The Bolivar County Democrat. (Rosedale, Miss.) 1887-1969, 1906-04-21
ADDRESS MADE MANY new FRIENDS
1t is Recognized as the Sincere Utter
anCe of Statesman, an Honest
Man, and a Friend of the People
of the State of Mississippi.
A MANLY ANNOUNCEMENT.

Watching with interest every
thing that transpires in Our neigh
boring state of Mississippi we were
very much pleased on reading Sun-
day last the announcement by Mr..
Charles Scott, one of it's prominent
citizens, of his candidacy for the
governorship. Some of the declar-
ations of his platform are worthy of
reproduction, no less for their
terseness of expression than for
their soundness of principle. He
says:
To begin with l want it dis
tinctly understood that l am no
mans candidate, and that I belong
to no man and to no set of men.
Il also want it understood that
I am running solely on my own
merits, whatever they may be, ano.
not on the demerits real or imagin-
ary, of any of my numerous and
honorable competitors. FLORIDA
Parishes.
The above affords evidence that
appreciation of the attractive ad-
dress of the Hon. Chas. Scott is
not confined to the limits of his
own state. In further comment
upon the announcement of his can
didacy for govern or, our Louisiana
contemporary says:
If the declarations of Mr.. Scott
are truthfully and sincerely made,
and we fully believe they are, he
has our most earnest wishes for his
success. We would rejoice to see
the rule established of electing gov
ernor, and all other officials, on
their merits alone without promises
of pap" without trucking to
self-constituted political dictators,
and witt out resorting to unworthy
traficking. Has not our good old
state a man of the mold of Mr..
Scotia man of sufficient courage
to run on his merits and depend for
election on his fellow-citizens vot-
ing according to their views of his
honesty, ability and fidelity to
principle? Ifsuch man announces
his candidacy in Louisiana on such
platform and can secure the con-
fdence of the people in his sincerity
he will win over all possible oppon-
ents put up by coteries or factions,
and will win for the good of the
state.
This is simple statement of the
qualities on which high position is
won-that the public trust in fidel-
ity to pledges and force of charac-
ter will prevail over any combina-
ton of factional opposition. 1t is
the inalienable strength of Mr..
Scott's canvass, that the record of a
life time gives assurance that all OF
his declarations are truthfully and
sincerely made" His address was
admirable in itself. But it is
reliance on the man and his words
in his candor of statement, his
high ideals and answering devo-
ton to them-that has won for his
platform declarations" the verita-
Bile popular ovation which has been
so generally voiced in the state
press. He is too big and too broad
to belong to any man, or set OF
men," 1t takes the public to own
men of Scott's calibre.
For ourself, from an intimate ac-
uuaintance of more than thirty
years, we would accept Mr.. Scott
as a governor who would give the
state an administration without
flaw or blemish, without platform.
And as we regard him so do all who
know him we'll. He will poll a
larger proportion of his Delta neigh
bors, and his own home people OF
Bolivar county, we will venture to
assert, than any of his opponents
will in their sections and counties.
The one objection Tne Herald has
to his announcement is the state
| ment that he will not he candidate
for senator; because there is no man
in the state who could serve Mis-
sissippi in that station with greater
credit and ability.-The Vickeburg
Herald.
PATRIOTIC ADDRESS.
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