The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1907-03-21
A Little Bit Political.

Monday was candidate day at De-
Kalb, the court functions being
practically suspended in order that
the claims of large number of as
pirants for office might be presented
at length to the dear people.
In addition to the candidates for
county office (whose name is legion)
there were present Hon. John Sharp
Williams, candidate for u. S. Sena-
tor, Hons. E. f. Noel and Earl Brew
err, candidates for Governor, Hon. III.
f. Simrall, candidate for Insurance
Commissioner, and Hon. L. e.
Smith, candidate for State Auditor.
The day was Williams day, and
while the large crowd present lis
tened attentively to each of the four
candidates for State office, and each
of them made most interesting adj
dress and created a very favorable
impression, the interest conferred
mainly in the candidate for the u.
S. Senatorship, and the reception
accorded HIM was most enthusiastic
and cordial.
Save for being a bit hoarse, Mr..
Williams was in excellent vein and
spoke for about three hours. His
discourse dwelt mainly on the gov
eminent ownership of railroads and
the repeal of the 18th and 10Th
amendments to the National consti-
tuition, both of which measures are
advocated by his distinguished COM
petitor for the Senatorship, his dear
friend Jimmie.
AS to the government ownership
of railroads, Mr.. Williams showed
plainly the folly of such a project
from an economic as well as politi-
cal standpoint. The government
cannot take over this vast business
without paying for it, and from
whence is to come the billions Of
dollars with which to pay the billa
Shall we saddle a dozen or more fu-
luIc SClLClcbllOAo Nlpb a. dODU viz
payment of the interest on which
would continue in luxurious idleness
the pampered offspring of the mil
lionaire, while the children of the
toiler must work the harder to meet
the obligation? And, as Democratic
principles guarantee equal rights to
all, shall we place in the hands of
the powers that be this immense po-
litical machine, the manipulation of
which by an already too greatly
centralized government will bind
about us chains of servitude which
can only he broken through a civil
revolution?
AS to the repeal of the %constitu-
tional amendments, it is foolishness
to suppose that the representatives
of a few Southern States can cope
with the combined sentiment of the
North, East and West. The time is
is not ripe, if it ever will be; and
the South is doing very well by the
negro question, if let alone. The
claim of one man TO be able 'to
move the mountains is preposterous
and should deceive no m
The speaker touched on many-oth-
er subjects of National and State
import, and created a decidedly fav-
orable impression. The Union to-
dav holds but few men better posted
than John Sharp Williams, and that
he is the first man of his State goes
without saying.
Monday night, at Scooba, after the
other candidates had been given an
opportunity to introduce themselves
(time being limited), Mr.. Williams
delivered an address along the same
lines to a crowd that packed the
chapel hall at the Academy. Here
he received, If anything, an even
more enthusiastic greeting than at
DeKalb. And here the impression
created was also in his favor.
With the exception of Messrs. Will
liams and Brewer, the candidates
left on the night trains; MI. Brewer
went to Wahalak Tuesday morning,
where he delivered an address, and
Mr.. Williams went up to Macon in
the evening, where he was booked
to speak that night.
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Hons. Charles Scott and e. N.
Thomas, gubernatorial candidates,
will address the voters at DeKalb
today and at Scooba tonight.
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