The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1915-06-18
EARL BREWERS cAMpalc:

The man Of the hour il MI.
sippis gubernatorial campaio,
Gov. Earl Brewer, says the n.
son News.
Having been forced into u
fight because his administradc-l
was made an issue by his en.'
mics, the governor is MAKING 4.
most effective defense that 4.
been witnessed on the hustuo, 4
this State for many years.
He is the ablest stump SPEAK
our commonwealth has produes''
since the days Of Anse McLau1s
Everywhere the Goyernor
being greeted by large and atteo.
tive crowds, who give close 4:
tention to the interesting disclos.
ures he makes concerning The n.
happy political events of the N,
three years.
Without fear or favor, and i
a manner SO convincing that nonea
can doubt his word, Earl BrexsI
is tearing the masks from II,
faces Of the crooks, grafters ,paa
hypocrites who are making loN
clamor for office, and shown,
them up for what they truly ere,
If this concienceless gang that|
has played so cunningly On tbe|
passions and prejudices u III
people is kept out Of power, EadI
Brewer will be entitled to non
of the credit than any other mai,
1t took courage and both men.
tai and physical endurance NJ
tackle the job, especially whaa|
many of his friends advised lin
that he was making a mistake
but Earl Brewer never falterAA
He saw his duty and started ot
to carry the truth to the peopk,
showing them how they were Ii.
ing duped and deceived by aM1
of gangsters who, if they ever ga
into office, will piIlage the treas
ury and steal the gold-plate dMt
knobs from the capitol building.
Verify, it seems that the peopk
Of Mississippi are being made u
quainted with the truth, and Iii
truth shall make them free. Til
slanderbund has had things vel
much its own way for the bill
four years, but the eyes Of II
people are being opened, and NJ
receptions everywhere ACCORDED
Gov. Brewer where he is billed
to speak show that the decent
Democratic voters Of this con-
monwealth are anxious to get tk
facts concerning the political
events Of the present administa.
ton.
In his several debates will
State Senator Lee M. Russell ths
Governor has encountered n
slanderer cunningly inspired and
directed by others. It is disagree
able to debate with a man Of thit
type, no matter how utterly rldr
ulous may be his assertions, a.
how palpably false his stateuenS
The slanderer and the assassin
differ only in the weapons thsI]
use; with the one il is the dsegea
with the other the tongue, GU
scious Of the justice Of his caus1
and armored with the truth, Gov
ernor Brewer went out to meet
this man Russell, full well know
ing that he would be besplattere9g
with slime ane falsehood, naHse8
and Misrepresentation, yet n
never faltered in performing Whit|
he believed to be his duty to ne
people OF Mississippi.
Nothing but duty could have ~
spired Earl Brewer to 'injed|
himself" as his enemies term 4
into the campaign. He has rothF
ing personal to gain by il. He :
not a candidate, actual or pscs.
pective for any office, He asks|
nothing from the people. He y
not seeking reward or favor q
any sort. He merely wants sne.
people, who honored him WY
the high office he holds, to know
the truth, and they are findlna
out the truth 50, fast that there "
no longer any doubt as to noS'
the State primary election on tlsI
first day Of August will result. Z