The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1904-12-03
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES

The Times doesnot make il rule 10 applaud
mans actions unless those ACTIONS are worthy o
any praise Nor does ii get behind the mask 81 de-
ception and regret TO lash with strong words its
opponents and berate them with harsh criticism,
because of any differences political opinion
This the two antagonistic dailes OF Jackson Mss
have done over Governor Vardaman's answer 10
President Francis OF the Worlds Fair, telegram
These two dailies the ClarionLedger and the Jack
son News bitterly opposed Governor Vardarnan in
his race for the govenrorshp during the last State
campaign and since his election they have
been waiting and anxousy watching for the slight
est word action the Governors part 10 give
full vent to their luminosity and take revenge for
their great disappointment his election The
half-chance came when Vardaman's telegram TO
Francis was made public, and these dailies delayed
no time, neither words to bitterly criticse the
Governor. They played the role OF offended dig
nifty to stand still, and in their criticisms made it
appear that their opinions were the opinions OF
the entire people OF the State in the matter. They
made themselves the voice of the whole people, and
published their earnings to the whole world, when
it is known fact that these two papers dead
ones politically, they have so ardently defended
Roosevelt's followers and pie seekers in Mississp-
pi, that they lost all prestige and influence
they ever had There is not man in Mississippi
that could fail to judge the motives that prompted
the criticisms of these two papers, and who would
fail to attribute them to hate malice and revenge,
and in our opinion, Governor Vardaman has neither
lost friend made foe among Mssissipps
patriotic by his utterances in answer to
the Francis telegram.
H.. fIx, he
termed the greatest commercial and industrial age
this country has ever known. The almighty dollar
has almost become the god Of the people, and but
comparatively few OF this day and generation re-
member in their madness for riches, those days OF
s6I when manhood and vaor counted for much.
Vardaman never forgets that he is the son OF a
Confederate veteran He is not found among those
who will let pass any insult upon those brave men
who fought for principle and right in those trying
days He is not among those who for the sake OF
the dollar or because the man who as President of
this country has reviled and characterized those
who wore the gray as anarchists and traitors, are
content to suffer these ndigntes
While our answer to the telegram would have
been different from that of the Governors, and
while ii might have been best to have let 1t gone
unnoticed, still we don't see how President Francis
or the people OF the State could expect anything less
from hte Governor, knowing the insults tnat nave
been thrown into the face of every Mssssippian by
President Roosevelt In his Arlington speech the
President sandered the beloved son Of the State,
Jefferson Davis the President Of the Confederacy,
and the more recent occurrences--the treatment OF
the good people of Tndanola, and the personal in
suit to the Governor himself in refusing to allow
postofce to adopt Vardamans name, are enough
to make the reply that he did and to make every
Mssissippan not want any the President
praise We are bound to question the
sincerity OF his remarks of admiration made
over the building, representation Of Beauvoir, the
replica Of the home Of Jefferson Davis, whom he has
called traitor and backyard. These insults
Vardaman can never forget and no amount OF
forced or hypocritical admiration will cover them
The whole truth is the Governor wants none of
such men as Roosevelt, and we glory in his man
hood and spunk to assert himself