The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1909-03-19
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| N they had reason ~ believe that NY
constituents desired NY resignation.
ana had gone about " N y courteous,
honorable and respectful insnnef,
they would have found me equally
courteous and respectful
An imbeciIe can lead horse 20
water but even q sage cannot compel
him ~ dflok oar State COnstltu.
ton declares that our government is
composed " three departments the
Legislative, the judicial and the Tx
ecutiye-each separate and distinct.
| would like 90 know IN which ~ the
three the board was attempting o.
deliver themselves u the issue re-
ferfed 10. "a shoemaker should stick
90 his last" Biting files Injuries the
teeth " the viper and do no harm TO
the file. When little fish get into
deep water they are In danger.
When little boys yet spanked for
their praDks they yet little sympathy
aud even II they are hoodwinked into
the ipdiscrctions by parties with axes
10 grind, they should not squea when
they get "koched" with their tail In
the crack. In the minds and expert.
cnccs " the members of this august
tribunal" no doubt St. Louis, Mis-
souri,, is star, far away" and perhaps
they think that Il representative in
the Legislature, like the kings OF some
countries. should be a prisoner con-
fned by the boundaries Of his State.
Governor Noel, all State officers and
every member Of the Legislature will
unhesi Latingly declare that no other
member served his county and State
more loyalty and intelligently than |,
and | challenge the board and all
critics to severe test OF this claim.
Ask our next door neiphhors, Hons
Bloomfield, Clark and Gex, and oul
Senator Mcdonald
While ! took active and sometimes
leading parts in many measures OF
greater Importance, | desire here an6
now to say without any fear Of sue
cessful contradiction, that |, almost
unaided and alone, made all The
efforts during our session Of 1908 rela
tive to the silver service for the bat
tleship Mississippi, to be presented
Ia Pascagoula's harbor, and aftel
making many efforts to get State
appropriation, was maker and egiJi
mate father OF the resolution appoint
ing the Governor and Others as a com
mittee TO solicit the money from thu
people And / have watched the MAN.
meetings, resolutions of thanks aut
other compliments paid to those whit
worked under my resolution, yet tn,
same spirit begetting the boards con
: ception and abortion was cunninI
n enough to see to it that the real fathe
Ak Of the effort was ignored, If it wa.
n the purpose OF the board and thei
NJ ahettors TO expose my real and SAT
u poverty by the publication OF thei
attempted "nkase," then they are Il
} be congratulated on their success, an(
: to this would have been compelled
y to plead guilty, yet every member o
that body knows full well that | an
- many times grandfather, and Ion,
since past -the poll taxage, and thei
v reference thereto Is simply spbter
- fuge, and unworthy Of men whom
had previously thought TO be m,
u friends
:. When | read OF the ''labors OF th
mountain that brought forth tn,
aoortive mouse" my mind FLASHED
. back to the midnight meeting OF tn,
I" little Priest Green and the few OF hi
g deuded followers, conspirng to TAX,
!, Judgment against me without MOTTO
o or hearing, and that made me sad
), My memory then passed still furthe
back, To an incident which caused mi
/, to smile, viz, our old friend, the lat,
Capt. Il, c.. Rodes, was a cuurteou
old gentleman, even when great
v provoked; on one occasion a "smar
:, Ellick" assumed to arrogate to him
ls self the right 70 dictate to the oil,
!. captain, aud he very courteously re
It marked; "Will you obligc me b
h going TO hell for half an hourg"
4. Hoping my opponents will reply, 8