The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1910-02-27

The long -drawn-out contest is at an
md, and Mississippi has Senator
worthy of our besr traditions.
There Were several able candidates,
but no one of them equallej Leroy
Percy. In natural ability. scholarly at
sainments, tireless industry, attractive
personality, pure patriotism he is the
peer of any man in Mississippi
We risk nothing in predicting thar
he will make great senator. Some
olks are foolish enough to think the
'natorship belongs to one man. Not
o the people. who know it belongs to
hem; and they want man who can
.erve them most effectively.
Others are prejudiced enough to say
ANY body TO beat somebody The
people take no stock in such twaddle
They are not after beating somebody,
but want a. MANN. Washisgten who
an promote the welfare of the nation
md of our stare. Such a man is SEN
,tor Percy. We have known Leroy
Percy from his childhood. No man
stands higher for integrity than does
he. He is the soul of honor He is
built on large pattern, in both intel
leet and character.
No gamer fight was ever made than
that waged by him before the legisla-
ture. But for Percy we 10 not doubt
that the contest would have ended
within a week from the assembling
of the legislature.
The people like a game and fair
fighter. and we do not doubt that tho
same high class canvass and clean
methods that won the Legislature in
1910 will win the people in 1911 We
do not believe that the voters. once
they know Leroy Percy, will turn him
down. So here's To our senator who
is, and who is to be; and who repre-
sents the best traditions of the old
blest achievements and foniest hopes
of the New South-Hon. Leroy Percy
--CafroIlton Conservative.
But of LIE Roy Percy much NAV he
said. He comes from one of the old
est and most honorable families of the
state. He is gentleman of the high
est type-as was his distinguished ia
Their, a man of bright. brilliant an,
well cultivated mind; LAWYER OF
distinction, practioner of ability. a
successful man. He is well equipped
Tor the duties of the high and respon
sible office to which he has been cali
ed, and that he will discharge every
duty faithfully. honesty conscien
tiously and with consummate ability
no one doubts who knows the man. HI
will prove worthy successor to the
late Senator McLaurin, and will al
ways uphold the honor. the dignity
and the glory of his native state. :
He did not outline his platform. but
that was unnecessary. as the gave i.
out in his speech before the senatorial
caucus January Z. 1910.
In his speech before the caucus Jan
nary Z, Percy said that. he did MOI
appear before the members claiming
to have discovered the principle Of
White Supremacy, nor did he claim
10 be the originator of panacca fo
all the ills that flesh is heir to.
But, he said We have come TO !
crisis in the political history of Mis-
sissippi. But for this conviction
lad not been weaned from my bust
mess and my home te come here an
Do what I bold to be my duty ~
citizen ii enferiing this fight. This be
lief aad this alone made me IN asni ],
6at ~ the n,aintIe 81 the lats Iassesii
"a Al 1feIaptin larioa-i <dge'
Every lady and child In Greenvili
1Aonlsl sake ~ u Sse LAST q