The Columbus weekly dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 1902-1905, 1903-07-26
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have been abandoned, except the
stale, stupid and shop-wo
that he is not sue
cess" that he is a financial
failure" Every farmer that visits
Winona is met by the manager
of Mr.. Noel's campaign in this
county with the sapient inter-
rogatory, What has Vardaman
done?"
Well this profound question
has been circulated so long and
so persistently, that it may be
assumed than an answer is really
desired; hence, we will crafty
the manager by telling him a
few things that Vardaman has
done. AS the orphan boy of a
gallant Confederate soldier. he
labored on the farm until he was
grown up to support himself and
widowed mother. He educated
himself by the same laborlous
process. He studied law, stood
a splendid examination and Sc
cured license to practice. Being
diverted to journalism, he has
made, by common consent of
friend and foe, one of the most
forcible writer's and correct rea,
soners of the State press for the
last thirty years. AS a member
of the legislature he stood among
the foremost men in that body.
AS Speaker of the House, to
which he was elected without
opposition, he was universally
recognized as one of the ablest
presiding officers in the history
of the State. He enlisted in the
Spanish American war as a pri-
vate, rose to the rank of Major,
and was beloved by his men
while he commanded the esteem
and confidence of his superior
officers. AS an crater and de-
ba ter his enemies admit that he
has few equals since the days of
Prentiss. AS a Democrat he has
been an ardent, faithful. vigor-
Gus and undertaking supporter
of the platform and principles of
his party, both State and Ma
tional. Without stopping to
count the cost himself. he has
grasped with a firm hand the
greatest problem of the age.
and hunted to their holes the
hungry cayotes who lead the
leash of Roosevelt and Booker
Washington He has carved
with his pen the pathway in
which the foremost statesman of
the South are treading today.
He was first in the arena of a
great National issue where Till
man and Carmack and Money
and McLaurin have crossed
swords with Hoar and Foraker
and others, and where these and
their colleagues, on either side
will meet next winter in all the
eagerness of forensic fray and all
the energy of intellectual COM
bats. Hosts of able and valiant
patriots stand boldly to the front
as soon as the battle is on; it re-
quires comprehension and fore
sight to follow the trend of
events to logical conclusion five
or ten years ahead. This Varda-
man has done. What he pre-
dicted half dozen years ago is
being verified today.
Mr.. Successful Business
Man, your inquiry is answered.
Now what have you done? Line
up and answer, or keep quiet, or
deal fairly.
One indictment-and one only
against Vardaman has been, or
can be sustained. He is poor
The facts refute the allegation
that he is a failure. Daniel
Webster was always poor and
never able to pay his debts. so
was Patrick Henry and Henry
Clay and Abe Lincoln and And
rev jackson and William Nc
Kinley and S. S. Prentiss. So
was Lamar and Stone and a ma
jority of those distinguished gen
tlemen whose names have been
entered upon the list of fame"
in Mississippi's capitol.
Jefferson Davis. the foremost
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