The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1910-09-09
lUKA CITIZENS TELL ABOUT
CUNNINGHAM -BILBO DEBATE
Friends of the Three Candidates for Sen
ator Tell How They Heard Discussion.

dlOI 4 ell HOW Iney I1carQ DISCUSSION
The following special to the Commercial Ap-
peal from Iuka, Miss dated Sep ospeaks for itself
The statement from these we'll knowa Iuka citizens
would appear to sustain the statement made by a
Grenada citizen. who heard the discussion. and
which was referred to in the editorial columns OF
this paper in the issue Of August 70.
Because of the many incorrect reports that
have gone out about the Joint debate here between
Bilbo and Senator Cunningham. the committee on
arrangements has prepared and issued the follow
ing address, which is true statement OF what actu-
ally took place. OF the six members whose names
are signed to this address, two of them are extreme
Vardaman partisans, two of them partisaus of Sen
ator Percy and the other two lean to Mr. Alexander
DIR. r. /. Carmack, of tuka, the seventh member OF
the committee, not present at the debate, hag
ing been called out Of town professional business.
The committe requests the Commercial Appeal
to publish the address, the interest of truth,
their names guarantee its verify 1t follows:
Text of the Address
Iuka, Miss, Sep. i9to.
To the People of Mississippi:
We, the undersigned members of the commit
tee arrangements for the public speaking here at
tuka, in the spring lot, Aug. 8. the forenoon OF
which consisted of Joint debate participated ia be
tween State Senators Theo. G.. Bbo of Popiarrille,
Miss. and James A. Cunningham of BoonevilIes
Miss. make in response to many inquiries the fol
lowing statement relative to said debate:
Senator Bilbo spoke for something
hour delivering beautiful and effective address n
most part, but which contained some very harsh
and hard statements. He began his attack by stat
ing that he had right and justice on his side and
Navy ".iX in his pocket and did not fear nor
the devil He arraigned in very sarcastic terms
Gov. Noel. asSaed United States Senator Leroy
Percy. and described the secret OF
the lowest things i'll history, charging that It was
conceived for the purpose of defeating Jas. X. Ward
aman. He freely applied such titles as "graUdma"
''old sissy "liar gambler, "druukard,' ETC. to
those whom he arragned and severely depoaa ced
the tWenty-eight senators who had voted TO eKPel
him from the senate, charging them with nslnceri-
ty, prejudice etc. He protested that he had bean
wronged by the Senate and appealed his to tia
people of Mississippi, higher aud more lzparfIai |
tribunal than the gang, he termed the senator's
who voted against him.p Toward the close Of his l.
speech Senator Blbo went into the question: Of the
boDulaney bribery case. which he discussed at /
some length. Much excitement rand eHthusasm |
manifested during Bilbo's speeeh. reIoinder sad
surJoinder It|s t;.-, s.. 4
Would Avoid Debate
Senator Cunningham opened his remarks by |
stating that he had done everything practicable to
avoiu coming into joint debate with this who :
goes over the country pouring out slop-tub OF
fasehoodS and perversions and slaEderng the
of all good men who opposed him or Mr. Vardam aa.
hut that he had been invited by large number of
petitioners to speak the occasion, and after
riving at luka had been informed that he was ex-
pected to meet BbO in joint debate for which pxG-
pose he then stood before the audience.
SeaatOs Cunningham led off early in his re-
marks by arraignment of Senator Bibo. such as
perhaps was never heard before by an opponeaA IN
joint debate in mississippi. but which WAS admnis-
tered. it appeared with the highest type OF nerve
aud uaoSt unqustioned courage, and with apparently
perfect confidence. He stated that he had served
with Senator Bibo but short time in the senate in
sooS when he found him wearing the putation of
crook and bribe-seeker and later of bribetaker;
that he devoted time and attention to certaia bills
which, according to Indications were for the pur.
pose of attracting and getting brbes. THAT he fouad
him foul-moutted and profane in conversation;
that he was known to be frequenter of the lowest
places of i'll fame; that he kept young girl in an
assignation house which run by negro woman
that he had been elected from the high school at
Popiarviiie for seducing young lady; that he had
charged old farmer $50 te collect a rent account
of $50: that he Aept the money collected untl the
old got another lawyer and sued him for it.
and finally Bibo paid him check for $40. having J
NEnR0 Kills HIS WIFI The negro is des