The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1906-06-23
gov. VARDAMAN'S
| ADMINISTRATION.
Is Strongly Endorsed by Ex-Attorney
General Frank Johnston.

1 Elk Attorney General Frank
johnson had the following to say
fabout Gov. Vardamap's Admins
tration in recent article in the
Memphis Commercial Appeal:
Gov. Vardaman has given the
people of Mississippi an excellent
administration Of its public
affairs. | have observed the
course of public affairs in Missis-
lsippi since the Civil War, and
have followed carefully the ad-
ministration of all the Democratic
governors from the military de-
position of Gov. Chas. Clark, the
war governor of the state, and
there has been no state admins
tration in Mississippi during
that period which, in my iudg-
ment, has surpassed that of Gov.
Vardaman in all that makes for
the best interests of the people. 1t
has been honest and clean and
patriotic throughout.
"GoY Vardaman has a high con-
ception and appreciation of the
duties and responsibilities of a
great public Office and trust, and
has been shown throughout his
executive career as sincere and
solicituous a consideration for the
great public interests that have
been placed in his hands as any
governor the state ever had, and
this is no reflection on any who
have preceded him.
His career in the legislature as
member of the House of Rep
resentatives in 1S9O-1S92 and as
speaker of the house the two fol-
lowing years was distinguishedsby
the broadness of his views on pub
lie questions and measures and
conscientious devotion to his pub
lie duties.
Il admire Gov. Vardaman
among other things for the de-
cisive and effective manner in
which he has maintained law and
order in the state. Since his in
auguration as governor there has
not been a single instance where
a prisoner in the hands of an
officer has been lynched by a mob.
The suppression of that form of
lawlessness known ais whitecapism
in the southren part of the state is
fdue to large extent to the per-
Isistent efforts of the governor to
Ebreak up the lawless organization.
I In the matter of the peniten-
ltiary reform and provision for,im-
proved management, this legis-
lation was brought about largely
owing to the urgent manner in
which he presented it to the
legislature.
THE whole course of Gov.
Vardaman since his coming into
Office has demonstrated that
Mississippi has never had a gov
ernoI who displayed a more sin
cere devotion to the welfare of
the people and devotion to public
duty than Gov. Vardaman. He
is man of great personality,
with magnetism that charms his
old friends and makes for him
many new ones; a man Of broad
sympathy and a generous and
kindly nature. He has certainly
displayed in his public, as we'll as
in his private life, the qualities of
mind and heart that constitute and
embellish the highest type of
manhood, and possesses the charm
of sentiment and bearing that
characterize the Southern gentle
man.
LAS to his fitness for the Office
of United States senator, there is
not, in my judgmment, a man bet
ter equipped for that position
than GCv. Vardaman. The can
dor and fairness and directness in
fpublic life, that characterizes
James K. Vardaman, combined
with his charming courtesy and
gifts of speech and mind, will give
him a marked distinction in the
senate. i am confident that [ ex-
press the common sentiment of his
friends when | say that he will
reflecr credit upon the people of
Mississippi if he is sent to the
senate. His election to the SEN
ate would Lot only be deeply
gratifying to his friends, but as
citizens of the state in which they
feel JUST pride and patriotic
devotion they will have the graf
i6cation of knowing that the high
Honor will have been worthIIy