The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1915-01-29
SOUTH MISSISSIPPI
NEWSPAPER TALKS.
Until Recently a Supporter OF the
Lieut.. Governor. The Campaign
from Jones County News
Viewpoint.

iSCat Il RtAC1t 1HN fNtEN
that in the campaign of 1911, four years
ago, is not borne out by the facts. If
Mr.. Bilbo did not vote willingly for the
present occupant of the executive office
in Mississippi, he did rot let any one
know that he was opposed to the man
who was then a candidate. Gov. YARD
aman publicly proclaimed his regret
that he had east his influence against
Brewer when he was a candidate against
Noel. and My. Brewer was then salts
factory to Gov. Vardaman. The secret
caucus was then an issue, and was de-
cided in that election. Nardamanism
was an issue and triumphed. Bilbo con-
tributed toward making the issue OF
that campaign, and his part in 1t was
important. But Earl Brewer was sup
pol ted by both factions in State politics,
and was attacked by neither. Nowhere
did either Vardaman or Bilbo attack
Brewer, but on the contrary they ex-
pressed freely their confidence in him..
Then, how has it come about that it
is represented to the people that the
same influences are lined up this year,
as in the last campaign? This state
n.ent is not true, for hundreds of con-
scientious followers of the White Chief.
are to-day opposing Bilbo.
After Bilbo entered upon his duties
as Lieutenant Governor, his personal
relations with Gov. Brewer were cor
dial. We have heard the only explana-
ton that be has given of the reason why
this cordiality was broken that he dis
covered to his surprise that Governor
Brewer was secretly in sympathy with
the old ring-rule politicians of the State,
and was seeking to break down the rule
of the people. If that was the motive
which caused the break, then why did
he extend such a warm welcome and ac-
cept advisors, as Judge Deavours and
Sam Houston? Houston made cam
; paign speeches for Percy. and has new
expressed regret for doing so. Is the
explanation reasonable? Do you be-
lieve it? If it is not SO. then what
caused the break between Bilbo and
Brewer? These are the real questions
in this campaign.
Bilbo campaigned the state with Ross
Collins, and on every stump in the
State, Collins held up Hines as the arch
fiend of our politics, and declared that
he would prosecute him to the end.
Yet Bilbo was found in collision witt
Hines, soon after he got into office, and
it was not until this collision was made
public, that Brewer and Bilbo broke.
Friends of Gov. Brewer say that it was
not until the Governor blocked a game
Bilbo had under way to take care Of
Hines, by putting snakes" in the Law
prohibiting great land corporation!
from acquiring the land of our State,
. that he threw down the gauntlet to thu
Governor. Certainly the break started
about the time Bilbo was trying to gel
the Ease against Hines settled. Ant
Hines is the man who was shown up II
an investigation of the Illinois sen
atorship with bribing legislators to vot'
for Lorimer. 1t is known that Bib
went to Chicago with McBeath of Mer
idian, one of the men who shared tn
$50, 900 bank melon, and conferred witt
Hines. Collins confessed in the news
papers that Bilbo tried to get him t
do what he had promised the people o
every stump in the State not to do, CON
promise the Hines case.
Then closely following the Hines mai
ter. Gov. Brewer began the shake-u
in the penitentiary, hiring detectives
is true, but nevertheless securing frs
evidence that Yearger had been stea
ing the cotton seed produced on tn
States farm, and on the production c
the proof secured by these detectives
Yearger confessed that he had take
about thirty thousand dollars. The
Brewer started after the directors {
the pe%nitentiary, and after the men WI
had been buying the cotton. Bllbo bt
gan bowling right then. FolloWin
this Senator Bond. of Harrison count,
was arrested for altering a law passe
by the legislature, largely at the dire
H. -. D-,~ ODD p,1hn hnxtrla
again.
Brewer, born and reared on the sar
hills Of Carroll county, he was rais'
- among the poorest of our people, al
left an orphan at eleven years old,
supported mother and sisters while
spindling youth. He did not come fro
the ~aristocracy of the State, and h
made his way by manhood and brair
and in every political battle he h
born the standard of the people, oppt
ing corporation control of the Stat
and upholding popular government. +
course as governor has been ~consiste
with his past record. We have r
agreed with him in some of his polici'
and believe that he was wrong in {
posing a Constitutional convention
South Mississippi, but in this, he shan
the opinion of most of the men of
section of the State. But that refo
will come, it matters not which of
leading candidates for governor is e!e
ed. Both occupy the same platform
! it.
! There is another strong motive bs
! of much of our recent political ali
ments of which the people of Sou
Mississippi have little idea, the des
of certain factions to control the
pointments to the Mississippi de
board. Bilbo has made his alignme
with one faction seeking to control
expenditure of the thousands of doll
raised by taxation and in other W
for the Improvements of the Mississi
flood lands. And strange to say,
combinations there have been with
former enemies, as they have been
South Mississippi.
!. During Noel's administration, l
Scott got back in charge of the up
\ Levee Board as president, and dur
. that time, F. l. Williams, Secret