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LARGEST CIRCULATION OF ANY SOUTH MISSISSIPPI PAPER
The News has taken very little part for or against any of the candi- |
FOR DISTRICT ATTORNEY
dates in this campaign. For the reason, chiefly, that the managers of The
News, at the beginning of the campaign, did not feel they were well enough
Informed as to the merits of the men running or the issues involved to dis
cuss them intelligently or to give advice. :
And in the main The News will continue that policy,
office, one very important office, the duties of which The News feels that
it understands and appreciates: and there is one candidate for that office
whoih The News knows: knows as a man. as a citizen, as an officer; and
as a man, as a citizen and as an offle r, The News wishes to commend him
to the favorable consideration of the voters of Perry, Jones and Forrest
counties.
But there is one
That man'is Boh Hall, present incumbent and candidate for re-election
to the office of district attorney.
Mr. Hall is a citizen of Hattiesburg.
"home man" is entitled to his neighbors vote. But that is the least of the
reasons why The News gives its endorsement to Mr. Hall.
Other things being equal, the
Our chief reason for supporting him is, that ho has been "weighed in
the balance," and "made good."
The News does not know Mr. Hall's opponent well enough to speak of
him. Certainly we shall say no harm of him. But the district attorney's
office is a very important one: its duties are onerous: sometimes danger
ous. It requires a man not only of ability, hut tact: and not only tact, but
■courage; and not only courage, but sympathy and fairness: and last but
not least, firmness without stubbornness.
There are few men, and we say it advisedly, who are suited for the
district attorney's office, and when such an one is found, he should not he
discarded without cause. The duties of the office are too important to be
committed into untried hands: the responsibilities are too great to be
trifled with or lightly considered. Mr. Hall's opponent might make good:
but Mr. Hall has made good: and the man who has made good is a safer
proposition than the man who might not make good.
There is no politics in the face; there should be no sentiment in the
race. It is purely a business proposition, hut a very important one. If you
had a lawyer vou had tried in several important cases, and he had proven
faithful and brave and able and successful, would you go to a new lawyer
with your next case, or would you retain your old one ?
That is exactly this case. The district attorney is your attorney, to
prosecute criminals who violate the laws protecting your property and your
home, and society at large. Bob Hall, as your attorney, has done this work
well. He has been courageous and faithful and able; he has been firm, hut
he baa been fair; he has been relentless in the discharge of his duty, but
as occasions justified, he has tempered justice with merev.
What more do you as a voter want? Can you as a citizen afford to
risk a change?
Mr. Hall has had the office only a part of one term. By party custom
and in ail fairness, having been faithful to the trust and equal to the duties
of the office, he is entitled to a second term.
Party usage gives to an officer who has made good, a second term:
and that custom obtains because it is fair: and because it is fair Boh Hall
should be given the benefit of it. It is a right custom, and should be lion
ored by Its observance.
It would be unfair to Mr. Hail, ungrateful and unappreciative treatment
of a most excellent officer, not to re-elect him.
A MOST DIGNIFIED MOOT COURT
The Senate of the United States reminds one at times of a semi-seri
ous, severe and ridiculous "Moot Court."
Reverend selgnnlrs of that most dignified assembly of corporation attor
and trust agents, In most solemn manner rise from their seats
and as
nays
and make spiel after spiel to the gallery gods and the country,
solemnly remove their goggles and „adjourn. Instead of the tedious reports ;
In their congressional record, "nothing doing," from day to day, would
suffice it all.
Attorney-General Wickersham—what a sham he is! And what a sham
the Senate is for not forcing Mr, Sham Wickersham!
"Senator Pomerene of Ohio introduced a resolution instructing the at- |
itorney-general (that's Wickersham) to prosecute criminally the officers of
'.the Standard Oil and American Tobacco Company for alleged persistent vio
Hation of the anti-trust laws."
I, Now what do you think of that? Sounds like business. But wait.
P'here's more of it.
[ "The American people," said Senator Pomerene, "can not understand
why there should be no criminal prosecutions against these defendants,
■when the government is so vigorous in its prosecution of minor offenders."
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W And the gallery gods shouted, "oh, my Pomerene."
Si And Senators Borah of Idaho and Reed of Missouri, also spoke; or
also; or words to that effect
»Oke
;-Jp! Mr. Borah, he said, that the Sherman law, unless its real spirit is en
$4 forced, will continue to be a "piece of legalized hypocrisy behind which a
continue to control business." And he said also, or he also
men can
_I . that "the government should enjoin men against organizing unreason
able combinations, and punish them if they do so organize, and confiscate
found in unreasonable combination in restraint of trade."
allproperty
That's getting there. But there's more.
