Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1915-07-15
THE BREwER-RUSSELL
DEBATE.

VITA 1oF- 1tWcT ae showed me
true elements Of the man. His
education. training, experience.
fearlessness and uprightness Of
character makes him apower in
whatever he undertakes Ills
friends knew that when be weni
Up against Gov. Brewer that he
would run Brewer OF the stump.
There Is a reason for that: Ia the
first place he l. man % deep
Earning, there IS nothing super
feizi about him. In his law
practice he has for many wears
been able to handle has cases
against the best lawyers OF the
state and they know they have to
make good or get badly heate1-
He knows his business and his
CneEoies dread him; his frienes
re.y upon him with conf 3ercs.
Second. he knows ms ground;he
knows every sctOf Gov. Brewer :
he knows the man. the motives
behind hin; he knOxs every
vulnerable point OF attack. Gov.
Brewer Is one Of the r.o-k unfair
rs vel rs beiag oas "a iSs lz0ss
artful dsbstsrs OF this state bas
he found not only his match bu;
more than his match, he vent
down in ign0nirious defeat. He
vas defeated even though h0lding
large odds, even though hedged
about with situations Of his oxn
choosing-6ghting With ali the
advantage yet he vas everiass-
ingiy whipped TO : frzzzle. Sens-
tor Russell was armed with the
truth and he went after our boast
ing deceptive governor without
gloves After the win0ua DEBATE
the people knew that Brewer had
me; his match and that i vas
simply = question Of only = shors
tine until the mask woald be
torn from him. Gov Brewer
never. after The WI1o1a debate.
agreed 70 any debate under the
regular rules he refused this
Throughout. although protesting
Al auxiCus1ess % meet Senator
Russell. Taa; was = shan: Re
never wanted Senator Russell 70
De there and every 1ne Senator
Russell eOGld l0csr= Brewer he
was there and had 10 take any
sort Of rules Gov Brewer would
permit Brewer knows MS aa-
ninissrats0n vii not stand the
searchlight Of expos1rs;he knows Y
that Senator Russell has the
ability 10 cisseet and expose the
whole fabric: Brewer knew that
he vas fraud ard be knew that
Russell knew L. therefore. he
did no, want % meg him again
in JOINT dizeuszlcn- So Gov
Brewer ~ish1zr~w M. inNsnxzou
10 Senator RrsseE ard rerc sed
% meet him any more under TIE
flInsy prstext that Senator Rus
sell had been cisc0urtscas q
hin And, the only way taal
h2ppened was that although Gov,
Brewer mad invited Senator Rus.
sell % speak al Oxford and Pom
tosoe yet ~hen he came Gov
Brewer would rot agree 70 IN
regular or any fair rules OF de
bate-iuss q li1sy pretsxt :
save him self
OF course. the honest people Q
this state know Gov. Brewer
they have long since found hin
Outs they have long since realiz
ed that he is a fraud and . nos
dangerous oAhci2l- They knov
he viii destroy any man tina
cares cross his ambition. no mat
ter how true to hin that frienl
may have been n the past X
man has any conllencs in Brew
er any more, hence MS parade on
CT the state has been looked upOl
with contempt by al fsir-minde
citizens They may oppose Bib
bur they know Brewer IS fraud
they have no confidence II hir
nor respect for him.
However, these joint discuss
ions has brought to the front on
fellow to~nsmas, Senator Lse N
Russell, and mis- ability, meri
and statesnanlike qualities hav
been shown to the people Of thi
state until he IS known from on
end u the state to the other. O
course, a few of the same Oh
anti crowd fight him - the,
have no respect for Brewer bu
! hey hoped 70 use Brewer TO hun
] Biiho and Senator Russell block
: ed their game as possibly no ma
Z in the state wzs able 10 do. Fo
( this the people of the state vi
hold Senator Russell in gratefl
Z remembrance The plan Of tn
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