Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-05-08

pose to give every man that mead OF
praise Justly his whether he be a fa-
vOrlte of ours or not. Such recOg
milton is now conceded to Bowers
His record in Congress, and we have
watched it close, shows that he has
made and is making d vigorous; an
active; forceful a brainy and with
al a successful representative of bis
constituency. He has in modern
parlance Done things, and that is
worth more than mere nois Y
advocacy.
In those campaigns when Mr..
Bowers had opposition in which the
HERALD played part, we fought
his nomination on the grounds of
railroad corporation intimacy, be-
liveing it dangerous to entrust in
these precarious days of antagon-
ism between the predatory wealth and
the masses; with powers of law
making voice, one whose Graining
and association for period of years
had been of very close railroad in
timacy. Such training places a man
constantly in the attitude of defen-
ding his cor grafton against the PEG
pie, and oft of prosecuting the
people. As to Mr. Bowers partic-
ular course and association we do not
speak; this is reference spoken in
general terms of system. In those
days of tourpamenting Bowers held
onto his railroad attorneyship. That
augmented our position. Several
years ago he gave it up. And that
at a season of political rest. His
course and his successes speak III I'M
questionable language, that despite
this associational training to which
we objected, he has studied worked
for and voted for the interests of
the common masses and for the right
generally without regard to classes.
Who can gainsay such a steward
ship? The HERALD will not. We
do not believe in perpetuating any
one man in office: think it dan
gerous tendencies in a republican
form of government but see no
harm in leavinga trained servant in
harness long enough to get from
him for those who have patiently
borne with his coaching period, the
very best of service. If Bowers
continues to expand, its only a
question of time when he will be of
too big girth to leave in a Lower
House Congress sional seat. This is
no attempt on our part to rush in
at the climacteric hour and and at
tempt to share in the making of his
political fortune. Our fights against
him were honorably conscientiously
made and served a purpose. The
object of this rather extended no
tice is to trutfully present Mr.
Bowers just as he is and has proved
to be: at this an important time to
him, the inception of another cam
paign; contest for his seat. Our
motives of alignment in Lnding
party nominees are always from
high standpoints, and we do not
propose at any time TO let past
assumptions interfere with present
conscientious persuasions. Bowers
will have the benefit of our support
be it worth what it may in
this heat, but we are not to be UNI
derstood as placing ourselves in the
Bowers column for this Office world
without end. Howsoever much we
might respect him. and admire his
of the duties of the Office,
still at the seasonabIe time to retire
him, we would break with him with
out a qualm of conscience as our
purpose is to serve the government
under which we live and the people
whom we live, to the best
ends for the conservation of our
ren"b bile from dangerous tendencies.
Good Morning! Have you read the
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