The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1911-07-14
WHY ALEXANDER
SHOULD BE ELECTED
Rev. J. ". Lee Writes Of the Life and Character of
Hon. {. Il. Alexander. and Tells Why He
Should be Chosen for Senator.

Rev. ]. w. Lee of B~atesville had the
following letter appear in the Bates
vile Panolian of July 6. MIR. Lee was
a Grenada citizen for q number of
years and is held in the highest esteem
regardless Of UNCONVENTIONAL lines. He
breaches at the Central Bsptist church
here twice q month:
Il am perfectly convinced that Mr..
Alexander ought to be chosen for the
next United States Senator from Mis-
sissippi. If Mississippi does not send
him to the senate, she win miss posi-
bly, the finest opportunity in her history
to send q man to the senate who COM
bines Greatness of intellect, largensss
Of information. purity Of character and
righteousness Of life.
In answering the question, therefore.
Why Alexander l would say, first,
because Of his ability. He 10 unquss-
tionably one of the ablest men intel
lectually in the entire state. Capt w.
T. Ratliff, who has been q public off,
Ger in Hindes county almost ever since
the war, who has for nearly forty years
been q trustee of, Mississippi College,
and through most Of those years presi-
dent Of the board, recently remarked
that IN all his acquaintance with public
men and men of the bar, he had never
known q more resourceful man than C,
H. Alexander. A few years ago. wher
he delivered his great speech at the
State University on the subject, 'Th'
Dignity of the Law the Universit!
conferred upon him the honorary de
gree of LII. D., q very unusual homo
for the University to confer upon
lawyer engaged in private practice. Il
ability Mr.. Alexander has no superio
in the state and very few equals. H
Is q very hard worker, a never-aagginI
student and thinker.
2 We should elect Mr.. Alexander t
the senate on account Of his character
He is q man who has always been cor
rect in his life. Where is the man VIII
ever heard him utter an indecent wor
or tell q doubtful joke? At the bar, i
the office, on the street, he Is the pur
and upright gentleman His honest
in finances has new been questioned
he drinks neither wine nor stron
drink; he deals justly, loves mere
and walks humbly with God He
trustworthy from every standpoint
Since there was nowhere else to attac
I him, his opponents have resorted I
the unbecoming tactics OF making fu
of the fact that he is a christian ger
t teman of absolutely pure life. Pity
: is, that in Mississippi when a man VIII
has always lived q pure christian lii
r offers for Office, his opponents shouI
Z dub him saint elder etc. Is it po
/ sible that christian citizens throughol
e the state will join with those who 8
e in the seat of the scornful,' and act'
: ally allow a mans purity of life to
made a point against him! Mr.. Ale
ander's piety is of the strong, mani.
d brave, energetic kind which dares
s stand for the right under any and a
circumstances. Neither threats, NJ
ieers. nor taunts nor scorn will shall
such a man from his steady adheren
s to the principles of right.
OIL Mr.. Alexander should be sent
e the senate on account of what he h
o done. He entered life as the son of
poor, but able and consecrated preac
It er. BY the constant application OF
ID bow with manual duties to perform,
It succeeded in getting ready to enter t
It State University. Living there t
.e pure life of a noble christian boy al
,e working for a part of his expenses,
q stood at the head of his classes, grad
"a ating with first honors, though
,e Youngest member of his class, a
at won eight medals during his sen
" wear. Facts like these, which we
b. recently related by n of his ella
IN mates in a public speech, show tt
Mr.. Alexander has always had I
character to like right and work hal
ID and that his superb intellect combir
or with hard work have brought him
to magnificent success which he has
re tanned at every point in his life.
20 When he entered the practice of la
r. he was without money and forced
nd way steadily to the front by perfect
be tegrity and constant application to
IT. duties. -
ID. The question has been asked, w
has Mr.. Alexander done for the p
". ple?' If it is your idea that a n
We must be an Office seeker and a pol
= clan in order to serve the people, Il
r.. YOU might be hard to satisfy; u