mr.. Williams
was asked again if he cared to
make reply thereto, and again
he declined. After Governor
Longino had left the grounds,
however, to drive to another APP
pointment, he rallied crowd
about him and made vicious and
unjustifiable attack on the Cover
nor's official record.
This is only sample of the
Money campaign tactics. SANDER
GUS and untruthful charges of all
sorts have been brought against
t h Governors administration
which he has promptly refuted
to the satisfaction of the voters of
the State, who will have the OPP
portunity to express their opinion
of such putrid political methods
when the polls open ON the 9th of
August, and they will not fail to
do so.
The pitiable attempt to bolster
up a losing cause by claiming the
support of the McLaurin faction
has fallen exceedingly fat. Sen
ator McLaurin has repeatedly said
that he is neutral in the fight and
intends to remain SO, and to con-
vince those who may be doubtful
on the subject it is only necessary
to call their attention to the fact
that on the Money advisory COM
mittee are men who have alwatys
been sworn political enemies of
the McLaurins, and with whom
they would not affiliate under, any
circumstances.
Only one week more is left,
and it will be an active one among
the candidates. Although conf
dent of victory, the Longino
forces are on the alert and not
move in the game will escape their
eyes until the votes are counted.