The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1906-12-20

the State Senate from the 18th
District, composed of Winston
and Kemper Counties.
Mr.. Ethridge, unquestionably,
made a good record as a member
of the lower house, and. deserves
credit for the good work done.
Mentally and morally he is a
representative to be proud of,
and Kemper can add to his hon.
ors with no liability of future re-
grets. Below we publish a state
ment defining his position.
To the People of Kemper Co:
Having been elected to repre-
sent you in the House of Repre-
sentatives OF the present Legisla
ture of Mississippi, and having
faithfully discharged my duties
there, | announce myself as a
candidate for the State Senate,
subject to the Democratic prima-
ries next Summer.
The next session of the Legis-
lature will be very important to
the people, and great questions
of public policy will be consid
cred aud determined. | think
am informed, by what has been
attempted at the recent session,
sufficiently to say that there will
be no let up on the part of the
special interest in seeking legis-
lat.on that will give them the ad
vantage over the masses OF the
people. AS / have stood loyalty
by the masses, l think that [ eau
be OF service in the next Legisla
ture in preventing the passage OF
such measures. The Senate will,
no doubt, contain "a large number
of the old members of the Legis-
lature, and l know who is who
and where most of them will be
found in the coming contest, and
will know how to shape up for
the fight.
Never in the history of the
State, in my Judgment, will the
forces OF the special interest peo-
pie be more aggressive and better
organized. 1t will take work
and an understanding OF their
tactics to defeat them. [ want
to be one OF those who will fight
them. | shall fully discuss these
matters in the coming campaign.
Among these issues will be a
movement for a new constitu
tional convention, and sewers
amendments to the present con-
stitution should they fail to get
the constitutional convention.
The present. constitution has
some wholesome restrictions tor
the regulation OF corporations,
and of course the corporations
would like to have them re
moved. The fight will be re-
newed at the next session to give
corporations unlimited power to
property, especially lands, and if
they succeed the people will soon
find that all the timber lands
will be acquired by one or a very
few lumber syndicates and that
competition in the lumber trade
will practically be a thing OF the
past. 1 am against giving them
this power. l am opposed to
corporation domination of this
state. I am opposed to the rail
road trust, now in unlawful ex-
istenee, and oppose giving them
legal power to do what they now
do unlawfully, believing that i'll
the course OF time the legal au
thorities will proceed to chal
lenge their unlawful acts. 1t is
the fight we now should wage,
for they will continue to clamor
for more power, and unless the
people awake to the danger they
will be successful.
All the issues OF this kind are
too numerous to discuss in one
article or in detail through the
press but | will go into the
question fully in the campaign.
Il we are TO haye equal rights
and opportunities Tor all the
people we must have men there
who will fight for it, and fight
understandingly and agrees
lively. / am one who is willing
to meet them in battle array and
il elected will be found doing
my utmost to preserve our rights
and on this basis ask your vote