The Jones County news., 1915-05-27
THE NEWS AND BILBO.

never entertained any personal ami
mostly against Lieut.-Gog. Bilbo, for
the man Is q total stranger to as. In
fact some two and halt years ago,
when we moved to Mississippi, 1t was
our intent and desire 10 give Bilbo
our earnest support, as we had always
lined up with farmers and every pa
per with which we we're ever connec-
ted, In our long journalistic career,
has battled for the man behind the
pillow and who feeds the world. Inyes-
tigate our record 10 either Georgia or
Carolina, and you will find this true
Whatever talent God has given us,
was devoted 10 the service Of the tiller
Of the soil and the laborlng classes.
our understanding was that Bilbo
had been accepted by the farmers as
their champion aud friend, and from
the abuse heaped on him by special In
terests and professional politicians,
we believed there was justice In his
eislms.
Bat to our surprise we found the
sane men and interests who had so
sbuagelY denounced Bilbo not only
accepting him as their candidate, but
taking charge % his campaign and
introducing him to audiences 10 the
most tulsomely Mandatory manner.
Beware OF the Greeks bearing
gifts" We knew that the men who
had taken Bilbo 10 hand represented
interests 10 direct antagonism to the
interest of the farmer.
II was then that our suspicion was
aroused and we began to watch the
lineup.
We next investigated the public re-
cords to find what Bilbo had ever
done to entltle him to such loyal sup
port from the rural voters.
Diligent search failed to disclose
single measure he he had ever had
passed, or a single bill he had intro.
duced that would lift one atom from
the back OF the tiller OF the soil or
1nprove his condition 10 the slightest
degree.
On the other hand a most startling
array of eStravagant expenditures,
and thatthe farmer must chiefly bear,
was revealed. II appeared that Bilbo
was the organizer and leader of an
outrageous raid upon the State treas
ury, by which ambitious lawyers and
political hoboes around Jackson |
we're the beneficiaries, Aud not only
this, but In direct violation OF our
States Constitution, he increa sed the
pay OF his henchmen whose salaries
had been fixed by law, and conspired
to the employment OF gang OF ne
groes around the Legislature to act as
body. servants.
And every copper of this wasted
money the farmer must dig out of the
ground by his horny hands.
We reproduce today an article cop
led from the Grenada Sentinel and
which shows avery bill introduced by
Bilbo during his entire service in the
State legislature. Read that article
and see If you can fad single law
enacted beneficial to the farmer On
the other hand, most OF his bills add
ed TO the burthen of taxation,
There is no question about the State
peniteutiary being looted by gang
OF grafters, and at one haul Boyce e.
Go. stole $500, 900 from the people.
Did we find Bilbo helping to round
up and punish these thieves and graf
ters, and restoring this money to the
farmers from whom it was taken?
II Gov. Brewer Ia to believed d-and
not one atom of evidence has been in
troduced to contradict his statements
Biloo used the Office and power Civ
en- him by the rural vote to shield and
protect these looters and succeeded
in defeating his efforts to bring them
to justice and restore to the State
this stolen money.
1t is an undisputed truth that these
scoundrels--some OF whom we're con-
victed and all undeniably guilty-are
backing Bilbo and using their every
power and evil influence to secure his
election as Governor
We can place but one Interpretation
on this. That Bilbo will use his power
not only to shield them from prosecu-
tion for their past crimes but perhaps
restore them to power
We can but look upon Ii, TO elect
Bilbo as Governor would be public
endorsement of these looters, legalize
grating, and make Boyce & Co. a
free gift OF more than quarter OF a
million dollars of the peoples hard
earned tax money-one-four of the
entire property valuation of Jones
county!
Think of this, Mr., Farmer, and then
decide ii you can 60 to such lengths
In your support of Bilho as our next
Governor, and who has never given