Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1915-04-08
Senator RusseIl's Letter

you last week stating just how
the campaign was progressing
owing to the fact that we made
bad connections. But we have
had a very pleasant time and
enthusiastic crowds. At Rich
ton, Runnelstown, New Augusta
and Beaumont. 10 that county
We found many new friends
men that heretofore had been
against US came over and are
now doing good work. We are
very much Indebted to Drs.
Shepard and the two Drs. Valley
for their kindness to us there and
to many others who looked after
our schedule and to see that we
have large audiences. In Forest
county at Hatsiesburg, Petal,
Carnes and Brooklyn we had
record breaking crowds and en-
thusiactic eediences-this as you
know is Mr.. John Tally's home
county. At McEIenry, Lyman,
DeLisle, Pass Christian all in
Harrison county, We had large
audiences and our friends were
exceedingly nice to US and We
made many new friends. At Bay
ST. Louis We were the gueets Of
Mr. and Mrs. W. 4. Mcdonald
in their delightful home upon the
bay and We had a royal time; we
had the largest audience there
ever known in that city. At
Logtown in Hancock county we
had q large gathering and men
VINO had for years been against
Gov. Bilbo were thoroughly con-
verted and are now working
for him. They treated US royalty
too. At Ocean Springs and Moss
Point in jackson county we had
a large crowd anG made maLy
new friends. Gov. Bilbo was
not in that county at all the last
campaign but got a large vote;
this time he will get more than
double what he got before.
In Greene, George and Wayne
for we are now in Wayne, we are
good Roadway, Altho'
/ is the busy season the people
everywhere are coming out; they
ire looking after their own bust :
less; and you cant fool them;
hey know ''who is Who in this
they know who is
heir friend and they are going
o vote.
We leave here to 60 to various
places in North Mississippi--that
; North of the line running East
and West through jackson.
1t Is a great thing TO be able to
see every part Of this State
must confess that South Missis-
sippi has much greater future
than thought; they have an
empire OF their own: their timber
land will soon De denuded of It's /
timber and they must necessarily
turn TO agriculture and lands are
selling at high prices noS-in a
few years one can't buy land a.
all. Almost, all this land can be
cultivated 10 advantage; it is lev
Ell and finely wa1ered Tie soil is
very fertile in places and the
other will yield readily to sensib e
farming and stock raising can BE-
carried on to great advantage.
The coast country Is rapidly
building up. Without question
the coast country is the most
beautiful in the land-California
has no advantage of this country
in fact | am sure we have the
better of the two.
II would anuse you to see the
general public mind upon the
various candidates for Office
especially that of the governor
ship. In the little towns the old
ring politician is still doing a
amount of "cussin" against BiIbo
but most of these have quit; they
see it is no use. And you would
be amused to death to hear the
j comments upon some of the can
didates for governor. If some of
these candidates could see them
selves as others see them they
would be much wiser. On cleo
ton day possibly they will have
a rude awakening.
We hear that Governor Brewer
is on that fateful journey from
"Yellow Rabbit to Vinegar
Bend"-we are delighted to see
that; he will make my election As
well as that of Gov. Biloo much
surer and much stronger than it
would otherwise be. The entire
people are Disguised with Brewer
, Ames in his day was just as