The sea coast echo. [volume] (Bay Saint Louis, Miss.) 1892-current, 1907-06-29

norShIp, are each aud every one Indulg-
! ing in this statement along this line.
I want to say, however, that they leave
| this to be done by Judge Truly, because
when he is in good form, and, by the
way, WHEN HE IS IN GOOD FORM, but when
he is absent, all the others take up the
hue and cry.
/ Now, my friends, Judge Truly never
makes direct thrust; he deals more
| than any man / know OF in innuendo;
he is a good speaker and absolutely the
most unfair politician that have ever
| heard. He makes feint to get you off
your guard, and then gives you thrust.
He sometimeseases his disengaged hand
to catch his enemies. He does not men
ton my name, but he produces the
effect tfat it is I he is speaking of.
But hen we met at Browns Wells,
he said 81 want to tell you, nay friends,
that my distinguished competitor, Mr..
Scott, has never tried to bring into the
State OF Mississippi any undesirable
people whatever'' Afterwards, when
we met again, the distinguished gentle
man sat in front of me. | said, "Judge
Truly, since this campaign you have
been trying Systematically and indefati-
gably to poison the minds of your audi
ence against me by charging in innu-
endo that was bringing criminals into
the State, and when We met at Browns
| Wells you said you are not making this
charge against me. If not me, please
tell me who?' He said nothing;
paused for reply. said again: 'sThe
audience would like to know; tell me
which man you alluded to and charged
with this crime. And then in a very
weakly voice he said, "I made the
charge against none. | think | was
| talking about the railroads." But since
then, from time to time, he has made
speeches, and, as far as | can hear, he
! has returned to his charge against me.
Ladies and gentlemen, are you not enti-
tied to expect better Of a man like Judge
| Truly, learned man, who is today run
ming for the highest Office of the State :?
| Have you not the right to expect better
| from a gentleman under these condi-
tions? Right here, let me say thatI
make no charge against my competitor,
! except in so much as it is necessary to
defend myself from his charges. /
would scorn to make any statement
about this gentleman who is running
| for Governor. | would rather be pri-
vate citizen; would rather be a dog
than such man. There is another re-
mark of Judge Truly's, made through
innuendo, in which he IS grand mas
ter. Ihave never heard of any charac-
ter in. history who was his equal except
drawn by Shakespeare. Another idea
that he conveys to his audience is
that he,
JUDGE TRULY, IS OPPOSED TO IMM1GRA-
TIoN.
Here let me tell you, my friends, what
he said in the Delta last year. Now,
listen to what he said. AS was unable
to go in p7T30l to hear him, | took the
liberty to send one of my stenograghers,
who reported this part of his speech to
me as follows:
"I want it distinctly understood that
| am, without reference to nationality,
in favor of the immigrant who comes
here to make his home, taking the bene-
fit of our laws, as they may be meted
out, whether he comes from the sunny
shores of Italy or from the bleak shores
of Russia. To all should be extended
the glad hand of fellowship
never said as much, perhaps, that
any people from Russia would ever come
to the corn and cotton fields of the Sun
ny South. Can anyone understand the
expression in view of his conflicting
statement and the speech that he made
here on the Coast and in the Delta which
contrasts so much that it recall piece
Of schoolboy nonsense to my mind:
Wiggling in or wiggling out,
Leaves man IN doubt;
Whether the snake is
Coming in or going out.
Now, ladies and gentlemen, nave de-
tanned you because | want you to un-
derstand how unjustly have been treat
ed and will ask you to tell your friends
and neighbors that am unalterably op-
posed to an undesirable set of immi-
grants. Where did | seek Or ever seek
to bring that class here, and want them
to take the place of the negro? And |
only brought here the right kind Of i'm
migrants. Ali this talk, at my expense,
OF immigration, has been done by poll
ticians to try to
UNJUsTLY POISON THE PUBLIC'S MIND
against me by raising misconception
as to where | stand touching this ques-
ton.
Upon the question of representation
for South Mississippi, am in favor of
it. All parts CT the State but South
Mississippi has developed more readily
but South Mississippi. You are enti-
tied to additional representation and
am in favor Of it.
In regard to taxation, am in favor of
every taxpayer contributing fair pro
rata for the good f.the State. For the
need of the State, | am in favor of cor
porations being assessed on the same
basis, and am sure that you will have
no trouble along that line, because, as
have heard the question greatly dis
cussed, they are in favor of adopting
the rule which | have just mentioned.
Now, a few words more, and | will not
detain you any longer on that matter,
that is, with reference to the public
service corporations. | want to say
that | stand with my State and party on
this question. AS far as | am con-
cerned, l would like to see
A NETWORK OF RAILROADS
in this commonwealth supplemented by
network of subways and tramways,
but have always been, and am now, in
favor of their property being controlled
by the Government, or by the State, so
far as railroads have their business
within the borders Of our commonwealth.
This has always been my opinion, yet
my competitors have attacked me on
this subject without one scintilla of.
proof. A man might just as well charge
me with being a forger or a horse thief;
| for anybody can make a charge whether
he is guilty or not, but a jury will not
expect charge to be made without
some proof AS already mentioned,