The hummer., September 03, 1915, Image 2

About The hummer. (Houston, Miss.) 1914-19??

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T H E HU T.l E R
RAD HARRILL REED. EDITOR
"Entered as second-class matter
Houston, Mississippi, under the act
Beautiful Boqucts.
And so it came to pass that a mighty wail arose in the
land. Yea, even unto the snatching of teeth. For thus
sayeth the Tribune: The South is ignorant and needeth
a blending of better blood.
And so a great fight was come unto the people. For
lo and behold, the smitter smiteth until smitten.
Since this Frank episode some "beautiful bouquets"
have been hurled from one end of the country to the other.
We thought all the invective had been used in our last
politieal campaign, but this last controversy brought to
the printed page the zenith of ' volcanic vocabularies.
When editorial work gets into this way of doing then it is
time to write "Nobody Home" and for the uncut, the un
known and the unsung.
Sectional hatred, we thought, had almost passed into
oblivion. But the Chicago Tribune threw (iown the chal
lenge and the South took it up. Flayed without mercy
The Tribune has not come back and it shows one thing
sure that the southern editors and writers still own some
vocabularies themselves. Here are just a few phrases that
have been used since the lynching:
"Hang his carcass so high that a stinking buzzard
would fly himself to death trying to reach him."
"Over the Tribune desk sits a filthy buzzard in human
form puking the filthiest and stinkingest reading matter
ever spread on paper."
The above is just a sample. Oooff, don't it make you
you feel "awful ?" We hope the bickerings of the press
will soon stop and something more congenial take its
place. 0 beautiful nosegay, how sweet thy smell.
Cored Oxen.
Political campaigns certainly bring out some amusing
situations. One phrase that has been used is "It's owing
to whose ox is gored" and both sides of the democratic
party in Mississippi have used it fluently and continually.
The bit dog growls, ehanging the regular expression,
is just as certain with some politicians as taxes in Janu
ary. "Neither side can claim the greatest numberof gored
oxen for they run neck and neck for the "honor."
Since when the innocent old ox has had his trials and
tribulations. Prods and jabs punctured his side with un
erring accuracy. Flies, mosquitoes and other swarming
hordes covered his back and by swinging his head back
for a big wallop together with a lift of the leg toward the
head for a crushing rake he fell to the ground with a hud
dled thump. The oil of friendship was sprayed upon his
back but it quickly ran off as quickly as applied. The
pain went on. In another field another ox was going
thru the same trouble.
We hope the day will come when defeated men will
quit thinking of fraud, accept the decision gracefully and
let the old ox go his way chewing his cud.
Better or Worse.
General conversation runs into the world's goodness
and badness. What do you think of the conditions ?
Those who champion the better side of the great
strides in educational uplift great progress in world-wide
Christianity constant upbuilding of unlimited resources
quick and substantial response to suffering humanity
startling news of prohibition triumphs almost divine
guidance of surgical progress labor saving inventions
medical discoveries more and better things to eat and
wear better things to see increased facilities of direct
communication and more brainy manhood and woman
hood since time began.
Those who take up the bad side see degeneration of
the species see vicious vice uncontrolled sanctity of the
sex shattered vulgar display of fast proportion less re
ligion less education less chances for making a living
less charity for the poor less neighborly friendship less
good will more graft in high places more rascals
more gambling and drinking more killing over small
provocation more distrust of fellowman more grabbing
and greedy fingers after the dollar more court trials
more liars more divorces more cursing more smoking
and chewing more crooked deals more war more doing
the other fellow before he does ycu and less know
ledge of training children.
Who wins ?
With increased lynchings bloody fights and deaths
suicides burning at the stake continual legal battles
and family fussing what has Europe got on American.
Wonder if blind tigers ever consult? If so, does he
sell the blind tiger glasses for "redeye ?"
Edison says we are to have seven years of prosperity.
"0 lovey; won't you be our beau?"
March 20th, 1915, at the postoffice
of March 3rd. 1879
Blissful Innocence.
Amusing stories from the election are yet going the
rounds, but we believe the following wins the cup.
In a certain county in a certain state a certain man
was running for a certain office. The first primary threw
mm Tnto the second and he
his victory he went home and told his wife to get ready to
move. Going back to town he informed, seriously- and
meaningly, the incumbent that he had a few things out
side to attend to that week, but would be ready to take
ccharge of the office bright and early the next Monday
morning.
This is told for the truth whether it is nor not, we do
not know. Anyhow it is fresh from the pine and we be
lieve that it is the first time to appear in print.
Next.
Considering the past events in all of their gloom and
tragicness, the thought of the world naturally turns to
what tomorrow will bring. What will be the outcome of
this mighty struggle what will happen next?
