The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1907-07-25

WhCShSi Bt''"eS, "
political life, and its utter lack
on the part OF two of the eandi,
dates in the present gubernato
rial race in Mississippi is SO glar-
ing that no further reiutation oil
the charges made by them against
one of their competitors should
be necessary; but for the benefit
of some who might be led astray
by their fallacies, we. would again
refer to the Immigration question
and endeavog to make plain the
standing of these gentlemen on
this subject.
1t is we'll known that Judge
Jeff Truly has, by inuendo,
charged the Hon. Chas. Scott
with a desire to flood the state
with undesirable immigrants.
This has been done by inuendo,
but the inference has been SO
plain that she who ran might
read"; and when brought to task
by the distinguished gentleman
against whom the charges were
made, the judge has "crawfshed"
in a most remarkable manner.
In a speech delivered by Mr.. Scott
at Louisville, in Winston County,
he made the following statement,
never refuted:
l fnd that my distinguished
competitor, Judge Truly, has
been particularly active IN max
ing this charge against me by in
uendo. Until recently he has
not mentioned my name, but
from the tenor OF his remarks,
he clearly conveys to the minds
of his hearers by inuendo the
charge that I have been guilty
of the great crime of flooding
Mississippi with the criminals
and scums of Italy; and yet, my
fellow citizens, this distinguished
ex jurist, who wants to be your
Governor solely because Gov.
Vardaman, alter the most heroic
efforts on the part of Judge Truly
and his trends, declined to re
appoint him on the Supreme
Bench, stated when we met III
joint debate some time since at
Pittsbofo, to the audience assem-
bled there that l had NOT been
guilty of bringing into the State
undesirable immigrants of any
kind. Some weeks after the
Pittsboro debate we mel at Scran
ton, when [ stated to Judge Tru
ly, in the presence OF the audi
ence, that he had been charging
SOME ONE OF his competitors for
more than a year past with bring
ing undesirable people into Miss
issippi, and that he had exhonor
>ated me at Pittsboro in that be-
halt, aud then I requested him
to state ito the audience which
one of his Competitors he inten>
ded to chafg3 with the crime
mentioned; whereupon, after a
second request upon my behalI
he finally said that he did not in>
tend to make such a charge
against any gentleman who was
an aspirant for the Governorship,
but that he meant the |. G. Il. K.
Company, upon whicd the audi
ence set up a derisive and long
continued laugh Now, you will
be astonished, my friends, after
hearing this, to learn that Judge
Truly has resumed this same
charge against me in this connec
ton, although he knows as well
as | do that there is no tonnda-
ton for it. | submit, my friends,
that you have right to expect
something better tam this from
a gentleman of Judge Truly's
ability and standing: something
better of a man who has been a
member of the Supreme Bench
of Mississippi, and who is now
seeking the highest office within
the gifts OF this magnificent cleo
torate. | will make.no misstate-
ment against any OF my compel
itors. In fact I bring no charge
against them of any kind, except
such as are necessary to exhon
crate me from their unjust char
ges and criticisms directed against
me and my political POSITIONS;
rather than do so, l would prefer
to remain a private citizen all
my lie. 81 would rather be a
dog and bay at the moon than
such a Roman"
And in connection with the
above, the following extract from
a stenographic report of a speech
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