The Monticellonian., 1903-12-17

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 proceedings Of the last Legislature, the causes which led up to the in vestigation by the Ways and Means l Committee. and the results of said investigation. It is my purpose in this article. if possible. to clear away the great cloud of misunder
 standing and misapprehension that has found lodgment in the minds of many good citizens as to the so- called attempt to impeach Gov. 1 Davis. and to place the responsi- biiity where 1t properly belongs.
 The Governor has stated that he Is tired of politics, that he Is forced to make this race for a third term to vindicate the good name of his wife and children from the calum- nv heaped upon il by the last Leg islature Is this true? Is this the first time that we have heard the Governor talk about vindica- ton, or have we heard the same old song before? Is it not a fact that he has made this plea for vin- dication every two years for the past six years, and still he wants 10 be yindieated some more, "Caesar's wife should be above suspicion Do we want a Gov ernor who needs vindication? Was the Governor moved to make the race for third term for Governor. and to get himself vindicated, on account of the investigation by the Legislature. or was 1t not in con summation of, and carrying out his announcement before the last Democratic State Convention, that because the Baptist Church had turned him out on account of drunkenness, profanity and i'm morality, that he then and there announced himself candidate to succeed in the Senate that gallant, one-legged, old Confederate sol dier, James H. Berry. that he might vindicate himself before the voters of this State. This was at least six months before the Legis- lature convened. and was it the in- tcntion of our esteemed Governor 10 go into retirement for two long years at the expiration of his term of ofhce,, and allow the people to forget his phenomenal career as a "vindicator' and trust buster? may be it was.
 Be this as it may, the Legisla. ture convened For two consecu- tive campaigns the Governor had begged the people to give him a Davis Legislature. This Legisla ture had been selected AS result of the tidal wave in his favor, and whatever may be said to the con trary. l know that at the conven- ing of the General Assembly, a good majority of the members of both Houses were disposed to fol- low his leadership and give heed to his suggestions in so far as they believed him to be right, and his recommendations good for the wei fare of the State.
 Why was if then. it may be ask ed, that before the session closed. his friends in the House constitut- cd oniy small majority in that bodv7 Echo answers why2 h the same connection 1t may be ask ed why does not Gov. Davis to-day speak to Monroe, Crockett. Mur- phy and Bradford. who were two years ago his personal and politi. cal friends? Why does he not speak to ex Gov. Jones nor Judge Hill of the former administration {? i He appointed Worlds Fair Board and has turned everyone of them out of office. and does not speak to them now. He does not speak to Reese Hogins, the present Super intendent of the Peuitentiary. whom he appointed as his perso- nal aud political friend He does not speak to Mir. Mcconnell. the former Superintendent of the Pet.i- tentiary, who was also once his