The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1903-08-01
NOEL Is CONFIDENT.
REVIEWS HIS CAMPAIGN WORK AND
rs CONFIDENT or RESULT.
The Sentiment Of the State is Against
Extreme Men and Measures.

EAtremc Aen ana AeoSuFeS.
While stopping over at Jackson
last Sunday Senator Noel gave out
the following intere sting statement
to the reporters:
II have visited in the interest
of my candidacy, all the counties
of Mississippi, except Sharkey
and Issaquena, which have very
few white voters, and / did not
think by visiting them / could see
as many as 100 in a day.
"a review of the situation in
the whole State convinces me that
the progressive and conservative
elements are in a decided majority
and they are of the opinion that
we have an excellent constitution
and code of laws, taken as whole,
and would be much more benefit
ted by having them better under
stood and enforced than by max
ing any radical departures. On
racial lines, as may be seen by a
review of the constitutional and
legal features of that question in
the Ratliff case in seventy-fourth
Mississippi, our wise constitution
makers utilized the experience and
best thought of their time, and by
three months hard work gave to
the white race, on political and
educational lines, every advantage
which the Federal Constitution
admitted. Being debarred from
legislating against the negro, or
any other race, as a race, they, as
the court there said, swept the
circle of expedients, and gave US
a constitution which has been APP
proved by the constitutional con-
ventions and legislatures of every
Southern State since held. No
where has a practicable plan of
improvement ever been suggest
ed. Where more has been sought
all has been lost, until return
was made to these principles.
II believe this is the prevailing
sentiment of the State. Many
fear that efforts, utterly hopeless
and visionary though they may be,
to overthrow our present constitu.
tional provisions which give to
the white people, unopposed,
every State, county and district
Office, and undisputed political su-
premacy, with its indefinite con-
tinuance, may result in vast harm;
and are more intent on the defeat
of such effolts than for the per-
sonal success of any particular
candidate.
"Those entertaining these views
can elect or defeat any man by
concentrating upon him their sup
port, and will do so in the second
primary, beyond the shadow of a
doubt. With this controlling ele-
ment am in full accord, and be-
lieye the success Of our present
conservative and progressive poll
cies far override in Importance the
preferment of any Individual can
didate. On this line / have made
my canvass from the start and
shall maintain it to the end. While
a candidate and his more ardent
supporters may view questions
from more roseate than accurate
point of view, / am of the opinion,
and it is shared by thousands of
my supporters, that in the second
primary on account of friction
engendered by the supporters of
Messrs. Fox and Critz, and some
other causes generally understood,
but needless to mention. that
could poll at least 5, 900 more votes
than Judge Critz in the second
primary, and in second primary
would draw much the largen sec
ond choice support than either of
my competitors, yet this is a ques-
tion that every man must consider
and decide for himself. In max
ing up this decision / wish to call
attention to the fact that the inter-
ests of those who are seeking to
control results should be carefully
weighed. For my part, it is ut
terly untrue, as to chages made in
connection with the Governorship,
that papers were subsidized and
money used to employ men to
travel or work for me. / have
made my canvass personally with
out paying anything in money or
promises of Office to anybody. ]
could have obtained the addresses
of all the white voters of the State
and sent letters to each, but il
would have cost from $4,000 to
| So, 900, and that scale would have
involved an expenditure greater
than the salary of the Governors
Eofice.
Friends at home and my law
partners have kept me in measur-
able touch with other friends all
over the State. | have had nc
campaign bureau, and have moi
conducted the campaign on scale
that would debar from candidacy
for the Goyernorship any man Of
ordinary financial standing. II
chosen Governor every function
of that Office will be exercised to
Its fullest extent for the promotion
lof the peace and prosperity OF
Mississippi, and the agricultural
and business interests of this State
will be carefully considered and
lintelligently promoted. Many OF
the supporters of my competitors
apparently realize that in a second
primary would be the most for