»Mr. Reed of Missouri, who also spoke, criticised the supreme court—
♦think of that, right in hearing distance, too) for giving the Standard Oil
Company, "after It had been adjudged a criminal, six months to devise n
new way to violate the law."
That was real smart, and the gallery gods applauded ag'ln And wh"n
Mr. Reed further said that "the government did not prosecute these ereat,
offenders as courts prosecute smaller offenders." the gallery gods applaud
ed some more.
And then—The Senate adjourned,
their moot court proceedings and spiel some more, and the gallery gods
will holler and scream and applaud.
"What fools these mortals are!"
And tomorrow the,:- will continue
m
. Wonder if Mayor Rich traded his residence on Railroad street for one
on West Pine street on account of the miserable condition of the Mobile
street crossing he now has to pass? ■BüPîrüiLït I
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Il Forum of the People
HON. R.
S. HALL FOR DISTRICT ;
ATTORNEY.
Hattiesburg Daily News,
Gentlemen :
1 ask enough of your space to pay a
meagre tribute of esteem and support
to our fellow townsman, the Hon. R.
S. Hall, who is a candidate for District
Attorney. I feel that Mr. Hall is en
titled to election to this office and I
believe his election is demanded by
the best interests and needs of the
District.
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I say he is entitled to the election.
We remember the exigency which
arose from the lamentable Illness of
Hon. D. G. Mcl.aurin, our then Dis
i trict Attorney.
Some efficient man
was needed upon whom his mantle
might fall. Those who were charged
with the duty of temporarily filling
| °^® ce ' called Mr. Hall to its ser
He accept ed. more than a year
vice.
ago ' ,eavln S a large and lucartive pri- j
vate practice - Much of th ''i time, he
: has served without compensation, pre
ferring that his sick friend Mcl.aurin
should have the salai". .
He has held
the position faithfully.
just long
enough to disorganize aid !ar. c'y lose
Ills private practice.
Is if fair to him.
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DR. J. D. DONALD
OF HATTIESBURG
Candidate For State Senator
From the Second Senatorial District of Mississippi,
Composed of Forrest, tones, Wayne, Greene,
George and Perry Counties.
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We tike pleasure in calling atteinte,! , t the voters oi the Sec
ond Senatorial District to the candidacy et Dr. J. D. Donald for Sena
tor. Dr. Donald was born in Jasper County, where he followed farm
years old and then studied medicine,
He served four years-as a mem
ber of the State Board of Health: Inis been twice honored as Mayor
by his feilow citizens of Hattiesburg; led the movement for the State
Normal located at Hattiesburg: was one of the pioneers in the pres
ent popular movement for a Juvenile Reformatory, being forcibly im
pressed of the necessity of such during his first administration as
Mayor of Hattiesburg. His town was one of the few large cities
where his decisive stand prevented the opening of "Near-Beer" es
tablishments, under the famous "Near-Beer' decision.
Dr. Donald enjoys a large practice, and in spite of a heavy finan
cial sacrifice, he could not resist the urgent demand brought to bear
upon him, not only from his own, but from a majority of the coun
ties of this District to make the race for Senator. Dr, Donald's loy
alty to his profession and services to humanity during his practice'of
twenty-nine years, has not made money the prime consideration of
his activity, but has given hig time and services freely to the poor
and destitute.
ing until lie was
which be has practiced ever sin e.
br.icen
Dr. Donald's purpose, if elected to the State, Senate, will be to
give his very liest energies and talent to the advancement of South
Mississippi, and hen to the general upbuilding and advancement of
the people of the entire State. He will support in a special manner,
the Juvenile Reformatory, a Constitutional Convention, aud a Mberal
appropriation for the State Normal College, together with other meas
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ures. which be has been presenting to the people from; the stump in
: II p'-Tts of the District. His large exporter
medicine
in Hi* w practice of
'veil qualifies him in supporting legislative measures which
have for thoir purpose the prote-tion of the health of t'iç people of
Mississippi,
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In presenting Dr. Donald's c ndidaev to vou, wojdo so, knowing
parliamcn'affe abllltv, who,
if elected, will reflect great credit upon his people, and who will at. all
times prove the RIGHT MAN in the RIGHT T'LACUo. We bespeak
for him your heartv support in the coming primary on August 1st.
Respectfully yours,
him to be a broad, conservative man of
DONALD CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE, Hattiesburg. Miss.
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; after assuming these arduous duties
at such personal sacrifice, to decline
to commend and encourage him by
an election to the full ensuing term?
I say we will further the best inter
ests and needs of our District by his
election.
service, made a remarkable record,
especially in view of the difficulties
of the situation. The office is not an
easy one at best. Mr. Hall was called
Into active work during a Court Term,
when cases were actually ready for
call. He was unfamiliar with them,
for he had made no preparation for
their trial. The illness of his pre
decessor was sudden and serious.
