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The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1911-02-02

The American people are considered the
greatest liberty loving people. in all the
world, and when we stop to seek out the
secret of all this we find that it lies in
their Astounding love of fair play No
people from the beginning of time has
ever been so gloriously blessed as the
people of this continent.
Some three hundred years ago there
was planted on the Atlantic coast small
band of adventures who took up their
abode there not knowing what the follow
ing day hod in store for them. They de-
termined to fight out their existence in the
then unbroken forest of America. They
realized that their situation could not be
worse in that wilderness then it was in
the other country of England. They re-
allied that here they could plant price
less germ and that eminating from that
germ in the course of time would be an
invaluable plant for world freedom.
Experience had taught them that free
people was religious people. That that
freedom of the press, freedom of speech,
and that freedom to worship their God &C
cording to the dictates of a free consci-
ence were the inviolable principle OF every
man, and il these rights if properly adj
ministered would make this little band OF
people the landmark of human liberty.
We who are familiar with the growth
Of this small band of Cavaliers need not
be told as to the privations that they ne
cessarily endured during the first hundred
wears of their existence. We need not
be cited the tortue that they were compelled
to forego in order to carve for us the
great nation of which we constitute part
Souls less strong would have given up
in despair and have gladly shifted their
burden from their own shoulders to that
of others but the few that first took the
stand were determined that they would
be founders of human liberty everywhere
the world over and this they were.
Only a hundred and sixty odd year:
had passed over this little band OF set
tiers or outcasts as they were wont to be
termed in England before they took q
stand against their old home. But they
were imbided with the spirit of right
and right won. They met in Fannie
Hall and declared that no other country
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1911-02-02

that unless they get as many square inches
of reading matter in their own county
paper as they do in a city paper, they
think they are not getting the worth of
their money Your local newspaper works
for its own town; does al it can to build
up the place, advance the interests of its
citizens, draw trade to the town, puts mon
ey into the pockets of the business men, and
adds to the wel-being of all. Such a
paper is entitled to the liberal patronage
of the ton and county it works for.
Our columns will prove of great value
to advertisers, our subscription list en-
abling us to place the announcements
for our business men before a greater
number rfeaders than any other medium
and at no more expense We shall give
as much attention to this department as
newsy and attractive. Our subscription
rates will remain unchanged. A local
journal cannot compete with the steam
presses and immense circulation of city
dailies. But it can and does give you
local and county news.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1911-02-02
r. d. M'RAE.

The News this week carries the name
of Mr.. R. d. McRae, candidate for cir
cult clerk of this county. MIR. McRae
needs no introduction to Rankinites, hav-
ing served them before well and faithfully
He is at present president of the board Of
supervisors. He is always keenly alive
to the needs of the county and quick tt
fill them. He has made a conscientious
and honest official and If elected to the
Office he seeks, will give satisfaction. He
is an upright and moral gntleman, good
citizen, a confederate veteran, repreS-
entative man. We commend his candi-
dacy to the voters.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1911-02-02
K. E. BARNETT.

By reference to our announcement col
umn it will be seen that Mr.. r E. Bar
nett has announced himself as candidate
for the Office of circuit clerk, subject to
the Democratic primaries. Mr.. Barnett
is well known citizen, living near Bran
don on his farm. Having been urged by
number Of friends he has consented to
,enter the race and no doubt will make a
good race. He is an honorable, upright
Christian man, and if elected to the office
of circuit clerk, will make an efficient
and honest official. Remember him next
August.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1911-02-02
ROBT. L. CHAPMAN.

The name of Robt. L. Chapman will
be found in our announcement column as
a candidate for tax assessor, subject to
the August primary. Mr.. Chapman, fine
young man of the Mayton community,
is a son of the Rev. w. P. Chapman, a
well known minister. Mr.. Chapman has
never held office before, but assures the
voters that if elected he will make faith
full and just county officer, serving to the
satisfaction of all. Consider his claims
when you make out your ticket.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1911-02-02
X. Il. KENNEDY.

