Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1915-06-25

president of the high educational fnst-
tutions Of Mississippi today l have OBJ
served that there have been more boys
expelled from this and that institution
In the past three and a half years for
stealing and such crimes than were
ever put out before in ten years. In
Hattiesburg l discussed this matter
with the president of that college. Mi.
Brown Of the Mississippi Heights
Academy said that II have expelled
more boys in the past two years than
ever before In the historTof the insti-
tuition" Mr.. Provine Of the Missis-
sippi College, also says this Is true
Of that great institution. There have
been more boys ~convicted'o Of this kind
of crookedness and sent to the penf-
Tertiary in the last three years than
ever before In any twenty-five years
of the States history. 1t is my duty
as the watchdog on the tower to- tell
you about 1t, and l must tell you to-
night. The reason Is patent, and mi
man who is not a candidate for office
will tell you what 1t is. JnRt as long
as Mississippi will eject a. man. who
took six hundred and forty-five dollars
as a bride for his vote, and with 1T in
his pocket, heovoted as he had agreed
to vote-just as long as you worship
at their shriness and make gods OF
them, as certain as the night follows
the day you will follow the harvest.
Long continued cheering.)
You may want a. jobh rthe levee
board; you might be a man who would
| vote for AL Jennfngsaif you" lived In
| Oklahoma; youmayvha me because
I come out and talk plain tocyou. Let
me leave this with you: The time
will come ino Mississippi history when
you will rise up and cali me blessed
for 1t. (Long continued cheering)
Let me tell you something 'elsee my
friends. Suppose the gentleman lover
there goes home tonight toohis little
boy and the boy says, Father, I got
an inspiration tonight; want toobe
governor of Mississippi" You say,
"You are not qualified He says, 81
know, papa, but l am as much so as
Governor Brewer when he was my
age" He says, Tell me what to0do
that I may become governor Of Mis-
sissiopi." You will tell him, Son
first, qualify yourself that you may
be competent to discharge the duties
of that high office. Second. live that
true and honest life that will entitle
YOU to the confidence of the people OF
Mississippi" Then he" says that
Don't you think it would be better
to follow the shorter route as AL Jen
nings nnOklahoma and become a bur
glar and highwaymang and then run
for rvindication?" What would youuad
wise him toodop inathat Light? Sup
pose hee says, Papa, let me gett 8
little newspaper and play upon the
credulity, of the common peoples and
get mixed up with all kinds oftbribe
crooks and fall over and stickiup my
heels like a. poodle dog and hollow
PERSECUTTON?'" What areeyou go
ing tooteH him? Iftyou are going tt
be honest with your own child, b
honest: with your neighbor'ss child
Don't tell. him once thing and thel
vote another way.
don't believe the time has COM
in. Mississippi when we shall. return
to, the. scrapp pile and the crooks o
the Statee. I~,believeathe timeehas scom'
when, the bold and chivalrouss peopl
of Mississippi should stand up AM
beat, back the aggression like tn
rock, at. Gibraltar, beat, back ever
wave that rushes against II, as the,
did.in the life of theecarpethaggers.
In, church, and! state. in peace an
war, Misslssippianss have never TO
lowed butt where greatness led. Whe'
thee times called for great. men, lik
the storm at sea for a pilot. when tn
, life of the natiom ID ~jeopardiEed, Nil
: ssssippiansi haye unfailing]y RESPOND
ed to the demands Of the hour. Ca
the roll as, she, has done In the past
. the, young manhnodi Of the preser
will not be- rum over:
III | thank you.