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The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1912-03-23
Let Us Claim Our Birthright

For so years we have eaten in the
political kitchen. Consistently, we have
waxed cheerful when denied even the
dubious privilege of the second table
And to-day, when the clock of destiny
strikes, when the door of opportunity is
wide ajar, when the North actually lives
up to that prophetic utterance in the
Senate of Ben Hill, 1--WE are back in the
house of our fathers, and we are here to
stay, thank God pa few of us are still
blushing and stammering, still wearing
political sackcloth and ashes, still up to
the old easy mark" game of doing all
the drudgery, with none of the cakes
and ale Let's end this disgraceful
farrell We furnish, have long furnished,
the electoral votes, the powder and shot,
the munitions, of the Democratic party.
Let's assert those equal rights and privi-
leges as American citizens, as the re-
nainder of the nation fraternally bids
US to do. Let's cease the qualification
of informing the nation, by our actions,
that We cannot bring forth man capa-
BILE for the presidency. For the sec
tional cowardice, here and there mani
tested, is equivalent to that shameful
and ungrounded admission.-The Con-
Stitmtion, Atlanta, Ga, January Fl, 1912.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1912-03-23
Underwood
for President

The argument that he lives too far
South to be available is without weight.
The country has reached that state of
union-has been so closely drawn to-
gether by railroad and telegraph-that
Alabama is brought to the door of New
York. Massachusetts, and Texas are near
neighbors and even the two Portlands,
of Maine and Oregon, stand within easy
hailing distance of each other. So far
as any feeling of sectionalism is con-
cerned, or any prejudice against the Sc
lection of Southern man for the presi-
dency, Underwood is, like Lincoln, a
native of Kentucky, and therefore as
much Northern as Southern, was born
during the Civil War, and grew to man
hood after the old bitterness between
North and South had died out. He is
big, brainy, courageous man.-BaIti-
more Sun, July 26, 1911.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1912-03-23
TIME TO ABANDON
UNWORTHY SECTIONAL
AMUSEMENT
ABASEM ENT

course, as people, to be so interpreted.
1t is not in human nature to accord
respect, where seif-respect is absent.
How, then, can we expect the remainder
of the nation to continue to respect us,
when we grovel in the dust of a by
gone era, and let go by default the
rights inherent in American manhood?
For virtually half century the South
has furnished the hewers of wood and
drawers of water for the Democratic
party. 1t has, faithfully with each re-
current four years, furnished the Democ-
racy's army and its line oficers-cheer-
fully yielding command to other sections.
With smile, it has steadily forsworn
the political loaves and fishes, content,
for the sake of the party, that they go
to doubtful States-time and again to
States most of us knew at the time were
steel-riveted Republican.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1912-03-23
AIabama'S
Candidate

Mr.. Underwood's service to the coun-
try during nine terms in the National
House of Representatives has been most
distinguished, and has made his name
household word in the homes of the
people. For more than 20 years he has
been in the very front of his party's
battle line, leader from his youth, and
ever faithful to his partys principles
and candidates. No Democrat can find
flaw in his political record no charge
of desertion in any campaign; no accu-
sation of serving special interests can
lie against him.
His congressional colleagues respect
him for his sincerity, his high sense of
honor, his sagacity and his acknowl-
edged ability, and this in itself is an
infallible proof of his merit, for none
know so we'll the capabilities of a
statesman as those who have served
many years with him and noted his
conduct in days of peace and those of
political storm-Cincinndti Enquirer,
October %, 1911.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1912-03-23
Southern
Leaders

Naturally the men who have led the
Democrats in the House of Representa-
tives so successfully under trying con-
ditions are freely mentioned at the pres
ent time as possible candidates for the
presidential nomination by the Demo
cratic Convention. These leaders are
Champ Clark, Speaker of the House,
and Oscar w. Underwood, a new and
coming man.
Both are Southerners, by the way, but
in my mind there is no reason in these
days of broadening views and lessening
prejudices why Southerner should not
be nominated and elected to the presi-
dental chair of the United States. In
fact, there are many reasons why it
should be so."-London cable of William
Randolph Hearst in the Neav York
american, Monday. September rs, 1911
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1912-03-23

