The Jones County news., 1915-05-27

engaged In making the most serious
charges against Bilbo's Official record
and even honesty In public addresses
over the State, and is still at IT, The
Governor makes specific charges and
presents documentary evidence to
sustain them.
Both at Cnlfport and Laurel Bilbo
vas Invited 70 meet Brewer in Joint
debate and answer those arralQn-
ments. 1t was proposed to give him
all the time be desired and accord him
an attentive and respectful hearing.
The reply to these courteous and
considerate invitations was that Mr..
Bilbo would not meet Gov. Brewer at
the places named or anywhere else.
How does this refusal impress any
brave and honest yoterY
II Gov. Brewer is Icing on Bllbo
and there 10 no truth in what he says,
does IL not appear to you that as an
innocent and slandered man he would
gratefully accept every opportunity to
confront his maligner, demand that
be produce his evidence, and then
proceed to refute those charges and
confound him.
Bilbo owes this not only as vindi-
cation OF his own good name, but
above ali he owes that much to the
brave, honest and loyal Yoemanry OF
Mississippi, who stood at his side
three years ago and with their ballots
saved him from political snnihilation
and his name from obloquy.
II is true that Bilho sent his hench-
man aud eoattail-swinger Lee Russell
to meet Gov. Brewer at several of his
appointments and blackguard him,
This shows that Mr.. Russell is not a
personal coward, and we all respect
grll. But Russell is not Bilbo and
as those charges are not against him,
the intelligent people will NOT be CON
tsnt with any such substitution. It
ID tlt1 NtAkhAN VI 6tpAOtG toAiQO W ldAC
Brewer, and not Lee Russell.
Gov Brewer is making specific and
direct charges against the public re-
cord and personal character Of Bilbo
that he is aligned with thieves and
la himself yenally corrupt--and these
specific charges cannot be satisfacto-
rily answered by villifcation and
abuse from Russell and a general de-
nial from Bilbo. There is well es-
tablished maxim that one cannot an
swer specific charges with a general
denial
Gov. Brewer 10 not a candidate at
the approaching election for any Office
within the gift OF the people. That
he has served his people honestly,
and well as their Chief Ex-
ecutive has never been questioned or
doubted. Even the Governor bitter
est enemies have never dared charge
aught against his Integrity. The Oily
Is, that he has persecn
led Bilbo,
Therefore ihe voters and tsx-paysrs !
)f our State are not interested In tha !
personal dement's of Brewer or any
,ther private citizen. But they are
ieeplY, yea, vitality interested in |
he truth or falsity OF the char ges
hat Brewer Is making against Bilbo,
and who asks the reasoning and intel
igent voters to entrust him with the |
government of Mississippi for the next
four years.
Personal abuse of the Governor and |
criticism Of his motive in making ad- |
addresses over sthe State do not an-
swer his most serious charges against
Mr.. Bilbo and neither will such meth
DDS satisfy any intelligent man.
1t is an easy thing to make any
statement and denounce certain other
as lies when there is no one
present to contradict you; and this Is
BIlbo's method of Campaigning
The Editor of this paper does not
care silver for the opinion that Biz
bo may entertain of him; and neither
do the people OF Mississippi feel the
slightest interest in our personal his
tory, past or present
For reasons above stated the Jones
County News could not longer give its
support to Bilbo, and we felt it our
duty to give our readers our reasons
for opposing him.
We have never made one single
charge against Bilbo but what we
have documentary evidence in our
to substsntiate. We have
several times printed in our paper
list OF que sllons-sll directly effecting
the public interests--and asked that
Mr.. Bilbo answer them catagorically
either on the stump or through the
columns of his personal organ, the
Jackson Issue.
This be has refused to do, like his
declining to face Brewer on the pub.
lie rostrum.
Now, to convince any one of our