Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1903-08-03
A LITTLE PERSONAL.

ancient times it was very common
thing for wars to be precipitated on
account of the difference in religious
opinions when brother was pitted
against brother and father against hi;
SONS. But that age is supposed to be
in the past, yet there is something III
the present political campaign in
Mississippi that very much reminds
one of those ancient days when there
were wars following wars on account
Of the difference Of opinion on reli-
gious subjects.
The past few days there has been
war declared in Hattiesburg against
the Progress because it happened to
be on the opposite side from some OF
our citizens who favored the election
of Senator Money and Major Varda-
man. We cannot help this. The |
war is not our making. If the Pro |
gress had advocated the election of
these gentlemen the other side to
come extent would have turned
against thu paper. If the paper had
taken neutral stand then both sides
would have had reason for saying that
they had no paper to represent the
political sentiment of this section.
Hence we were forced in a measure 10
take a side, and we have no apology
to make for the position the Progress
took
We might here discuss this matter,
but it is unnecessary, as the election
woill take place next Thursday when
the matter will be settled. How
ever, we will state that since the
record wa sproduced that Mr.. Money
while representative of the people
of this ate in congrcssj was Uttered
and accepted $50, 600 in stock in the
Pan-Electric Telephone company
fraud, which over his own signature
he acknowledged to be true, we could
not as ID public journalist ask the
people to encourage bribery by re-
Turning him to congress. Be it re-
membered that the Progress has never
spoken of Mr.. Money but as gentle
man. If he was not that then it is
left for the people to say. ut we
did charge that he accepted the stock
and he did acknowledge that oul
charge was true.
Tt will be observed that the Pro-
gress on no occasion has ever com
mended editorially Mr.. Longino's ad
ministration or his claim upon the
people for the position of United
States senator. The Progress has
stated once or twice that it never die
love Mr.. Longino and did not approve
of his administration in all particu
lars, but it did say that while h
might accept bride of $780, 600, so ia
there was no proof that he had eve
accented a cent and it was only
matter of choice between him an
Mr.. Money.
The Progress has never said wor
derogatory to the personal character o
Mr.. Vardaman. When there ap
peared in his paber the Commonwealth
that terrible, scathing and indecen
article about Teddy Roosevelt
mother, claiming that during tn
period of CESSATION she was frighteDe
by dog and that fact may accoun
for the qualities of the pup which ar
so prominent in Teddy" the Progress
refused to reproduce it, thougl
nearly every paper in the state op
posed to him published it. We d
not believe to this day that he wrot
it or that it is his sentiment, but
was slipped in by some other perso
and Mr.. Vardaman was made the re
sponsible party. We have ha
enough of personal matter concern
ing Money and Vardaman to keep til
Progress full every day if we woul
publish it, but we are not dealing Il
PERSONAL---VERY. fool can do that.
Capital tried to be made ont of tn
statement published in the Progress
few days ago that the paper woult
have column devoted to the interes
of the colored people of the city. /