of the manner in which the North views
the situation. We use Underwood only
as an illustration, though his magnificent
record as House leader during the spe-
cial session would, as our correspondent
declares, have assured his nomination
with a sweep"-had he lived at the
North! To the North, it makes no diff
ference where Underwood, or any other
one of the galaxy being discussed, was
born. The representative Northerner
does not bride at mention of Bull Kun
or Gettysburg 1t remains for the South
to develop political stage fright over
these diminishing chapters in our his
tory. The last smouldering embers of
sectional acrimony were stamped out by
the Spanish-American war. The last
barriers between North and South were
crumbled before the achievements of
Joe Wheeler, of Fitzhugh Lee, and of
many of the younger generation on both
sides.
The most convincing evidence of this
fact is the manner in which the nation
received the announcement of the broad
and patriotic action of President Taft
in elevating Justice White, a Confed-
crate veteran, to @e Chief Justiceship of
the United States, Supreme Court A
protesting snarl rose here and there
from the irreconcilables. And the voices
most bitter in denunciation of that
jaundice came from-the Northern
pressi 1t is only essential for the occa-
sional freak frebrand to rise and at
tempt to wave the bloody shirt" to be
buried with ridicule, not only by his
confreres, but as we'll by the news
papers of all sections of our common
country.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1912-03-23
Takes Up
Underwood

The years since the Civil War have
rolled too fast and far to permit it to
be conceivable any longer that the cir
cumstances of Southern birth should
constitute in Northern judgment a dis
qualification in any degree whatever.
Both as to nomination and as to cleo
ton the Southerner will be rated in 1912
on his individual merits. As far as this
particular Southerner, Mr.. Oscar w.
Underwood. is concerned. it is agreeable
to note the absence of geography in
the regard in which he is held in all
parts of the Union.-Neav York San,
1911.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1912-03-23
AGRICULTURAL IMPLEMENTS.

by TINS measure agricultural tools and implements
ne lee M IN order to remove or
an equal footing with their competitors elsewhere Our do
manufacturers OF agricultural
cry nave to great proportions and great trusts
world meeting and overcoming all They need no projections
as ru ask tor of
nT products fo5 foreign countries lower prices at home and
recen as iW agricultural associations
gaa thus p1e The imports of these implements are in
Value OF all snou,as
S The exports Of these implements matter of more
domestic incre.ca
59l84 in 1890 to l24o3 1910 foreign business will from
ea Oy Inc removal OF duties from lumber provided in this bill
BAGGNG BAL1NG
tne
or oh; ooGs h mat the materials for bagging sackg bng
tnee commodities be made
@ vaat TO the the favorable possible with
Her lot exacton unreasonable
M interests The BILL therefore materials and
on the list including
t heH TAX seq tow buaPs and other suitable for
coverings made hon
IRON or hoop band steel for bang commodity wire for bne
products All
ARE essentials essentials the Transportation of agricultural products their markets
Inc products the of
and TOR tins and other reasons unfair and continue duties on
coverings
and combinations. "O F-0"t' VI eNduhg trusts
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1912-03-23
FREE LIST BILL VETOED
BY PRESIDENT TAFT
DRAWN BY CHAIRMAN UNDERWOOD OF THE
WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE
A Bill of Direct Benefit to the Farmer. Whose
Hopes We're Dissipated by Repub-
lican President
Mr.. UNDERWOOD THE FRIEND OF ALL CLASSES
MR. UNDERWOOD, FROM THE COMMITTEE ON WAYS AND
MEANS, SUBMITTED THE FOLLOWING REPORT (ExTRACTs)
Ito accompany H. R. 4413.l

committee Means,
ties 3b place on the tree list implements
h odr bread timber lumber sewing machines salt and other having
nent and recommend that the bill do " ~
was expressly stated the Democratic
promises OF tariff made that
OF the of
hon but that the people could
porn work to which deeply highly protected
interests as is the Republican Party ' F
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1912-03-23

