Yazoo City herald. [volume] (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1878-1976, 1906-10-26

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nishing train free few years ago Ia
carry delegates to Congressional dis
trict convention at Greenville who were
favorable to one candidate, and refusing
even for pay to run another train To
carry delegates iayoring the nomination
Of another candidate He stated that
Hen. w. Q. Cole, now State Insurance
Commissioner, was dismissed from the
service Of the Illinois Central Railroad
because he refused, while a member OF
the City Council OF Water Valley, to
vote to grant the road the right to lay a
certain switch track in that town which
was bitterly opposed by the citizens,
In making these statements Mr.. Brewer
referred personally to Messrs. Harahan
and Gileas of the Illinois Central, and
Hon. y. l.. Russell Of the Mobile and
Ohio, and declared that these acts
showed the railroads we're not only at
tempting to influence legislation in the
state, but had already done so,
In speaking Of his Flag Hin speech,
Mr.. Brewer said that he had been so
badly misquotod on that, that at Green
wood he had a stenographer TO take
down verbatim, at liberatum what he
did say. He then read the stenographic
report, and the Herald wants to say
right here that there is not one thing in
that speech that reflects upon the honor
or integrity of any man. It does not
call by name any of the candidates for
Governor, neither does it charge either
of them OF having been in conference
with any railroad officials at Memphis,
New Orleans or Jackaon. He does
charge that certain candidate in So
Letting votes by letter mentions several
prominent gentlemen who are supports
ing him, and that among them are three
leading railroad officials, and this he
proves by showing the letter, which is
signed by the writer, But Mr.. Brewer
denies that he has ever charged that
this particular candidate was the candi-
date OF the railroads.
There is no denying the fact that Mr.,
Brewers statements fully yindicated
him in the minds OF those who heard
him, and changed the sentiment and
feelings of his hearers and made for
him number of warm supporters No
speaker could have received more re-
spectful attention, and she Herald is of
the opinion that Pe argument Brewer
presents to the people, with his elo-
quence. force and earhestness, is going
to make its impression upon the voters
before the campaign concludes, which
will be in August Of next year, and that
the other candidates will mud him a
formidable opponent, one with whom
they will have TO reckon. There are
several causes that will bring this about,
one of these is that Mr.. Brewer has a
platform Of principles that appeals to
the reason and good judgment Of the
people; he has the courage OF his con-
victions; he is an orator who presents
his Argument in forcible manner, and
another is that he viii finally show that
he has been misquotod, and that because
OF the misquotation he has been mis-
represented aud denied fair deal
In the beginning Of the canvass the
Herald determined to give to each OF the
candidates for Governor a fair and
square deal II s.among those who
thought Mr.. Brewer should resign from
the canvass after the Greenwood cpl
sode. Il now congratulates him that he
did not, for after hearing his speech
Monday he has said nothing Of which
any honest man should be ashamed or
become offended at. He attacks no
mans private character, nor in the least
reflects upon his honor. His speech
Monday was literally spplauded and at
its conclusion many congratulated the
speaker upon his splendid effort