The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1914-10-09

Washington. d. c.. Sept. 30, lbs.
"Hon. Earl Brewer. Jackson, Miss.
'Aiy Dear GOV. Brewer-Your favor
cf the 18th inst. replying to my letter
OF the 18th inst. in which YOU say. 4
Will be in Washington next Monday
and will see you in person, has been
received. I mad the pleasure OF seeing
you in person in the City OF Wash
ingt1r and requested YOU TO answer
my letter OF the 10Th inst. in writing.
which you promised to do. Your fail
ure TO answer my letter or disavow
the interview quoted leads me to con
clude that you authorized the inter
view. / should pay no attention to
this interview, but for the fact that
your position as governor OF the state
might cause some people to give Gre
dence TO your %utterances where other
wise ii would be ignored. To say that
wes astonished when ! read the in
terview is to express my feelings very
mildly. 1t was so indicate. so i'm
proper. and in violation Of every idea
CT propriety. that | could nor bring
myself 10 believe that the governor of
Mississippi would be guilty Of it.. In
addition 10 the iudelicscy of the in
teryiew. It fails 10 contain q single
truth so far as it refers to me. When
you say that Senator Nardaman
knows as well as ] do that BilbO is a
crook. you take a liberty which your
sense of propriety ought TO teach you
is unwarranted. You know nothing
Of my opinion OF Lieut.. Gov. Bilbo. l
have never expressed my opinion Of
him 10 YOU. And your assumption Of
the right to speak for me evinces both
a lack of candor and utter disregard
for all the amenities of intercourse
between gentlemen.
Il do not know that Lieut.. GOV.
Bilbo is a crook. A great many IN
kindly and uncomplimentary things
have been said of him by his enemies.
but that is the misfortune OF a great
many men Of prominence in Missis-
sippi politics. If all the discreditable
and disgracetul things that your enc
mics have said OF you were taken as
true, Gov. Bilbo would not suffer in
comparison with you, even though he
We're as bad as you have pictured
him. do not think Gov. Bilbo is per-
feet b. any means. None Of as are.
But ! have as much faith in his in
tegrity and patriotism and devotion
TO duty, my dear governor. as | have
in the present occupant of the gov
erno.'s office. Your statement that
my lack Of nerve is the only reason
that | do not join you in your effort
to eXtermiuate Bilbo is intended,
probably. as a modest tribute to your
own heroism. I have no doubt about
your nerve. But l submit that YOU
are not altogether an impartial judge
when it comes to estimating your WI
splendid courage. You express the
opinion that ! am afraid to oppose
Bilbo because 'Bilbo might run against
me for the Senate ! do not believe
you think that. If | have ever done
anything in public or private life
which justifes that estimate Of me.
! cannot recall it. I am not afraid of
Bilbo. or any other man defeating me
for the Senate. But | have no doubt
that If you. Bilbo or any other aspir-
ing politician in Mississippi should
conclude that you could defeat me for
the United States senate and be elect
ed to the place yourself that you
would run against me. And | want
81 I 49,
an unworthy ambition. The office Of
United States senator is a great place.
1t is the goal of most mems ambition
who aspire to eminence in American
politics. | have no quarrel with you
or any one else who may entertain
hat aspiration. On the contrary, l
rather commend you for it. And l