Hattiesburg daily news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1907-1908, 1907-06-23

railroad lobby as very busy at Wash
ington at this time. The especial con-
Germ in that quarter was to kill the
Bailey court review provision; to
which the Texas Senator was expe-
riencing SO much trouble in convert
ing his Mississippi colleague. His sin
lister hesitancy as disclosed in the
quoted special, drew the following
pointed editorial reference from the
es-Democrat:
If it be true that Senator Nc
Laurin requires prayerful atten-
ton in this crisis, that attention
should come from his own State.
And the Legislature may have
something to say to the Senator
his constituents take such ac-
ton as to them may seem ad-
visable. For the reason that the
measure which has the support of
the great majority of the country,
has no more earnest supporter
than the great mass of the people
of Mississippi
Would not a public official with
clean skirts, one who was not treading
devious path, have spoken out in
reply to such criticism from a journal
: with so large and influential circula-
: ton in his own State? Elsewhere in
5 the Senator'S second epistle on The
t. Herald he says:
2 THE Herald says that | ain cipher
e in the Senate because it does not hear
e from me. l do not constantly parade
S what / am doing in the Senate"
We are quite willing to concede that
this was one occasion where the Sen
ator's Importance may not have been
measured by a cipher" And his
modesty in not 'parading" himself on
this occasion does credit to his dis
erection. When or how Senator Nc
Laurin was finally induced to stand
by his Democratic colleagues" oil
what was going on behind the scenes
while he sat on the committee lid, il
hidden lore. There is nothing In the
press accounts to show where he wa;
at until, as he says, he made ;
at speech in behalf of the bill, April
ed At that late day he announced that h
e" was standing with his colleagues.
is We may well be pardoned the remarl
er right here, that pretty fellow indee
he is Senator A. j. McLaurin. to set u
,e- to Judge honest mems motives. II
es had better hide his own egg shell
ed before again indulging his natura
ly. propensity for mud singing. But
ng must not be understood that he wa
pr idle all this time. Early in March IN
he following appeared in the Jackso
ay News:
he United States Senator A. j. Nc
as Laurin reached the city last even
Jul ing from Washington, and will
ry spend several days in the State.
.ss Although the visit of Senator Nc
err LauIin is ostcnsibly ON legal bust
We ness, as he has several important
tor cases coming up for trial in the
ley Smith County Circuit Court next
yht week, his arrival in Jackson at
i'm this juncture has created great
nd deal Of comment, especially around
the State House. AS is well
is known, DR.. J. p. Berry, surgeon at
ght the Oakley prison farm, is SON
on in-law of Senator McLaurin, and
les the grave charges preferred
the against DIR. Berry have aroused
so much resentment and indignation
col among the members of the Nc
on Laurin faction.
vas A Herald special correspond
of writing March 10, says:
INST However, we may look for some
h a thing doing next week. as the
ose Big Chief and U. S. Senator A. ]
lars McLaurin has responded in per
in son, to a hurried message; and
the has been here laying the plans bS
be- which they hope to at least mini
/ to mize the force of this report O
side the penitentiary committee.
was And while this Democratic meml
SEN OF the Senate interstate comme
,een committe was in jackson, up to
be eyes in expressing Governor Var
: he mans fight against penitentiary gri
scial the rate bill contest was raging
the Washington. When Senator McLau
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