The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1919-08-01
TO THE PEOPLE OF MISSISSIPPI

LA NIO Il. lTtA w LIZ
TO THE PEOPLE OF MISSISSIPPI
Ordinarily, I would pay no atten.
tion to the campaign lies that are
being used in the present campaign
as I am not candidate for office
myself. but since my ungrateful form
err friend, Rossie Collins, who rode or
my coat tall until it was "slick,
getting into the Attorney Generals
Office and a lot of sland-
erers and lying newspa-
pers have been circulating a vicious
slanderous and inexcusable, as well
as unthinkable, lie to the effect that
if Russell is elected governor, that he
will appoint me TO the position as
President of the /. l. e c., j feel that
this statement is necessary and justi-
fable. This rumor is lie out and
out of the whole cloth. Such propo-
sition hes never been thought of by
me or suggested by any friend of
mine. | know that Gov. Russell never
thought of such a thing The whole
proposition is no tonly lie, and not
only dirty and slanderous thrust at
me. predicated upon the attempt of
certain political enemies of mine to
connect me with some scandal in the
Asylum and Beauvoir Investigations,
in all of which they failed miserably,
but it is another illustration of the
amazing supply of mis-information
that is characteristic of the speeches
made by Rossie Collins and the state
nlents made by some political news
papers supporting other anti-candi-
dates Every informed man in Mis-
sissippi knows that the President OF
the I. I. & c.. is elected by the Board
of Trustees and NOT by the Governor
and that this Board Of Trustees has
already been appointed by me ard
that this same Board will hold during
the larger portion of the next guber-
r3ltoral admin lltation, regardless
of who the Governor may be. The lie
is not even reasonable ana an ordi-
nary fooi snouia know ts7atf tbs elec-
ton Of a Governor will have nothing
70 do with the selection of President
of the L. I. & {.
Now, notwithstanding the fact that
I was educated in the leading teach
r's school Of the South, the Oniver..
sitv of Nashville; and not withstand
ing the fact that have successfully
taught boarding schools for boys and
girls for a number of years; and not
the further fact that my
training and education would enable
me to successfully control and operate
this Institution and that without any
Tax Payers Scandal" as we had at
the l. /. & c., under the present man.
yet | have no desire for this
position | could not be persuaded to
accept it even though my own Board
of Trustees desired TO elect me.
wonder how these pious frauds, who
seem to be so solicitious about the
IL. & c., would feel if | should an
nounce that if Russell was NOT elect
ed that | would ask my Board OF Trus
tees to make me President of this col
lege, and what they would do II l
should announce that every vote
AGAINST Russell would be construed
as an endorsement of my application
for the Presidency Of this institution!
But If this bunch of political liars and
scandal mongers will just leave me
alone it is my purpose, as ! have al
ready announced, to return to Pop
arville upon the expiration OF my
,erm as Governor and there live upon
nv farm and re-engage in the prac-
ice of law. I'll reAenter the political
,an1e whever think best.
In conclusion, want to repeat
again that there is not even a sug-
sestiop of truth in this lie and any
nan who suggests and intimates that
here was anything wrong or immoral
n nv conduct in connection with the |
political Investigations at the Asylum
md at Beauvoir, is dirty, infamous
md s]anderous liar and is unworthy
# the respect of any decent, falr
minded and honorable man or wo-
nan. The political conspirators, with
stacked committee, and the State s
esources at their command worked
lay and night for weeks and months
O establish something against me IN
hose Investigations but had to admit
heir failure so to do. Now let me re-
,eat, that any man or newspaper that
ries to defame and destroy by refer
nee and insinuations my name and
equation is not only lying assassin
ut a coward of the deepest dye. l
ppeal to the fair and honest men and
vomen of Mississippi to condemn this
irty method of campaigning. The
anne and reputation of myself and
amilv are as sacred to me as it is to
nv living man or woman.
Give me only a. square deal and
hall ask no more.
THEO G. BILBO.