The Southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1895-1909, 1908-08-22
n FOREMOST MISSISSIPPI TROUBLE.

had 10 opportunity to sign h statement before II wa sem OH % I'M
Jackson News. As far as that statement relates to m wife or myself. I
shall make n comment: but fully appreciate the interest OF m y fellow
townsmen in IL welfare and in THE Foremost Mississippi Trouble" and
publicly thank them. The statement OF onr fenow-ctizens will be appre-
ciated mor by others when It Is considered that politics and College trade
in several respects naturally menace residents of starkvnle more than
residents If other towns when a mar does not stand In with tn Hardy
Noel clique. starkvlle ia sc near the College that residents OF starkvthe
car b e easily menaccd II they dispicasc tn clique: therefore. the lore
going statement shows more determination han night at h"s appear to
one o acquainted with the local conditions While this matter Is un-
der consideration. Governor Noel Nigh, explain why the State maintains
a Department of Agriculture and immigration and axs the citizens to
maintain It. and Trustee Maer. residing in Columbus. might explain Why
his town RES to get immigration. II immigration It. not desired. OF
course they will IA they are in favor of tho rich, kind of immigration.
and susses, am % the RICH, kind. have been exposing m of their
evil acts. and they would like to make II appear Il this late date tina, ar
no the RICH, kind OF man to come from another Stat into Mississippi:
hu, when have lived several years among Mss.s.,ppi.ns. and they say I
am a good citizen. what weight has the sitter statement f other mn
who know little about, me. especially when they are vexcd over m y ,cr,ns
the truth, Please answer. Trustee Macr and Governor Noel: OF by your
silence admit that my telling the truth ahous y"ur j"%~ os withdrawing
Hoard o Trustees. II % except sh~~ who have lived IN Mississippi alt
their live. should 'hint only praise f"r yur t"~ It understanding. The
letters Al receiving every Day from Mi@dssipptan. testify tina, ny work
for Mississippi Is appreciated. and ,he*c letter. have become * numcrous
that. while appreciate them highly. can q, thank all tho writer. by
personal letters. and so take this means Il cypress my appreciation of
their encouragement, The letter. aid m In man way. showing. Al. tho,
90 ""' nc" Of various ea"'"s' Il" all parts q III stat" h'"k n %
they appreciate ny endcaso, TO build up tho \ 4 II. College iao, the
srea, institution tina, II would become under " . management, free from
politics
There II. feeble nd misleading plea al by Hardy Noel bench.
ne" that should he 'orree'"d The, sy a n"r's At the faculty 'essiasd
In Presidsn, Hardy. favor They ouEh, to mac = y who testified tina,
way. * that at, 'cas. a part Of their ,c.,.mon, g 4, h. published III.
pretty certain something would be developed In sn1h publication 10 show
tina, the witnesses who are claimed TO hare ,c, n d In favor of rrcsidcn,
Hardy did not One testified. for instance. ,ha, o~inxto his subordinate
position. hc did ct omc In contact with tho - %idcnt and had been In
his once only three times In Ire years Wh-n h. aid he nov OF 10
wrong doing by President Hardy from his on p~rsonai knowledge. Il
neal little more than II a nn o n no farm ~ g he did %, OF hi.
Anowlrag" know tha, a Ia had beer murdered q n another farm HE
not being in = position % see tho murder would nt show that n 0 murder
h.d been don" When a representative of, the chemical department, ,cn,-
fed that President Hardy had no, in,erfcrsed with his work. I, mean,
nothing. since In tho na,ur~ II the cae preuden, Hardy was so xnoran,
Of b ~orko OF h chemical department, that h. could g, interfere. The
SAM" Is true II giving instruction in German. ce. Hut because rrr.idrn,
Hard, m~y ut have inscrf-r-d Nth .omc m~n Al tho Co,rx. doc. vi, Il.
tho i~~s prove thai hc dd n wrong in other mat.~r. II doc. aos prove
hc To- innocent II ~rong-doing any more than Il would prove = man IL.
n"crnt of murdrr b~<aus h - ~oud point out n MI hr did no< Nil. O
because = MAI o ne farm did NOT .~ him murirr q nMn q a another
farm. But every defense made for President Hardy or ir whne-w washing
him as been % n such = nimsy basis as that Any fair minded person
who studies any attempted defense will soc that this IL true. absolutely
The Texas A. 4 NJ College had trouble bet tween IN. s,udent. and n.
president % after tn Missishppi a. 4 N. had: and there were
stmnariies between the " outbreaks. bu. less "a brought u against
the Texas president, than against the Mississippi president. Politics var
mixed up with both Cases. The Texas mn Al whUew washed twice The
Board Of Trustees even went so lar as to publish that they onerate him