The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-04-03

ed should receive legitimate returns.
If possible, but / believe that In times
Of depression that capital is more able
to reduce its returns or lose its inter-
est altogether rather than for laborers
to be thrown out of employment and
those laborers and their wives and
children who have stood by the enter
prise In time of prosperity, to be left
without chance to earn food, cloth
ing or shelter during times Of depres-
sion. In other words, II one of two
human beings must suffer, then let
the one most able to stand 1t or the
one who will suffer the least by this
system OF cooperation willingly and
cheerfully draw the losing card.
II believe that we should literally
support and maintain the remainder Of
our old confederate soldiers.
I'm conclusion, let me say you men
of Mississippi talk about keeping the
women out Of politics. My infor-
nation Is that In those states where
they have been driven to ask for the
ballot, political corruption ran riot,
and the good women have always
stood upon the right side of every
great moral question. We men lay
down upon the churches, they had to
take those; we lay down the school
teaching business, they had to take
that, and unless we clean up political
conditions In Mississippi the women
are as certain to be voting inside Of
Is years as the sun went westward
today.
you ask me what of your chance
to win in this race? / say to you that
I am just as strong as my friends
make me, and you are numbered by
legions. No man is strong within him.
self; one man amounts to but little;
his political strength depends upon
the number and the loyalty of his
friends. l say to you that it is more
important in this great battle that we
be right than that be Governor. l
have travelled over at least two-thirds
of the state and believe that we are
destined to win this race because our
cause is just but you will find here
and there some people circulating the
ty. Perhaps that Is true, but you may
say my friends have always been able
to carry 1t almost unanimously for me,
and, God bless them, know they are
going to do 1t again, and any fellow
that goes around saying that you can't
and won't carry my town and county
overwhelmingly for me knows that he
has no more chance to carry it against
you in this race than a celluloid dog
would have to catch an asbestos cat
in race through hades. / want to
ask you what did you ever get out Of
who was elected your Governor?
There is not one job for one out of
every three thousand of you, and I'M
less the rank and file of the toiling
masses of the state of Mississippi get
a clean, fearless, honest enforcement
Of the laws, you have spent your mon.
ey in vain and your time for naught.
IF you can help me to be elected
Governor upon the platform Of more
economical administration of public
affairs, the faithful, honest and rich
eous administration of your laws; al
ways standing for the greatest good
to the greatest number. equal rights
to all men and special privileges to
none. / ask you to join in this fight
and help me to win, and / will under
take to repay you by giving you four
years of a clean business administra-
ton. remaining always and at all
times at the Governors office, there
to serve the people when called upon.
/ pledge you l will not be hiking out
over the state making political
speeches, SO that when you want me
for service as your Governor you will
not know where to turn to find me-"