The News announces the candidacy OF
r. A. Kennedy in this weeks issue tor
the Office of supervisor of beat S. Mr..
Kennedy is young man that has been
born and reared in Rankin county and
is well known in his section. He is con-
.;dered one of the most substantial far
mers in that part of the county and is a
man of sound business capacity, and it
he is elected to the Office which he seeks
he will give the people, not -oniy of beat
s. but of all Rankin county good bus
mess administration. He realizes the inn
portance of the Office and will endeavor
to come up to the expectations of his
friends if elected.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1911-02-02
S. Fl. STAPLETON.

Mr.. S. H. Stapieton places his name on
the announcement list as a candidate for
chancery clerk of this county. He has
served before in this capacity, giving gen
eraI satisfaction. DIR. Stapleton is well
known throughout the county and doubt
less will be strong candidate. He is
well acquainted with Rankin county, her
people and conditions and in every way
worthy of the Office to which he aspires.
An honest man and good citizen the voters
can safely depend on him.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1911-02-02
K. F. BROWN.

This paper carries the announcement
of Mr.. r. F. Brown as a candidate for
circuit clerk of Rankin county subject to
the action of the Democratic primaries.
Mr.. Brown is at present serving as cir
cult clerk, a position he is filling with
credit to himself and to the satisfaction OF
the people. In seeking the Office again,
he feels that the greatest claim he can have
in asking your vote is his past record.
Mr.. Brown is among the best of our
county officials, clean, honest gentleman.
IF elected again the Office of county
circuit clerk will be filled by true aud
tried man. El6ls1IaI'. 4 aia! kali n B.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1911-02-02
JdMES II. COX.

We take great pleasure in announcing
the candidacy of James A. Cox for the
Office of circuit clerk of Rankin county.
Mr.. Cox was born and reared in this
county and is fairly well known by the
people. He has quite number of loyal
friends that will stand by him during
the campaign which will make him a
very strong candidate before the people.
He asks that his candidacy be given a
consideration at the hands of the people
of the county and promises that in case he
is elected he will anyways serve the people
with the best of his ability.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1911-02-02
J. III. O'NEAL.

In our announcement columns will be
found the name of Mr. ]. H. O'Neal, can
didate for the Office of superintendent of
education of Rankin county. Mr.. O'Neal
is graduate of Mississippi College, Gin
ton, and is now principal of the Star
graded school. He has been teaching in
Rankin county for four years and is now
secretary of the county teachers association.
He is bright and promising young man,
in every way qualified to hold the Office
he seeks We take pleasure in recommend
ing him to the voters.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1911-02-02
S. D. DONNELL.

In the proper place in this weeks issue
will be found the announcement of Scott
Donnell for circuit clerk of Rankin county.
Scott Donnell is young man that was
born and reared in this county, and one
that has the utmost confidence of all that
know him. He is well known in the
southern part of the county, and it is ex-
pected that he will gather enough strength
to make him a dreaded foe in the coming
election. He asks of the people of tbs
county a consideration and promises to
see as many as he possibly can during
the summer.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1911-02-02
III. o. WELSH.

In this issue, Mr.. H. O. Welsh an
nounces himself for the Office of sheriff.
Mr.. Welsh is a native of Rankin county,
now living in the Cato neighborhood,
where he is one of the leading and most
respected of her citizens. He has never
before sought county Office. He feels
that he would like to serve his people in
the capacity of sheriff and respectfully
solicits your support. If elected he will,
no doubt prove most satisfactory and
conscientious official.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1911-02-02

splendid Christian character and reputa-
ton, and esteemed by all who know him.
He is an earnest, industrious capable bus
mess man, thoroughly qualified to fill the
Office to which he aspires Born just
across the Scott county line, but having
spent practically all his life in Rankin,
he is familiar with the requirements and
conditions of the country. There is no
one who more justly merits the Office of
circuit clerk.
Ia,6AxA~xLAn "A VOTER. !.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1911-02-02
TO THE VOTERS OF RANKIN coUN-

