The Hattiesburg news., 1909-12-27

Protective Association. IL they fail to
defeat him for the office, will never
be able to silence, coerce or control
him.
The race question, however radical
Gov. vardaman may seem, is treated
by him more nationally, we think, than
by many who criticise him. Gov.
Vardaman treats it not so much as
a political question. as he does a race
question. 1T is not question Of pol.
itics. it is a question Of Race. It is
not a factional question, it is a ma
uonal question 1t is not a sectional
question. it belongs to all the Sec
tons. 1t is not a passing question. it
is question for the ages. And Gov.
Vardaman. blunt sometimes, radical if
you please. but always honest and
earnest, drives home the dangers at
tendant upon the further parleying
with that question, and the pressing
Importance of heroic remedies for its
treatment. And upon that question.
as upon all others, he expresses the.
same opinion everywhere: and little
as you think, all men do not do that.
Right in the heart Of the North. right
from the public rostrum where an hon.
est, candid word is needed most. is
where most men fail to give it.
The South needs men like James X.
Vardaman, who will speak out. II
needs men in the Senate who will tell
the corporation agents to their very
faces what contemplate scoundrels
they are. 1t needs men who will nm.
cover rottenness in high places and
snow 1T to the world. It needs men
10 call a knave knave, that the coun.
Try may know who and how many
knaves there are. 1t needs men who
mad rather serve the people than to
cater to the defunct courtesy of a
rich mans club"
The News will not attempt anv
comparison between Mr. Vardaman
ana the field" We do not know "the
held we take it they are worthy
men, all of them. But in a time like
this. when the legislature must mass
upon a question before it's submission
10 the people, would it not be wise
Tor short term, to take a man who
was before the people for that place,
ana who had already shown marked
strength. A man known by the people
OF the entire state; who has hereto.
fore been honored and approved by
the people of the entire state; and one
VINO had already submitted his claims
10 this very office to the people of the
entire state? Why should new men.
VINO were content before to leave. the
race where it was, be uncovered now
and forced in the running, "just to
beat Vardaman?" Granting to others
all credit that is their due, what has
Vardaman done that he should be
singled out as the one man who shall
not aspire for political honors and
honorable service at the hands of the
white race in Mississippi? Has he
been SO jealous of the pure blood of |
the South, that he would keep it al.
ways pure, and is that his offense?
Has he seen the wretched misery of
drunkard's home; has he seen the pov.
erty the liquor traffic entails upon the
invidual, upon society and state: has
he seen the paupers and criminals
that 1t makes, and has his heart cried
out too loud against this monster evil
and shall his ambition be crucified at
the behest of the Liquor Dealers Pro.
tective Association? Is that his of.
Tense? Are these his offenses? If so.
then we love him for the enemies that
he has made.
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