The Petal paper. [volume] (Petal, Miss.) 1953-19??, 1957-03-14
THIS MAN. JACKSON. IS OUR GEM.
A GONE CAT IN THE SOLID SOUTH
That Yankee female. Betsy Ross. has

Southerners must keep in mind at all times that our
rights differ from those of other people, We must be
alert to anyone who want to change just
one single hair on Southern heads) At any rate,
Our Gem has not given single inch in his stand to
protect us from those outsiders
Now amt he real cool cat!
In addition to his character his integrity his prin-
cipes, Our Gem is not only intelligent in the usual
manner but he's sharp tack in other ways Jackson
Example, AT Doddsvile, Mississippi "Our Gem" has a
small cotton patch composed of something like 5000
And in the United States Senate who has been
the strongest fgher for the cotton farmer? OF course
our very own cool cat And down the Gulf Coast
few years ago there up the question of expand
ing industry in Mississippi, and "Our Gem" told
qlantance of ours that Mississippi needed industry like
man needed hole in his head And get the GOODNESS
OF what toloWs) How, he asked you keep labor
the farm at dollar day with industry moving in and
offering them dollar an hour?
3 Do you what mean? Amt he real cool cat,
Jackson? f~3E>s
There some stupid squares all out of state. of
course who have asked the question how could Our
Gem take the oath of office United States Senator
which reads: Il, James Oliver Eastland do solennly
swear that will support and defend the Constitution Of
the United States against all enemies foreign and do
mestlc that will bear faith and allegiance to the
same; that take this obligation freely without any
mental reservation or purpose of evasion; and that will
well and faithfully discharge the duties of the office on
winch am about to enter So help God" and after
having taken the oath make statements like:
"On May H. the Constitution of the United States
was destroyed because the Supreme Court dsregarded
the law and decided ntegration was right YOU are
not required to obey any which passes out such
ruling In TACT you are obligated to defy it, This
spoken by Our Gem" at Senatorial Miss on August 9
1855 And he has also said The country has entered an
era of judicial tyranny The Court has responded to
a racial, pro-Communist political movement Public
opinion is the law for law is of any which does
not have the force of public opinion behind it," Thus
spoke Our Gem on January 26, 1856, at Columbia,
S. c.
Well, you hear any of that leftwing radical lib
eral talk about the majority ruling In this country and
that the majority opinion is opposed "Our Gem you
can mark them down for super squares We would even
suggest that you call it to the attention of our cool cat
he just might want to get some skin
Anyone thinking that because man of sterling
character golden principles honor, intelligence and in
tegr1ty such as possessed by "Our Gem" would let
thing like an oath stop him from protecting our way of
life IS not just square, but he's downright stupid
Some things are more important than an OATH with
so help me God attachment. And another thing un-
like most OF his colleagues, "Our Gem" seems to have
read Alice In Wonderland" He knows the words Of
the Mad Halter, spoken to Alice His words he said
meant just exactly what he wanted them to mean
get the point, Jackson?
- Really, now, folks, don't you agree?
Amt Our Gem real gone, a real cool cat!