Energetic Edison claims a vision pf coming prosperity
with one more year of war. That tomorrow if our goal
everybody is on the way.
What will be the whence where will be the which
and who will be who? What will be done if another ship
is sunk by submarines ? What will be the best thing to
do?
Somehow we can't help but feel that tomorrow will be
better than today. Although the scare headlines of a big
daily may tell tomorrow of awful disasters we yet look at
the development of American sources since the first shot
of war. Europe has been drained of her life blood but
America's grows redder and
laboratories and factories, forests and farms, inventions
and discoveries blend into a greater day -for the land of
liberty, home and happiness.
What next what's the news what does the head
lines say how are the Allies when will the war stop
and hundreds like these rush to tongues every day.
Will the "next" be as awful as Titantie, Lusitania,
Eastland and Galveston disasters ? Will tomorrow repeat
the past? Will it add to the sick, dying, dead and wound
ed fourteen million men .' Will madness rule law and or
der and make civilization lower than savagy? Let's try
t) look for the tomorrow of greater good for humanity.
A few days ago a voice commanded over the prior,
"Stop-my subscription." That being our first time to
hear such a "catastrophere" we had no answer. While
thinking for the "why" part of it, the voice again flew
over the line, "The children are fussing' over which one
will get it first." We caught the drift the mail man had
not arrived, but the time was near at hand. If anybody
can make an editor feel "badder or gooder" right in the
same jiffy we ask our brother eds to come across with it.
Uncle Samuel mopped up with England twice, Mexico
and Spain, and if Congrtss says hit'em again, he can slay
Germany clean off the map. This talk about Americans
not having the grit to fight sounds empty and unpatriotic.
Germany sold war supplies for GOLD in the Boer war
Turko-Italia war Spanish-U. S. A, war Russ-Jap war
and the Balkan war. Now when she drops from pie to
bread she howls. What's the use what's the diff?
Musical ragtime is pretty and interesting but think
of the rag time of widowed wives and fatherland children
of Europe. Also the rag time of many American poor
people right tonight, This war though, will run most
anybody ragged.
Mites do mighty stunts if once in a house bedbugs
run some people so buggy that bug houses look good for
habitation mosquitoes, fleas, flies and chiggers are not so
much when it comes to thinking of the vormin clad soldi
ers in the trenches. Think of it, how much "better could
they fight if they didn't have to stop and SCRATCH.
Now is the time for all good men to come to the aid
of their party. (Scuse that, our devil in the office was
practicing on the typewriter.)
We are against war, but if Uncle Sam sees "fit" we'll
fit so thinketh the true American.
"Political poetry" still takes a chance in Mississippi.
Is it better to wish for things or be satisfied to want
things or go get them? .
Some folks imagine all the rungs of the success lad
der are broken.
A gentle pat on the shoulder of a friend with a friend
with a kindly word or two of cheer and approval makes
life so much better and brighter for everybody.
was elected. Jubilant over
stronger as mighty minds of
CONGRESSTIAH SISSON TO RUN AGAIN.
Jackson, Miss., Aug. 27.-Before leaving here today
after his address at the Masonic picnic. Congressman T.
U. Sisson stated quite plainly that he is a candidate for
re-election, or will be at the proper time, , as representa
tive from the Fourth District, It has been frequently sta
ted that Mr! Sisson would not be a candidate for repre
sentative, but would run for United States Senator. He
stated quite plainly today that he had made no statement
as to the senatorial candidacy.
"I have announced as a candidate for re-election to
Congress from my district, and that is where I stand," de
clared Mr. Sisson.
The fact that the friends of Will Ward, also of Wino
na, and a relative by marriage of Mr. Sisson, are groom
ing him for the office of representative from the same dis
trict, opens up a line interesting possibilities. However
Mr. Sisson is emphatic in the statement disclaiming any
candidacy for Senate. This leaves John L. Hebron, so far
as the only pronounced and formal candidate for the sen
atoral seat now held by John Sharp Williams, with Con
gressman S. A. Wjtherspoon as a possible prospective can
didate. Commercial-Appeal.
VILL WARD REPLIES TO CON. SISSON.
To the People of the Fourth Con
gressional District:
ttie
"I note in an interview given
Jackson Evening News on Aug. 27,
Hon. T. U. Sisiion is quoted as say
ing "I am a candidate for re-election
Congress and have not announced
either publicly or privately for the
United States Senate. I have never
maile a statement indicating that I
"
run for, and he has a right to run
against me for Congress if he so de
sires, but I do not propose for him
to put me in the attitude of running
against him, when everybody in the
Fourth Congressional District knows
that it has been generally under
stood, for the past six months, that
Sisson was a candidate for the Sen-
ate and that I would be a candidate
for the Congress. Now as to that
part of Mr. Sisson's interview in
whic h he says 'I have never made
a statement indicating that I would
be a candidate for the Senate, I
feel in justice to myself to ask Mr.
