Oxford eagle., 1918-09-19
GOVERNOR 7. c. B|LBO
ISSUES STATEMENT
PoplaFville, Miss,
Sept. y, 1918.
To the People of the Sixth Con-
gressional District and the State of
Mississippi:

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We have lost this fight but We are
not defeated. Regardless Of the
methods reso-ted 10 and the factors
and influences used. / am Z good
loser and . thorough Democrat The
viii Of the majority must be respected
and want ali my friends 10 20 20 the
polls in November and vote for our
nominee We must not be dlsc0urag-
ed Ny friends have made . splendid
fight in the face Of tremendous odds.
We were not fighting District fight,
but State fight, not for seat in
Congress. but for the control Of the
people in State affairs In all the
other Congressional fights N the State
the candidates and the people were
left alone 10 settle their own contest,
but in our District ex-GOvernors,
would be governors. tax dodgers from
the other parts Of the State, outside
newspapers, and designing politicians,
ma-shalled al their cohorts and Infu-
ences and marched on the Sixth Con-
gressional District where they locked
arms with the big lumber ecmbina-
tons Of the piney woods and turned
their hell dogs loose.
This Is Just the beginning Of the
fight. The people viii and must be
aroused as TO the real issues involved
in this little contest and the battle
that is row being staged for the con-
troll Of the Sta.e and her affairA
Thousands Of people have beeen mis-
led BY the camOuflage and false issues
that have been and are now being en-
ployed By these paper patriots and
self-aopointed saviours Of the State
and her people. When the truth and
all the facts are made known TO the
honest citizenship Of the District and
the State, they viii do the night thlng-
lThey will know who their friends are
Noney and lies can muddy the waters
for a while and the honc5t citizenship
he misled, but time viii adjust al!
mistakes. for the greet majority OF
the people are striving 10 DO the
right thing. / have always had, ana
II still have an abiding faith IN the
Righteousness Of the peoples VIII
when they are left 10 pass upon public
tissues with all the facts before them
We have made good because We have
tried TO help the pecple- This TACT
even the decent element Of the opposl-
ton. will admit. and the people are
going 10 find cut who Their reai
friends are in the end Let Us pre-,
nare 70 wage the battle IN dead
earnest for eternal vigilance has al
ways been the price Of Liberty. Inc
worse influences that tins state mas
had in twenty-five years are TO-DAY
Organizing and getting ready %
, v-reS.le the whole State and rs con-
trol Of the masses from the people,
ard unless their efforts are defeated
now. the people who need 1rlend .1l..l %
government, will have little consiaeIa-
tion for the next twenty-five OF liillts
vears 10 come. II IS my purpose tC
Continue the fight for good, free ano
rstriotic government, either here o.
France. We have enemies VINO
r-ouid onpress and enslaye US every
{ r.Ssra and whoever fights them al
hor,e or abroad, on land or sea, is
; patriot. friends my
: n,,ofonnd appreciation for all tha'
r., hava done and tried TO do, not Sc
5 much for me, but for the GOOD ol oe'
common country. for their loyai'y, - -
delity and sacrifice The unle si'@l
r never come when It VIII no' Dc :,
nIes eure 10 me TO respond 10 their can
+. am StiIl Young and full Of life ! an
!, no. discouraged and defeated, out on!
5siavad Nv work and accomplish
/ nssnfs IN behalf of the people WI nsi
| and hless the great masses OF n'