Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1907-07-18
WHAT ONE WHO KNOWS THINKS
Hon. Harry Peyton, of Washington Writes of Hon.
John Sharp Williams

tons .1r. Williams his mag I
g -e1- e---a.sor. bis polish = 2 .
ze--.s g. his v1sr t-nd 81 public (
.- -1-a--lr. ari Ing experience
81 Clr-ress-woali make him
shine v.-,a especial briIiancy and
Z ee-v and sincerely believe
.he- s. I'm the south would have
IS sl----v successor u The great
est s-ratI- we have ever sent la.9
tna- Is from OR section.
Iv,..i nos det-let any what
ever o. u the merits ot Gov.
Faria-.ll, though / do not agree
with lam that this is tie time for
q discussion even. Of a repeal %
tle i5tl amendment % the con-
s-l-1t.1l of the United States.
His idea tina. he could, at this
time. cdvaace this measure. Is. in
, ny Judgment. quixotic in the ex-
IRENE and would bear no good
fruits whatever. with the great
majority the Republicans have in
tie United states Senate; in fact
do nos believe that he could in
press these views upon the SEN
ne az all sufficiently strong to
tven attrac. attention. Should
+ he succeed in doing this, with the
present complexion Of the Senate
1 am AFRAID that any COMPRESSION
n action that might De had, would
be rather adverse than advanta-
geoJs to our section.
B This = subiec; that I have
given very much thought TO and
there should be no room for diff
ference between Southern men
upon the same. We ell agree that
il would be best for our section
and best for the negroes. il their
right Of franchise were taken from
them, bu- do not think We can
hope 70 succeed in this matter
until thu demand comes from
midd.e-ves-ern States.
TaEe the State Of Ohio. for g.
ample. with Senator Foraker bid
ding for the negro vote Of that
state, by his Brownsville investi-
CATION, and the president seeking
% Eeutralize that effect by the al
pointmea- of his negro auditor
In my judgment the best ele-
melt OF me white people in that
. section viii soon become tired OF
the negroes influence in politics
and seek a way 20 avoidit. Thi.
can only be done by = rcueal O..
g the negroes constitutional rirhI
to vote. and this can only come
. when the midd!e-western state.
. are confronted, seriously. by the
!. negro problem.
As 70 tie question If the oA-er.
indulgence OF NT. Williams IN in
t0xicants, am free To say tina
there Is absolutely nothing in that
charge. lie has always been fully
able u ,ake care ofnot only him
sell, cut Of the party Of which he
was the minority leader upon tbs
door o. the House Of Representa-
lives and that with great distiue.
ton. It Is uniformly ACCEPTED
throughout the whole country
that 10 man upon the floor of ne
house Of representative has
proven 4 more able - nreater
debater tam Representative
Williams.
Is have stated at the benin
ming 81 this letter, my preference
for Nr. Williams Is purely and
solely upon the point Of ability
i believe that he Is better Quail
led - represent the State az
Mississippi IN the Uaitei States
Senate than Gov. Earianlan and
FOR that reason ! think the State
should. without hesitation. send
him . the Uaited States Senate
Of course 1 have i very great
interest n cd Attala. - It Is the
county Of my b.Fth and | onIyre-
great that am not there to lend
my all and my voice 70 the sun
port Of Mr. Williams, because I
believe, a. have stated. that he
would sooa be recognized as one
.ot our greatest senator's.