The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1910-05-07
From One Of The People.

Editor Leader::-We notice by
the papers that Gov. Noel has
given his veto to the proposition of
submitting the fairness and legal
ity Of Mr.. Leroy Percy's nomina-
tion to a primary election to be
held by the people in November,
and also refuses to agree to appoint
to the u. s. Senate whoever might
be chosen by a majority of the peo-
pie voting at said primary. Mr..
Percy has made the challenge and
Mr.. Vardaman and his friends ac-
cept it. Under the excuse that
such a primary would have no legal
binding effect and that the people
have had too much politics, Gov.
Noel refuses to give the movement
his consent. when a legislature that
passed a sweeping prohibition law,
unwilling to submit it to popular
vote. and then at its next session
betook itself to secrecy, booze and
bribery, whose acts Of corruption
are so widely believed, is endorsed
by Governor Noel. it cannot be
expected that he will give his con-
sent to a proposition to let the
people settle it by a primary. elec-
Ition. Mr.. Leroy Percy and his
friends will never be able to OBJ
literate the indelible stain, that
characterized his nomination, how
ever strenuousIy they may seek to
injure Mr.. Vardaman with lies
hurled at his private character and
official record.
The people believe that the ac-
tion taken by the legislature
against Bilbo was to cover up and
smother the rottenness Of the secret
ballot caucus and the criminal acts
of Percy's supporters to encompass
the object of Gov. Vardaman. Of
course Imake exceptions when /
say The People. | except that class.
who pose as the only conservatives.
the only men Of common sense, the
only thinkers, such as Dulaney, the
jackson News, who look upon all
those opposed to their methods. as
red necks'' and 'simmon shak-
ers, and incapable Of knowing
what they want.
That the nomination of Leroy
Percy was made by fraud is a well
settled belief. The secret caucus
was a measure to defeat the popu-
lar will, and in the face Of the.
nastiness used to secure his nomi-
nation over Vardaman, the Govern
or is not willing to submit it to
the Judgment of the people, for he
knows and we all know that Leroy
Percy will be doomed to one of
the most sweeping defeats that
ever fell to the lot of political
aspirant.
Gov. Vardaman's friends and
supporters are going to organize
for it and prove who are the think
ers and who believe in honest
methods. We believe Vardaman is
an honest man and any attempt to
discredit his honesty and clear Off
cial record. Will recoil on his enc
mics as being ten times greater
rascals than they can prove him to
be-; and if some of them don't
mind. it will be proved on them.
1t is known and it will come out
in time that several members Of
the legislature voted against Gov.
Vardaman to please Gov. Noel with
the expectation IF appointment at
his hands and in the face Of in
struction and petitions from their
constituents. Let the fight come
on, we will be ready for it, for
there are thousands who believe
that the man who casts his vote
against James X. Vardaman will
do SO against the interest Of his
own family household, against the
protection Of his own wife and
daughters, as has frequently been
manifested by his enemies in their
condemnation Of his position on the
race question.
B. b. BULLOCK,
Gulfport, M iss.