The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1910-04-29
SENATOR BILBO
Issues Statement to the Peo-
pie Of Mississippi.
LAYS BARE THE SCHEME OF
"PURSE-Y

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pi has there been waged at on
capitol city such a bitter and dis
graceful fight with the friends o
the common people and clear
government on the one side anc
the mercenary politicians on tht
other.
The Mississippi Legislature which
adjourned last Saturday sine die
will go down in history as one oi
the most extravagant and outrage.
Gus on record. 1t was my unpleas-
ant duty to lead in the fight, tc
turn the light on the corrupt lntiu-
ences and methods used in the re-
cent contest for United States Sen
ator. And while the world NAV
never know all the questionable
| duings Of this dark lantern" eau
Gus. yet enough has been revealed
To let the people know that the
manhood of Mississippi must arise
and come to the rescue of the toll
ing masses of our beloved State.
The people were not forgotten in
the caucus alone, but you have
only to look at the record Of the
Legislature, with its 100 or more
public Offices created, with its raise
in salaries Of nearly all officers,
with its seven or eight million DOL
lars appropriations, and you Will
see that the taxpayers We're never
dreamed of.
People OF Mississippi don't mis-
take the issuel The fight between
the classes and the masses. between
the corporate influences and the
people is on and it will be a fight
10 the finish
1t is now II matter OF history
that when the 'gang" of political
corruptionists failed To defeat the
finding of an indictment before the
Kinds County Grand Jury, they
then threw, at the suggestion oi
oE Dulaney's ATTORNEYS, the whole
affair into the State Senate OF
Mississippi for the professed pur-
pose. of investigation but it is now
Il sob
cure the States evidence. white
wash the guilty parties, defeat JUS
tice, confound the public as to the
real facts, expell or condemn me
and to recommend themselves
powerfully.
! was fully aware of the fact that
the gang both in the Senate and
ont of it that had pulled off the
greatest and most reprehensible
political trick in Mississippi poll
tics would cruelty me if they could.
when | revealed their infamy. |
knew that the corporations of South
Mississippi, especially the G. X ;.
L. Il. R., had me marked ever
since | entered public life, because
Il have dared to oppose them In the
interest of the people. The corpor-
ate tools and grating politicians
secured South Mississippi as with a
fine tooth comb for something to
damn the man who dared to expose
the methods of the enemies OF a
clean government.
OF course they and all who are
in sympathy with them think 1T
perfectly awful" to expose their
damnable methods. Why I'm in
formed that one of these little poker
playing Senators has actually re-
signed because Bilbo was not ex-
PEELED for exposing crookedness OF
the recent caucus. If this honor
able CD Senator would tell the
TRUE reason for his deserting Ex-
| Gov. Nardaman after two or three
weeks of the recent caucus had ex-
pired the people of Mississippi
would better understand his present
action. understand there are
more Of these honorable CD SEN
ators to resign. Let the good work
go on. At no stage of the figh,
have / been doubtful of the ulti-
mate outcome for | knew l was
right and truth will prevail.
shall not be surprised if the gang
continues their effort To damn me
but you can't fool all the people al
the time.
The immortal Cd % Senators
who thought they were so honest,
upright. and worthy of belief, die
not dare to prefer charges against
me. Why? Because all the Sian.
derous rumors and corporate concoc.
tions produced by the gang" had
i vanished into the air when the facts
II were made known. The world
Inow knows that the majority of the
Senate was interested IN my damn
alton and the vote on my expulsion
would have been practically the