The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1908-07-22
indian SCOUT
| TALKS OF BRYAN
NEeRAsKAN STANDS FOR BEST IN
ROOSEVELT POLICY.
Famous Fighter Believes That At
tacks Of Foraker and Others Will
Help the Democratic Nominee.
VIII Not Oppose Bryan.
'aoIAIaS sMeN 2sIgeH

Memphis, Tenn, July 22.-Capt.
Jack Crawford, scout, Indian fighter
and poet, passed through Memphis yes
terday, en- route to Lebanon, KY,
where he will appear upon the lecture
platform.
| When seen by a representative of
The Commercial Appeal, he talked
briefly of his chautauqua engage
ments, and was then questioned about
politics, and said
"Of course, l am a Republican.
was Yankee soldier, and got shot
twice during the unpleasantness. be-
lieve in Roosevelt. He is the greatest
man on earth today. | believe also
that William Jennings Bryan thinks
more of Roosevelt than the majority
of the politicians who nominated Taft,
against their will. On both occasions
when Bryan was nominated before,
was on the Republican staff of ma
tional speakers, and gave up $3.50 a
week and expenses to take 5000, for
the purpose of helping Mckinley.
also did all that could for Roosevelt
But | will raise no hand against Bryan
in this campaign.
my first reason for not doing so is
that Bryan stands for all that is best
in the Roosevelt policy. Second, Bry-
an and Roosevelt are both opposed by
the same outlaw trustees-the Guffeys.
I Sullivans and the Boss Tammanyites,
whipped into line by the voice of the
people and their own cowardice AL
lied, as they are, with corporation in
terests, they are simply obeying their
lords and masters, the money kings,
because Roosevelt was, Is and always
will be for a square deal, and progress
| sive policies against the scheming
and plotting of men, intent on defeat
ing his program. Congress is full
of them, hence most of his recommen-
dations failed of enactment.
LIKES INJUNCTION PLANK.
81 am one of those American citizens
who believe that such political out
laws who serve the interests should be
relegated to obscurity. Joe Foraker's
opposition to Bryan. will make votes
for Bryan. Over million people have
heard Bryan speak since he first be.
came a candidate, and many have
changed their views, as Mr.. Bryan
has on several subjects. l like the
anti-injunction plank in the Democrat
ic platform better than | do the Re.
publican plank, yet morality and tenn
perance will do more for the working.
man than any planks that any party
can adopt.
Bryan is moral, temperate, man
and | believe that no immoral intern
perate man will ever receive an ap
pointment from him, if elected. He is
already casting about for real men-pa
triotic, Christian, men-and they are
big enough to let go Of party-stickto
ativeness. Furthermore, believe that
; if Bryan is elected he will yield big
) ger big stick and broader AK thar
} did the president That Roosevelt wor
all classes by welding the big stick is
5 good evidence that Bryan will do the
same.
81 tell you, this is the peoples fight
and while tens of thousands of work
ingmen will be voted like slaves, be
: cause they believe that their bread ant
butter depends upon their voting will
the boss, thank God there are work
( ingmen who dare to defy their bosses
am, and have for forty years beer
J union labor man. i sent $3,250 tt
+, John Mitchell during the big strike.
+ am with Gompers, Mitchell and organ
: lied labor, and while Republican, ]
} am not against my friend Billy Bryan
, whom have known for thirty years.