The sea coast echo. [volume] (Bay Saint Louis, Miss.) 1892-current, 1910-09-03
THERE'S A REASON.
Editor Lamar County Record:

/ Editor Lamar County RECORD:
Ten or twelve years, ago. Hon. j. r.
Tally left Leake county in the North
Central part Of this State and located IN
Pearl River county where he began the
practice of law. 1t was but a short time
until he was one of the leading lawyers
and most popular citizens of this section.
About eight years aeo, he was elected
district attorney over three of the most
able and brilliant sons OF South Missls-
sippi. After serving in this capacity
for year or so, he resigned the office
and removed to Hattiesburg where he
has since been engaged in the practic e
of his profession.
About the same time that Mr.. Tally
left Leake county, Pat Harrison, pen
piless orphan boy, left Copiah county.
He located in Greene county where for
a year or so, he was engaged in teach =
ing in the public schools of the county.
Just before Mr.. Tally resigned the Of
flee of district attorney, Mr.. Harri son
was admitted to the bar, and he at once
announced himself for the place thus
made vacant by Mr.. Tally. Although a
young and inexperienced man in poll
! tic, Mr.. Harrison was elected overWhel-
mingly and has since discharged the du-
ties of the office with marked ability
and success. Upon his election to Office,
Mr.. Harrison was forced to remove from
Greene county about the same time that
Mr.. Tally left Pearl River.
There is today hardly man, woman,
or child in Pearl River county who does
not know Mr.. Tally as he is, Whatever
merit and worth are his is certainly
known to the people of Pearl River
county. Neither is there a man in
| Greene county who does not know the
merits and demerits of Pat Harrison.
| This is always true and natural. Those
who best know and appreciate you are
those with whom you come in daily con-
tact. And in this connection, the re-
suit of the recent primary election af-
| fords food for thought to every honest
patriotic voter. In Pearl River County
where Mr.. Tally's virtue and ability
ought to be and are known Of all men,
we find him running behind each Of his
competitors, both Of whom are absolute
strangers there. Here's the vote:
Harrison, 230; Lewis, 230; Tally, 134.
Note that Mr.. Tally got ONE-THIRD
OF the votes in the county where he was
best known. An examination of the re-
suit reveals the astonishing fact that in
Pearl River county Mr.. Tally lost every
precinct save ONE and that he got a
majority of NINE votes at that one.
Three precincts in his "home" county
Pearl Riyer) failed to give him a single
vote, giving his competityrs 46 votes.
Mcneil, eight or ten miles from Poplar
vile (where he lived oryear5 and which
he also lost) gave him three votes out of
a total of 81. Mr.. Tally lost Perry
county, his next door neighbor. His
home people (Hattiesburg) pollled a
heavy vote against him, and yet the
vote there was the smallest in the histo-
ry of the county. His people literally
"sulked in their tents" and stayed away
from the polls.
What about Harrison'S county Of
Greene? Here's the result: Harrison,
1853, Tally 65, Lewis 81. Where Harri
son is known as he is and for his tru e
merit and worth, he gets FOUR
FIFTHS of the whole as against ONE =
THIRD for Tally where he is known
best. Again, in Wayne county, Harri-
son and Tally are each thoroughly
known. What of the result there?
Look! Harrison, 618; Tally, rs. And
see Harion county, where everybody
knew Tally and where Pat Harrison was
an absolute stranger! Harrison, 327;
Tally, 260. And what did Harrison's
people in Harrison county think Of him?
Here it is: Harrison, 1850; Tally, %.
In Hancock county, where Harrison and
Tally each served several years as dis
trict attorney and where they are there
fore thoroughly known and appreciated
for what they are worth, Harrison got
3I5 votes, while Tally got t9. Harrison
carried counties, ran second in D, and
third in L. Tally carried 6 counties, ran
second in 2 and third or last in 6. Ev-
cry patriot owes it to himself, his
/ country and his God to study the above
result and ask himself what's the cause
of the above astonishing and amazing
facts and figures. Rest assured, Mr..
Voter, there is something rotten in
Denmark, and it's your duty to locate
the trouble and tell your neighbors.
Purvis, Miss. PATRIOT.
Let wonderful WASHWAX do your