Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1915-07-09
Mr.. Qain's Speech Tuesday Night

9A9 DUDs
Mr.. Quin's Speech Tuesday Night
To the Editor Of TIE Beacon
Tuesday night Mr.. Quinn's ap.
pointment to speak to the good
people Of Macon was filled. He
had spoken at Sknqualak and
Mashulsville the same day, but he
was on hand at the appointed
hour, and quite = nice crowd as.
sembled at the court house to hear
this worthy son of Mississippi.
Our Major Boyd was master of
ceremonies and in his usual happy
manner, introduced the speakers.
! say speakers, for my good friend,
Guy Rencher, the original "yed
neck" and by his own admission
a born "simm0n- shaker" was pres.
ent, and by the courtesy of MI.
Quinn, had the first half. hour.
Rencher has a good platform,
which was well received by his
audience.
He said that he is perfectly
willing for the people to elect their
own governor, and in fact has been
SO busy, trying to persuade the
people that he is the man for dis.
trict attorney, that he hardly
knows who are the candidates for
governor. We have two splendid
young men candidates for this
office, so we are sure Of getting Q
a good district attorney for the
next four years.
Quinn's voice was out Of whack
on account of speaking so often,
but he made US an excellent
speech, and l am sorry that all of
the voters of old Noxubee could
not have heard him tell how he
expected to manage the affairs of
the state should he be elected.
! am sure none could have found
fault with his platform. He has
had eight years of experience as q
legislator, four of which he has been
the Speaker of the House, and has
made a good one. He knows the
needs of the state, and has the
courage and ability to execute the
laws now in force and to recon.
mend any needed legislation.
He ridiculed in a good natured
way the platforms of his opponents
and showed conclusively that the
reforms that they proposed to put
In force were not needed. he said
that Mr.. Riley had changed his
platform SO often that it remind.
ed him of one of his old friends
that had lately promised his min.
lister to lead a better life and try
to do everything that he was cali.
ed upon to do. Soon after this his
minister called on him to lead in
prayer. Not being accustomed to
this duty he was greatly embar.
raised, but he got down like o faith.
full old Christian, and commenced
by saying, 20, Lordw again, 10,
Lord!!" and after q little hesita.
ton, again, 10, Lord!!!" and one
Of his old comrades, in the back OF
the house, said in an audible
whisper, "Three strikes and out. -
And he thought that Riley had
made three strikes and out.
Quinn is a good Pythian, and Of
course, our big hearted old Charlie
Heinrich was present and greatly
pleased with his speech, and l
think the voters of Noxubee coun.
ty might take mine and Charities
estimate of Quinn and give him a
rousing majority in August.
l served with Quinn eight wears
in the legislature and am in q DOS.
ition to say that he is honest. can.
able and faithful, and will make
US q fine executive. Charlie has
been associated with him in differ
emit lodges and he says Quinn is all
right.
Should Quinn be elected. he
couldn't do better than to give
Charlie q splendid position. but
we couldn't spare Charlie a. I
know the children would not want
to give up their Santa Claus.
| expect they all are like little
Miss Augusta Bright Price was
when her mother carried her 10
Chicago. She was loyal to Macon.
and couldn't see anything better
than Macon had, and when her
mother carried her in the Crystal
Palace and expected her to be over.
whelmed with its magniicance and
beauty, the little Miss was still
loyal to Macon, and said, seYes,
this ia pretty, but Mr.. Heinrich
has pretty things too"