The Semi-weekly leader., 1922-08-09
LARGE CROWD HEARS
HUGH v. WALL SPEAK
Much Interest Shown in Local
Lawyers Candidacy for
Congress.

Hon. Hugh v. Wall addressed a
of his candidacy for representative
in Congress from the Seventh District
for the first time, on Monday hight.
The place Of meeting was the cor
ner of Cherokee Street and Railroad
Avenue at Hobbs Drug Storo. 9'he
interest felt in the event in Brook
haven and vicinity was manifested
by the large attendance, the crowd
standing about the speakers plat
form, or occupying seats in automo-
biles. Music by the Municipal Band
opened the evenings program.
The audience was an attentive one
but noise from passings trains, au-
tomobile engines and crying babies
caused many to miss portions of Mr..
Walls address. Applause greeted a
number of his remarks.
Hon. George Vernon, representa-
tive of Lincoln County in the state
Legislature, introduced Mr.. Wall.
Mr.. Wall courteously acknowledg-
ed the introduction and greeted the
audience. He said, in part, that some
had come out of curiosity to compare
the Wall he had been represented to
be by political enemies, with the
Wall they used to know.
Mr.. Wall then gave a resume of
his service as district attorney, sta
ting that in 1907, he was the young
est man in Mississippi who offered
for the office of district attorney. At
that time he promised that If given
fho onv,n M lesion he urot,1d raf1arr AZ
without a stain, and that after being
elected three successive times, he had
fguratively handed back the COM
mission unstained by any act of his.
He said that IL elected to Congress
he would return that commission in
the same way.
Mr.. Wall stated that newspapers
In adjoining counties which had not
supported him before. reported that
If one thing stood out In Wallis ad-
ministration of the office of district
attorney, 1t was that he was incor-
ruptible. He referred to "propagan-
da" against him, and said that his
record was endorsed by friend and
foe alike, in as much as his enemies
could find nothing against him-his
record was unimpeached, and unim-
peaehable.
The present Importance to the
people of the office of Congressman
was. then discussed There was a
time, when 1t meant little to consti-
tuents-now the Congressman is
measure of the intelligence Of his
constituents. Mr.. Wall then said his
opponent in the contest had been In
congress ten years and defied him to
show lone living Gods thing he'd
ever DONE" Its time to change con-
gressman."
The speaker said that when he
started his campaign he wrote his
platform didn't hire lawyer to do
announcing principles for which
he stood.
He then discussed some of the
great problems facing us as nation.
This was lost to many Of the au-
dience through the passing Of long
freight train.
Taxes must be reduced or our
children will be slaves" said the
speaker. sCut out the franking pri-
vilege-a million and half can be
saved that way. More than mill
lion and a half are spent on sphony
seed. Mr.. Wall asserted that one
of the big seed companies was large
ly responsible for putting the seed
bill through congress so they could
sell old seed
The people have lost $4,000, ,000.-.
900 in illegal contracts. The speak
er having had experience as district
attorney would tell the attorney gen.
eral Of the United States to file suit
and make the companies pay this
money back. II he refused he would
impeach. Congress yet has control
If 1t only had the men to use the
power. Mr.. Wall then said that the
Bethlehem Steel works bought and
sold to itself. Men that made con-
tracts for the government were trus-
tees for the government. and at the
same time, trustees for themselves.
They made 1000 to 5000 per cent on
these contracts.
The speaker asserted that his op-
ponent employed shrewd lawyer,
and instead OF issuing platform, ac-
cused him Of starting a lie on his
wife. He, himself, decided to ignore
both the lawyer and Quin.
Mr.. Wall then gave lengthy dis
cussi0n of the New York World re-
port which asserted that $50 Con-
gressmen padded the payroll in order
that relatives might draw clerks
salary The speaker said he hand
ed the paper containing this to Mr..
Quin at Allen and asked him to an
swer it. but Quin was away from his
brains. and hadn't answered vet. Mr.
Wall gave his version OF this mat