The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-06-27

him for being the representative of the
peoples interests and the guardian of
the peoples rights.
THE boy, whose earliest recollec- |
lions were of father returning on his
faithful horse, with saddle bags filled
with simple gifts, tokens of affections
for mother and children from the
country folks, though the fathers gar
ments were dusty and stained from
travel. hands sun-burned. he was being
brought into close touch with his fell
bowman. The father with great SYM
pathetic heart, married the young men
and women, cared for the children,
visited the sick, comforted the dis
tressed, buried the dead because he
loved his God and his fellowman. In
this kind of atmosphere his own son
grew up, having developed in him that
sympathy for his fellowman that made
him when he succeeded in life, to be
the chief founder of home for young
mems Christian association at the
capital of the state.
"The fathers salary was scarcely
what the boy clerk gets today, and in
the struggles which young Charlton
had to get his own education he was
being trained to divide his living when
"a man, with the worthy poor boys
who are trying to educate themselves.
Put a Premium on Manhood.
"3rd 1t is Attalas opportunity to
say to the coming generation that we
put premium on manhood, right liv-
ing and high ability.
THAT when boy follows the teach
ing and practice of a godly sire,
leads a clean, Industrious, successful
life that he merits the appreciation of
his fellowmen.
What reason would you give your
own boy for voting against Alexander?
81 am sure | can not answer this
question for any man that unselfishly
loves his state, his fellow man and his
| God.
Il am sure that you would not tell
your boy that you wanted him to take
the character of either of his COM
petitors to model his life after in
preference to the character of Attala's
son.
81 am further persuaded that if you
were dying and had an estate to leave
to minor that you would not advise
the child of tender years not to choose
Alexander as a guardian, because you
believe that either of the distinguished
gentlemen who oppose him in this race
had more integrity, honesty and bust
ness capacity than he.
"If you had interests to be safe
guarded by Just laws, rights to be
defended against threatened wrongs,
liberties to be shielded by wise consti-
buttons whittier would you turn from
his towering intellect, forensic skill
and judicial prowess to find his peer?
AS To Records-Good And Bad.
"4th. It is Attala's opportunity to
point to the record of her distinguished
son.
1T is said he has no record. There
is a measure of truth in this state
ment.
"He has no record on the mer-
chants books of his home town OF
Kosciusko of personal obligations I'M
met.
'He has no record in the writings
that have come from his pen of vulgar
and vile expressions that are an in
suit to women an offense to men and
a blot on his state.
HE has no record of accepting fees
from whisky dealers, no record OF
espousng their cause or of defending
their nefarious traffic until the good
people of the state Joined with the
good people of his town and won the
victory for temperance, sobriety
women, home and God.
He has no record of being a pro
fessed prohibitionist and filling or al
lowing his friends to fill, his head
quarters with WHISTLES, wines and
beer.
He has no record of joining the pro
hibition forces after the battle was
over.
HE has no record of being the re
tanned attorney for the corporations
with mind developed in their way ol
thinking and heart accustomed tc
their lack of feeling.
"He has no record at poker table, OF
of paying fines assessed by courts
against him.
But he has a record. A record il
building up the educational interests
, of his state, in dividing his living will
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