Show TIlE KIND OF MEX Jeff Davis may be a crank in the estimation es-timation of some people and a rebel and an arch traitor in the minds of others but for all that be gave some very good political points the other day at a Congressional convention in Mississippi sippi Speaking of choosing a candidate candi-date for Congress he said The man to be selected as a candidate should be one who would carefully guard the interests in-terests of his constituents and of the entire en-tire country It having been said by previous speakers that an honest man was wanted as a candidate Mr Davis said It is not difficult to find an honest man to send to Congress but to get one who can withstand the temptations tempta-tions and come back honest is not such an easy matter That is true It Is opportunity that makes the thief Many a man whose liCe is above reproach goes to Washington Washing-ton and goes down under the strong and glittering temptations he meets with in the capital Representatives for the people should not only be honest but strong able to continue honest in the midst of opportunities to be o herwisTfor filthy lucres sake |