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

II Congressman is Unfit to represent
his people because there are negro post
masters in his district d complete change
in the personnel of the Representative
IN Congress would necessarily follow in
this State, as we'll as In all Southern
States.
AS above suggested, Democratic Con-
gressmen are never edssuiiea ],g are
publican President wg4sh is lifnoinls
his postmasters.
For the informatiois os.f fois s<||5re.
we print below an exK6f sua,n
Bowers speech made u Il I'LL Ill
Congressman from 6 <ts III
favor Of the negro aud aI&insb tie inter
est of the Southern whssn maa. Mr..
Bowers, among other thing said: "Now
letme say to tho gentleman from Massa
chusetts that is eyidt that we have
at least two theories as how the negro
should be dealt with.4 One may be
termed his idea Of the development by
higher education, social equality, and
the like, while the other may be denomi-
mated the Southern idea Of absolute
segregation Of the two rlces, the fitting
the negro only for that sphere and sta
tion which, based upon tan experience
born gilmore than centuEy's knowledge
of him as slave and nei3fly forty years
experience with him as free man, we
believe he can acceptable and worthily
fill, with absolute denial II social inter-
course and with every restricton on his
participation in political affairs or gov
eminent that is permissible under the
Federal Constitution"
This would convince any fair minded
man that Mr.. Bowers is anxious to take
everything away from the negro that he
can under the Constitutions OF the United
States, deny him OF social equality with
the white man, deny his participation in
politics and take him out OF Office.
All the other charges made by the
Chronicle are along the wme line az
charge No. 2, and are typical illustra-
tions of cheap and low grade politics.
The attempt OF the editor of the Chroni-
Gle to dictate to the intelligent voters OF
Simpson county, {who are as intelligent,
judging from the character Of editorials
in said paper, as the editor OF
the paper himself is an insult TO all |
honest and thinking voters, and we feel
1t our duty 10 resent now such unwar-
ranted and impudent interference and
dictation for our people, and let them
register a just rebuke it the polls on
election day,
The News had not cxp6vsed 10 take
any stock in this campaign, but feeling
1T due our voters to express our disap-
proval Of the methods OF campaigning
being practiced and feeling that our
people are, in every way, capable of
thinking and acting for themselves With
out the suggestion or diotation from out
side political organs scattering their
"slush" broadcast over the country, we
have been constrained TO make these OBJ
servations. The following significant
questions might be asked by our voters,
and what will be the answers?
Why is it that you never received
copy Of the Laurel Chronicle until after
Judge Deavours became candidate for
Congress to succeed Mr.. Bowers?
How did the Editor secure your name
and postoffice address
Why does he send you a copy OF the
Laurel Chronicle every week with its
editorial page blacksned with yitupora-
tion and abuse OF Mr.. Bowersp
Why is it that the Laurel Chronicle
urges you to vote against Mr.. Bowers
because Of a condition OF things which
existed when Mr.. Deavours himself sup
ported Mr.. Bowers?
Why is it that the Laurel Chronicle
does not undertake to promise for Judge
Deavours that he will remove the negro
postmasters Of which it so loudly and
persistently complains2
Is the Laurel Chronicle being sent
broadcast in all the othercounties of the
district as it is in Simpson county?
Who is paying for the extra paper,
the extra labor, the additional postage
required for the general and excessive
distribution OF the Laurel Chronicle
when the supply is enormously greater
than the demand?
VIII 1t not be little bit strange that
you will never see another copy OF the
Laurel Chronicle after the campaign is
over and Mr.. Bowers is elected as his
own successor, unless perchance that at
some future day Judge Deayours, or
some other Jones county man, should
again become acanuidate for this office :?
The News is for MI. Bowers because
he is a tried and true Southern Demo-
crat, because he Is an intelligent, hon
est and capable representative OF our
people; because his satisfactory record
for Two years in Congress entities him
TO an endorsement Of the people by re-
turning him under Democratic custom
as old as tho party itself.
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The citizens OF Mendenhall do not
propose to abide by the decision OF
Chancellor Mayes, which was to the
effect that the Simpson county COURT
house must be removed to Westyille, the
old site, in sixty days. The case win be