The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1915-03-26

Gov. Earl Brewer was in Grenada
for about one hour between trains Sun
day afternoon. He was enroute to Tu-
pelo where he went in response to the
invitation of large number of the
citizens of Lee county to make aspeech
Monday. He was looking exceedingly
well and as usual with him, was full OF
optimism. The Governor seemed to
think that the clouds which hover over
the economi" horizon OF the country
would soon dissipate and that sturdy
Americanism would assert itself. He
said 1.-THE love of humanity, the pa
triotism and wisdom of President Will
son and William Jennings Bryan have
saved this country so far from becom-
ing involved in war and believe that
these two great men, in spite of the
jingoist, will steer this nation clear of
the blood and carnage in Europe, which
is shocking all humanity
A representative of The Sentinel ask
ed the Governor why he had been so
quiet of late, to which, after giving the
interrogation that child-like look so char
acteristic of him, look which causes
one to wonder if Earl Brewer is not
reading the innermost secrets of his
soul and that makes him feel that he
should himself answer what he has ask
ed, he replied, Il have been buster than
ever, giving the best thought that is in
me to the business offairs of the Gov
ernor's office and doing my dead level
best to place every institution of the
state on practical, and working busi-
ness busis. and in doing this, feel that
| will have rendered the people of the
state the very greatest service of which
| am capable. Every body knows that
it is generally understood that it costs
the state or the county quite good
deal more to do the same work than it
does the private individual. This grows
out of our lax and Indifferent business
methods which have so long prevailed
in the conduct of public matters. The
penalty for all of government loose
business rests upon the tax payer and
frequently upon the tax payer who has
all the load already he can carry am
systematizing the states business.
On being asked about state politics,
the Governor replied II have absolute
faith in the honesty and the integrity of
the people of Mississippi when issues
are squarely put before them; the great
body of the people are hard to fool. y
He stated further, that "the people of
Mississippi have been good to me and
have done my best to live up to the
promises | made them when | was a
candidate for Governor. If have fail
ed to keep faith anywhere" he said,
Il am not aware of it. -
On being asked about the speech he
was to make at Tupelo, he replied 81
am going to give an account of my
stewardship as Governor; | am going
to defend myself against the unwar-
ranted attacks that have been made on
me, and am going to show what fight
have had with an organized gang OF
politicians when have tried to Go what
the people commissioned me to do, and
what promised would do if | was
made Governor. The Governor also
stated 81 am sure that the good people
of Mississippi endorse my actions as a
whole, and had vicious newspapers, and
men whose only business is running for
office not tried to fill the very air of
Mississippi with all sorts of base Sian
ders, speeches along this line would
have been unnecessary. l have no Sc
crets from the people of Mississippi.
What | have done as Governor has
been done for them. | am the same
Earl Brewer now that was when fol
lowed plow on the red hills of Carroll