The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1910-04-27


ues their effort TO damn me, but
you can't fool all the people all the
time.
The immortal D 2S Senators
who thought they were SO honest.
upright, and worthy Of belief, did
not dare to prefer any charges
against me. Why? Because all
the slanderous runors and cor
porate concoctions 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 inter-
ested in my damnation and the
vote on my expulsion would have
been practically the same before
the investigation as after. They
were trying to cover up the condi-
tions brought about by their own
doings in the secret caucus. It is
no secret that the two honorable
(?) Senators who were supposed to-
represent the Senate in the inyesti-
agtion, were in daily conference
with Dulaney. the Percy Brothers
and their attorneys. during the
Star Chamber Proceedings of the
Senate. These same two Senators
were members of the immortal
steering committee Of the late
glorious (?) secret caucus. It is a
strange coincidence. The request
of the Is upright CD Senator'S for
my resignation, the resolution hay-
ing been adopted after President
Hebron had surrendered his gaveI
and all my friends left the Senate
in a body. and coming after they
had failed to expel me was ridicu-
lous and amusing in the extreme
their nerve in this case being IN
proportion to their lnfamy. In
response to this | have two good
reasons for not complying with.
their request.
First The people of the 18th Dis
trict gave me my commission. ]
have done my sworn duty as God
gave me light to see it. / have
been true to their interests and to
them alone am / accountable and
to them I stand ready to give an
account of my stewardship.
Second And ] would resign If it
were not for the further fact that I
would see all of the 28 Senators in
h before I'd crafty their de-
|sires.
When 80 or 40 of the leading
citizens of South Mississippi from
all the walks of life. came to jack
son to vouch for my life. work and
character and many thousand more
stood ready to come and only half a
dozen personal and political enemies
could be found to attack me. / feel
safe to leave my case to the fair
minded citizenship of Mississippi.
Little do / care for what the rs
senators that voted for the Percy
Dulaney) resolution against me.
THINK, for they are only 25 very.
ordinary men. know that I'm
right. that my people are with me
and believe the people of Missis-
sippi will approve of my work. ]
know further the motives that
prompted their votes. all of which
will be revealed in the course Of
time. Dulaney's and the gang s.
actions since appeared before the.
Grand Jury has proven his guilt to
all fair minded people.
wonder why it was necessary
for the Percys and all their satel-
lites to hasten to jackson and. stay
and work day and night during the
farce proceedings before the Sem
ate?
Why was it that the venerable
Senate didn't give me a fair deal?
I'm not afraid of the verdict of a
just people when all the facts are.
made known to candid world
Just wait until you read the evi-.
dence.
shall be pleased to meet these
gentlemen on the stump and discuss
the whole affair before the white
Democrats of Mississippi and then
the people can decide who the
"self-confessed liar is.
Yours for Clean Government.
THEO. g. BILBO.