Sisson some questions.
"Does he deny saying to me that
he wanted me to manage his sena-
toriai campaign for him ?
' Does he deny asking me if I
thought he could get Vaughn Wat-
kins to manage it for him after I
had told him I could not ?
"Does he deny that in talking to
me about my race for Congress, he
to!d me that if I would manage his
'ampaign for him, and then wait j
two yeats and become a candidate j
with him and Vardaman both in
the Senate, that I could be elected j
without any trouble? !
Does he deny that he gave the j
following interview to Mr. Walthal,
the correspondent of The Commer-
ci il Anneal, last Mirch which said:
It was re ently stated in some of
the Miisissippi papers that Mr.
Sisson had declared his intention
not to be a candidate for the seat
now held by John Sharp Williams
which report Mr. Sisson authorizes
is absolutely unfounded. Mr. Sis
son declared his belief that these
reports are being manufactured and
circulated by the opposition, who
who are apparently anxious that
he should not enter the race. He
declared that at the proper time he
would acquaint the people of Miss
issippi with his plans, in view of
the fact that the campaign for state
officers will be before the people
this year, he does not consider this
the proper time to spring the sen
atoral campaign. Judging from the
manner in which Mr. Sisson ex
pressed himself there was no doubt
left that regardless of who else may
be in the ra:e, hi will, at the time
he considers it proper, announce
himself a candidate. Does he deny
giving this interview to The Com
mercial Appeal, or rather asking
me to get it in The Commercial
would be a candidate for the United 111 lU0 c ""uu-
State Senate; as a matter of fact, 1 1 nhew- bcrt Hart, ana i ih.mc
have announced for re-election to some other featleman called Mr.
Congress in mv district, and that is j Sisson over the Phone aild Mr- Sl3'
where I stand.' It is inconceivable 1 son ave hiln th'3 interview direct
to me how ' Mr. Sisson could have 1 1 nevur neiird anything about Mr.
given out this interview in view of Sisson nl:inin for Congress until
the many conversations we have ,he PBSt week- He came back from
had on this subject. Of curse Mr. ; Washington last week and without
Sisson has a right to change his j doin me the courtesy of tellin
mind about what office lie wants to n,e of the chane 1,1 hw Plans- he
v
Appeal for him. Fortunately for
me, since Mr. Sisson has gone into
the denying business, I have wit
nesses to ttns transaction, wnen
I told the correspondent for The
Commercial Appeal that Mr. Sisson
wanted to have himself interviewed
but that I would not take the re
sponsibility of giving out the inter
view for him Mr. Walthal then,
: .i r r ... T5:ik ...
announced himself for Congress. 1
presume that Mr. Sis.-on assumed
that I would be terror stricken at
this announcement and in view of
our relntionsmp tnat I would
withdraw trwin tne race, inese
are the exact facts
and I take this
of annouceing to
in the case
opportunity
the people
of the Fourth Congressional District
that I will be a candidate for Con
gress for the term beginning March
4- 1917- Beginning next spring I
m:;ke au uctive an1 aggressive
campaign of the district. I think
l t0 eary yet t0 Pen UP the cam"
; Puin aIld 1 wi!1 be busV witn m?
' croP a" the fdil- 1 am running for
this olIiee because I believe I am in
tolldl with the needs of PeoPle
and that 1 Possess the necessary
equipment to fill the position. I
wil1 appreciate the co-operation and
, a Personal letter from those friends
1 of mine who are interested in my
electl0!1.
"WILLIAM C. WARD,"
Beginning September 1st. 1915,
Four.h-class mail will be insured
against loss in an amount equiva
lent to its actual value, but not to
exceed $5.00 in any one case, on
Payment of a fee of 3 cents; not to
j exceed $25.00 on payment of a fee
1 01 cents: not exceed $50.00 on
payment of a fee of 10 cents, or
not to exceed $100.00 on payment
of a fee of 25 cents it will be not
ed that the fee has been reduced to
3 cents on parcels not exceeding
$5.00 in value, it will also be noted
that the indemnity has been in
creased to $100.00.
A CORRECTION.
A report having gained circula
tion that in case J. K. Vardaman
and T. G. Bilbo were elected re
spectively President and Vice-President
of the United States that we
would be made Secretary of State,
this is written to correct such a
false report. They have never men
tioned the matter to us, and if they
were to do so we would be forced
to refuse their request, since we
couldn't possibly leave our crop
long enough to attend to it; in fact
if we were to leave it Col. Lindsey
might have some more of it planted
in a cocoa patch. We hope no one
will refuse to vote for them on ac
count of such a preposterous re-port.--Kosciusko
Courier.