The Jones County news., 1915-02-11
A FAIR PROPOSITION TO BlLBO.
A friend in another county this
week wrote us as follows:

81 was talking to a strong Bilbo
supporter day or SO ago and the
Jonc County News was brought up.
He said that Bibo was going to fix
you Ia the long run, and be was just
letting You so at the present: that he
WAS going 20 send you little later a
letter to print on the first page Of
your paper, stating that he would be
in Ellisvllle on certain day 10 an
swer inperson any thing that the Jones
County Newshad said and answer any
question that the people or the Editor
might wish 20 ask; and also said that
( you refused to print this letter be
was going to circularize your paper
and send one into every home In the
county stating that you refused to
print II 10 your paper"
In answer To the above, we will
state that it will afford US the
greatest pleasure to publish Bill
bo'e announcement not only on
our first page, but in double COL
umn and the most conspicuous
type in our office. We did this
for Bilbo when he spoke in our
town before, and refused to let
friends here pay for the same.
And this 10 more than Mr.. Bilbo's
organs will do for Judge Reilly,
for nt least some OF these papers
will not print his engagements to
speak in their county until he
pays in advance regular ADVERT.
sing rates for the space used.
We extend this courtesy to Mr.. |
Bilbo for two reason: First, we
intend to treat him and every 9TH
or candidate with impartial fair
ness; and secondly, we want to
fill the court room with adults, 80
that it will not be necessary, as
when he washere before, to inter-
rupt the studies of the two hum
dred boys and girls attending our
A. IL. S. TO save Bilbo the morti-
fication of addressing vacant
seats. That school is maintained |
at heavy expense to our tax
payers for the mental training of
these young people, and their
studies should not be interrupted
to hear political harrangues.
Our over-burthened tax-pay-
ers are chafing under the dis
covery Of the vast sums illegally
taken from the public treasury
to pay that small army of politi-
cal henchmen and hangers-on
around the Legislature, includ-
ing those eight negro pets who
were given $50 per month each
and ten cents mileage; but we do
ask Mr., Bilbo, when he again
visits Ellisville, to have his root
ers, tooters and political bell
wethers to beat the bushes and
try TO beat or drum up an audi
ence and not interrupt our public
schools. To this end our paper
will give them all the aid in its
power. He or his friends can use
all the space they want, without
money and without price.
And we will right here repeat
an offer we have often made to
Bilbo and his friends: Every
charge we have made against Mr..
Bilbo is backed by official and
certified State and Court records
or unquestioned authority. This
paper does not 60 off half-cock-
cd or print vague reports about
Bilbo or any one else.
Now il we have done Bilbo an
injustice, or misrepresented him
in any way whatever, our col
umns are at his or their service
for reply. Take up our charges
one by one and use what space
you require to answer them. If ,
we have wronged or slandered
Bilbo we want to know it, and il |
convinced Of our error will most
oheerfully make the amende hon |
orable. Now, is not this a per- 8
fectly fair proposition? t
But bear in mind that this pa
per has made direct and specific
charges against Theodore Bilbo, /
and it is an old and accepted