East Mississippi times. (Starkville, Miss.) 19??-1926, 1911-08-11

| llielnper, appointed Dy Governor
Stone, from the state at large.
This convention having for its OBJ
ject the encouragement and the
building of the great inter-oceanic-
canal connecting the Atlantic with
the Pacific ocean, the building of
which, as has been we'll said, will
place tho mouth of the Mississippi
river in the Pacific ocean. At this
convention | was made spokesman
of the Mississippi delegation
Delegates attended from the At
lantic to the Pacific, from ocean to
ocean came delegrates to urge the
speedy construction of this great
canal; and amongst the most out
spoken in it's favor was the Missis-
sippi delegation. We told them
that the mere prospect of this
canal would put new life into the
entire Mississippi valley from the
lakes to the gulf. and which it has
done; and we know of this great
awakening of commercial, indus
trial. and agricultural activities
Mississippi gets as large share as
any state in the great Mississippi
valley. and our delta and coast
county especially. We told the
people of the convention, and I
told the people in my canvass, that
the speedy building and construc-
ton of this great nter-oceanic-
canal, more than any one thing,
would make possible and practical,
if not absolutely necessary the i'm
provement of our great Mississippi
river from the gulf north to the
lakes. In my canvass my endeavor
was to impress upon the people
the id ca, the fact, that the improve
ment of Our roads would help to
advance rapidly the cause of edu-
catioa, would improve the value of
their lands, would improve their
homles, their social relations, build
up their schools, their churches,
and make our state, and each and
every county and neighborhood,
more and more attractive rs the
years roll on. 1t is hoped the
foregoing will give general idea
of the lines upon which my can
vass was conducted In all the
speeches made, whether long or
short, my feeling was, my desire
was that something should be said
for the good of Mississippi and her
people. Thus it will be seen that
my canvass, the speeches made,
the ground covered, sought to inn
press upon all the great Importance
of upbuilding our educational in
torests, the improvement of the
gulf coast country and the inland
counties of the state, the develop
ment and protection of the delta
country, and the improvement of
the Mississippi river from the gulf
to the lakes. The canvass showed
and the fact is, that for these mat
ters [ have always stood, have
always contended, worked for,
whether in private or in public
life, and which | shall con-
tinue to do permit me to add,
whether in or out of office. These
matters, these questions now vital
ly concern every section of the
state and constitute live issues to-
day, issues as live as they ever
were in the history of Mississippi,
and will be live issues for years
and years to come. Something
has been accomplished along these
lines but much remains to be dome.
1t would be ungrateful for me to
close this communication without
rendering my sincere and heartfelt
thanks to the many papers over
the state, the editors, for their
favorably and unsolicited mention,
from time to time, of my candi-
dacy for Lieutenant Governor.
In this statement | wish also 70
thank the people specially of Ok
tibbeha, my home county, those
| who voted for mo and ,Uorl,ad ~