Yet, he became familiar with the
cases and cleared the dockets, with
unusual skill and untiring energy.
Tills Is characteristic of the man. He
is always ready and he Is always equal
to the occasion.
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He has, during his short
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Mr. Hall is a good business man and
rigid economist.
We hear much
about delay and expense in the pro
cedure of our courts. Mr. Hall is al
ways prepared to announce that "the
State is ready."
plan of setting cases for trial, and
then being ready, he has been able,
even during his short incumbency, to
By his admirable
clear our criminal court dockets aud
to swe our counties many hundreds
of dollars. In our
'll county, our
last Circuit Court had cleared the
criminal docket two entire weeks be
fore the expiration of the period al
lotted by law. Do yon realize that
saving a day of Court, means just one
hundred dollars to the taxpayers?
Those who know Mr. Hall personally
or professionally, realize that he is a
lawyer of unlimited shrewdness and
ability. He has, for many years, en
joyed a large criminal practice,
has been forced to become wise in
the tricks of counsel for the defense
and In the ruses and subterfuges of
the criminal. He is a good Judge and
student of human nature. He knows
Instinctively whether a witness is
truthful and ingenuous or perjured
and evasive. He concentrates all his
ability and experience in meting out
justice to the accused.
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Regarding Mr. Hall as a man and
as a lawyer, what reason have you,
if you do not express your apprecia
tion of his efficient service and splen
A Voter and Taxpayer of Forrest Co. in
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did ability by his election?
CARD FROM
W. J. HASS
! To The Voters of Beat N
of Forrest County:
Before casting your ballot
umber Three
for a
i Supervisor for your Beat on Augus
he
first next, I earnestly ask that you
carefully consider my claims t<
office.
In the heat of a great Senatorial
campaign you are likely to allow yom
j attention to be too much distracted
from such offices as the one to which
I aspire, and, after election, find your
self represeifîed on the Board of Sup
ervisors by a person who is not in ac
cord with your ideas and will not
conform to your will.
I have spent my life in South Mis
sissippi, have lived in a country dis
trict of your county for about 20 years
and am, therefore, conversant with
the real needs of ALL the people in
our beat.
While I shall conscientiously work
for tlie good of the county and espe
cially my heat in every matter that
shall come before the Board, I shall
especially demand and work for:
1, The best roads obtainable with
out overtaxing our people.
2. The best schools we can possi
bly get.
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3.
Humane treatment of the Conn
ty convicts. (The convicts must work,
they must be obedient: but they must
be properly fed, comfortably clothed
and must not be cruelly treated.
4. Proper care as to the Sanitary
condition of the County under the di
rection of a sufficiently paid doctor.
6 . Accurate and frequent account
ing by all public officers of the Coun
ty who collect and disburse its money.
If you are in favdr of these things
and want a man as your supervisor
who will be always at his post ready
and anxious to hear respectfully all
of your suggestions for the govern
, ment of your county and your beat.
I then vote for me.
I am,
Yours respectfully.
W. J. Bass.
VARDAMAN'S ISSUE
Can be found this week at the Owl
Drug Store. The local agent. Mr. Mc
Gregor is sick and will no* lie able to
make deliveries this week.
BEWARE OF CAMPAIGN LIES.
Bob Hall's campaign has been con
ducted on a high plane. He is not
trying to win on any demerits his
opponent may have, but on his own
merits.
We carry the best line of shingles
on the market and at the lowest prices.
We make delivery to any part of the
city.
Hawkins Hardware Co.
NOTICE TO BUILDERS, STEAM FIT
TERS AND ELECTRICIANS.
Sealed proposals will be received
until noon August 24, 1911, for the
erection of an academic building, two
dormitories, a students' cottage and
j a President's home for the Mississippi
Normal College at Hattiesburg, Miss.
For plans and specifications, address
the undersigned or R. H. Hunt, nrolii
tect, Chattanooga. Tenu. Each bid
must be accompanied by certified
cheek for 1 per cent of the amount of
the bid. The right Is reserved to re
ject any or all bids.
T. P. Scott, Sec.
Meridian, Miss. |
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The Estimate of Senator Leroy
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by an Eminent
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The Gospel.
the Editor of The Hattiesburg
News:
In view of the many fnlse charges
that have been brought against Sena
tor Leroy Percy, especially In regard
to his atitude on prohibition, I re
spectfully request you to publish the
following letter from Rev. R. A. Meek,
formerly presiding elder of the M. E.
