The north Mississippi herald. (Water Valley, Yalobusha Co., Miss.) 1888-1929, 1923-05-04
BILBO STATES
10 PLANK PLATFORM
Asks for Contest Free From
Abuse and SANDER.

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soo s INA n a speech here before 700 o.
Rsnn.s peopie' AT 2 o'clock the Charlie
- snum ,', Brass Band of Memphis beaa,, .'e
70 play in the COURTYARD ana Deean
minutes =. y the crowd had gathered ~ rao o. o.
NJ ~ ns'en to the Stormy petrom "us J.
mississippi politics. OF
,;st"a Snefiit Hartsfield had placed the
.a historic platform in proper place 'ie ir
.ae y. shade of the magnificent oaEs ~ :,
'ne courtyard, the platform e. -
wnien Harrison and vardaman snora
"a 1913 and Stephens and varda
mans proxies in 1922, in two Of tha
aos' ". interesting campaigns for united
states senator in Mississippi. On tbis
piae1orm We're seated with ex.cov
niioo, his lifelong friend. Hon smo,
.. Taylor, ex-mayor of jackson b;a
ssa'e campaign manager, Jim viii
nams' who is now superintendent oe
ne state penitentary, and Hon. w p
iork' a candidate for the Legislature
from Lafayette County.
Mr.. York acted as master 90 ooo
monies, introducing first s. J. Tavlor
VINO In short but interesting speecb
answered the question which was nm
derstood to be the subject of R;,bo,.
address. What Does Mississ;nn;
Need?" Mr.. Taylor closed his talk bv
saying, Mississippi needs Bilbo.v Mr.
York, introduced Mr.. Bilbo who
began his speech by saying: "After
boarding in your city 10 days. I am
proud to see this splendid crowd
which | take as an enthusiastic re.
sponse to my question, "What Is the
matter with Mississippi?"
The speaker said that he first an.
nounced for governor in October. that
later ne was placed under bond bv an
officer of the federal court to appear
on visit to the Oxford federal court
that ne then advised his friends he
would not prosecute his campaign till
ne had cleaned himself of all CHARGES
OF contempt, and that since paying the
penalty he is clean, spotless and
thoroughly purged Of anything wrong.
His next statement was: "T now and
here challenge four distinguished op.
ponents for joint debate from Yellow
Rabbit tos Vinegar Bend and from
kosh to Hoskosh and will discuss
every issue Of this campaign and I
wish 1t to be a campaign free from
abuse, personalities and SANDER"
He said he would make from three
to 15 speeches day during the cam
paign He briefly reviewed his re-
cord as governor, claiming credit for
the bringing of millions of federal
funds to Mississippi for highway
construction, for the establishment
of the Boys Industrial School at Col
umbia, the Tubercular Hospital at Nc
Gee, the state tax commission which
raised the assessed value of property
of the state from three hundred mil
lion to seven hundred million dollars
and the purchase of 5000 acres of
land for the convicts farm,
Bilbo received bit of applause
when he announced that he had 10
planks in his platform. "a plank for
every day have been in Jail" he said.
He enumerated his planks as fol-
lows,
First-He declared himself in favor
or retaining. the present. law regard
Ing the state revenue agent.
Second-He would straighten out
the affairs of some of the state insti-
tutions if elected, but he failed to
mention which institutions he means.
Third-He favored strict enforce
ment of all laws, especially the pro-
hibition laws.
Fourth-The establishment of a
central purchasing agency for all
state institutions, including the col
leges and penitentiary.
Fifth-He favored state market
ing bureau,
Sixth-A bureau of information
embracing definite geological in
formation of the resources Of the
state,
Seventh continuation of road
construction.
Eighth-He favored enacting a
law whereby the family Of penitenti-
airy convicts and the families of those
who were victims of criminal acts
could receive from ten to fifty per
cent of the pro rata earnings Of the
respective convicts.
Ninth-He favored the establish
ment Of printery by the state for
printing school books and making
record books for the counties and all