Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1915-03-05
Political Speaking.

:. field, candidate for state treasurer
l came on to Macon Wednesday morning,
and at ten-thirty addressed the voters
of this section in the court house.
s There was fairly good crowd on hand,
: including some ladies'. and much inter-
!, !, est was evinced by the audience.
Mr.. Sheffield led off in the speaking.
his'address consuming only about ten
, minutes. He is young man of twen-
, ty-six, and was member of the legis-
lature from Tate county. He told of
his life and early surroundings and his
fitness and ambition. Mr.. Sheffield
made many friends while here.
Our people had great deal of curios7
ity to hear Mr.. Reilly and those who
took the trouble to come, were we'll re-
paid, for he is certainly an entertain
ing:speaker and held his audience to a
man from start to finish. He has the
Irish wit and his speech was replete
with amusing anecdotes that were ex-
ceedingly opposite to the matter in
hand. In good substantial matter such
as becomes "a candidate for Governor
of great state to proclaim, discuss
and stand for, Mr.. Reily's speech was
not lacking, and his views, principles
and the things he believes In were stat
ed with clearness, boldness and frank
ness that command respect even from
those who may oppose him. Frankness
indeed was the marked characteristic of
his speech.
He said at the beginning, that ne had
no faction back of him, only his char
acter, his reputation and the principles
he stood for. He hoped that when the
people came to know him and TO know
his principles and purpose that he
would be backed by the best
thought and principles of the peo-
pie of the state. He stood on one side,
the other four candidate on the other.
If he was right he ought to be elected;
if not, some other man ought to be.
Among the things, he believed in,
was juvenile reformatory; a youth
full criminal should not be thrown with
hardened criminals and have his Grim
inality fixed in him; he ought to be re-
formed, if possible. He believed in the
parole system of prisoners. Itwas bet
ter for the state and cheaper, better
for the prisoner and better for humani-
ty. He favored change in the peni-
tentiary and the working of most of
the convicts on public highways. The
system had been tried in Georgia with
great success. Raising cotton with
convict labor in competition with the
free labor of our farmers was wrong in
principle. even if it but slightly affect
ed the price of cotton. He was might
lily opposed by people who had jobs
with the penitentiary.
Mr.. Reilly devoted more attention to
Mr.. Bilbo than to all the other of his
opponents put together. He refrained
from any abuse. but came at him with
anecdotes and good-natured fun. He
read from the Issue, Mr.. Bilbo's paper,
articles in 1918 which endorsed the
juvenile reformatory, the parole sys-
TEN and convicts on public highways,
all of which, he said, Mr.. Bilbo was
now opposing since he (Reily) had taken
them up.
On the liquor question he was parti-
cularly strong and favored law that
forbade ''having. handling or using"
intoxicating liquor. He knew the harm
and sorrow whiskey caused, and was
against it altogether, and in favor of
fixing it SO that city dwellers could not
have it any more than the people who
lived in remote districts.
Hon. Charles Strong presided over
the meeting and introduced the speak
ers in his usual able and felicitous man.
ner. The crowd was estimated at about
two hundred.
Its a big bet we are making up
on the season in permitting
wheat to be exported in such
enormous as quantities as to more
than represent the nations sur
plus and threaten its supply of
bread. Flour has advanced near ,
ly hundred per cent, and the !
question Of home supply is de- !,
pendent upon the harvest Of a ,
crop that has all kinds of chances
in the struggle of time, and may !
prove as great a failure as that ,
of 1914 was a success. In an en- !
barge upon wheat exports, such :
as all the other great wheat con- .
suming nations have insisted, lies 3
sound policy and home protec- :
tion. This is not patriotism, but
the simple policy of insurance
that prevails in all other lines of :
human protection and endeavor. 7
Aberdeen Examiner.
We are more apt to give man cred t
t for luck than for common sense. 8
SEED CORN-I have fifteen bushels of Hast
ngs' Improved Prolific seed corn. and ten bushels
Toncs Prolific seed corn for sale. Have stalks
Route 81 Macon, Miss,