Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1914-04-02
Lieut.. Gov. BiIbo's Trial At Vicks-
burg and the Part Gov.
Brewer is Playing.

The BilbU trial was called at
Wick sburg last Monday and set
for hearing for Thursday of next
week.
From every part of Mississippi
and from friend and enemy alike
comes tho emphatic prot
against this persecution for per-
, secution it is. However, Gov.
/, Brewer is drunk with power; he
has forgotten that BiIbo is the
man that told the people of this
state of the meaness, graft, brib-
cry and corruption used in the
"secret caucus. The entire
people appreciated Gov. Bilbo's
faithful work and elected him by
one of the largest majorities ever
given an officer in this state.
Gov. Bilbo, at the risk of his life,
denounced this whole ''secret
caucus" business; he went into
the homes of the enemy and
flung their own misdeeds into
their own faces and they took it
because what? Because they
knew he was telling the truth;
no Mississippian will stand and
have Haunted in his face his cor
rupt acts and not resent it--such
a man as that can't breathe the
air of this state. Yet there are
a few, but very few, we are glad
to say, who won't yet accord 10
Gov. Bilbo his just deserts; al
though they can't bring single
charge against the good name
and character of this young man;
yet, withal they are so narrow,
prejudiced and bitter that they
refuse TO be fair. They do this
even though Gov. BilbO stands
well at home; he carried his home
county practically unanimous .
and how many OF his mlaigners
to-day can do that? How many
can even beat Bilbo at their own ,
precincts? Scarcely a one OF
them. Vet they persist in Wilt
Wing him. And for what? Can
a corrupt man stand that well in
this state? II so, it is time to
move, and we suggest to all his
haters that they move.
But. since when did Governor
Brewer get the right tor prosecute
Bilto? Again We say Governor
Brewer is no Moses to lead the
people of this state cut OF dark
ness. Any man that had failed
fatty to make good a single
promise he made the people is
unworthy of confidence. Has
Gov. Brewer been true to the
people? Let's see. He told
everybody in his campaign
speeches that he was opposed to
corporate wealth getting hold of
the farmers lands. Yet his very
first act was to handicap and veto
the legislatures act to keep cor
poIations from gobbling up the
farm lands of the state. He
howled about the election OF judi
yes by the people; yet, he vetoed
that in 1912 when he had no right
to do it. The Supreme Court
said he was wrong, and even this
/ year he would have vetoed it
, again, but he knew the legisla-
ture would override his veto.
Not only this, but from whence
did Gov. Brewer make that large
amount of money that he has
, made since he became Governor?
Did he not make it because of his
official position in the sale of
lands to corporations in violation
Of law? II not. where did he
: get it? Noel. Nardaman, Me-
, Laurin, Lowry and Stone came
out Of the Governors office much
poorer than when they went in.
> Will Brewer? Not much; but
almost il not a half MILL to the
I good. Can an honest man do
that.
, Governor Brewer is now rails
ing a howl because the Iegisla-
ture would not pay his grating,
INSCRIPTIONS detectives bill. The
: honest people of this state will
{ stand by the legislature. The
q Senate refused fatty and Justly
so; the House betrayed the trust
of-the people, just as the gang"
did in the ''secret caucus" and
/, tried to aid Gov. Brewer in loot
! ing the state-that is some of
them did. We are glad that no
member from this county was a
party to such a scheme. And
q for what did we need the detec-
5 Enthusiastically to run down
4 Boyce & Company for robbing
! the state. and when the legisla-
tive committe Investigated these
$ charges they found that Boyce
Il Company had acted fair and
honest, Gov. Brewers opinion TO
the contrary. however. This
and a thousand other things like
it is Gov. Brewers record a.
T Governor, and yet he poses as a
man who stands for law and good
E government. In the name OF
justice, where does he come in:
This is the sort of man that is
} trying to put Bilbo in the pen.
] And for what and wig? Simply
because Brewer sees that he is
: "down and cut" He sees tina.
the people are up in arms at him.
He sees they have utterly lost all
faith in his honesty; that's why.
Gov. Bilbo last week was the
recipient of one of the most COM
plimentary resolutions ever thrust
! upon official, and by whom? BY
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