Yazoo City herald. [volume] (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1878-1976, 1906-02-23
Charles Scott a III
Candidate 'uOVernOr'

Tha ,..;.,u /hardly think Of
Charlie sco,% q candidate for
\ public office lhnd yet, knowing
the anlendidI character Of the
man, ms mot surprise either.
We are 81 familiar with the
business man whose soul never
rises above dollars; we are 30
familiar With the politician who
plays the game d politics either
for the winnings or the excite
ment cgtae game; we are so ia
miliaI with the popular leader
whoE only demaguge or a plu-
ltag/}ue; we are so accustomed
to/unexpocted discovery Of sell
1h motives back Of the best pre-
lenses; and altogether we seem
10 live in such an atmosphere Of
self-seeking and b. be- 80 out Of
tune with tire very virtues in
public life that we pray for and
think we hope for, that when a
truly great soul like Charley
Scott rises above our horizon and
carves out a career that only an
honest man would choose, and
does what none but a just man
would do, the first impulse is to
ask, is he sincere? And in most
cases the populace is not sitisfied
with assurances in general terms.
Usually his case must be proved
circumstantially and sometimes
in minute detail.
Fortunately for MIR. Scott, his
case is easily proven. His life
and It's deeds are still visible in
sharp-cut outlines on the State s
political canvass, and a part of it
forms a glorious chapter in its
written history, We have a ref
erence here to the failure Of a
bank some years ago mt Rosedale
of which he was president. There !
was Consideration among the |
hundreds of depositors, who had /
reason TO believe their hard
earned savings of a lifetime was I
gone forever. No legal bonds
compelled Mr.. Scott to pay back
one dollar of this money, but his
honor was at stake, and he
walked out before the mournful
crowd and asked them to be pa
tent, A few months later the
depositops were called t9gethers.
Out Of HIS income, and from the
practice of his profession, and
from his wife's private fortune,
every man was paid dollar for
dollar.
II is impossible in one short
newspaper article to recount all
the deeds Of this unselfsh man.
In fact, it would require a vol
ume. His home at Rosedale has
for years been an "open house"
not TO any special class, but
haven 10 the humblest of earth's
lie has stood for all
that was honest in politics, and
true and noble in private life, A
lawyer of The first rank his time
has been largely taken up with
the demands of his clients, who
came not only from this but adj ,
joining States. lie has owned
and conducted several large
farms, in addition 10 his other
complex duties, and the business
ability of the man is shown in
the marvellous success he has at
tanned from these enterprises.
His practice mas been for years
larger than that Of any other
lawyer in the State, and if he
we're prompted only by pecunia- !,
~ gain he could not afford TO ac-
,ept any office within the Gift of :
his people. He is one of the
bright spirits not branded with !
he dollar mark. and when Mis- :
sissippians learn to truly appre- k
ciate such men it will be the prou- d
lest day in the history of the h
1ommonwealth.-North Missis- !,
,ippi Herald.
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500 REWARD, Si00. I,