Oxford eagle., 1915-05-20
Dr.. B F WARD INTRODUCES
LIEUT.. GOVERNOR BlLPO
At JACKSON

- history OF ths place took
? ace. Il was Biiso day. DR.. b
f. Ward Of Winona, the sage OF
Mississippi politics and the states
most beloved citizen, came all the
way from his home at Winona
and in an address Of about forty
minutes in his eloquent and mos
Impressive style presented Lieut.
j Governor Bil5o to this vast audi
enee. DR.. Ward told this audi
! ence that the people OF the state
had already elected the next
governor and that man vas Bilbo
That four years ago the same
} struggle took place between the
classes and the masses; that
Lieut.. Gov. Biloo was intlelsetn
ally, morally and in every re-
spset worthy OF this high trust:
that he had record Of eight
years public service and that
even his enemies 10 had labor
ed with him had put ain TO the
acid test and found him t. be
able aud true to every trust and
that having convinced every fair
minded man of his worth and
ability X was just = question of
counting the ballots. lie empha-
sized the fac. that the Did c3n-
veGtioa politician and rinsster Of
the ''secrei caucus" type had
Just about laded from the earth;
thai although some Of them
thought they had erawled OuI
frcm the de5ris of 1911, that 10
truth they were still showed rn-
der "a they would find on Angus.
3rd this year-elscuOn day. He
told these men. who are fighting
Biloo are none other than the
old ringsters. the old bosses who
DO not die except BY inches-;hey
light on but the people have them
spotted: he reminded them that
he majority in this state had
,een charitable toward them,
more so than they
deserved aud that the rule Of ne
,eople should prevail and would
prevail and that all his enemies
sho were nOus other than the
.n@Glies If pure democracy which
q. -c= -ha rule . ea.irs pss-
lis. sa1aJ ,E. @lt PrevA.- ia
his state. He advised them that
ssouse, fsisehood AMI vilIiaeation
VAS gone IN this state 50 Tar a.
men for office: that the
people we-e making ogs their oxn
1aI.ots freed from all bosses and
ing rule. He SAID ~e hai a new
lay in politics iu THIS state and
ae wa= e s.privats IN the ranks:
had talked with the people who
nold ballots and thai ths of
crowd OF 1911 we're down and on.
and they should accept defeat,
join IN with the majority foe good
clean government and quit STIR
ring % strife lie said that the
opposition against BiIbo vas the
most thoroughly organized Dot Of
men this state has ever had: they
<ossId dare vote for anybody
competent or not 10 defeat BIibo
they had no choice; they would
&c anything To destroy him bui
hat a very large majority Of ths
people would nos alloE them Il
do 50. The audience listened t,
this great and good man; the,
knew sh.s wizard Of years kney
what he was talking about: the.
knew he merely tod them VIVA
would come to pass and the enc
mics Of Bilba were q downcas
booking sci. 1t was masterft
presentation Of the political 81
lation; il was a great triouet
Lieut.. Gov. Biloo and the speec
in all is parts was cheered 10 th
echo Taking place as it did
the hearing of The Governor
mansion. this vast surging thron
gave uterance in thundero,
tones 70 the now utterly repud
dated man We call out of resper
u the 0iiice only the GOVERN
Of Mississippi. and show the
utm 1st confidence in Lieut. Co
Biioo the next Governor OF tt
state.
Dr. Ward predicted that Lieu
Gov bi!bo would make one of ii
greatest records of any man tn
ever graeed this high oifiee.
it was great eut and mar
gUo4 men wno haa never oeeG &
Lieut.. Gov. Bloo after hearir
Dr. Warcs stated they were no
Biibo men and would do all the
can for ms election.
Z; HA0n nfsIRIF