The Bolivar County Democrat., 1906-06-02
identified with the practical politicians

OF his State.
To public men outside of Mississippi,
Mr.. Scott's platform will convey but
limited idea of what he stands for. He
declares against political factions, ia
vors a business administration of the
States affairs, would be generous
toward the public education of the
white children and deems it wise to
give the negro children the benefit of an
education. He also favors the primary
as the means of nominating candidates
and would have a system extended SO
as to include the office of United States
Senators. This is about what Mr.. Scott
has to say in his platform. 1t is silent
on road systems, on eleemosynary insti-
tutions, on State finance and on many
another question which would seem per-
tinent to a document of this nature, if
the candidate were other than the Hon.
Chas. Scott.
As said, the platform means but little
to the world outside of Mississippi.
There, however, it is all sufficient; for
when Mr.. Scott tells his own people
that he is running solely on his merits
they comprehend that he lays before
them all that is in him to be used for
the public good. They know that he
has no private snap to work and no po-
licita1 ak to grind, but that he con-
scientiously believes that his merit is
sufficient to be of benefit to the State.
His Il want it distinctly understood
that l am no mans candidate" and his
promise that he will make no trade nor
combination with other candidates is re-
garded as a guaranty against machine
rule in the State. His promise of an
Intelligent and business administration
along conservative lines," though too
general in its nature and too uncertain
to carry weight, coming from the or
binary candidate, will, in Mr.. Scott's
case, be sufficient to the people, for
his business methods are we'll known in
the State and universally appreciated.
Taken collectively, these three asser.
tions, ordinarily campaign platitudes,
will not be the only criterion of public
preferment.
No doubt, as the campaign proceeds,
Mr.. Scott will present his views more
definitely upon particular issues and we
predict that his presentations will be
both interesting and progressive-Mem-
phis Commercial Appeal.
We will take occasion in q future is
sue of the Sentinel to lay this whole
splendid document before our readers,
feeling assured it will impress them
with his ability and sincerity as much
as it has done thousands of others over
the State-Summit Sentinel.
CHARLES scoTT's PLATFORM.
Sunday morning we presented the plat
form upon which Charles Scott, of Boil
ivar County, will make his race for
the nomination of Governor, and it
must be acknowledged that it is the
platform of statesman, of MISSISSIPPI
plan, and one to which every man can
safely subscribe.
Mr. Scott stands before the people as
a man of the people, who has been with
the people of his commonwealth and
who has stood for the people through
out the years of his manhood.
He has been and remains today
representative of the very best element
and his record shows that he has gone
out of his way to benefit the State
without profit to himself. We have
but to mention the Worlds Fair ex-
hibit as an instance, though we could
cite many others.
He has been one of the strongest ad-
vocates for the improvement of the Mis-
sissippi and all rivers, and for the pro-
lection of the riparian lands. He not
only gave his time and thought to the
subject, but he contributed from his pri-
yate purse as we'll and in no small meas
ure.
The ideas expressed in the several
planks of his platform are purely Mis-
sissippian and throughout his platform
he abstains from the habit of throwing
bricks, habit which seems to be all
too common without alleged statesmen
of recent years.
His is a platform embracing all that
is necessary to inure to the success and
rapid advancement of the commercial
and industrial interests of the State.
He does not throw verbal bouquets in
all directions so that they will hit ev-
cry creed or all factions.
He makes a plain, business-like ex-
preston on the subject of public schools,
a declaration which will meet with the
approval of every patron of the public
schools, without seeking to curry favor
with any set.
He declares against making canvass
for the United States Senate which
means that he will not jockey with the
appointments that rest with the Govern
or to make.
He issues an edict against the men
who would claim to be on the inside
with him and ready to make pledges for
him, declaring that he will make his
canvass on his own personal merit as
Mississippian and prepared to discharge
his duty as man untrammelled by any
pledge further than the one he owes the
people of the whole commonwealth is
to give them a business administration
of the affairs of the State.
To sum it up in few words, his plat
form is an epitome of sound business
Judgment, embracing all that Governor
should be bound by when he takes the
oath of office and what he should stand
by to the end of his term.
Taken all in all, the man and the plat
form can be supported by every true
Mississippian and should be, for Charles
Scott, of Bolivar County, is man in
whom every confidence and trust can be
reposed. He is man who would not
assume a task that he would be unable
to perform, and when he says that he
will give the people a clean, business
like administration, he means that he
will fill the bill. He is one man who
can inaugurate with his heart free of
animosity or i'll will towards any class
or faction. He can take the oath of Of
fee with every degree of truth and sim
cerity in his expressions, for the Gov
ernor is supposed to be free of any
little spites or animosities, no matter