Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1912-02-16
TER FROM BIG BUD
" the Beacon:

AN INVVA DIN OOO
Z the Beacon:
of the members of the legisla-
returning to Jackson met up with
Moxubee county people coming 10
y and one Of them, finding that
. member Of the legislature,
sed the representatives from
1ee in general and your 'Big
y particular. Told him that Big
I'd belonged to all parties. includ-
Re republican. was on all sides of
n question and told him to ask Big
bow many votes he got at Lynn
out of about sixty, When asked
question l said / only got two votes
bt box; that this community had
von out on a stock law fight and
doption of the tick law by the
of supervisors, which was main
Instrumental in having enacted,
b them to confine their stock and
ally incensed them against me and
Ee never blamed them for this. IT
! not wanted to misrepresent me
bid have found ut that never be
\ to the republican party land
not have ioined it like some peo-
r the loaves and fishes. / don't
to be better than other folks, l
'The man who lives by the side of
bad, where men pass by. Men that
o better nor worse than l."
am glad that | have been able
sp out of Jail and when l speak of
elbow man, l love to tell of some
good about him rather than to
of the bad. Excuse me for this
Aaal matter. / don't throw the first
but can't help casting it back,
when "game is not worth the can
|ad letter from my good friend,
kgh Brewer, wanting us to pass an
br his relief. Says the wolves are
BIZ all of his cattle, not the four
led wolves, but those thae are on
Backs of the cattle. The remedy is
lmple, I don't think it necessary to
Fble the legislature to enact a law to
l.dy this. but l am afraid Raleigh
waited too long. Simply feed the
|se we'll. No one ever saw fat
killed by wolves of this character
eigh would not dip his cattle last
|sAer and / expect they were great
eakened ',y the ticks and were un-
gsEo Withstand the cold weather. i
,ery much gratified to know that
good friend has nothing larger to
at and feel hopeful of his being a
liter yet, before he is called up higher.
(Nas asked to introduce bill prohib-
1 the sale of "pressed meat" If
Fan prevent this I will be glad to do
Bat / hope that the time will room
hqwhen Noxubee county will raise
Ngh meet to supply at least the
Ic demand. / was also asked by a
d friend to support a measure maxi
khe furniture and household goods
Iii persons liable for house.rent. l
a not do this. because think we
Et always to legislate for the poorer
most needy class, and if this bill is
Eecome law, fear many needy
|ow would lose her little all.
bv. Brewer tried his best to settle
pstrike and relieve us of the great
1ense of maintaining soldiers at Nc
Fab and Water Valley, but the lead
|of the strike would not even join
h him in counseling peace, so we will
to keep troops at both
ces for some time
Iur tick eradication bill is to be
ended and told the author Of the
THAT would vote against the bill if
Id not provide a penalty for any one
dipping regularly and also provide a
alty for the INSPECTOR, for not having
dip strong enough to kill the ticks.
dipped all last year regularly every
weeks and come to find out the dip
4 not strong enobgh and we had a
$.ticks last fall and if we do not
N, ,ore rigid laws and enforce them,
~ as we'll quit.
" will also increase the appropria-
a TO manufacture serum LOT nog
,fera. 1t was claimed that the serum
nufactured at the A. & M. College
to that obtained elsewhere.
killed the Appellate Court bill
ommended by Gov. Brewer. to re-
'e the Supreme Court. The bill was
/ amended to make it elective and
/, the salary was decreased from
Do. 90 to So COCO and then the bill as
lnded was defeated on final passage.
Ue will have to submit an amend
r. to the constitution increasing the
irene Court to five or more members
they undoubtedly have more work
IN they can well do and it ought to
Re enough members so that the death
.ovol of one NAV not reverse