The most huniliating paradox in
American politics to-day is the shrink
ing attitude of some of our own people
toward the presidential possibilities of
Southern men.
The civil war, the memories OF which
furnished the nursery for this indefensi-
BILE sectional abasement, is so years at
our back. Ninety per cent of the Amer
lean voters who elect a president re-
member this war and its dividing rancor
only as history. With outstretched
hands, having given every proof of view
ing Mason and Dixon's line as no more
a political barrier than the Mississippi
or the Rockies, the dominant generation
at the North invites the South, its pub
lie men, by right of citizenship and by
right of demonstrated ability, into full
fellowship in the nations counsels.
South Wanting in Bsldness
What has been the answer of the
South-at least, the answer that may be
interpreted by the silence or the diff
dence of hundreds of thousands of rep
resentative Southerners?
Obsessed by the ghosts of half CEN
fury ago, guilty of an embarrassment
and a self-consciousness that is nothing
short of arrant sectional cowardice,
there is a feeling among many South
erners that the wraths of the sixties
still stand between the South and the
White House-the South and that par
ticipation in the nations voice, the ma
TONS destiny, to which the nation is
eager to admit us.
The consequences of this abnegation of
common manhood could not be more
forcefully portrayed than in the words
of the Constitutions Washington CORE
spondent, in dispatch discussing the
presidential status resulting from the
Harvey Wilson Watterson episode. "If
he," writes our correspondent, canvass
ing the possibilities of Oscar Under
wood, the brilliant Albanian, along
with other Southerners, pays the penal
ty of being a Southern man, it will be
the Soutis and not the North to ex-
act it."
South's Political Stage Fright
That is also an accurate delineation
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1912-03-23
Continued from First Column.)

Continued rst Counn)
The rapid but
there certainly much danger of enac hast consdered
legislation.
of representative
initiate legislation within the limitations Constitution against
and abuses rights the
that they accomplish result they
leave wake of destruction collateral the
Untrusworthiness of Petitions.
proposed petition by percentage
voters would first have to be obtained But let ask himself how
he has Of
the determine thought and elaboration will
the who petition.
People Suffer More From Failure of Law Enforcement Than
Lack of Proper Legislation.
Should crc government would people
far the failure enforce the the books
do from the lack of legislation How remedial laws
complain
than that nebor shall jail for violating the law
ready
S failure Office honestly
and perform them The remedy
and the clear The people should drive from the places and
responsibility faithful
the imposed them
The People and the Representatives.
You tell
that
When voter cannot select public official who
reflect the first principle of free and
mjudg the honesty the intelligence of the American
of
the whstood the storms
through
disaster, has protected the lives liberty and people
the regardless of what
for change of the fundamental principles of
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1912-03-23
Not a Question of Expediency or
Discretion

In the face of these cumulative facts,
there are some in the South who still
question if, "on account of past Of
fenses," it is discreet" or "expedient"
for Southern man to offer himself for
presidential honors! We insult our
selves, we debase our manhood, we sur
render the rights the North is so willing
to concede US, when we permit our
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1912-03-23
Unwise Changes Now Proposed.

shall
direct make
directly OF all the the independent
the will Of the political
We Madison and Hamilton soldiers Amer
;no ~ of bu
be
who
andt the honesty of opinion of other men,
-" Jefersons Wise Views.
Ia speaking of man. Thomas Jefferson declared
~oderu times have advantage having
only by secured,
people acting but by representatives chosen
BY themselves
TIE author Of the independence popular
uncontrolled depoim
government could the will
fathers and the direct action Of
lie people to principle of Aenan democracy adapted to modern
eondiions
Government Only Check Excuses and Passion
conservative government established guard against the
all times Immediately respond to public
OF government
dee real public other times the instrument OF the
periods)
that OF
ultimately respond to the enlightened ana
VIII The changing tides repeatedly experienced
changes in the exerc o the
have seen of the direct response
legislation
Canal Can be truy said that
ultimately the statute books the laws that
OF as result Of
nen' anu ~ CONTINUED Next oumn)
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1912-03-23
REPRESENTATIVE GOVERNMENT, AS CON-
cElyED BY TRAINERS OF CONSTITUTION,
ONLY SAFE BULWARK OF CIVIL LIBERTY
Danger of Departing from Path Established
by the Fathers
SPEECH DELIVERED BY MR. UNDERWOOD BEFORE CATHOLIC
CLUB OF NEW YORK CITY DECEMBER 49, 1911.

The main of the life
civilization.
she law essential good
+
hSp century and half the Federal Constitution
Inc werid had with almost conceivable method
VINO created the form OF the essentially students of the
heohes government
men naa offered their lives and their fortunes the struggle their
independence No
aon regarding the essential principles of government of honesty
children "a more perfect Union establish Justice domestic Tranquility
Blessings of Liberty themselves and their Posteriy."
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1912-03-23
Worlds First Written Constitution.

They proclaimed the world its
of of
in
iudicia Of the
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1912-03-23
Dangers of Direct Democracy.

