Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1911-06-02
The Minister Turned Down.

Idlk pOIlGlcS, DuC daily paper
that would keep abreast of the
times can not cut out the political
game altogether, especially when
it is rubbed in from all quarters,
when the words of ministers are
openly questioned and joint de-
bates are had with them by fac
tionaI editors who do not hesitate
to say to them that they are not
telling the truth when they give
this or that senatorial candidate
an endorsement or character that
does not please the disSenterS.
Some time ago Rev. Stephen
Archer, of Greenville, one OF the
most Cody men of the state, and
whose word will be taken without
question by all who know him,
was asked to give his honest Opin-
ion of Senator Leroy Percy for
publication, and in effect said:
"There is no foundation what
ever for the report that Senator
Percy is an infdel or immoral
man. He is a baptized member
of the church and gives literally
to it's support. He is a clean and
honest man, respected wherever
known, and no scandal has ever
attached to his name"
Mr.. Archer says that he held
Percy in his arms as infant, pre-
sided over his education and
watched him with interest and
pride as he climbed the ladder of
success, and repudiates with in
dignatiOn the charges circulated
that he is an infidel or an immoral
man.
The Southern Sentinel, whose
editor is one of the rankeSt and
most unreasonable of the Varda-
man supporters, prints DIR. Arch
er's letter in which he atteStS the
high character of Senator Percy
and gives it fiat denial. He don't
say in SO many words that DIR.
Archer is lying, but his cOntradic-
tiOnS mean as much.
He says the letter was written
to prove that "SenatOr Percy is all
right, religiously, morally and 9th
erwise;" that the doctors state
ment that ':Percy is not an infidel
will most likely be accepted, by
his statement as to his morality
will not be-" Then the editor pros
ceeds to tell what he does not
know about Senator Percy, and
bfadS him as one of the most i'm
moral men of the day. He then
gives the eminent Presbyterian
preacher a severe lecture for en-
dorSing such men as Senator Per
CIV, who, who, in the eyes of the
Sentinel editor, is beyond the pale
of reSpectability. He seems to
know very much more about Sen
ator Percy than the venerable man
of God, who has known him all
his life, and given him a good
character.
People who know Mr.. Archer,
his exaulted character and noble
life, his yeracity, honesty and in
compatibility, will not be shaken
by anything said by such a parti-
san as the editor of the Sentinel,
who sees no good in anything one
J may say if it crosses his precOn-
ceived notions, or trenches upon
any utteranee of his, right or
wrong.
After lecturing DR.. Archer for
breaking into politics. and up
holding the character of man
whose ''private life is not only
unclean aud immoral, but whose
methods to bring about his cleo
tiOn to the senate stamp him as an
unworthy man." the Sentinel edi-
tor after writing a column criti-
cizing the eminent Greenville di-
vine and deprecating his endorse
ment of Percy, says, with a con-
temptuouS wave of the hand, ooh,
no, Brother Archer, you cannot
put that sort of stuff on us. "
That is nice way to treat a
pure, good and holy man, is it
not: But it is in keeping with
many other. things said during the
senatorial canvas, a sample of in
tolerant utterahce characteristic
of the Opposition" press.
DR.. Archer has certified as to
the high character of Leroy Per
while the Sentinel editor has over
ruled the minister and stricken
his words off the political record.
Take your choice between the
man who is telling what he knows
to be true and the other who will
not accept it for the reason that
he does not want it to be true. -
Jackson News.