The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1908-09-10
VOTE FOR PAT HENRY.
Something of the Life and Char
aCter of Our Fell0wt0wns-
man.

Florence, Miss, Sept. 8, 1908.
Editor Brandon News desire to
submit some words for Major
Henry. The second and decisive
primary for congressman in this
eighth district will occur on the 18th
of September, one week from to-
day. Rankin county has candi-
date in the field for that office with
the greatest number of votes from
the first race. 1t is something for
our county to have the representa-
tive in congress. tits an honor
and distinction any county would
covet, to be the color bearer for her
district, and feel sure Rankin
county's pride in this direction is as
great as either of sthe other
counties. | am sure of that from
her past record in always Loyalty
supporting her own candidates. |
do not believe in this election 81 e
is going to reverse herself, but |
feel that the loyal and true men of
this ever loyal old county, with
county pride in. their hearts, will 90
to the polls on election day. and
pile up great vote, solid vote
for her candidate. Even if she had
an Indifferent man as her candidate
it W5sad be her duty to sand BY
him Loyalty if he were the equal Of
the other. But when, as in this
case, she presents for the suffrage
of the people, superior man, one
who has been tried in the crucible
of war as we'll as peace, and al
ways found measuring up to the
full measure of a man, whose pyi-
vate character is as pure as the
virgin snow, whose whole life is an
open book that will shame his
enemies, whose love for his friends
is constant and unflaeing, whose
fidelity to every trust has always
put him beyond suspicion, and
whose very life he would sacrifice
rather than compromise a principle;
when she presents such a man as
this it should be not only our high
est civic duty but our greatest
pleasure and privilegeto cast our
ballot for him. But this is not all
that commends him to us. He has
had the very best equipment pos
sible for the office he seeks in four
years, two terms OF splendid SER
vice in that office, service which
every congressman from our great
state at that time highly indorscd
and approved, and which record he
has openly upon the stump, and in
the presence Of his opponents,
challenged them to attack without
the challenge having been accepted
in any particular. .
Such a character and such a re-
cord, men of. Rankin county, puts
your candidate above doubt and
above sneers, and challenges your
loyalty and nnwavering support.
You must have something more
than mere idle run1or or talk to in
duce you to throw your support to
another, if you consider yourselves
men of fidelity and men looking for
the right thing. feel sure that
enough real friends of Major Pat
Henry in this county failed in the
first primary, through forgetfulness
and cardelessness, to cast their vote
for him, to elect him in the next.
and appeal to you to lay aside
your indifference and go to the polls
on the 18th of September, and let
us make his home county majority
so great that his election will be
assured, and Rankin county will
again show herself invincibIe. We
can do it and we ought to doit. In
full faith that the constant and
sturdy citizensip of old, Rankin will
do their full duty to her noble and
princely county man in the, next
primary, ! am faithfully your fel-
low county man. ...s : ].