The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1906-11-02

was commensurate with the dignity Of
the high office to which he aspired. He
then read stenographic report Of that
portion of his speech referring TO Mr.,
Scott or the railroads, or which was
supposed to have referred to Mr.. Scott
or the railroads, and then called atten-
tion to the fact that he. had met Mr..
Scott at Batesvile since, and in this
meeting at Batesville, had been specific
In announcing all the charges that we're
contained In the stenographic report Of
his speech. and called upon Mr.. Scott
for denial, and that Mr.. Scott had made
no denial OF any charge in this speech
and was not going to do so. He then
referred to Mr.. Scotts letter and read
from the stenographic report Of his
speech what he had said at Greenwood
before concerning the letter and intro
duced the letter to substantiate il. He
then said that Mr.. Harrahan had seen
fit to come out in an interview and say
that his brewer 81 statements we're out
rageous, and he would read from the
stenographic report what he had said OF
Mr.. Harrahan, and then took up his
proof to substantiate what he had said
concerning Mr.. Harrahan, and then
turned and said, ,"I will now show you
that all have said concerning Mr.. Har-
raEan, ! have the proof to establish to a
gnat's eye" and then said that Mr.. Harra-
han had taken occasion to say in his in
terview that neither Of the companies
which he represented, the Y. & Nj.
Valley Railroad Co.. or the /. G. Rail
road, or himself, Harrahan, had taken
any interest in politics in Mississippi
since his connection with those compa-
nies. He then cited number OF in
stances where Mr.. Harraban and the
railroads had manifested an interest IN
politics in Mississippi, and offered proof
to substantiate 1t. And among other
things said that in political campaign
in Bolivar county, Harraban, as vice.
president Of the Y. & M. V. r. r. had
written letter TO Charles Scott and al.
lowed him to use it and read it from the
stump to influence the voters in that
campaign, that he now said he had it or
ice to prove that, and IL they doubt it,
have got affidavit of gentleman whose
veracity they will not question that was
present at picnic In Bolivar county
and heard the communication read from
| the stump. He then said that he had
been accused Of making charges against
Mr.. Scott that reflected upon his honor
and integrity that he could not sustain
and had been heralded all over the state
and published by the newspapers
through Mr.. Scotts interview given out
In Jackson shortly after the Greenwood
meeting, and by a circular gotten out by
Mr.. Scott, all of which tended to put
him in that attitude, and that he now
deHed Mr.. Scott or his friends to put
their fingers on a single charge that he
had made against Mr.. Scott at Green.
wood or elsewhere that reflected upon
his honor or integrity, or to point out
any charge Of any kind that he had
made against Mr.. Scott that he had not
substantiated, and he would proceed to
do so at once. MIR. Brewer then turned
to discussion OF the political issues Of
the day, and made a speech in which he
sought to discuss the issues on the
highest plane possible, and insisted
that candidate for governor ought tc
make that character Of campaign, that
the state would be better Of whether he
won or lost. He then closed his speech
with an earnest appeal to the young De-
mocracy to stand by him in this fight
and not to permit him to be ground
down by the great public service cor
porations or political factions, as he was
fighting them all, and asked the people
who believed that this principle wa,
right and ought to prevail and we're moi
ashamed to say 80, and who were willing
to stand with him in this fight and helr
him make the fight, TO come forward
and shake hands with him, and sreat
many came forward and shook hand
With hin enthusiastically and proclaim
"a that they were with him.