Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1911-07-27
ALEXANDER FOR RUN
OFF. WHY?

during which his plume could always
be seen in the thickest Of the fight,
not one word has been charged
against his private life or public re-
cord.
BECAUSE he is the logical man.
For fifteen months he has discussed
face to face with the people Of Mis-.
sissipqi the questions that a.e Of vital
interest to them today, He knows
them and they know him.
BECAUSE he is the available
man. 1t is conceded by many of the
friends Of Major Vardaman and Mr..
Percy that Mr.. Alexander will polI
more votes in the second primary
against either one of them than either
could possibly poll against the other,
BECAUSE he does not have to
explain or apologize to the people Of
his State for a changed attitude TO-
wards either Of his opponents, having
always been consistant politically.
/ BECAUSE he has made the Eight
OF this campaign and has his forces
infinitely beter orgaaized and more
nearly ready for a three weeks en-
Gagement with either Of 4lis oppo-
nents
| BECAUSE he has borne the brunt
|'st this contes,, responding to every
t,aIl that has been made upon him
and going to every section of the
State in person and not by proxy.
telling his story to his people himself
and not through others.
| BECAUSE in a contest marked
with unusual Bitterness and charac-
ternized by many chickering's, although
has part has heen active and aegres.
size, he has the confidence of his
feltow citizens. and has no comics.
sions to make and no explanations to
offer.
BECAUSE during the three u,eeks
between the first and second pri-
maries, the campaign would readily
be stripped Of many false issues tAat
have heel injected into it and have,
to some extent, districted the attention
Of the voters from the main issue
that is, the real qualifications and
real fitness Of the men who advocate
the measures in which the people are
so vitally Interested.
CAUSE if between the first
and second primary the LIQUOR
QUESTION should be made an is.
sue, he would be amply able to de-
Gend his position; if the CORPOR.
ATE QUESTION should be the
main issue, he would have no diff
Guilty in consistently defending his
position; if THE CAUCUS should
continue to be an issue, he has de-
monstrate1 that he can take care of
himself, either in Joint debate or in
ex parte discussions.
BECAUSE he has demonstrated
his ability to represent the people of
his native State in the greatest deIib-
erative body in the world where he
would be matched in debate with the
greatest minds Of the Nation, where
he would be pitted against our coun.
irys greatest statesmen, where q man
would have to think on his feet and
think fast at that where he would
command attention and respect.
BECAUSE there is absolutely no
doubt in the minds Of the friends Of
his opponents Ct his ability to win
against either one of them who may
go in with him. Because he will poll
practically the solid vote Of which.
ever one of his opponents may be
elimated on the FIRST primary. Be.
cause he is the second choice Of the
friends of both the other candidates
Because his nomination would leave
no sting with any Of them and be-
cause his election would be a source
Of intense qualification to his friends,
restoring peace and harmony to Mis-