They from the history of the had
OF by
product selected especially in
They knew that the failure of direct
lack of
eernbied the by
preud, of
sHitant of their
No his individual
all should
assembled
endeavoed establish
liberties the
of the in o law of land
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1912-03-23
Independent Judiciary Established.

these rights independent judiciary established
ncroached rights of the individual
unwilling
legislative body held
then unbed abuse of the they established Consu
the could tanpe
ucon ort the itself destroy
the will liberties
of the individual wish that this but the history Of
when unchecked by
constitutional guarantees destroyed individual rights and individual
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1912-03-23

To accomplish they established
to
liberty and rights individual
must be O
delegated
reng the
the The underlying
against o the
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1912-03-23

That is also an accurate delineation
The Iuka vidette. (Iuka, Miss.) 1894-1912, 1912-05-23
ARCHER ON A BOOM.
A Big Gravel Pit To &c Opened Up
Near By.

Mr. Geo w Neal, general mama
ger of the 1uka Gravel Company,
of Memphis, reached here Monday
and has gone out to Archer, Miss,
to open up a new gravel pit on
land purchased from ] |. Archer.
He says he will erect some build-
ings including store house at
the Archer crossing and build a
spur track about a mile long, cross
ing Clear Greek and running a
mile west, along the base Of the
big gravel hill lying southo Of the
Southern main line. Mr. Neal is
an experienced track man and will
superintend the construction of the
spur in person, He will need at
least 40 hands at once and will
pay fair wages. The Iuka Gravel
Company means business and be-
gins work at once.
The Iuka vidette. (Iuka, Miss.) 1894-1912, 1912-05-23
Our Is Year Sale Is
Still On

We always meet any honest COM
petition. We have about so pairs
of Sample Shoes for ladies. They
are common sense, plain toe, kid
and cloth top, solid leather soles
and counters. Just the thing for
everyday comfort wear. The nrice
is 75c to S1.00 a pair. Not old
shoes, they are new. We carry d
IS 900 stock of shoes. We ha zen t
had over l complaint to the 1000
sales. We have a line of Men S
Summer Dress Shirts, prices 35cts
to SIPS. All styles. We have in
stock over 5000 yds of laces and
embroideries. Lace 21ac yard,
Sets yard, 7Hcts, lets and 15cts.
This lot of Sets lace is as good as
has been selling at 10cts. Try
our 10c and 15c whit leather hose.
Try our stock of every day and
dress shirtings. Look at our 15cts
and 25cts line of near silk dress
goods. Our facilities for doing
business are unequalled. Our ex
penses are comparatively light.
We discount every bill. Over 81
years experience and our prompt
way in discounting bills put us in
shape to get the cream of the
market. T L BROWN & CO.
The Iuka vidette. (Iuka, Miss.) 1894-1912, 1912-05-23
Notice To The Pig Club Boys

The following rules or regula-
tons will govern the contestants
in the pig club work:
l Boy must be under 10 years
old when contest closes.
2 Pig may be of any breed
win the prize with pine hill
rooter" if you can.
3 The pig must be weighed
July the 1st by disinterested par
ties and record of the gross
weight kept.
4 A correct amount of all feeds
consumed by the pig must be kept
and submitted with the final re-
port.
5 The pig will be slaughtered
about December the 1st.
6 The gross weight on July
the LIST, the net weight at killing
time and the cost of feed consumed
will be submitted to a committee
of three men competent to pass
on the matter. The watch will
be awarded On their report. The
pig must be under enc year old at
killing time.
Respectfully submitted,
N L Phillips.
The Iuka vidette. (Iuka, Miss.) 1894-1912, 1912-05-23

Dear readers OF the Iuka.Nidette
we are having, Some fiice weather
for business, but so cool, is not
very favorable on crops, some are
having to plant cotton the second
time. We don't know when the
crop will all be planted, as a great
deal of the farming land has not
been broken. The lumber busi-
ness is improving since the roads
are so much better. Mr. Bob Whit
field has sold his team of mules
and purchased team of oxen. A
goodly number of our people at
tended the May meeting at Little
Flock church last Sunday. There
will be an all day Sacred Harp
singing at Palestine church, one
mile north of Paden on the LIST
Sunday in June, all are invited to
come and bring dinner. | notice
n the Vidette that there has been
some petitions presented to the
Board of Supervisors of Tisko-
mingo county for the erection OF
watts to eradicate ticks. 1t proba-
blp would be a good thing but we
think it would cost more than il
would come to, for every farmer
can keep his stock clear of ticks at
very little cost. Now we would
favor the erection of a vat that
would exterminate the dirty filthy,
politics, that have been and are
still being campaigned throughout
the political regions. We think
this more annoying to humanity
than the cattle tick is to the ami
NAL. So we close as to who ! am
You Know.
The Iuka vidette. (Iuka, Miss.) 1894-1912, 1912-05-23

