The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1903-07-09

End, followed my request of these
gentlemen and no reply was made.
From the Issue of the News of July
2rd., to the date Of the primary was
just one month and four days and
something had to be done or let the
whole question 60 by default. If the
question was to be made all issue in
the campaign some one had to be
found who was willing to champion
this cause of the old soldiers and an
nounce himself candidate and make
the fight. There was no time to hunt for
ore, and have taken it upon myself
to announce as candidate in order to
emphasized this particular issue.
[ did not want to go to the egisla-
tsre or | would have announced
months ago, but when it comes to SO
important q question, without the
offer of one of the gentlemen who were
candidates to espouse the cause of the
old Confederate soldier, I was and am
willing to sacrifice my personal con-
venience and personal comfort in or
der to raise this issue and stand be-
hind the old veterans who offered
their lives and sacrificed their fortunes
for the state. There are other ques-
tions involved in this campaign upon
which | am ready at any proper time
and place to give my views, but upon
a refusal of all the other candidates
to state their position upon this par
ticular question, I maintain that /
am the distinctive representative of
that issue before the people. Upon
question of SO much Importance and
where men are III favor of it, they
will fall over each other to so an
nounce themselves, especially when
asked the question, but the reverse is
true when they oppose it. | was there
fore fairly entitled to assume, from
the action of these gentlemen, that
they were opposed to an appropriation
for the Bauvior home, and no death
bed repentance Or forced announcement
ought to wholly compensate for their
failure to do so earlier. Certainly
men ought to be ready to make an ag
gressive fight for the principles and
measures which they favor, for a
negative support or a standstill policy
will fail to accomplish much for any
cause
1t may be argued by some of these
SO gentlemen that if support is voted
for the soldiers home it will take
away the pensions of those now receiv-
ing them. They can claim no advan-
tage over me on that line of argu-
ment. | am one of those who believe
there is nothing reasonable that is too
good for the old Confederate soldiers,
and I want it distinctly understood
that the present policy of the state
with reference to pensions for those
old and needy veterans will have my
cordial and earnest support, and not
one DOLLAR of it shall be taken away
except over my earnest and active OPP
position. Let those old soldiers who
draw pensions and have home still
have their pensions, but for those
who, like the Savior, have not where
to lay their heads, let us provide that
home. 1t is as little as the great
State of Mississippi ought to think of
doing. Upon this statement I for
mally announce my candidacy for the
house of representatives and ask your
support assuring you that what ever of
ability and experience may have
shall be used to advance the
cause and interest Of this county and
state. Hoping to see the people Of
this county at most, if not all of the
place in the county between Ethis
date and the primary.
I am your obedient servant,
A G.. NORRELL.
Plain, Miss, July 9Th. 1908.