Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1915-04-23
FROM THE People.
Letter From Big Bud.
To the Editor Of the Beacon:

nave Deen rlgnt Smartly crlCtcizeo on &C
count Of my position in favor Of VIC
mans suffrage. Now, in the last sea
sion Of the legislature, voted to sub
NIT an amendment to the people Of tn
state. comforting suffrage on the wo
men of the state.
I think this Democratic, and I CLAIM
to be Democrat. regard the peopl,
of the state as the source of all power
and l am willing at all times to submit
any question to the good people Of oul
state, and as Democrat, am willing
to abide BY their action when taken.
If every member of the next legislat
ure, and the next governor were il
favor of weman's suffrage, they woult
be powerless to confer it, as the only
way to do this is to submit an amend
ment granting this right to the people.
and if a majority of the people vote in
favor of it, the legislature can incorpor.
ate it in the constitution at its next
session.
ANY Democrat ought. to be willing at
all times to submit any question to the
people, and want to state. that should
I be elected to the next legislature, and
this amendment is offered, I shall GER
tainly vote to submit it, and then when
it is submitted, / will vote for it. This
is my privilege.
John Sharp Williams and Senator
Vardaman are both in favor Of letting
the people of the different states de-
eide this question.
John Sharp Williams said that when-
ever the women Of the state of Missis-
sippi wanted woman's suffrage, he
would be willing to give it to them.
Now my acquaintance in this county
is quite large. and can truthfully lsay
that the ladies' associate with, as
general think, are smarter than their
husbands, and l can prove this by these
very men, especially if I get them
where their wives are.
was also told that I ought to keep
my mouth shut about Bilbo. Now |
have been at home ever since the leg
~ eure adjourned, attending strictly
to my business, and have had very
little to say about any candidate.
Every person in this county is acquaint-
ed with Mr.. Bilbo's record, and If they
,wish to vote for him, it is their privil-
eaye, but as for myself, expect to vote
for Hillery Quinn, for / have served
with him in the legislature the last
eight years, and found him honest,
faithful and capable, and he is my
friend, and hope he will be elected
governor of The state; but if l am elect
I'd, shall do in the future as l have
always done in the past, support and
sustain the administration, as far as
the different measures meet my ap-
proval.
have done this in the, administra-
tions of the past three governors, and if |
Mr.. Bilbo is elected, shall support any |
measure that he wishes passed, 1T, ]
think it is to the best interests of the /
people of the state to do 30; but If /
don't think so, / would not vote for it,
! doil't care who is governor.
/ Now if / were to keep my mouth
ut about everything. and conceal my
sTnion, I would not be fit to represent
you; never have done it and ! never
expect to. 1t may be that it will be
best for me sometimes to do this, but
reckon will be like the old fellow
who was drowned with lot Of Others.
His wife and children came to identi-
~ his body. The children said, 'Yes,
that is father" and the old lady said,
"Yes, that is Jim," so they asked the
undertaken to buy nice suit of clothes
and furnish nice coffin, and embalm
his body, and to send for them when
the body was ready for interment. He
sent for them, and when they
,ame in to look at him, the corpse was
living on the cooling board, and his
mouth had fallen open. One Of the
children said, ma, that amt pa; look
ct the gold teeth in his mouth; pa nev-
er had any gold teeth in his mouth in
his ,ife!" The old lady said, "No,
that is not Jim; you will have TO take
those clothes off Of him, and we will
hunt for Jim" After they had left,
the undertaken turned to the corpse
and said, ''Now, If you had kept your
derned mouth shut, you would have got
a decent funeral. but as it is, / will
have to carry you to the potter's field. F"
Now, it may be, that if don't keep
nv mouth shut on any and all questions
of interest to the people, / may not be
elected; but if l don't get elected, Sal
lie saws she will make me help her with
the chickens.
can only promise, if elected. to do :
as have always done, to vote Tor
every measure that think il to the in :
terest of my people, keep nothing con-
cealed from them, aud Try at oil times :
to be worthy to be called the Gentle
.,.r from Noxuhee ,, Yours.
R'A ''s@ f'ssS'" sfa bvR i