The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1907-06-06

their henchman, Judge Truly, in the
governors chair. Judge Truly is not the
scholar, profound thinker, patriotic
citizen and a Christian man. He is equal
in point of ability to any man in this or
any other country. He is man of whom
any state may be proud. 1t is matter
of pride as we'll as pleasure to me that he
has been my friend since his boyhood.
He does his own thinking, and his great
intellect and heart are enlisted for equal
right and justice to the great mass of the
plain people of the state. Any one can
trust him to do what his conscientious
judgment tells him is right; but no one
need expect him to do what he thinks is
wrong. These qualities have not COM
mended him to the Vicksburg Herald.
The Herald's antpathy was not allayed
by this language recently used by Judge
Truly:
"Since my candidacy for governor was
first suggested have been bitterly
assaulted by the Vicksburg Herald. con-
slider this the very best evidence of my
fitness for the office of governor. The
Vicksburg Herald Stands as spokesman
for the Illinois Central railroad, the
Southern railroad and other conscience
less public service corporations in their
fight to become the masters, instead of
the servants, of the people. do not ex-
pect the Herald to support me. 1t never
supports anybody the railroads supports,
and it never opposes anybody the rail-
roads support. do not expect the
support of the Morgans, the Fishs the
Belmonts nor of any of the railroads and
newspapers they own. | do not expect
the support of any man who is owned,
body and breeches, by the financial
pirates who are robbing the people of the
south to buy votes for the republican
party in the north.
Their opposition | always consider a
badge of honor.
s'The railroads fought Bryan, the
democratic nominee for president In 1896
and again in 1900. The Vicksburg
Herald then fought side by side with the
railroads. and may be expected to con-
tinue to do SO. The railroad magnates
rob the cotton farmers of the state of
Mississippi of millions of dollars annually
in excessive freight rates, and spend the
money summering in Europe, while the
plain people, men and women, bend their
backs under the hot sun toiling and
delving in their farms to raise cotton to
maintain these magnates in their luxury
and extravaganza. The day will come
when the plain people Of the land, law
yers, doctors, merchants, blacksmiths,
farmers. and people of all vocations, who
earn an honest living, will rise In their
might and overthrow the mighty
trusts"
The Herald does not discuss public
questions, but resorts to abuse OF those
who do not accept its dctatlon.
When | was inaugurated governor
was besmirched with the praise of the
Herald until after separated its editor
and conferes from the levee board, there
bv saving thousands of dollars to the
people Of the levee district. Such saving
to the people Of the Ievee district, did not
commend itself to the Herald, and in
cured its hostility.
Again. when | used the lawful au-
thority Of the governors Office to see that
the state had a fair and impartial decision
Of the question Of the liability Of the Z. q
M. ". Railroad Company for taxes, which
they had long shirked and which they
were continuing to shirk, which resulted
ii decision holding that company to
millions Of dollars of just taxes, which
the plain people Of the country had there
tof Ore paid for the railroad company, the