The vidette. (Iuka, Tishomingo County, Miss.) 1912-1967, 1922-02-23
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Glass House Should Not
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The Iuka vidette;
Dear Editor:


to leave the impression that be-
cause | voted against the order
passed by the Board of Supervisors
to give one. fourth of fines collected
in whiskey cases to persons procur.
ing evidence, that | was opposed
to suppressing the liquor traffic
and that he was strict law. abid
ing citizen, / even suppose that
some of the readers took him to be
preacher.
Now, you of course could see
that he only intended to knock and
slur me rather than disagree with
me, for he complimented my views
in my presence when the read a
copy of my reasons for voting nay.
Nov, he is one ofthe few men who
have been knitting me politically
for some time, but he is somewhat
cowardly in it or he would have
signed his name to the article he
wrote. He took the advantage
thinking l would never know who
wrote it, but / do. / will try to be
fair with him as | will sign my
name to this article and give you
his name SO you will know who
wrote it and those who know him
can weigh it for what its worth.
He would like FOR you to think
that he was speaking the senti-
ment of the 2nd district when he
said he was from thisdistrict, but
if he will just recall his past pc.
litical experiences he can see how
popular he is in the 2nd district
and the town of Burnsville. Ii he
will remember / have always had
TO fight to win my undertakings,
but have never failed to lead the
ticket at my home box, but people
like him have always opposed me
which was a help to me in my
campaigns as the best people of
this district have always been my
friends aud are still my friends.
While some of the best people dis
agree with me on some things yet
they treat me fair. | think that
If Mr.. ID. S. King, who wrote the
article, had wanted to have been
fair with me he would have signed
his name.
Now Dock referred to my name
appearing on the court record but
that is all he could rake up against
me, or he would have done so as
he was hid behind the signature
"Citizen" and not d S King as he
really is. Now if did take a
drink OF whisky and had to pay
for it, | have never been put in
Jail for the unlawful sale of whis.
KY which is also a court record :.
Nor have ever been defeated for
mayor of my home town when /
was the only man on the ticket,
then later got elected by a small
majority, again witout an oppo.
lnent. Now if Mayor King is so
much in favor of enforcing the
whisky law why did he fine a man
who had been on a weeks spree
only 81 and the costs? Was it the
enforcement of the law or the cost
he was after? This happened
about 30 days ago. Hasn't he got
convertedq
of all my court record I have
never taken pauper's oath in
order to avoid the cost in a law
suit. This is another court record.
Friend King must be anticipat
ing being on the ticket for mag.
lstrate next term by him becoming
such loyal citizen; almost over
night.
l wonder if Dock will be as anx
ious for people to read this article
and carry it from man to man as
he did the one he wrote, with the
same degree of pleasure.
Now if anyone desires to take
issue against me regarding my
past political or personal record, /
Twill be pleased to meet him or
them publicly and discuss the
matter, but if you choose to use
the columns, don't be coward.
|sign your name.
Mr.. King has swallowed many
|clmels but he is now gagging at
gnats. Come again Mr. King and
/ will let you have the balance.
Yours truly,
John Floyd.