Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1903-06-25

The above familiar quotation
from Shakespeare's Hamlet ap-
plies very strongly to the oppo-
of Senator H. d. Money,
who says the learned Senator
has "No Record" We are sur
prised that any man who claims
to be well posted can make such
an assertion.
There is not a more learned
man in either House of Congress
to-day and one who has done
more for his country than has he.
The opposition asks, "What has
Money donel" 1t would
take month after month to relate
the many important bills that he
is the father of. What did Wal
George or Lamar ever adj
vocate that Money had not work.
ed for, spoken for and used eve-
ry effort in his power for? The
records answer, none" He has
made speeches in favor of every
important Democratic measure
that has ever been considered.
His record is that he has been
put on the most important demo-
cratic committees in the Senate.
His great ability is recognized by
every member of Congress and
by a special vote he was given a
place on the Foreign Relations
Committee, for the simple reason
that he was considered the best
informed Democrat they had on
such matters. He was made a
member of the most important
committee in the Senate, the
Finance Committee. All these
were given without the asking,
because of his splendid record,
yet the supporters of Gov. Lon
gino and the opposition to Sena-
tor Money are continually crying
that "Mr. Money has no record,
and what has he done?" Senator
Moneys record is as widespread
as the subjects, measures and
principles that come before the
American people. He has never
yet failed to not only ''be for''
but has fought for, spoken for
and worked every way that was
consistent with honest, demo-
! cratic sentiments for every single
measure that tended to help Mis-
sissippi and the entire South.
He has always been ION deck;''
never lodging never failing. II
any member has a record, it is he.
He it was who destroyed the
robbery system of the Post Office
and Postal Roads Committee oil
the House, he destroyed the mos,
infamous system of swindline
ever engaged in by the post mas.
tiers in the Star Route frauds
and substituted the laws we have
today governing the Post Office
Department. He is the man whe
reduced the postage from Sc tt
&c, and increased the weights tina
could be carried by these stamps
and in this, alone, he has saved
the people millions upon million.
of dollars. Every time you mai
a letter with &c passage stamp OF
it, Senator Money has saved yo,
1c. He created the "cancellatior
by remuneration" idea of post.
masters instead of the "by pur.
chase" or sale, of stamps. He
is the man who gave the law te
the people which put a daily mai.
to every county site in the Uni.
ted States, no matter how small
Senator Money has gotten hun.
dreds OF thousands of dollars fol
public buildings, river improve.
ments, harbor improvements, etc,
and when a member of Congress
got money for every river in his
district, including the Yalobusha
river, which runs right through
our town and county.
The Republican Senators paw
extra close attention to him and
never fail to attackshis speeches,
simply because he is a powerful
man among the Democrats and
has such a brilliant record.
He has never lost sight of the
interests of the people of Missis-
sippi and the South, the princi-
pies of Democracy, the honora-
BILE, policy OF the honest senti-
ments CT the Southern people ami
has always announced his hostili-
ty to anything that showed enmi-
ty to the South.
When one makes an assertion
that fernando DeSoto Money
has no record he only shows his
ignorance, and, should be pitied
and not censured. Senator
Money has done probably more
for Mississippi and the Southern
States than any other represent
tatIve IN Congress, and his defeat
would mean a great loss to not
only Mississippi, but the entire
South as well.
Some are born great, some
achieve greatness, and some have
greatness thrust upon them," but
Senator Money is one of a few
who has achieved greatness by
his close study of every public
question.
We speak facts when we say
H. D. Money has a record and a
good one, too.-The Grenadian.
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