Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1903-08-19

ernor, and whom they viii elect, II the
organized use Of money and other de
sperate methods used to compass his
defeat, can be prevented from sup
planting their power In this grand
state, where a mans character and
not the size OF his bank account has
always been the guage Of his worth,
was interviewed by g correspondent
Of The Commercial Appeal. And by
the way this lie the fret fair represen-
tation that paper has admitted to its
columns. Here Ii what Major Varda'
man said to the reporter:
"The outlook lie very satisfactory to
me. Ny friends are active and loyal.
Their support being based upon APP
prOval Of my principles and faith in
me warrants me in believing that the
vote received al the first primary will
be given me on the 9th Of this month.
My supporters r all volunteers;
there are no meroenArieS among them,
therefore their earnestness does not
depend on the size of my purse. l
want to say to them, though, that eter-
nal vigilance is the price of policical
victory and that now lie the time to
organize and work. The enemy is &C
tive, and as q great many of them are
Office holders, members of levee
boards and other fat jobs, their per
sOnal interest makes them particular
ly industrious. That influence, my
friends must understand, is not to be
moderated, and it al only be met by
compact organization and untiring
work.
"I want to say something about the
report that high official positions have
been offered to prominent persons
among the ranks Of my supporters.
There ia no truth in the report what
ever. l have not made a single prom
Use and 1 would not for the governor
ship. l world not have the Office If l
had to get it by prostituting the APP
pointive function or use money to buy
any mans support. I would not give
one dollar for the commission of gov
ernor II that wer the price. If cleo
ted I want the people of Mississippi
to know that / shall enter upon the
discharge of the duties Of the Office
absolutely untrammeled. / have
made no promise, either direct or i'm
piled. No promise, either direct OF
implied has been made for me by my
friends. That much I want the public
TO understand now and forever, and
anything to the contrary is a political
lie, inspired and calculated by my po-
ltical enemies. I want to say further
that 40 man has ever made any pro-
posal to me which involved a promise
or anything of that kind.
81 shall go before the people and
discuss issues as / have done in the
past, and, whatever their verdict shall
be on August q, I shall not be heard
to complain. All that / ask in thil
campaign is that the people be per
mitted to express their honest judg
ment. and I believe that lie what they
are going to do, Notwithstanding the
band Of oficerholders held together
by the cohesive power of public plum
der and the great corruption fund
which / have every reason to believe
is being employed to compass my
defeat. 1t will be a sad day for thii
State when money and not the honest
ballot will be permitted to name the
officers"
ssWill there be any change in the
issues that you discussP"
"No there will not. shall continue
TO advocate a change in the public
school system 30 as to give increased
educational facilities to the white bill
counties. I am opposed to squander
money on the education of negroes
when 1 know that the effect of 1t is t
make criminals Of the men and ihso-
lent servants of the women I believe
with Senator Money that the race
question is the paramount issue in thii
compaign and the sooner the people
Of Mississippi get to a realization o
that the better for al concerned.
have no patience with this confession
of impotence made by my oPPonen.
that our hands are tied and that w
a not make the change which
know to be so necessary to the peace
and welfare Of the people Of Missis.
sippi. The rejoicing of the leading
negroes Of the State over the fact tina.
I was not nominated IN the first pri
mary but confirms the prediction
made some time ago that my defea
would be construed By them as an in
dorsemeut Of President Roosevelt'
criminal policy Of social and p%olitics
equality. want to say again that m,
election, even II no act we're passed b.
the legislature to put into effect M.
sh.o~fsa wonIa hava a moaf aaiutari