The sea coast echo. [volume] (Bay Saint Louis, Miss.) 1892-current, 1904-08-13

iiauS Dy the UeaYOurS Organs an
Shows How unfounded They Are
Mr.. Bowers Has Splendid Recor
| Will Carry Simpson county.
! From the Simpson County News:
| Some newspaper editors from othe
counties seem to DO very apprehensiv,
as to the capability of the Simpson
county voters to east an intelligent bal
lot at the approaching Congressiona
election. For instance, the Laure
Chronicle, newspaper published a
Laurel, in Jones county, (the home O
Mr.. Deayours) is being sent reguIarl,
to our voters. The editorial pages q
said paper are devoted almost excluslyelI
to publication Of a lot OF charges, b,
insnuation and inuendo, against con.
gresham Bowers, which the editor
thinks constitute sufficient reasons why
Mr.. Bowers should not be elected TO sue
ceed himself Summarized, the charges
"io auoub dh IOllOWS:
First, Mr.. Bowers is the General
Council Of the Gulf and Ship Island
Railroad Company. Second, that there
is negro postmaster at Ocean Springs
IN jackson county. Third, that there "a
negro postmaster at Pearlington, in
Hancock county. Fourth, that there is
negro postmaster at Bay st. Louis,
Mr. Bowers home. Fifth, that Mr.
Bowers has his law Office in the post
| office building
The editor of the Chronicle insists
that Mr.. Bowers cannot properly repre-
sent the people OF the 9th Congressional
District because he has been retained by
Mr.. Jones, the President OF the Gulf &
Ship Island Railroad Company. to look
after the interests, in legal capacity,
OF the said railroad company. ANY
sane man knows that when any indiyid-
ual, or class Of individuals, has litiea-
ton, or expects to have litigatian, he Sc
cures the services Of the best legal tai :
ent. When the President of the Gulf C
Ship Island Railroad Company en-
ployed counsel it is reasonable and natu-
raj to suppose that he looked the field
over to secure. an eminent lawyer in the
locality of his railroad TO represent his
company. The fact that Mr.. Bowers
has made reputation as a learned and
eminent lawyer, and gentleman OF
honor and integrity, doubtless accounts
for his employment as General Council
OF the said railroad company, and ne
was employed in this capacity long be-
fore he became candidate for Congress.
In the campaign two years ago no oblec-
tion was urged by the Chronicle against
Mr.. Bowers nomination on account of
his being the General Council OF this
corporation. 1t may be that this objec-
ton was not urged by the Chronicle be-
cause the Chronicles Mr.. Deayours was
not then candidate. 1t Is the essence
of ignorance and folly to assert that a
Congressman cannot properly represent
his constituency by reason of being en-
ployed to represent, as lawyer, any
particular individual or corporation in a
legal capacity in his district. 1t is sim
ply petty appeal to the prejudices of
the people, which is unworthy the con-
sideration OF intelligent voters. Because
Mr.. Bowers is qualified and capable to
represent in legal capacity the great
est corporation in his district, is one OF
the strongest arguments in favor of his
attainments and ability.
Charge No. 2. The editor Of the
Chronicle seems very much exercised
and worked up over the fact that me-
gro postmaster at Ocean Springs, in
jackson county, issues out mail TO the
patrons of that office while Mr.. Bowers
Is in Congress. We do not know, but
presume, that the editor OF the Chroni-
Gle has only made inquiry as to the ne :
gro postmasters in the 9th Congressio-
nal district, or he might have taken up
mis- entire editorial page in publishing a
list OF negro postmasters in Mississippi,
and IN abuse of the varied Congressman
for permitting them TO hold the offices.
For his information we win simply give
the names Of a few whom we happen to
know about in Hon. Jno. Sharp Will
hams district. There is negro post
master at Edwards. There is negro
postmaster at Raymond. There is a negro
postmaster at Tougaloo. There is ne
gro postmaster at Dry Grove. There is a
negro postmaster at Port Gibson, in Hon.
F.. A. McLain's district. And we are
reliably informed that there are at least
thirty or forty in the different districts
of the state. Now, the people of other
districts know full well that their Demo-
cratic Congressman are absolutely pow
erless to remove these negro postmasters
so long as a negro loving Republican,
who has the appointiye power, continues
20 inhabit the White House. Would
editor Of the Chronicle have the Hon.
John Sharp Williams, Democratic leader
OF Congress, retired because OF the fact
tnat there are several negro pcstmasters
IN his district? Would he have the
Hon. F. A. McLain retired because there
are negro postmasters in his district
1t will not be unfair to say that the Hon,
F. A. McLain was the representative in
Congress OF the Chronicles home county
and also the county OF Hancock, wnen