The Bolivar County Democrat. (Rosedale, Miss.) 1887-1969, 1906-04-21

sippi still has within her borders a
citizeu willing to aspire to the ex-
alted office of governor without
pandering to the politicians or play
ing the demagogue for the price of
votes.
| Free from political factions, dis
connected during his whole life
from the self-constituted bosses who
have reigned from time to time in
the politics of Mississippi, this
worthy citizen comes before the
people of his native state as sue
cessful business man, well trained,
clean, honest, and like John M.
Stone, with a single purpose to
serve his people in the Office to
which he aspires, and not for the
purpose of using this great trust as
stepping stone to some other
office, heretofore too frequently
done to the injury of the state and
| her people. See what he says
along this line:
IRE gard the governorshp of Mis-
sissippi as the highest honor that
can be enjoyed by southern man
of the present day. 1t was elevat :
ed, if elevation was necessary, to a
position tar above that of the
United States senatorship, when
the great southerner, Jefferson
/ Davis, resigned his seat in that au-
| gust assembly to enter the guber-
material contest in this, his adopt
| ed state. If then I ain elected by
YOU to this exalted Office, after
serving your interest for the full
term with answering fidelity and
all the ability may possess, shall
thereafter be content to leave other
hor1ors to your more worthy sons.
| As for myself, 1 shall not become
candidate for the United States
senate under any conditions dur
ing the continuance or after the
expiration of my gubernatorial
term, but it will then be my pride
and pleasure to devote the remain
der of my allotted days to agricul-
tural pursuits and to the service OF
our state and common country in
the honorable position of private
citizen of this great common
wealth. -
Here is where he resembles John
M. Stone:
ITO begin with, I want it distinct
ly understood that am no mans S
candidate, and that l belong to no
set of men,"
y And again;
1t is known by all men that the
welfare of the state has suffered at
times, in the past, by i'll feeling
and Intermediary strife engendered d
and kept alive by the baleful fires
; of factional politics. AS hereto
, fore stated, am not the represen-
tative of any man, or set OF men,
but if elected to the Office of chief
executive of the state, shall be
the servant of the whole people,
and l pledge myself in advance, to
give them, a non-factional admin
istration and as I shall be altogether
untrammelled and unembarrassed
bv factional or other alliances, ]
shall be in position to discharge
the important duties of this ex-
alted Office without fear or favor,
and with an eye single to the best
interests of the whole people. "
, Hon. Chas. Scott has issued a
lengthy statement which may be
taken as the platform upon which he
asks the suffrages of the people Of
: Mississippi in the coming guberna-
: torial contest.
, Mr.. Scott denies connection with
any political faction, and declare:
against them; he favors business
administration of the States, at
fairs; he would be generous toware
the public education of the white
; children, and deems it wise to give
the negro children the benefit O
. an industrial education; he favor:
the primary as the means o
nominating candidates, and woult
have the system extended so as t.
/ include the Office of the United
States Senator.
i While Mr.. Scott touches bu
lightly upon political issues, ther'
are lots of good things in his man
itesto-it is what might be expect
ed from a successful business mai
with keen insight into public
affairs.-Kemper Herald.
6 Chas. Scott is man who woult
give the people good business
administration in the office of Gov
ernor.-The Daily Democrat.
Chas. Scott for Governor. Ye
f that seems to be the way oft t.-Th'
f Armcry Times.