Each successive issue of the county pa
pers contains additional announcements for
the various county offices. 1t is en-
couraging too, that some of the best men
in the county are being persuaded to put
their names on the list of the candidates
The many friends of J. A. Lindsey, OF
Pelahatchie, will be pleased to learn of
his candidacy for the Office OF circuit
clerk. !. A. Lindsey is young man OF
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1911-02-02
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY ., 1910.
ANNOUNCEMENTS:

The Brandon News is authorized
to announce the following subject
to the action of the Democratic
primaries:
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1911-02-02
For superintendent Of Education
HARVEY H. BULLOCK
]. H. O'NEAL.

For County Treasurer
d. M. ROBBINS.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1911-02-02

For Tax Assessor
ROBT. L. CHAPMAN.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-06-04

1 sum of there discards and try to use them down here. We get the Mail, now thanks | to the Rural routes.
 | If you fail this time your air simply a pitibul Joke. Old Joe Cannun and Ala ritch, and that bunch of trust promoters will walk rite in and take your phases and you will be barking" at them with the same fool talk of what you would do if so and so. again. You air in now:
 do it, that's what We want, and do I,
 good and plenty, If you newer see the river.
 The Republican party has always sed you could be trusted to do the rone thing
 at the rite time. Is it trew? Have we been fooled in you all these yeers There's Underwood and Clark. and Hobsun, and
 Burnett and a hole bunch frum Alabama that have been going there for yeers and "cussing'' the uther side to 8 finnish. and making us beleeve that all the partyotism and branes weer on the Democratic side
 and only one little chanse was required to show the peepul what was what. Make good gentlemen good. or-there air luthers down here who air untryed but,
 who can't do worse than you promise now.
 Live up to what you have told us. or
 cum home, and turn 1t ovver to the
 enemy Only those with munny hild
 houses and use lumber and nails Every
 hoddy wares clothes. or goes to jail Get
 that. Yours trooly. BILL VINES.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-06-04
OF GRADUATION-By George Eaues, D. D.

discoverable in mans book of life. Where are they? Were not they among the elect? And do they not prove by an overwhelming majority that though the young graduate optimist steps across the line. the same old world wags on unnoticing, unexpectant7
 Precisely at this point comes the one reproof of the generations. There is no longer the same old world in June 1911 as there was in June 1910. As Sheol rises up to greet the departed and de- cayed, pointing with satirical laughter to the frayed and broken pomp of em- perors, so In fact this whole world does arise and hail, not with satire but with shout of youthful expectancy, these youths and maidehs who carry parch- ments, beribboned, from the presence of admiring parents and trends. The spirit of the youthful Milton leads a chorus of alluring shades, such as yesterday won laurels, crying, not with contempt, but with singular freshness of hope, Art thou become one of us?'
 Nothing is more sure in fact than that the world we live in is a world with a door opened. Across the threshold of school is this other threshold. Some pass over 1t. Some halt, turn away, and feel the cutting edge, forever, of
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-06-04
AND HIS TEXAS COW-By Sauoyrrd

up to ask about the effect free trade in England had on the cattle industry of tho United Kingdom. Cowan said he didn'S know. Tn truth England, after more than three score years of free trade fin cattle. has vastly more cattle to the square inchl than we'll, ,oo0,000 on 10000 square miles. while we have 100000 on 100000 squarsi miles. And mark you, our cattle friends say the high price of our lands will pre- vent Us growing cattle in competition with Canada and Mexico, but the lands in England are vastly higher in price than our very cheap lands.
 And such is the bosh Cowan fed the committee, such the bosh that Is scattered before 1t daily. There never yet was an interest that came begging to Congress that couldn't give you a reason for it. The poor down-and-out devil on the street asks you for a dime, saying he Is hungry and wants to buy a breakfast. You give 1t him, knowing he wants to, and intends to get drunk. And so with the inter ests'' they beg for protection, not that they may live. but that they may oppress | When Congress met April the Senate
 was largely for reciprocity. I'll be satis.
 fed if it gets bare majority-also sur lprised.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-06-04

