The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-12-26
Editor Hattiesburg News:

McHenry, Miss, Dec. 26.-The
writer's Discrimination to discuss
either politics or religion is deep |
seated, and he seldom departs from
his custom to leave both subjects Sc
verely alone, combining himself tol
only an occasional comment upon
some especially interesting politician
detected in the effort to slip into
undue prominence.
Upon my arrival home on the
21st inst. from Los Angeles, Cal, my
attention was attracted to a two-col-
umn article under the caption, Hearst
Paper Denounces Percy" appearing in
your issue of December Goth. 1t is
not my purpose to defend Sen. Percy
against the attack of yellow dog
with a white-tipped tail. He is amply
able to defend himself, and doubtless
will be delighted to do so personally
if he could secure the presence of the
political charlatan who so deity hurls
|
be as crooked as barrel of snakes.
The caucus that elected him and the
commission that was awarded him
may have been by process, beside
which an ordinary corkscrew would
look as straight as a rifle barrel. OF
these matters we have no positive
h
we do know-and that is, that those
who know best the methods of journ-
alism employed by a string of bas-
tard journals, of which Percy's de-
tractor acknowledges paternity, spurn
the pretense of both the progenitor
and his pyrogeny because their ut
terances are bereft of any semblance
of sincerity.
AS a Mississipian we resent the stu
pendous impudence of despised, dis
credited, double-faced Orang Otang
attempting to place Mississippis rep
} resentative in the United States Sen
ate in a class with a California con-
Wet.
: Of all the brazen audacity that ever
/ found vent in speech, none will COM
! pare with the inuendo couched in his
suffering jargon-"Hon. Percy from
= Mississippi; Mr.. Ruef just now in jail
t in San Quentin; Mr.. Lorimer OF tar
nished fame; Mr.. Stephenson, the
=, very rich gentleman who felt that he
j, could afford a seat in the Senate-al
dislike the kind of publicity thai
HONEST newspapers give to a Ger
tain type of public Notwithstanding
that his saffron-hued sheets are hon
est newspapers, brazen enough W.
" presume to include his San Francis
. co and Los Angeles Examiners in hi
y list OF imaginary honest newspapers
If he does, he and the few
deluded readers Of his non
IS descript honest papers are re
"a ferred to the files Of the Los Angelo
Tribune, clean, honest and high
toned morning paper, this politica
polecat, intoxicated by mental excl
lions to comprehend the meaning G
le honest newspapers" tried to wrec
er and ruin for no other offense than
e. gave a cleaner, better and an homes
I'd newspaper for one-fifth the price {
e his strongly intrenched washwoman
IS gazette.
On Whatever the faults and frailties {
as the quartet this political gutter sniT
ty has grouped together to receive
lis baptism of his Intellectual fire, eac
ng and all doubtless possess at least
spark Of sincerity in their souls, som
N. thing Bill Randie Hearst never di
lis will or can possess.
in Read his recent address to Del
I'M ocracy and behold the beast: "FC
,le low Democrats: Let me for Il
he nonce waive my inherent modesty
congratulate you. know how it mu
thrill you to be called fellow-Del
ocrats by me. For a time l refrain
from the use OF the term. Tho
- were dark days for Democracy. TIL
- have passed. l have come back.
thank heaven that | am so good
you. 1t warns my heart to reali
IN how glad and grateful you must
What was the Democratic party wi
out me. A tumble Of ruined hopes
chaos, a desolation. And what is
with me? Gentlemen, may | or
me more waive the modesty that is
Ter second nature, Gentlemen, |
I've here to lead. Have no fears.
ans True, once I wandered afar,
not because of lack Of love for De
u.s. ocracy. 1t was to chasten the tur
de. lent spirit that inspired some OF
ial wicked of the party to approach