Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1921-07-08


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in O lester from sae COaErauazaaa in
reply to an IHvtsHin to Do present.
Ben Humphreys ia big mAn. lie
is not q politician. He stands head
and shoulders above the rost of our
. representatives in Congress, He
does for two reasons The first is
because he is thorough going bust
ness man. The second is because he
has had the experience necessary to
elevate him above the rest.
Ben Humphreys will bring to the
people Of Scott County the answer
to SINE Of the big questions that
have been confronting Us. 1t will
do every man, woman and child in
} Scott County good to hear him. 1t
will do them good to hear man
speak Of matters of State without
injecting into his speech bitterness
and personal hatred.
Ben Humphreys is anything but
bitter. He is too big a man to allow
petty personal matters to come into
his work, His is a giant intellect
and ne keeps it too busy with mat
ters Of great movement to allow
room for bitterness and personal
hatred
Ben Humphreys has made being
Congressman a business. He has
served as the paid representative oil
his district in a body of supposedly
tranaacting business for the entire
nation. He has secured for his dis
trict and for the entire South some
real Legislative aid, among the things
accomplished being a hundred mil
lion dollar appropriation for levee
work on the lower stretches of the
Mississippi river, thus retaining
thousands acres Of the richest soil
in the world.
Ben Humphreys has announced
that he expects to enter the race for
Governor in 1922. His father was
governor before him.
Ben Humphreys, if elected, will
make being Governor a business lust
as ne has made being Congressman
a business. He will not use the high
office to build up a political machine
to serve him in his political need
Ben Humphreys friends are
humorous. They regretted to see
him promise himself as a candidate
For Governor. They would much
rather have seen him a candidate
for the United States Senate. But
If Ben Humphreys wants to be Gov
ernor his friends will do all in their
power to elect him to office, because
they know that he will bring to the
state both an administration Of hon
esty and business, and a period of
sanity.
Ben Humphreys was invited TO
make this address at Forkville and
at the same time was invited TO
make an address at Forest on July
Fourth, Monday following the Sat
urday at FoTkville, but due to a pre-
Ylous engagement he could not make
the date for the Fourth. He was
invited to visit Scott County in or.
der that the people of this county
might have the opportunity of hear
ing him and of Judging him The
directors were willing to trust rs
to select their speakers. We know
Ben Humphreys We have lived in
his district. We know those who
know him. We have yet to hear anv
Of the bitter criticism Of him or his
acts that other Congressman and
men in public life in Mississippi
have been subject to. We have seen
with our own eyes the many good
things Ben Humphreys has succeed
ed in getting accomplished for his
people and we believe in him. He
IS honest. He is big. He is well
qualified to fill the office his father
filled SO successfully before him.
We urge that everyone who can do
so be at Forkville on the second Of
July to hear him speak, then Judge
for yourself as to the man he is
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