The Petal paper. [volume] (Petal, Miss.) 1953-19??, 1957-01-10
THIS MAN, JACKSON, IS OUR GEM.
A GONE CAT IN THE SOLID SOUTH
That Yankee female. Betsy Ross. has
never laid hands on this flag. Man!

Southerners must keep in mind at all times that
rights differ from those of other people We must be
one single hair our 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 cati
In addition to his character his integrity his prln-
cipes, Our Gem" is not only intelligent in the usual
manner but he's sharp tack in other ways, Jackson
Example: At Doddsvlle Mississippi Our Gem" has
small cotton patch composed of something like 5000
acres And in the United States Senate, who has been
the strongest fgher for the cotton farmer? Of
very cool cat -. And down on the Gulf Coast
few years ago there up the question of expand
ing industry in Mississippi, and Our GEM told
quantanee of that Mississippi needed industry like
needed hole In his head (And get the GOODNESS
of what follows How, he asked you keep labor
the farm at dollar day with industry moving in and
offering them dollar an hour?
Do you see what we mean? Amt he real cool cat,
Jackson?
There are some stupid squares all out of state of
courses who have asked the question of how could Our
Gem take the oath Of office United States Senator
which reads Il, James Oliver Eastland do solemnly
that will support and defend the Constitution of
the United States against all enemies foreign and
mestic that will bear true faith and allegiance the
same; that take this obligation freely without any
mental reservation purpose evasion and that will
well and faithfully discharge the duties of the office on
which am about to enter. So help God" and after
having taken the oath make statements like:
'On May II, the Constitution of the United States
was destroyed because the Supreme Court dsregarded
the law and decided indignation right you
not required to obey any which passes such
ruling In fact you obligated to defy it" This was
spoken by Our Gem at Senatobia, Miss, August g.
1855 And he has also said The country entered an
era OF judicial tyranny The Court has responded to
racial, pro-Communist political movement Public
opinion the law for law 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 if you hear any of that leftwng radical lib
eral talk about the majority ruling in this country
that the majority opinion is opposed Our Gem you
can mark them down for super squares We would even
suggest that call it to the attention of cat
he just might want to get some skin
Anyone thinking that because of sterling
character golden principles honor intelligence and
tegrity such as possessed by "Our Gem would let a
thing like oath stop him from protecting our way of
life IS not just a square, but he's downright stupid
Some things are more important than an OATH with
$50 help me Cod attachment And another thing I'M
like most of his colleagues, Our Gem 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!