The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1907-06-29
Mississippi's Next Governor.

Well, Tupelo finally has hear(
among the six now running for cover
nor man speak to whom they fee
! they can give their support and know
what they will get in return. During
the past eight months candidates fol
this high office have been coming
here to speak. and the people have
turned ont to hear them. Each time,
however, at least large number have
been at loss to feel convinced that
they understood exactly the position
Of the speaker on the great question
which must for years to come interest
every resident Of this state. Each
has been a polished orator of course.
No man would think Of running for
governor in Mississippi if he were not
a polished orator, word painter, who
could quote poetry, eulogize the
ladies and talk Of the high type OF
citizenship of those whose votes he
sought. There are hundreds Of men
in Mississippi capable Of making this
sort of a speech, of inspiring an audi
ence to remain throughout two
hours speech, though they would not
offer new thought or suggest a new
idea, or anything that the listener
would carry home with him and re-
fleet on after the silver tongued
orator had passed on to charm some
other locality.
Monday night, how ever, there came
man, young in years, but developed
in .nc yledge Of his state and the
problems its people confront, and the
large court room was filled to give him
a hearing. They had read of his
campaign, seen his platform in print,
and knew that in some way he h ad
invoked the diSpleaSure of some in
tereSts operating in the state, and
frightened some Of the men aspiring
to the same place for which he had
announced himself as a candida 5e.
Tine people seemed really to want to
hear this man speak. So, when Hon.
Earl Brewer was for the first time in
troduced to a Tapelo audience Mon
day night last, he was received with
hearty welcome.
Mr.. Brewer is gentleman OF
striking appearance, progressing and
inspiring OF countenance and carriage.
His eye is kind, yet alert, and reflects
a sincerity of purpose and deter
mind character. His address is easy,
his voice musical, yet he would not
be classed among the great orators
of the past, because, instead of rely
ing upon the flow of speech, he plungeS
directly iuto his subject without
apology and with very little preface.
The audience which faced him
Monday night were expecting to be
entertained, but they were not pre-
pared for the surprise that was in
store for them i'm the matter of a
candidate for governor standing be-
fore them to recite the various
wrongs that have been perpetrated
throughout the past, yet passed over
by aspirants for high place, and even
winked at by officials.
1t is a conspicuous fact that there
have been monumental abuses in
this as well as most Of the states,
to which the candidate for, high Office
seldom refers, and never in unmeas-
ured terms denounces, because it is
understood that the perpetrators OF
of these wrongs are the most potent
factors in the shaping OF the destiny
of men asking for office.
Like meteor from a clear sky, Mr..
RreWer awakened his audience by
holding up to public gaze the CHASTITY
skeletons which have been screened
by political cowardice throughout the
past year, by most men hoping to
hold office.