East Mississippi times. (Starkville, Miss.) 19??-1926, 1918-08-16

tuht ue udu CHHllcuReu MS OppO~
nents to meet him in joint debase,
but he does not deuy making these
statement in private conversation.
In his reply he fails to state
whether or not he will meet me in
joint debate. am informed.
lhat several have aeked him to
meet me in joint debate at Tupelo
before the election and that h, has
refused to do this. am now aud
have always been ready to meet
him any time or anywhere in Joint
debate.
The report is being circulated
by some of Mr.. Raukiu's frieuds
tn at | was brought into this race
to cripple him and will withdraw
before the election "as Cunning.
ham did, This statement is am
Infamous lie and is circulated,
beEev9, for the purpose of paving
the way for still more infamous
campaign lie that it is the inten,
tion, | believe, of these men to put
out just before the election. I
oeleive that they intend to circulate
the report on me then that l have
withdrawn and to make the people
believe, if they can on election day
that am not running.
II yon hear this report at that
time or at any other, | shall esteem
1t favor if you state on my author.
ity that 1t is absolutely and wholly
false.
| do not believe in a mndsing
campaign. But il ! did not
defend myself against the infamous
charges made against me by Mr..
Rankin aud some of his friends, I
would be untrue to my better self,
untrue to my friends aud untrue Ito
the lofty teachings of my noble
father and sanity mother who sleep
today i'll the stiffness of eternity,
at whese knees, /. Learned in early
childhood the sacred lesson that an
honest man is the noblest work Of
God.
Mr.. Rankin said iu his rejoindsr
at Bonneville that he had never
been shot at for an angel.' ! do
not expect perfection Of him or
any body else, But | think | have
right to expect even all opponent
to conform to the principles OF
common honesty.
did not win The victory thatIWas
won three yeata ago in nv race for
the Senate. But the people who
believed in me bore my burdens,
fought my battles and won the
victory. For this, | shall: ::forevet
cherish a deep, earnest, siucere,
heartfelt appreciation. But | am
again il the hands Of my friends
and the people who believe in me.
| have been gaining very rapidly
indeed for the past five weeks The
people all over The District seem to
realize the fact that | can win ih
The second primary over our Con,
gresham aud that am very prob.
ably the only man in the race who
can. There Is not any clique, clan
VI faction ~ tie District who has
anything against me ] have done
my own thinking and acted On my
own judgement. But have treated
every man 8 opinions with the same
courtesy, deforeuce aud respect that
| wanted him CJ show mine The
people believe in my platform,
They say that it is founded upon
reason and justice, A very great
many have taken the pains TO in
vestigate my record and have .come
to the conclusion that 1t will stand
the test. have had the fxed habit
ever since ! have been u man Of
doing my thinking frst and my
talking afterward, and, ii you put
me in he second primary. l will
not have q lot Of embarrassing in.
consistent positions to explain,
will easily 80 into the second
primary, if my friends will not be-
come discouraged oyer the e1agge:
rated claims OF my opponents aud
will k ep up, until the last vote is
counted, tue faithful, valiant fight
which they have thus far made |
ueed your assistance at this time
more than ever before and will ap.
prrciate it far more than any Ian
guage at my command can express
II you elect inc your Congress
man, | will give you the very bes,
service that can possibly perform
Sincerely yours,
| T. K A0GGAN, Tnpelo, Miss