There is a great deal of work
being done now towards preparing
ground for planting and of course
prospects for better crop are
picking up. Lyhugh Stricken
has sold his crop to J E Timbes
and will refrain from hard work
to recuperate awhile. The deep
well is finished. 1t is now 4 real
ity. We have we'll 129 feet deep,
good healthy water. We will have
it analysed and give you constit-
uents in future letter. Mr. I'D
Brommen was initiated intos the
Masonic order here Tuesday, he
not being able to leave the Office
to go to Corinth, as was stated'last
issue. Mrs M A Smith is rapidly
convalescing from a fall that she
sustained Sunday night week. She
fell and injured her back consid-
erably. Mr. Henry Smith, of Town
Greek, Ala, came down to Burns
vile Sunday to see his mother
and sister and while here paid IN
Gle Joe Lambert and also the old
home in the country a pleasant
visit. Mr. Priddy, the deep well
man, visited his home at Kossuth
Friday, returning home Monday.
Mrs o P Davis was very sick this
week but is better. A great many
of our citizens attended church al
Little Flock Sunday. Some at
tended children's day at IulSa.
H Nixon thinks his new store w II
be ready for occupancy by the Isl
prox. We are informed that Lu-
Their Riley will put in a gasoline
grist mill at Hollis spur in the
near future. Mrs BERTHE Jones
brought to town this week fine
lot of the prettiest and largest
lot of strawberries that had been
on the market this season and sold
them at 15cts per quart. Tom
Shelton brought to town early
Monday morning a very fine string
of game fish and turned them oyer
to ] H Nixon who had them cook
ed and invited the writer and DR.
McDougal to eat them with him
and his pleasant family. Mr.
Clarence, Galloway is here visiting
his mother, Mrs Dean, and drink
ing the deep well water for his
health. Doc Haynie and brother
came up to Evansville from Glens
Monday morning on business. MI
Joe Haynie of Iuka visited rela-
tives in this community this week
Virginia Pyle is visiting her rela-
tives and friends in huntsville this
week.
The Iuka vidette. (Iuka, Miss.) 1894-1912, 1912-05-23
Misses Davis and Barnett Entertain
The Beau Not Club.

Misses Bessie Davis and Louise
Barnett entertained the the Beau
Not Club in a most delightful man !
aner Thursday evening May 10th,
at the home Of Mrs Sallie Barnett.
The room was tastefully decorated
with flowers, the subject of the
evenings Roll cali was answered
With. flower quotations, then, after
many deep and exciting sbusincsO
discussions, flower program was
enjoyed. Miss Louise Barnett
read leu acrostic on the word flow
er. Miss Dora Carmack read
the Language of The Flowers
Miss Eu1a lEillians, accompanied
Sonthe piar3 by Miss Lizzie VIII
liains, pla I'd a violin solo, the
Flower Sing, and Miss Bessie
Davis read a~poem in which she
compared the CRIB members to-
certain flowers and totf why.
Pencils and paper were then pass
ed around and each one was re-
quested to draw flower, then
write short romance about it.
Miss Eula Williams was the lucky
contestant, receiving q lovely vase
of roses-as the prize
The -hostesses then served a de-
lightful salad course, followed by
cream and cake, the last being cut
in squares, iced with 'bow-knots"
on top in the club colors.
Soon after, the girls departed,
assuring their hostesses again and
again of the happy evening Just
spent.
Guests of the club were Mrs
|Sallie Barnett and Miss Irene Da-
wilson. The next meeting will be
with Miss Clara Rutlcdge, Thurs
day evening, June 10th.
The Iuka vidette. (Iuka, Miss.) 1894-1912, 1912-05-23

To My Friends: 20 years ago I
sold fruit trees in Tishomingo
county. Those who bought know
| dealt fair and square with them.
Now | am in the fruit tree bust
ness for one Of the largest and best
nurseries in the South. located at
Rome, Ga. All our trees come to
you under strict guarantee and
this guarantee will be carried out
by me. Don't buy your trees I'M
til l see you. | will be to see you
as soon as possible. Wait for me,
| sure will be to see you this sum
mer. / mean fair strict deal
with you and no humbug in my
business. Your friend,
P w Patterson.