The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1905-10-21
GOV. VARDAMAN IN. GRENADA
Is Warmly Welcomed-Made I've
Speeches Which are Highly
Characteristic of Him.

Governor Vardaman, accompanies
by his daughter, Miss Altetha, arrived
in Grenada on Tuesday evening and
was met at the depot by large ana
representative delegation OF our citi-
zenS who welcomed him to Grenada
Grenada can always be depended upon
to do the royal thing. There was a
forgetfulnesS Of elections and our peo-
pie We'd with each other to do homer
to Mississippi's governor and to show
their state pride.
The Governor was taken charge o.
by DR.. J. w. Sharp and driven to his
elegant residence On Main streer,
where he was entertained. It had
been arranged that Miss Vardaman
should be entertained at the hospita-
ble home of Mr.. and Mrs. A. s. Bell
where she was given a most coraiaa
welcome.
On Wednesday morning the Cover
nor addressed the teachers and pupils
of the public school. He was intro
duced by Col. B. c. Adams in his
usual felicitious manner. The Coz
ernor's address was peculiarly apprc-
pirate and happy. He referred to his
life as a boy, a few miles north g
Grenada, and to his first visit here
and OF his timidity on coming to town.
His life, he said, was not unlike th2t
OF a great majority Of country CHI
dren. He endeavorad to impress
upon the minds Of the pupils the
necessity OF utilizing the oppOrtu-
mites and advantages Of today. =
they would do this, the tomorrowe
would give them no trouble. He
encouraged them to have some aira
in life some point to which they
might direct all their energies ana
talents. If they would but do this, fs
said, no reasonable thing is impossible
Their parenta were endeavCring D
smooth life's uneven way for ther2-
and the rough places that appeare4
were largely Of their own making. Fs
was glad, he said, to know that tie
old and oft-repeated idea that ''evera
boy must sow his wild oats" was now
regarded as a mistaken one. Every
wound OF the moral character, liEs
every wound Of the physical bein.s,
left it's scar. The sowing OF wi.
oats, he said. meant the reaping &
them by the Sower.
There was fine mental up-lift -ana
moral tone to his address that was aa-
spring and should encourage the en-:
dren to the attainment Of the highesi>
ideals
In the afternoon he deliyertd an a6--
dress of something over an hours
length at the Fair grounds. He was
introduced by Hon. VIM. c. McLear
in few beautiful and highly eulogis
tic remarks in which he referred to
the Governor as the absest and mos,
man in public life ia
Mississippi to day. He paid q splen
did tribute to his lofty ideas Of pubiic
duty and his incorruptibility and II
tegrity OF official character.
The Governor began his address ey
saying that it would not always do fUc
the public to estimate mans char
acter by the honeyed words OF his
friends. But he said. he had rather
be worthy Of what Mr.. Mclean hal
said OF him than to wear the crown Ut
royalty or to be the conqueror Of na
tions. He then spoke Of his early as
associations with Grenada people anc
how he felt at home here. He CON-
the Fair Association AMI
expatiated upon its aims and pur
poses and the great oppori unties thai
it afforded the farmer and the agricuE
tural interests. He paid SplendAa
tribute to country life and the guile
lessness and honesty Of the farmer. He
spoke of the graft and moral corrup
ton that exists in the great cities am
said that he g]oried in the fact THAI
Mississippi had no great cities ana
that such large per cent of her pop
ulation lived in the country.
He encouraged the farmers to stard
by the cotton asSOciat ion and he Sait
that By organization was their onl7
hope to resist the maraudines Of Price
and the gambling CLIQUE in New Ior.
who lived by speculating upoa lie
toll Of the farmer.
I!e spoke of his loyalty and love fgr
the flag Of his country and said tsss1
no one would more readily resgse&-l
than he to bis country s call TO asesssszEs5
the encroachmentS Of foreign foe
He showed that there had been little.
if any, change of heart upon II, par1
toward President Roosevelt and rs-
ferred to him as Tedious lst. lie paic i
high tribute to m0theEaeeF and
womanhood ard closed By renewing
his pledge OF tldelity TO taa great
trust he had been cal ed upon to FL.
notwithstanding the fact that tie
crowd was anxious fer the races Ia
begin and was fall of the spirit Of tles
Fair, the Governor had the very best
attention from his first utterance ard
his speech was well received.