The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1919-07-18

who are offering themselves fol
governor.
There are four aspirants, Oscar
Johnston. Lee Russell, Ross Collins
and A II. Longino. but if Christian
character and creditable offieia
records are to- he taken into consid
Grafton, Lee Russell ia the only
statesman in the bunch. We ad-
NIT that the above is a broad state.
ment, and that there are still few
men in Mississippi who refuse to &C.
cept facts, and in their blindness
will vote for either of the others just
10 defeat Russell. Nevertheless.
the statement is true, the people
recognizing their friend. and cleo
ton day is only necessary to award
him the commission.
Ross Collins, as everybody
knows. divorced himself from the
Governors Office when he stirred up
rumpus with the Oil Mills over the
State, and then compromised with
them in such a way that the Oil
Mill men are his strongest sup
pOrters. OF course. there is no sig
nificance in the Oil Mill men sup
porting Collins. (?) 1t is just an
other Christian example OF turn
ing the other cheek" But why
waste good ammunition on Collins?
If there is a man in Walden who ex-
poets to vote for him and is not
ashamed to own it, wen give a
quarter for his chrome.
With Collins forever disposed of.
Johnston and Longino offer the only
opposition to Russell that is left. if.
in reality. it can be dignified as op-
position. Both of those pie-hunt-
ing 'caucusites" have always con-
demned the Vardaman-Russell fac
tion as "mud-slingers. and started
out in the campaign on my record,
preaching mo factionalism. peace
and harmony" But, there seems
TO have come a parting of the ways.
and instead of peace and harmo-
ny" we are now witnessing a real
family row that can only rebound to
the benefit of Lee Russell by insur-
ing his election in the first primary.
The following is copied from the
Tunica Times, although neigbor
Of Oscar Johnston is supporting
Longino. 1t says:
Oscar Johnston. the Coahoma
county candidate for governor, is
singing a song of eliminating from
politics the State Board of Health.
Old Soldiers Home and other in
stitutions." Now Johnston knows
that this is all rot. Johnston
knows that there is at least one
State institution that Jack Cutrer.
the Coahoma county political po-
tentate, does not want to Intimate
from politics. Johnston knows
that Cutrer and Brewer are hungry
after the levee board snap, which
has been the choicest dish they eyer
handled. and they had hold of it a
long time. Jack and Earl know
that they can reach it only through
the Johnston route.
All the people are not blind, and
this injection will not take. What
some people would like to know, ia
how does Johnston stand on prohi-
bition? In his home town, does he
sanction the running wide-open of
the notorious joint to the south of
the depot? Does he favor a re-
stricted district for road houses in
COahoma county. and would he tax
them if elected governor? You are
doing a lot of shouting. Oscar, but
you know the elimination is not to
be. You are we'll aware OF the fact
that if politics were eliminated. the
fellows in Coahoma who are holding
your skirts would be out of their
jobs"
Woods Eastland. Longino's cam.
psign manager. has also been max
ing serious uncomplimentary
charges against Oscar Johnston,
and Judging from the following re-
ply. which appeared in the Com
mercial-Appeal of June %, their
motto in the future will be peas
and hominy" instead OF pc ace and
harmony" Read what Johnston
has to say about Longino-his po-
litical twin since the secret caucus
Of 1910: