The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1922-07-22

Dear Mr.. Quin:-
was born and reared in Lincoln
county, Mississippi, and have made
Lincoln county my home.
1 have known you intimately for
years, as we'll as your opponent in
the pending race for the Congress
ional toga of the Seventh Congress-
ional District of the State of Missis-
sippi.
was inclined to write you sever
al days ago in regard to your cam
paign, when Wallis Campaign Com
mittee issued it's statement in The
Leader of July II, 1922. However,
1 passed the matter up. But upon
the appearance of the same state
ment in The Leader of July 10Th, l
cannot resist the inclination to write
you.
In the beginning I want to say
that hope the voters here and now
have resolved to beware of any cam
paign flush or trump card which may
be played at late date for the pur-
pose solely of bemuddling the minds
and fair judgment of the voters on
the last lap. Any measure or mat
ter which has not been placed before
the voters by this time and thereby
subjected to that deliberation which
fair-play and justice demand, in my
opinion, is not worthy of the consid-
Grafton of the voters.
Taking up the statement of Wallis
Campaign Committee with reference
to Washington and Jefferson each de-
clining to serve as President more
than two terms, the statement truth
fully tates that they declined but
they declined in spite of the fact
that in the case of Washington he
had been reelected to serve a third
who believed in government "of
the people, for the people, and by the
people," who had every reason to be-
lieve that he would be reelected to
third term, he declined the nomi-
nation of his party, and James Mad
ison, member of the same party and
in sympathy with Jefferson's views,
was nominated and elected as his
successor by a large majority.
would like to take the matter up In
detail but I will not demand more
of your time by doing so. Here is
the point 1 wish to make-by> the
reelection of Washington to a thru
term as President, what did the PEO-
PIE, what did Washington's friends,
what did the intelligent, far-seeing
men who had the good of their
country at heart, what did they show
they thought about keeping good
man in office? BY Jefferson declin-
ing to serve a third term as Presi-
dent and the election of John Madi-
son, a man of the same. party and
the same views, what did the PE0-
PIE show that they thought Of keep
ing a good man in office?
Any public official of this state,
or county, any official or member of
any organization, knows that poll
tics" can be played" in 1t, and that
there can be too much politics in
a state, county, municipal or local
organization, as we'll as at Washing
ton in the National Congress. I beg
to say that there is fertile field for
"too much politics in the office Of a
district attorney. Mr.. Hugh v. Wall
when he finished his first term as
district attorney, did not say, 1T is
not good for man to remain too
long" a district attorney, neither
ed his second term, or third term,
nor did he decline" to serve as dis
trict attorney; on the other hand he
Sought" the office, on solicitation
of his friends" no doubt, until he
became ambitious for the Congress
ional toga. Neither did Mr.. Wall as
a district attorney advocate "short-
er terms" A district attorney serves
a term of four years, as you well
know-Mr. Wall has served three
terms or twelve years. A Congress
man serves term Of two years
you have served FIVE terms or ter
years. think the people should take
this into consideration since your
opponent has challenged the point.
Any conscientious, fair-minded
level-headed voter who has examined
and checked your record has found
that you have not become ring
ized", that you have not gotten out
of touch with the people and condit-
ions back home, that you have not
fallen a prey to Washington society
and forgotten who pays the taxes
that you have not bought and main.
tanned "a magnificent home" there.
i Mr.. Quin. politically. your blood
has been my blood, your ideas have
been my ideas. and, in my opinion
you have Loyalty represented the peo.
pie of this district. AS citizen Of
Lincoln County. / want to tell you
that you have represented me salts
factorily in every way. You have
worked for the protection Of the
farmer and people In general un,
eeasInglE, you have dealt strong