The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1906-11-02
HON. Earl. BREWER
MAKES GOOD SPEECH
At Court House Monday Night, Bcins
introduced by Gen. McClurS.

| these gentlemen to compare their re-
ports and write out the synopsis there
from and to verify same, after the speak
ing, in order to prevent any conflicting
reports concerning what the speaker
said on this occasion.
| 1t is our purpose to deal fairly and
squarely with each Of the candidates for
Governor, and all other offices for that
matter hence our precaution to have
the stenographers verify the synopsis
of Mr.. Brewers speech published below.
Mr.. Brewer was introduced by Hon.
Monroe McClurg, ex-attorney general
Of the state, in these eloquent words:
McCIurs's iatrodaction.
Ladies' and Gentlemen am very
much gratiaed by the presence of you
ladies and this large intelligent audi
ence Of Mississippi democrats. | am a
Mississippan first, and ghaye to con-
gratulate the State that all of the can
didates are worthy to he the Governor
of this great State. My friend, whom
will present to you tonight, would be
ashamed of me II said aught against
any candidate who aspires to the high
office OF Governor of the State of Missis-
sippi. want to say to you that | have
no set speech. The truth is that have
to put on brakes for fear that may say
something that ought not to say. |
represent an honorable, brave, chival-
rous Mississippi democrat, and !
would be unworthy to be his representa-
tive il had anything to say against any
Mississipian. present to you tonight
candidate for the high Office OF Gov
ernor of this State, a native born south
ern man, native born Mississippian, a
| man who has served his State In the
senate, who has served bis State as dis
trict attorney, but above all these. he
has served this state as one of her best
citizens. From what we have seen in
the newspapers as to the controversy
between another distinguished candi-
date for Governor and the gentleman
whom we have here tonight, ! have
nothing to say. suppose that both are
able to take care of themselves. IL my
friend we're not present, would say
more of his private life than am willing
to say here. | have known him all his
life. The first time that remember to
have met him, he was standing bare
| footed in the winter time at the head OF
his fathers grave with pair OF cotton
ade pants on. His father was a brave
Confederate soldier; he was captain
OF a company and they loved him to
man. He was young then, ten or twelve
years old, believe the oldest OF six or
seven children. A little blackjack
plantation Just across from where was
born and raised, and he went to work;
the first thing he did was to pay of a
mortgage on the place, to take care OF
his mother, and to educate those chill
dren, and he made first grade teachers
and high grade teachers OF the girls,
and lawyers and doctors Of his brothers.
One of them was a cripple, he went on
crutches; he took care Of him all the
time, and the young man died after be-
ing elected sheriff Just before he could
take the oath Of Office. There is no liy-
ing man, so far as my information ex-
tends, that has done more for his home,
his family, his wife, his children and his
fellow-man than Earl Brewer; no man
can ever accuse him OF having done a
wrongful act Intentionally. We all do
wrong sometimes He il as brave as
julius Caesar. We elected him consta-
BILE when he was taking care of his wild
owed mother and these children, and he
would work all day and get his mule out
of the plow and go at night and
serve his processes. He is an
anti-corporation candidate. am cor
poration lawyer. My firm represents
great many corporations, public service
corporations and Others, but have no
fear, and don't think any corporation
that represent, has any fear that he
is going to do the wrong thing; the cor
porations will go on and do business as
they did before; he will restrain them
as far as he can and as far as he thinks
is right, but there need be no fear from
any corporation froui any injustice from
Earl Brewer.
present to you tonight one Of Mis-
sissippi's honest sons, man that has
done his whole duty in public life and
in private life, and IL he is elected Gov
ernor, az ] hope he will be, no man need
fear that he will do the wrong thing.
synopsis Of Brewers Speech.
Mr.. Brewer said that be had recently
met Mr.. Scott and other candidates for
Governor here at Greenwood In joint
discussion, and that Mr.. Scott, In his
closing speech had taken occasion to
charge him with having made serious
charges that reflected upon his tscott's)
reputation, and that as this come in a
closing speech, that he tBrewer) had no
opportunity to reply, and that he had
taken this the first occasion to como
back to Greenwood and make public
speech and reply to Mr.. Scott's strict.
Iurps; that he did not expect to do 80 by
losing his head and temper, BY denuncia-
tiou or any kind Of abuse, but expected
u respectfully reply 70 the gentIsman's 3