The Tupelo journal., 1905-07-21

4 dllCC VI tIlCll ouIlCo. ildFC dl-
ways stated that a railroad official
! is a public servant, that railroad
is always built for the purpose of
serving the people, and it is a
duty to the public and the people
who depend upon every road con-
structed to give them efficient
and good service at reasonable
rates. Ihave in past years known
railroad men who gave little
heed to the demand of the public
but that day is past. The own
ers of railroad property now
want men who are in sympathy
with the people. 1t is impossible
to guard the track at midnight,
when it is too dark to see. your
hand before your face and the safe
tyof the eproperty lies in the pro-
lection given by public sympathy
! andby the people along its line. By
no other means can it hope for
protection from the criminal ele-
ment roaming the country.
Now, ladies and gentlemen, !
wish / was able to speak on. God
bless and take care of you and
prosper you. Hereafter / will
try to stop by with you more Of
ten than / have been able to do
in the last few years, and spend
more time with you. THANK you
very much.
Following Colonel Russell, Gen
eral Manager R. V. Taylor was
called upon. His speech was a
poetical gem, gracefully delivered
and the crowd was captivated
in less time than it takes to write
it. He complimented the people
of Verona upon their gracious
recognition of Colonel Russell's
life and told Of his personal OBJ
servation of his old friend in
meeting the master minds Of
the legal world in many a combat.
Dinner, an old time Mississippi
feast, with chicken and mutton
and homemade things galore,
served by charming and hospit-
able women, was enjoyed at l
o'clock and an hour later a beauti-
full loving cup was presented to
Colonel Russell by Mr.. J. C.
Kincannon railroad commissioner
of Mississippi, who spoke as
follows:
Mr.. KINCANNON'S SPEECH.
Could my tongue give utter
ance to the feelings of my heart
you would have the privilege to-
day of listening to a speech that
woald charm and thrill -afas audi
ence. already tired of listening to
a Grady or a Bryan, but since
such feeling cannot be framed
into language l must content
myself to perform the commits
sion assigned me in a simple way.
For many years Veronians have
taken a pride in watching the
careers of the young men that
have gone forth from her peace
full harbor upon the great sea Of
life to do battle with the world,
and it has been the proud boast
of those of our citizens whom a
kind fate has permitted to re-
main at home, that the boys we
sent forth could maintain them
selves with those from any Sec
tion. But it is especially pleasing
to point to those of our sons who
have attained distinction in their
new homes. Itgives us pleasure
to see Sam Taylor attain such
eminence in the legal profession
that today he is referred to as
one of, if not the leading lawyer
in our sister state, Arkansas
We have watched with pride the
course of Harve Mabry as he has
grown from the young and in
experienced lawyer to the exal-
ted position Of chief justice of
the state of Florida. And it gives
us all pleasure to refer to the la
mented Tom Smith, who now
Sleeps the sleep that knows no
waking" " as a Verona boy, and
we were all glad to see him at
tain the proud distinction of be-
ing chosen attorney general of
the great state of Texas, but our
chief pride was due to the fact
that he discharged the duties of
this great office with credit to
himself and glory to his adopted
state. And now must speak of
another of Verona's favorite
sons. And how can eulogize
him? To him was given the proud
distinction of contradicting the
assertion that a prophet is not
without honor save in his own
country. He elected to make his
home within the borders of the
state where he spent the bright
hours of his childhood, the boliy-
ant days Of his boyhood, and the
golden years Of his young man
hood. Here amongst the people
who had known him through all
these periods of life, he attained
q measure Of success that EQUALS.
it it did not surpass, that of any
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