The Scranton chronicle. (Scranton, Miss.) 1897-19??, 1904-07-23

in the Democratic primary election IT
the Sixth District of Mississippi. We
live in the city of Gulfport We know
Capt Jones personally, and we have
never yet heard him since he has
been a resident of this State discuss
politics at all. We do not know
whether he is Republican or a
Democrat. He has conducted himself
as gentleman and as good and
useful citizen since he has resided In
this city. We have never heard oi
Capt. Jones interfering in this primary
election. or any other. and the charge
that he is interfering in this elec
ton, and taking great interest in
the candidacy of Mr.. Bowers for con
| gress. should be backed up by more
than assertion. The Chronicle in this
sixth reason also declares that Capt
Jones is a millionaire, and warns him
that his millions Is no match for the
manhood of Mississippi What is the
object of this inslnuation of The
| Chronicle? Has IL ever heard OF
Capt. Jones undertaking to match his
millions against the manhood of Mis-
sissippi? We challenge The Chroni
Gle to cite the time, place and name
of the person. If he has so under
taken. The idea that. If Capt. Jones
] b, In.
fluence Mr. Bowers in his place in
congress in the slightest degree. to dc
aught that would be detrimental to
the State of Mississippi. the home Of
his birth. the State in which he made
his character, and the State which he
| has served so faithfully and so wei
in every public capacity, is too con
temptible to be believed, and In ouI
opinion Is not believed by any-noi
even by the worst enemy that Mr.
Bowers has on earth. Mr.. Bowers is
an honorable man and The Chronicle
/ knows 1t. and II also knows that he
would never be influenced in his
place in congress. except by proper
motives and what he thought waf
right and best for his constituents
The insinuation that Mr.. Bowers
would lay aside principle and be die
tated to by the president Of the cor
poratlon which employs him is an In
suit not only to Mr. Bowers, but tc
every other Democrat employed by
that corporation or any other.
The seventh reason given for Its
objection to Mr. Bowers Is about the
same as the sixth.
The eighth reason given is unique
and is the cry of the demagogue, ant
that Is, THAT he is not in touch will
the people-the masses of the pee
ple--of his district" and for this rea
son 1t is charged that Mr. Bowers
while member of the Legislature
bill which passed the legislature
and made speech against 1t. vii
The Chronicle please furnish IT.
readers with the facts upon which Il
bases its charge that Mr.. Bowers was
not in touch with the people Of hii
district? If II can give no facts, ther
give them publicly one reason why
1t should make such a charge? II
the editor of the Laurel Chronicle
tnly he. fA iYttr i'm ~
the senate and house journals of the
Mississippi legislature, while Mr.
Bowers was member of that body
it will perhaps change its opinion
aboct the matter, as it will see many
wise and beneficial acts of legisla
tion passed during the terms of Mr.
Bowers service In the egisIature
which received his cordial and earn
est support, and which had for Its
object the benefit of the people oi
the State of Mississippi.
/ We are surprised that The Chroni
! Gle should charge that Mr. Bowers
was opposed to the primary election
bill This charge was made in the
campaign two years ago and WAS sue
cessfully exploded. II was established
and we now here charge It to be true
| that Mr.. Bowers, not only did not op
! pose the primary election bill, but
that he favored II, and that he moi
only did not make a speech agains
Its passage, but made one in favol
of 1t; and II we are not greatly mis-
| taken, the Laurel Chronicle, in th'
campaign two years ago, contributes
through It's columns as much as an!
paper In the State TO explode thi
charge that was made at that tim,
! against Mr.. Bowers. Statement
from members of the legislator,
were published and circulate
throughout the district bearing on
the statement we have made abov,
towit, that Mr.. Bowers favored tn
primary election law, and If our re'
objection serves us right, the stat,
| ment was published in the Laurs
Chronicle. Does The Chronicle thin
IL Is now fair and legitimate can
paigning to resort TO the chare
which 1t knows was successfully col
tradicted more than two years age
The ninth reason that The Chrol
icle gives as to why it opposes NJ