undone, but shall swing back and show welcoming faces on the threshold
 am immensely impressed. for inc stance, with the open door for our ofvfn betterment in Birmingham. The way is getting clearer. and 1t is the way ofi real altrusm. The Civic League comes along with the key Of sacrifice. and bee hold. we see vistas of schools and n- braries and parks. have co, wonder of the ageD actually seen a sprinklfn8| wagon as far north es Eighth avenue, and Nineteenth street Shall 1ive to- see it as far west as Thirteenth strestfI I shah. And the Ladies Auxiliary" is] raising hens out of printers ink fori the tuberculosis camp, and fresh muk for the babes is coming from the gongs of Mother Goose. not to mention other unimpeachable miracles. These all Eo to show that not one door but many are opened. or at least one door, even tor the laggard and the negligent
 For if am correctly informed N wee the City of Brotherly Love, whose church was assured especially of tho doctrine of the 'open door. which no man could shut" And conclude. wftiT some show of probability, that the fo11s who know only the closed door, must be the willing dwellers In the devtI's | back yard.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-06-04

OF questions of virility rather than on those of propriety or of literary hn- ish Shakespeare, with no ribbon or parchment or alphabetical acknowl- ment, soever, surpasses "rare Ben Jon son." pedant and wit though he was. Dickens, quite unknown to varsity life, is triumphant in the tests that count. Sturgeon enters where arch bishops are barred
 It is noteworthy that these three very greatest masters of English speech were other than the product of the schools: Shakespeare, Dickens and Sturgeon. l wonder what quality that Is In our race which asserts itself against the world of expectation, and proves manhood the measure of itself take David from the sheepfolds, Bun van from his pots, Cromwell from the fat acreage of the Fens. Lin coin from his fence rails, and Lloyd George from the cottage of a peasant, to make kings for us who had tho higher advantages" Is there no reminder In 1t that to all alike Is given the "open door?"
 This is mere trite commonplace, the very twaddle of truism. Yet beneath it turks a divine word, neither truism nor twaddle
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-06-04

1t Is inferior as ranch for cattle" Stone muttered something in reply that sounded like incredulity. and some sO.OOo,OoO others of us are ready to hold that the thing is an invention to promote the shameless vo- cation of tariff mendicancy
 It Is great comedy-this show Penrose is ringmaster of-and some saucy things are visited on the universally accepted cannons of physics, as for example, it was asserted that the food Canadian OK con- sumes, solely to prevent freezing, makes him fat and ready for the butcher, where as in the United States a great deal of the food of a steer, especially in winter. Is wasted in the preservation of animal vitality. And the committee was as sol emn as a convocation of owls while this sort of rot was hurled at them by this MT. Cowan.
 MT. Cowan went on to say that our sales of fat cattle to Great Britain were con stantly diminishing, while the sales of fat cattle by Canada to Great Britain were steadily augmenting. Doubtless that is true. There are reasons for it. Canada is a part of the British empire and under the British flag. Canadians are subjects of the British crown and loyal to the Brit
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-06-04

" RADIATION is a word of mystic v omen, whether the step in- O volved is from grammar to high school, high to college, college to medical school or seminary, or thence to the wide. white world. And on this first Sunday in June. with the flutter of gowns, somber black or gay in the sum- mer breeze, and the awesome angularity of the ancient t'mortar boards" dotting the city streets, a man may be for given for reflecting on that so mystical prophetic form of speech: Graduation"
 As though the newly registered elect were about to find a new world, quite different from that which, the class of 1910 were compelled to enter! How ab- surd Why do hopes leap So high? Is 1t not the same old world as met the thres- hold steps of Moses, Saul of Tarsus, Luther, or Saint Francis? A little while ago Wtckif crossed and greeted 1t, Friar Bacon, the Marquis of Worcester, and only little later Bessemer, Lord Ravleigh, Edison, The centuries are but tenths of the divine daylight
 There were hundreds of thousands of others who graduated through these soulful centuries, whose names are not
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-06-04
BILL VINES ON RECIPROCITY

