Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1915-08-20

since the Sd OF August. | died pOlit-
ically that dav, and | have been getting
the same kind Of letters from the same
pood people who would have written
Sallie had died physically that dav.
and will have to live a very correct
life from now until I cross vver the
river to be worthy of all the good
things these ladies 'and gentlemen have
written about me-from not onlv over
this State and county, but have one
from good friend away over in Cali
fornia.
l have fully recovered from nv de-
feat and have nothing but love for nv
people in nv heart. have no kick
against ANYBODY And then these good
letters have made me feel proud. in
deed. that I have lived and served nv
country so well. and have stood for the
right 30 valiantlv that I could be
thought worthy Of such encomiums.
The Jackson Daily News has the
following F:
Zone of the members of the Old
Guard of Democracy who went down
in defeat at the election on Au
was Hon. Emmett Cavttt. who my
years represented Noxubee NY in
the Lower House of the Legislature.
big Bud as he is popularity
known among the Confederate veterans
of the State, voted for Vardaman in
the celebrated so-called secret caucus
and has been repenting it ever since,
/ That's about the only unwise act that
can be pointed to in his long and useful
career. However, he did not so far
forget himself as to vote for Bilbo,
and this was probably the cause of his
defeat. big Bud publicly declared.
i will die and 90 to the devil before
will vote for Bilbo Probably he fig
ured it out that he would be certain to
go to the devil if he did vote for Bilbo,
and naturally wanted to live happily as
50 long as possible.
Although defeated, Mr.. Csvett
takes It quite good naturedly, and au-
thorized the Daily News to say that
he now has for sale one legislative suit
Of clothing, good broadcloth, with long
tail, regular jmswinger style, which
will be sold cheap for cash. but no
, small statesmen or ear-Bilbo men
snesd Apply
There have been few abler men in
the Mississippi Legislature in recent
years few men who were more con-
sistent in advocating right and nppos-
ing wrong, and 1t Is to be hoped that
Noxubee county will send first-class
man to take his place."
want to differ from his opinion that
have ever repented voting for Varda-
man. Inever have and would do it
again under the same circumstances.
Vardaman had been my personal friend,
l fully endorsed his position on the
negro question, and l was fully salts
fled that he had good, large following
in this county. thought that he was
entitled to at least one vote out OF
our four, and promised his friends to
give it them, and did so : and | thought
that the Vardaman men in this county
ought to have appreciated this at the
last election. But it lie all right.
The correspondent of the CONNER
cial Appeal also has the following:
"Word comes from Noxubee county
that Col. Emmett D. Cavett. repre-
sentative from this county for many
years and one of the best equipped men
in either branch, was eliminated in the
first primary in his county. Eloquent,
affable. resourceful and lovable, Big
Bud will be genuinely missed"
And l also appreciate very highly the
following from young man who
stands very high with the people of
this county, my splendid young friend,
Gus Minor:
"No one regretted more than did
4 that you were not elected to 20 back
Il to Jackson as our Representative, an
VI feel sure that if every man in IT,;
county had been associated with you
Y as closely as l was, yov would not have
\ lost single vote, for | never dealt
"A with man whom thought any fairer
! in his dealings. | read your letter in
the BEACON, which | thought very
'apropos, and cannot help feeling that
every reader of the BEACON will feel
personal loss next year when the
e Legislature meets and there is no
nj letter from you, telling in detail what
\ transpiring down in our legislative
VI U.s."
N l certainly appreciate this. for | love
Ito thirk that the men with whom l
associate with in business know that |
try to be liberal and honest in all my
aealings. .
I have had lot of letters from the
! ,ocl women Of the country, some of
hem telling me that even the little
1boys were sorry that "Big Bud" was
defeated. One lady remarked that her
boy said to her: "Do-do, all of
dthe good men didn't vote, did they?'
! HSo YOU see that have no cause for
lregret. will try to find many ways
qko serve my people until | cross the
JEiver.
7 would have loved to have gone
1back once more. I thought that prob
4hbly might have gotten the Pension