The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-07-28

5tagnant waste. Say what you will, l.
that labor is the emperor of
the world, and although uncrowned,
wealth kings, potentates and powers
must bow at it's feet. Hence in a
political contest such as we now have
my mind turns to the common people,
and so long as God gives me strength,
shall stand in the thick of the fight
with them, when l conceive their
rights or their liberties imperiled, be-
lieving that a fight for them is fight
for the best interest of all.
Republican Form Of Government.
Ours is a republican form of gov.
eminent. The people are the source
of all power. That power Is ex-
pressed through the ballot. Voting
is therefore, the sublimest right, the
greatest power possessed by the citi-
zen in time of peace. Each vote
should be the recording of freeman's
will in the light of all the facts touch
ing the man or measure voted for. 1t
follows that the humblest citizen pos
sesses an equal power with the great
est citizen. No man has the right to
influence another's vote by unfair
means, or otherwise than through the
facts and truth of the case; and he
who attempts to raise a fictitious is
sue. or to beguile. mslead or coerce
the voter in the exercise of this sacred
right of the freeman is a public enc
my Voters may not trust too much
to partisans or a partisan press. They
often muddy rather than clerify the
waters, mistify rather than elucidate
the issues
Duty To Country.
We are confronted with the duty of
selecting a senator. The peculiar
situation makes it a question of ire
mendous Importance. Some voters
are doubly puzzled because of per-
sonal considerations. I, myself, am
under great personal obligation to
more than one of the senatorial aspir-
ants and would be faithful to both
friend and country. But where these
duties conflict obligation to friend
should give way to the more impera-
tive duty to country.
Of he CnnafnrfQl QCnir-
ants possesses distinctive qualities of
greatness; and l have great admira-
tion for those qualities in each OF
them, believing 1t to be the duty OF
men to render due honor and respect
to our great men wherever found
But I have been taught to worship nc
man. The humblest citizen, In my
estimation, Is equal to the greatest
citizen and entitled to an equal share
Of homage; that is to none at all
With men-worshippers it Is too Otter
the case that the hero of today is thu
victim of tomorrow.
The Best Qualified Man.
l have known Mr.. Alexander int
mately for twenty years, and believe
all things considered, that he is tn
best qualified man for the place unde
existing conditions He is a sell
made man. just a mere man like tn
rest of us; born and reared on tn
farm, the noblest of parentage bein
his only Inheritance. Starting on tn
, bottom, through his own labor an
efforts. he forged his way throug
school and college, into profession;
day the highest type of good citize
Q ship. He has been a useful citiZe
q ! always standing for civic virtue an
4 righteousness. He has been prohih
q TONS greatest champion. He is NJ
e politician gifted in the art of foe
q ing the people. but is learned in a
a the laws of the state and nation ar
v possess all the qualities Of a gre
r statesman. He is a man of his
il ideals, a splendid example for Oh
d rising young manhood If you "
v examine carefully and coolly you W
v find that this campaign has been
It far as one can control his friends, fr'
e of abuse and personalities. He HI
A. never uttered one word so far as
II have seen or heard that can be class
n as "mudslinging."
II A Great Conservative Force.
e He is today the great conservati
4, force between two contending tactic
e to whom both can turn as leader
8 rescue our state from factionalis
o and internal dissension. The electi
IS Of the chief leader of either facti
Ie could never do that.
ID He believes in personal and polite