The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-07-29


point: my time has not been my own.
| am only a deputy, under another
man, and one man cannot do it all by |
himself. But If I am elected sheriff |
the things that cannot attend to my
self I will see are attended to.
Has Been Handicapped by Grafters. !!
OF course all of the backing have |
had for the past five years has come |
from Mr. Magruder; he is good man,
but he becomes discouraged, and most |
men will become discouraged over the
situation in Hattiesburg. | have rea-
sons to believe, and do believe that
there are blind tigers and other class
es OF criminals who are not only be-
ing winked at, but backed, and even
protected by some of our lower courts
for part of the spoil; call it graft or
what you please. If l am elected
intend to show up some of that kind
of work
| have done my best under the con-
ditions under which have
had to work to enforce the
law, but as most Of you
men know, who have served on iuries,
I have labored under difficulties.
have been hand-tied, held back, handi-
capped on almost every side. have
not had a ghost of a chance; and af
ter accomplishing as much as I have
under such difficulties am sure II
you put the reins of the sheriff's Of
flee in my hands will master the stu
tion.
Defies Criminals and Crooks.
Again. believe In good roads, and
if you will give me this office the pro-
fessional criminal will have to quit his
nefarious business, leave this county,
or we will grade every public road
from one side OF 1t to the other. But
of course the criminal element is
fighting me and fighting me hard. And
| invite them to do it. They had bet
lSI SSldp me IL lley SApeCt W Sldy
here, for they have never had any
trouble to what they will have If am
elected Sheriff. But these crooks,
these thieves, thugs, blind tigers, pros
titutes, and the professional gambler
with few political bosses to their
backs, won't come out and fight man
fair. They are not fighting me fair
; They won't walk up to you and tell
you that they are opposing McGilvray
because they are afraid of him, be
, cause they know he would enforce the
> law; but they hatch up some othel
} excuse, usually mix a falsehood will
it, and give that as their reason. They
have been breeding deception for three
7 and half years to prejudice the
minds of good men against me. AnC
p I will give some examples of thei
2 dirty work if called upon to do so.
t Addresses the Laborlng Man.
. My friends beware of impostors
e You will meet them all along dow
e the line. They study politics for
b living, and when they are running 70
: office they pretend to be your friend
Y pretend to stand for your interest, bu
after they are elected they step owe
d on the other side. the side that is try
$ ing to crush you to the earth. Why
# Because the money is there. You hea
d some men say when they are runnin
it for office that they stand for every
II thing that is good; that they, too
stand for law enforcement. Men VIII
have never been recognized on tbs
If side of the question: men who hav
" never in their lives been accused {
\ being on that side of the fence. The
N call that politics, and try to stun you
T. minds and ballot boxes with sue
le dangerous dope. If the laboring ma
D! of today expects to protect his righ
>, and improve his present condition,
g. must do it through the ballot box. NJ
tx brother. that is the only hope for OF
m salvation.
- Advocates Reform School.
of There is being q great deal said no
g. about a reform school for boys. I to
le believe we need this institution b
ne let me give you the best remedy +
IN the evil that calls for it. 1t is Il
n proper enforcement of law among me
III A hoy is an imitator; he tries to in
nd tate the man; and when he sees mi
no walking the streets wearing go
Of clothes and jewelry. and being addre'
ba ed as gentlemen, living dissipated, d
at honest lives, he tries to Initiate the
nd and gets caught.
an Mothers The same rules apply
no girls. | say IL we will close up the
20 halI-hoIes of iniauity, these dives a