Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1918-03-29
Letter From Big Bud.

"oo AlNlCCu W IIlCCI lllS lNOId-
ry Club at luncheon today. We
F"d a fine luncheon, met about
one hundred representative busi-
ness men of Jackson and had a
war talk by Major Morris of
Camp Shelby. He was introduced
by Fred Sullens in his usual hap
py style, and among other things
that Fred said in his Introductory
speech was that Major Morris
was the only man who had aroused
the House of Representatives to
a sense of their duty in support
ing the administration in the
prosecution of the war. Major
Morris made a fine speech, and
impressed all with a sense of
their duty and the necessity of
all doing their share in sustain
ing and supporting the boys who
are to do the fighting, and empha-
sized what our own Leroy Percy
had said-"No man has done his
bit until he has done his best. "
When he finished and the meet
ing was about to adjourn, | arose
and said, "Mr. Chairman, | ad-
mire Fred Sullens a great deal.
He is generally up the right tree
but sometimes get off on the
wrong limb;'" and that thought
Major Morris was entitled to
great credit for his magnificent
speech, made in the House, but |
claimed that he was not the only
one who had aroused the House
to a sense of their duty in doing
their bit for the winning of the
war;" for I had gotten the House
by a unanimous vote to pass a
resolution endorsing Wilson's ad-
ministration. when the same res
olution two years ago had been
modified very materially before
it could be passed by the House,
and that all of the Confeds that |
knew of were standing squarely
By the f,esitiet.t; that the most
of us were reconstructed and
are now good union men, but we
endorsed the following sentiment
Of John McInnis, an old rebel:
"We love our country; we will fight for
our flag;
We will do our duty. but will not
brag,
But when they want US to repent and
be sorry, too,
We simply answer, I'll be damNed if
do"
That loyal old Confederate and
consecrated minister, DR.. Wad-
dell, told John that this last line
was just emphatic and not pro-
family.
The Senate has introduced a
bill submitting an amendment to
the Constitution. legalizing the
holding of the office of County
Superintendent of Education and
trusteeships of the educational
institutions by the women of our
/, state. Also have passed an
Amendment comforting suffrage
On the women, but both bills will
have rough Shedding in the House
for a goodly number of the back
woods members hate woman suf-
frage like the devil does holy
water. The Texas Legislature
has just passed the woman suf-
frage bill, and | expect the mes
sage of Mr.. Wilson, which | ap-
pend, had something to do with
it. Here it is:
"The Democratic party is so clear
ly committed to the principle of
woman's suffrage" he wrote, that
] feel it my duty as the leader of
the party to urge this action by the
, Legislature.
"And it is also a privilege which
l value to yield my own personal
convictions and urge such action on
it's merits. l sincerely hope the
measure will become law"
My daughter, Louise, wrote
me last week that my good friend,
Gus Cunningham said Woman
sSuffrage beat me in the last gen.
eral election. Gus was very
much opposed to this, but | be-
4ieve | would rather stand with
Wilson than to be endorsed by
IGus. Sallie has kept me out of
\too many scraps for me to ever
go back on the ladies.
! Speaker Conner gave the
House a banquet last night at the
Edwards and invited me to have
| seat just at his right, and had
me on the program to make a
speech, and Tom Brame and 9TH
ers said l made the speech of the
occasion, in it | told how Sallie
Eo+ mo o,,+ of Micc Rutt'c room.