The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1907-04-25
5! sI I MtMstsf@s IN MISSISSIPPI,

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Withou loMexsave III his own cow.
try 1hdssahot always thus os-
coe ConkMM Simmons, the orator
ana 1onrHalfsE, editor Of the National
review, and Wine mber, Of the editor
lal. staT*ofeRhe Advocate has been
do"h IN tselssippi. and If ever a
prophet gqf ahDnor In his own conn
Try MT. SiInMf6ns was that prophet.
EveryWhefS|he journeyed men. and
women camS4sut to honor him. tho
entire stateT6 I'D and renuastad
him to : NSsartSi to it and devote he
talents to- thee cause Of his neonla
He spokeStDSgrRat crowds of peonIe.
and several AHaes upon the invitntion,
or white e5cf4zens, quite the finest
tributes hest$Feceived having been
paid him: lbyYsfhe Mayor Of the CITY
where his father for twenty years
mad heen3 principal Of the public
| schoois.sM ,s%ssD
ofathts tnsating the press despat-
ches saids $50, 3@r'.l s.'.'. =,
HollandRl lei HMiss, April Last
sunday thisfsAttEk city witnessed a
1aeenett never Ghsa&oPe 4 mitnesed., nor
ever dreamed OBJ a3sOn the Invitation
Sl chsfs'Wh = tizans of the town Mr..
l'Roscoe 1CoAk ing Simmons, son of
| our SCHOOL prineipai@here and leader
or taltst lcommuIStY.. addressed tre-
CHURCH, Pc audience was about
equally divided sbetWeen the races,
the Mayor of th9acity being especial
~. DESTROYS thatfAofh races should
meet on commoRsgrpund. The audi
[ orium could noksbRgin to seat. the
crowd: = Men. ,SWhite and colored,
stood three deetgwfn the aisles, and
wagons were used as steps for those
On the outside TO see the speaker
through the winddws. On the plat
FORM were seated Sthe Mayor and a
half dozen Leading white citizens.
The speaker was5 introduced by the
Rev. Dr.! D. B. Cleveland.
For an hour and a half he held
the audience spesfsbound. Applause
upon applause gfeeted his ELOQUENT
Periods" He did hot mfnce words,
| but pleaded for jnStice for all men.
Never before hasa man spoke like
| this 1u1nan. AS she O, fthe leading
white ,@men safdHH on that day:
l" II never Justice handed out
so eld9nently @ara so precisely"
His ILLUSTRATORS abounding in
poetic s''ferVor 5,ssN and. elosuence
OF speech struck home, as
did his>pecuiar suuhciation of great
principles! His peroration the press
IN this section reproduced, and said
or 1t, that 1t equaalsd Prentiss in his
painless days. g2x@@S*5
At the eonclua5ons of his address,
white men andRF women crowded
around him to congratulate him; the
mayor embraced him; one white
haired white m4ifS shed tears. The
Ia
merely saying, t0hr boy, our boy
through tall h38gparents smiled as
only, proud parents can. He paid
noble. tribute to them in the course
OF t1fs address, and the audience
gave three cheerBsk g..
'Thts event is yet the talk Of this
section; 1T solve&y8 problem.
Mr. Simmons took a leading part
In the oRepu blican ssGonvention which
80 stirred up thB country. The
Ytcksburg Light said Of his presence
In the coflventious%f
Roscoe 'Conkllng. Simmons, Editor
OF the National RSxfew Of New York
City, q Mississippf8n, to the manner
born, and Of w4i1m the State is
proud, passed through the city last
Sunday on his way,.1o Hollahdale to
visit his parents. MY.. Simmons came
down from New York to attend the
conference Of Republican leaders
held In Jackson HAT week, and took
a leading part thsTSi0. He drew up
the address to the. country and read
them to the conSshUon. His adj
dress. which clOsedxfhe sessions, was
the feature Of thenay.
Mr.. Simmons is99ayal to his State
and. to his race ana I'd constantly US
ing his powers TO the end Of serving
both, He stands among the leading
iourDa1ists and igfafr orator Of ma
tional note. IN
Much pressure was brought to
bear upon Mr. simmons to have him
return to the Dlacb. where he has so
many friends, but he said he thought
for the present, 2attIeast, he could
serve us more greatly In the place
whereIbe now stanAs Some day he
VIII fetnrn. wh"ns S8fks work Is done.
1t is certain thatSae.SWe support Mr..
Simmons in his plane. he will render
us lasting servic