Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1910-04-28
SENATOR THEODORE c. BILBc
Issues Statement to the People Of
Mississippi-Gives His Version
OF the Affair.

slppl n A there Deen wage 1 Al our
capitol city such a bitter and dis
graceful fight with the friends OF
the common people and a clean
government on the one side and
the mercenary politicians and
corporate Influences on the other
The Mississippi Legislature
which adjourned last Saturday
sire die. will 90 down in history
as one OF the most extravagant
and outrageous on record. tt was
my unpleasant duty 10 lead in the
7 fight, to turn the light on the cor
rIpt inH and methods used
in the recent contest for United
States senator. And while the
world may never know all the
questionable doings of this dark
lantern" caucus. yet enough has
been revealed to let the people
know that the manhood OF Nissis
sippi must arise and come tO the
rescue OF the tOiling masses Of
eur beloved State.
/ The people were not forgotten
in the caucus alone, but you have
only to look at the record os the
Legislature, with is 100 or more
public Offices created. with it,
raise IN salaries Of nearly all Of
lcers, with its seven or eight nil
lion do lars appropriations, and
you will see that the taxpayers
were never dreamed Of.
People Of Mississippi Don't
mistake the issue, The tight be-
tween the classes and masses, De
tween 5he corporate influences
ana the people - Onl alf it will
De a tight 10 the finish.
II u now a matter of history
that when the gang" of political
corrupjioni-ts failed TO defeat the
inding of an Indictment before
the Kinds County Grand Jury.
they then threw, at the sug-es-
ton OF Duilney's attorneys. the
whole affair into the state Senate
Of Mississippi for the professed
purpose OF investigation, but il is
now known thai the scheme was
70 secure the States evidence.
white-wash the guilty parties, de
feat justice, confound the public
Is 10 the real facts, expel or con-
denim ne and to recommend
themselves powe fully"
| was fully aware Of the fact
that tae gang" both in the Sem
ate and out Of it that had pulled
OF the greatest and most repre-
hensible political trek 10 Missis-
sippi polittees would cruelty M
il they could, when | revealed
their infamy. knew that the
corporations OF South Ni-sissip-
pi. especially the G. & 5 I. R-il-
road mad ne marked ever since |
entered public life, because | have
dared to oppose them in the in
terest Of the people. The corpor-
ate tools and grating politicians
secured South Mississippi as with
= fine tooth comb for something
to damn the man who dared to
expose the methods OF the enc
mies of 4 clean government.
OF course thev and al who are
in sympathy with them think IL
perfectly awful" to expose their
damnable methods. Why | am
informed that one Of these little
poker playing senator's has ac-u-
ally resigned because Biloo was
not expelled for exposing the
erooke1ness of the recent caucus.
u this honorable (?) senate
would tel the people OF sfissis-
siPpi tte TRUE reason for his
DESIRING Ell Gov Vardznau at
Ter two Or three weeks 0f the rec
ent caucus had expired the people
4 Mississippi would batter under
sand lis p-zss1. acton. I under
srzE1 tE=r= ~ Coes OF these
honorable - senators = resign.
L=- t1e god E5rz % on
- II 500 Of ms Ezht have
5=Sa doubtful q TIE Ultimate out
c0-e f3r I k1s< ina. I vas right
and truth vii prevail. I shall
10. O surprised Il the gang"
continues tasir effort 70 da11n me
but you caa'E foo! ali the people
al TIE time
The immortal (?) y senators
VINO thought they were 50 honest
upright and worthy Of belief, did
did not dare 70 prefer any charges
against ne. Why? Because all
the sla2derous rumors AMI cor
pOrate connections produced by
the gang had vanished into the
air when the facts were made
known. The world now knows
that the majority of the Senate
was interested in my damnation
and the vote on my expulsion
would nave been practically the
same before the investigation as
after. They were trying to cover
up the conditions brought about
by their own doings in the secret
caucus. IL is no secret that the
two honorable (?) senators who
were supposed to represent the
Senate in the investigations were
IN daily conference with DuIaney
the Percy Brothers and their at
torneys, during the star chamber
proceedings Of the Senate. These
same two senators were members
of the immortal steering commit
tee OF the late glorious (?) secret
caucus II is a strange coinci-
denee. The request OF the 25 up
right CT senators for my resigna
ton, the resolution having been
adnr.s=d .fta- praGidaut Hahr,Nr