Church, South, at Greenville, Miss.,
and who is now editor of the New
Orleans Christian Advocate, one of
the leading organs of that denomina
tion. Rev. Meek, although at present
living out of the state, is a native
Mississipplan, having been born and
of
to
ever doubted Senator Percy's great
bility and all ag<;e^ that Iris record | up
in the TT. S. Senate is unequaled by
, reared in Carroll county. No one has
the record of any new senator for the i■■I'd
same length of time,
would be unwise to "swap horses in
tlie middle of the creek," and think j
that Senator Percy ought to be re- ■
turned to complete the great career
lie has begun at Washington,
following letter is self explanatory:
VOTER.
I believe it
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".Jackson, Miss., Feb. 10, 1-910.
"Hon J. D. Thames,
'Jackson, Miss.
"Dear Sir and Friend:—Having
i come to Jackson to «attend tho Lay
; man's Convention, T have learned
vith i
! regret that Hon t.eRoy Percy is being !
j °PP° se <3 for the United States Sen to
, ate, on the ground that he is an anti- he
prohibitionist and not a man of good , so
character. I have no disposition to Inter
fere in the present senatorial contest,
against any aspirant for the place, but j
I feel that such an attack upon Mr. j
Percy Is wholly unwarranted and un- |
deserved.
For six years T lived in j
Greenville and have been closely as
soda ted with Mr. Percy, and T know :
him to be a man of irreproachable in
tegrlty and of many admirable and
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noble qualities.
"Tn the discharge of civic duties he j
has always moved upon high lines, j
standing fearlessly for what he con- I
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VOTE FOR
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Rise up in your mighty manhood and show to the onlooking world
that you can be depended upon to stand by a true and honest man
who has stood by his people. The bitterest and vilest campaign
in the history of our State is being waged against Ex-Gov Varda
man, and the true, untrainmeled manhood of this Grand Old State is
being depended upon to put its seal of condemnation upon this
grade of politics and rebuke such an unwarranted insult to one of
her truest and noblest sons. These questions are put squarely uo
to you. When this demand is made and the roll of manhood is
being called, which side will you be found upon? ASK YOUR
CONSCIENCE this question and the Stata of Mississippi will abide
your answer at the polls on August 1st.
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STATE SENATOR
T.GBILBO
Cnmlidatefor Licutemiiit (1
governor, will speak
at the
COURT HOUSE SQUARE
HATTIESBURG, MISS., '
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At 8 O'clock. Ti i
n ... ... . Wi!! be ,he firsl s P«<*h made ,bv Se* ator
tkbo m tins section since the a t,lt made upon him at Stark
v.lle several week: ago. I« addiii,* to fe ,vi „ 8 >ou (he mgide
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history of the
Famous Secret Cau
eus
he will aUo give the facts leading up to the Starkville affair
Everybody cord.ally mv.ted to come out and hear him
utlveu ..o U . igni. »•**
statutory prohibition he
claimed that lie
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openly
■mild not defend
prd
my
vii Iriti in
saloon niriu indicted for a
v and strictly ni'Vieied to that
of the la
practice of Ids protes
Wlien State wide prohibition
fin«
course in tin
sion.
effect, he delivered n
went hit
address to a large gathering
House advocating a strlci
at the
Court
forcement of the law, and made a lib
eral contribution to funds raised for
that purpose, and to him. more than
to ally other one man, is due the fact
that Washington County
freer from •'blind tigers" than perhaps
county in Mississippi.
been
has
| up acr
was Mr. Percy
other
tilt- saloon men
the river, ill
any
Whe
tried to open
Arkansas, it
rho took the matter up
i■■I'd defeated their all mints to do so.
patriotic and public
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-Mr. Percy is
bravp und
I spirited citizen,—clean,
• manly. He Is perfectly open In
he does and there is nothing hidden
in his life. His word can he truste* 4
I and In his professional and business n
! affairs, he has never
what
compromised
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himself to the slightest extent.
' have se*-u hi
stand against lawless
ness in r manner which challenged
my unbounded admiration. As ' have
vish to interfere in
fight
«nid. ! hnvp n
the
mon being i
other
Senatorial
pro.«.
vhom I
flic race
lake ah'?
i n.-d os* --Tii n.-rl ■ '
! and
•orD'v pemtors. but this nttr*mr>t
to assail Mr Per«
he is a had rMranter, is so unfair and
, so utterly
know what rm estimate of him Is. I
>e the ground that
'jthont justification, that T
'ant you, as one of his friends to
j have stood shoulder to shoulder with
j him in suppressing the illicit sale of
| whiskey and In crushing mobism. and
j know whereof T speak He mny be
beaten for thp Senate, but he should
: not be assailed in this
high-minded and worthy citizen and is
entitled to tho respect and fair treat*
I mont of all.
•ay. He is a
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"With best wishes. I am.
'Yours respectfuilv.
"R. A. MEEK.*'