The Bolivar County Democrat., 1906-06-02

lie was potent factor in Kidding the
State OF carpet-ba rule during recon
struction days and has always been
identified with every measure calculated
to be of material benefit to the State.
And yet he is not making the race on
the strength of his war record, nor for
any service performed for his country.
He is simply Charley Scott, man Of
unusual intellect, a brilliant lawyer, an
extensive farmer, who wants to be Gov
ernor OF Mississippi, allied with no fac
ton or set of politicians, and with no
promise of future reward in the shape
of the United States Senatorship, or
anything else that would involve the
political tricks necessary to boost him
to a higher office. We frankly admit
that man elected under such circum-
stances would be radical departure
from the regular custom and somewhat
out of the ordinary, but to the majority
of the States citizenship, who are fol
lowing their occupations on the farm
and in the shop, and haven't the time
to devote to politics, but depend upon
what "Col. So-andSo" or Judge So
and-So" says to gain their information
as to the fitness of candidate for the
position, the announcement of Mr.. Scott
doubtless will be looked upon with ia
vor. If elected he would owe no politi-
cal debts and have no promise to fulfill
and would be free to act upon his own
judgment regardless of the opinions of
political tricksters and officeseekers.-
Baldwin Home journal.
The News, this morning, lays before
its readers the platform of Mr.. Charles
Scott, of Bolivar County, candidate for
Governor. The platform has manly
ring about it, which is pleasing. Mr.
Scott takes the people into his conf
dence in a straightforward way and tells
them what he stands for. Mr.. Scott
says what most of his friends have
known from the start, that he is not
the candidate of any faction, that
he has no strings tied to him and that
if he goes into office he will go in with
mind free to serve the whole people.
The News likes the platform of Mr.
Scott, it has a ring about it which is
true He comedies to the other honor
able gentlemen who are in the race for
the high office that same sincerity of
purpose which he claims for himself
1t is easy to see from a reading of Mr.
Scott's card that he vii indulge in no
mudslinging at the other gentlemen
who are running for office. He has
pitched his campaign on high grounds,
and no doubt the other gentlemen who
are in the list with him will at once
meet Mr.. Scott half way.
That Mr.. Scott is not the candidate
of any faction in the State is thus made
plain early He is running for the Of
flee because he desires the honor and
believes that he has the ability to
serve the people in this capacity. The
News has not come out tor any candl-
date for Governor and does not think
that it will, as all of them are gen
tlemen worthy of the honor for which
they are contending. They are all
Mississippians, tried and true, but it
can not help but commend the splendid
platform that Mr.. Scott has enunciated.
We recommend it as much for its tone
as for what it says. Its tone is lofty,
in keeping with the character OF the
man who gave it utterance and the mat
ters with which it deals are touched on
in a way that is bound to convince
those who might have thought other
wise, that the gentleman from Bolivar
is in every way worthy of the great
honor which he seeks. 1t makes certain
that we shall have a campaign free
from factional chickering's and devoid OF
mudslinging, and this is something to
be thankful for. The News will take
a great deal of pleasure in giving the
other candidates for Governor chance
to present their platforms to the peo-
pie of Mississippi, at any time they may
deem it best to give them out for pub
Evening News.
The candidates for governor are max
ing their formal announcements. Truly,
Brewer and Scott are already in the field,
and their adherents are lining up for
the frav. There are several more promi-
nent men spoken of and doubtless there
will be at least three more in the race.
So far Scott has received more favora-
BILE mention from the press in the State
than any other man yet spoken OF for
the place. j.
For number of years the office OF
Governor has been stepping stone to
that of United States Senator. Scott
has departed from the established rule
and simply wants to be Governor OF
Mississippi To say the least, man
elected to the office under such circum-
stances would eliminate any semblance
of political graft" while in the dis
charge of his duties, as he would be
free to exercise his own feelings and
Judgment regardless of party factions
or future reward at the hands of pollti-
cal manipulators.
Scott is an extensive farmer in the
delta, a man of brilliant intellect, and
possesses the happy medium of making
friends with all with whom he meets
and would doubtless make Mississippi
a model governor.-Baldwin Home
Journal
Hon. Charles Scott, candidate for Gov
ernor, defined on last Saturday in let
ter his position on the public questions
before the people of the State OF Mis-
sissippi. The statement Is one OF the
most forcible, manly, straightforward
platforms ever issued by candidate In
this State. He declares that he is no
mans candidate; that he will steer clear
of combinations and trades with other
candidates, and, if elected, his chief aim
will be to give the State a non -factlonal
business administration. In this con-
nection he says: at is known of all
men that the welfare of the State has
suffered at times in the past by ill-feel-
ing and internecine strife engendered
and kept alive by the baleful fires OF
factional politics. As heretofore stated,
| am not the representative of any man
or set of men, but if elected to the Of
flee of Chief Executive of the State, l
shall be the servant of the whole peo-
pie, and l pledge myself in advance to