sion of the coutry got ample protect sion. and that the south, your sectsion and ours. got t in the neck We air satisfied that all sections be treeted the same, and if our stuff is to be free then there's be free also, but if they air to be protected then by Heck protect us, or you air trators. If you air going to gard the interest of the sheep raisers of New England, then look out for the interest of the lumber mills, and the nall and wire makers and evvery uther blamed thing you can think of in the south. If you have not the courage to keep the Yankees out of the Till. then don't stand ovver us with a loaded gun give us a show.
 And above all, don rant enny longer ovver the rongs of the peepul that you propose to remedy, Old remedy Is dew rite now, and it's your inning, but cum out like men and say that yor air bunch of fore-f1ushers, and that you have been talking through your hat Don't cum al us with enny of that damphool bizness about .''revenue. we herd that till tt makes us sick with the "Botts;'' if you want Revenue and must have it. then put tax ON Dimunds. and silk and auto- mobils and fnrs and rugs and uther lux uries that we have not acquired habit for down here You cant fool a sole with that old Revenue slush enny long CT, we air onto that, the Republicans used it, and have had the good cents to cast it aside. for goodness sake don't take up
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-06-04

gave Pat a beer and Pat se.-s thanks and walks out, that would be one on Hans. and you can call 1t what you pleese.
 Now it looks to me like our Demmer- cratic Trends in Congress air getting gummed up on this Reserprosity thing. Espesially our Southern trends, who air undoutedly in control Of the situasion. The way it looks to us rum a cola and hypercryticai standpoint Is. that they air fixing to make LIS the goat F'rum where we stand 1t looks like sum one is developing ''cold feet" and that a close examinasion would show teeth- CTS on the legs of sum of our eminint statesmen The South under a dem mercratic Congress is footing the Dill, as 1t has always dun, as matter or course under Republican rule. LOOK out Demmercrats-if you don't watch out this Reserprosity thing will get your tag. You have pied and begged the voters of this country to only give you chanse, and they have dun 1t, ana you air not improving your opportunity if the reports we hear air true.
 When you were in the minority you tore your hare and shed bitter teers ov- yer the rongs of the peepul, and so did we, we tore and shed with you; you this tariff thing, what you would do to it would be sum plenty, and only few weeks ago we weef bragging on Osker Underwood for his stand against the magnets who controlled sertain. projected
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-06-04

interest in his district. He was we thought simply carrying out the policies of his party but. we thought 1t was his intension to carry them all the way nome, and not stop at seco::d base. Now here cums this wool bizness. sumthlng that the south our own sectsion does not produce. but Is a large consumer of. and now they tell us that wool will not be tuched. that it will remain it was in Skedule "KN whatever that is, under the republican tariff adjustmint and they say that the demmercrats air shy
 ing at this wool bizness moor samer than country horse at an automobill
 Look out boys-you air playing into the hands of the republicans; if you don't knock the steem out of the exorbitant tariff on wool you air job lot of i'm ions, and air no moor fit to trust with the rains of guvermnt than Carry Ma sion Is with a bottle of beer Fair warn ing Mistur Clark, and Mister Under wood. you have stripped the south of it's protection on its products of lumber. ore, and wire products; if you protect the north on wool. you will get a pink slip at the close of the seesun, and if we had the recall" in effect, you would get 1t rite now. The party you repre- sent or fnis-represent in congress will stand as much show in 1912 az a Jackass at an orertorical contest. and you will be the cause of it. The republican party has for veers been in power. and 1t has been faithful to the interest it serv
 ed, and has seen to 1t that their sect