The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1911-07-07
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SPOKE MONDAY.


Governor E. F. Noel responded
TO an invitation to address an audi
ence at the Court House here Il day,
and arrived from Jackson on the
carly train. Promptly at eleven
O'Clock a sn all, but appreciative au-
dience, eret ted him at the Court
House. just before he was intro
duc-d Mr.. B. + I'd, a candidate for
Railroad Commissioned presented
his claims to the crowd present.
The lion. A F G.rd:.er, one of the
foremost members of the Left re
County Bar introduced the Govern
or, stated that he had more than
made good Eve since he was dis
trio attorney, senator, and now that
he had made good in the Governors
chair. Gov. Noel then arose and
expressed his appreciation of the
fact that he was no stranger in these
sections, having served a four year
term as district attorney, and he as
snred his hearers that it was a gen
uine satisfaction to him that this
town and county had progressed SO
rapidly. Mr.. Noel stated to his au-
dience that he was not a candidate
for any Office, that he would retire
Jan. lst to recupeIate from the
frcnziness of finance that is connect
ed with officeholding, and that is
mission before the people, in re-
spouse to his kind invitation, was to
account for his administration and
ask that the suffrage of Mississippi
select the best qualified men for
every office from constable on up
to the senate. He stressed on law
enforcement, and asserted that his
administration had enjoyed a great
or degree of strict law enforcement
than any of his late predecessors.
He stressed upon the importance OF
of and what q factor it would always
be. deeming the county prosecuting
attorney the most effective agency
in the suppression Of crime. He
defended the recent secret caucus
in that it was the same as was held
when McLaurin and Taylor ran ii
off. That the length of that session
was several days shorter than the
session held in 1906, that the ex-
penses of the 1908 session ras sew
eral thousand dollars short Of the
previous one. and that the only
trouble with the whole affair was
that Vardaman didn't get, In. He
stated that his reason for fighting
Vardaman was because of the fact
that in every issue of The Issue his
name had been villifed and put in
all kinds of forms, etc. That he
had never promised Vardaman that
he would appoint him to the senate
in case of any vacancy, and as a mat
ter of fact that he had never prom
is I'd any applicant any Office, and
that no M ever knew of an ap-
pointment until the commission was
ordered issued. He offered to ans
wer any and all questions put to him
concerning his tenure Of Office, and
limited at the unbusinesslike admin.
istration of his predecessor, stating
that the people of Mississippi
should elect men who have made a
success out of life. that they should
send a man to the senate who could
make twenty thousand dollars q
year telling people how to manage
their business, and not a man who
could never boast of having had al
one time 30 days rations ahead
and who had never made a success
of farming, editing a newspaper
lawyer or any profession he had fol
Lowell, but vas only good at 1un
ing for Office" The VT ather was
at a high temperature, and Gov
Noel only spoke about an hour anG
three quarters, but throughout he
was gwen a courteous, attentive
hearing, and his friends 3. EN- Il
. highly appreciate his visit and hi.
splendid talk.