Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1910-12-16

term. have the honor to presen
to you your Senator. Leroy Percy.
SENATOR pERCY's SPEECH.
Ladies and Gentlemen. Friends ant
Fellow Democrats OF the State o
Mississippi appreciate the invita-
ton extended to me by the Fair AS
ISOLATION to be here and address yot
today; and am glad OF the oppor
tunity given to me of talking to yor
face to face. shall make a politi
cal address. and ] shall not endaavol
to influence your Judgment by ap.
|'pealing to your prejrdices, or arous.
ing your passions. nor shall / en-
deavor to win your support either by
praising myself or by fiattering syou
i shall simply preach the gospel ,oi
truth and teach the doctrines OF sane
Democracy. as understan them.
And I shall continue to preach this
gospel in every part OF Mississippi.
until in the August primary OF next
year, the people OF Mississippi place
the brand OF their disapprovai upon
the shameful campaign that has been
waged against me.
And FIRST would express my pro-
found appreciation Of the logical.
eloquent and fiattering introduction
made OF me by Col. Hooker, whom I
am proud to cali my friend. Scholar,
statesman, soldier. leader. ne never
turned his back on foe. but whether
on the musings. In the halls Of Con-
gress. or on the bloody fields of bat
tie, he was always in the forefront OF
the fray. scager To- uphoidr'the honor,
of Mississippi against all corners;
stainless gentleman. knight without
fear and without reproach. praise
from him is praise indeed. Col.
Hooker. for your kind words. thank
You.
I wish to express my qualification
at the attendance OF the ladies' here
today. It 10 easier to fioat with the
current than It Is to fight against It.
and we men are often shirkers In
the battle Of HE, and do little that
is worth doing. When we make a
fight for the right we are nerved up
to doing it BY your approval. and
the laurel leaves OF victory would
be OF no value unless we could lay
them at your feet, and be rewarded
by your commentator. n
OUTLINE OF A CONGRESsAfAN's
DUTIES
The complaint is often heard that
we live in a material age. The charge
IS true. and yet 1t is no matter for
It is an age of material
and development. The
angel OF peace hovers over the world,
md the great industrial problems Of
life employ the thoughts OF men!
Il it is commercial age it is also
In age Of broad philanthropy, adj
along material lines, un-
,aralleled educational opportunities
or the masses of the people. The
lplift OF mankind has become the
business OF men, and the brotherhood
u men IL no longer merely the idle
iream Of poet. 1t Is a business
lge, and this national government of
,urs is one of the greatest business
OF the age. In Its BUSH
less It collects by taxation and dis
,urses among the people, approx
nately three million dollars a day.
his enormous amount should be
objected fairly from the people OF
he country. and disbursed honestly
mong them. The chief business 81
our Senator is to see that the people
( Mississippi bear no more than their
air share OF the burdens OF Govern
nent, and receive no less than their
air share Of the benefits Of Govern
lent.
The question which confront your
and Senators are, In
he main, business questions. There
re. It Is true. the great party Ques-
Ions, a tariff for revenue only.
evenue collected in part by the In
ONE tax. II the states will so author
10 the general government. honesty,
conemy and retrenchment In the adj
of the affairs Of the
government. These are the party
uestions upon which all Democrats
land together and fight the battle
I the people for good Government,
. they understand It.
hut IN addition to the party ques-