The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1922-02-10
BREWER RESENTS RUS
SELL'SUSINC HIS NAME
Hits Hard Lick for Use Made of His
Name by Russell in His Defense
Regarding Damage Suit. Brewer
Rebukes Russell for Taking Woman
into His Home After Knowing, as
Russell Said he did, Her Character.

Clarksdale, Miss, Feb. 8.-Ex-Gov.
Earl Brewer has written the follow
ing letter to Gov. Russell:
Lee NJ. Russell, Jackson, Miss
Sir: | note in an interview you gave
out last night to the press that you
used this language: The list of lead
ers with whom she has cOunselled
would be too long. Suffices it to say
that ex-Gov. Earl Brewer of Clarks-
dale was one of the first she coun-
selled with, and she says he referred
to this man Tom Foster
Il desire to say that during nv
four years term in office and during
the time that has elapsed since. you
were busily engaged in trying to
build up your political fortunes by
mahgning and slandering me, and
since | went out of office six years
ago | have been at home in CoahOma
County, Mississippi, attending to my
own business.
Il have not taken any hand in your
affairs. | did not support you for
governor, and you are aware of the
reason that impelled me as a patriotic
citizen to vote against you. | did not
people of the country or that the
states good name would be preserved
by your election to the highest Office
in the state.
Besides, | did not approve the
manner of campaign you were con-
ducting. | did not like to see levee
contractor living in Adams county
suddenly endeavor to snatch the
county out of your opponents col
umn and added to yours and then
see his contract increased several
hundred thousand dollars without ad-
vertisement. 1t smacked too much
of taking several hundred thousand
dollars out of the pockets Of the tax
payers and paying political debt.
Il did not like the disgraceful con
duct that was pursued by YOU in the
pardon Of the negro. GoIdsby. I did
not think il added to the good Lame
Of the state when E0ur campaign
manager and secretary vas compelled
under an outraged public sentiment,
to return a part Of the funds received
from this negro for procuring his
pardon.
And. Just as | thought you ouIi
TO, all the institutions of the state
nave been loaded up with a lot of
political satellites until $4,000 per
year could be sheared off the payroll
IF each institution without at least
its efficiency in its service
o the public, and YOU have raised the
axes on the backs of Overburdened
aXpayers of the state until they are
under a load of taxes un-
by the blacklist daVS of
rule.
And, as | was afraid you would
10. you have disgraced this state and
ebauched its institutions and drag
.ed the name of our glorious state
nto slime and infamy. And. while [
egret as much as any citizen in the
tate to see this done. and to see the
OVernor of the state, having his fuss
s and quarrels like a negro with his
| will be pleased if you
1t me live the life of private citizen
nd keep my name out of your slime
nd Infamous debaucheries.
Il will not sit silent and let YOU
olson the minds of the people of
lississippi with a lot of infamous
alsehoods that | am taking any hand
gainst you or your administration
r having anything to do with it what
yer.
when the poor little girl who was
ne victim of your perfidy came and
onsulted with me, as a lawyer. I
IMPLY told her that it would not be
ood for her or for her interests for
e to represent her. as it would give
on an opportunity to howl that |
as prosecuting you as a political
lemy, and that | must respectfully
ecline to have anything to do with
le matter, directly or indirectly, and
have never mentioned the matter to
~ person, except some persons who
entioned it to me- And last night
hen a newspaper correspondent call
| me up over the telephone | simply
piled that had no connection with
whatever.
Il do not know whether her state
ent is true or false. However,
we not much respect for a man who
vs. that When / first saw this wo-
an in 1918 she was in tho midst of