Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1903-08-19

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that they erawled into the gentle
mans pocket and authorized him to
deliver them, after through with them
as a candidate himself, like q much
merchandise, to whom be pleased.
Especially do they object, II they have
any manhood, to allowing Noel or any
other man to barter T. cir franchise
about as cbattels pure and simple.
The second primary presents an en-
tirely different phase from the first
one. In the fret battle OF ballo's the
people had the opportunity Of voting
for one of the two clean men, so far
as their conduct in the campaign goes.
That is, Senator Noel and Major Var
damau we're both standing upon their
honor ed merit as aspirants for the
nomination. Neither was using an
lily obtained fortune in the attempt TO
corrupt the franchise of the state, to
buy newspapers and hire character
assRssins to travel over the state, at so
much per month and tear down their
opponents. Each made a manly fight
and appealed to the honest voters OF
the state for an Endorsement. Mr..
Noel, by reason of the systematic or
~ganization of Judge Critz, of the i'm
mense sums of money spent by him
in various sections, by such foul play
as that of sending out from Critz head
quarters at noon on the day of the
primary, a telegram stating that Noel
had withdrawn from the contest,
failed to receive enough votes to place
him in the second primary. 1t does
not signify that Noel men are neces-
under obligations to turn in a
body to Critz, nor will they do 80.
The boast from Ortiz claiming them,
lie more than an insult, it is libelous,
aud will be resented as 1t should be.
The Critz campaign has been conduc-
ted on the bluff plan from the begin
ming. Not a man in the state, outside
of his manager, who has been relying
implicitly on his money to buy the
nomination, has been enthusiastic for
him. On the day Of the FIRST primary,
when he drove through the little town
of West PoiIt in which he lives, In his
fine carriage, and up into the crowd at
the court house where the polls we're
located, no attention was paid to him.
Not a cheer went up for him; not a
citizen turned to greet HIN and give
him a word of cheer. Many were
voting for him as a matter of home
pride or duty, but none were enthus-
iastic. He is in reality not n of the
people of West Point, but a bigoted,
cold blooded, mercinary, accidental
rich man, better described as a cad OF
snob. His neighbors have no inter-
course with him, except through bis
campaign committee, when he wants
office, and many of them are and have
been fleeing him in royal shape from
the day be announced as a candidate.
Those of his home papers that are ad'
vocating him for Governor are doing
so purely for the cold cash. None OF
them have the least respect tor him
or his cause. He lives in a palacial
home, built with money extorted from
the state treasury in a case, the con-
tinuation Of which he lObbied through
the legislature. This money was col
lected from the railroads under the
pretext Of back taxes, and the people
Of Mississippi are today reimbursinl
the railroads in advanced freight
rates, while the lobbiest is living in hi
palace and spending his thousands tC
buy a nomination for Governor. Thii
is the conservative, Chr~istian.like gen
Eleman who boasts that MIR. Noel vii
be able to turn over to him the homes
men of the state who voted agains
him in the first primary. This is th'
man that Longino, who pardoned
negro rapist. and Teddy Roosevelt
who would have the fair women o
Mississippi take negro bucks for hus'
bands, are urging MississipPians t.
elect their next Governor. II Noe
men are to be thus placed on the bar
gain counter and delivered, may Got
have mercy on their souls, and MAJ
the spirits of the patriotic men Wit
have lived and died for Mississippi
honor in the days that are gone, groaI
in their agony. It cannot be.
eyes" said q West Point visitor t
q prominent Okolona business man
the other day, "OOl. Levy, Ortiz
manager, is not q very religious man
he is a gambler, and figures every