The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1910-12-16

'ofiai campaign in a speech At proo,-
"'eh' when me and Jim vardam ma,
yet 10 the United States senato uo,,,
~ ueil' made a similar attack ~
'"e North, a senseless baranyua
against northern canita, and ,ao,.
same measure Of cold contemnt
was meted out; when the vote wa.
'aken the United States Senate stoo1
y" one Side OF the chamber. and on
'ne other stood jeff Davis Of arkar-
sas. H'N'H-
ana this sentiment does not find
oppression In words alone. It work,
Out IN better legislation for Won r.
was the absence OF sectional issues
'uat enabled the insurgent republi-
can senators for twelve weeks IN
s'ahd shoulder to shoulder with DEM
ocfatic senators from the South. and
hght the passage Of an obnoxiou.
.ai'foad measure apparently In the
interest solely of the carriers Of the
country approved Of and brought IN
by a republican administration.
When before did republican sena-
tors ever fight a party measure sane
tloned by a republican president? In
surgency Is the halfway house ~
democracy. 1t Is the awakening con.
science of that part Of the American
people heretofore aligned with the
republican party. II they succeed In
their fight tn make that party a par
" OF human rights instead of corpor-
ate interests lit g better govern
ment for US. II they fail to reform
that party. as fail they will, with
their principles, courage and patriot
ism. they must come to the democrat
ic party. And il that party proves
worthy Of the trust Of the American
people. it will have the moldins ri
the legislation OF this country for a
generation to como.
An illustration of the passtHS away
of sectional feeling occuaesa in tbs
closing days Of the last session al
Congress- when the sundry civil blu
carrying the presidential travelling
expenses did not make such appfo'
priation available for immediate use
and the president. invited by the peo
pie OF Augusta to visit that city, hat
to defray his own expenses. The PED
Pile Of Augusta Just as democratic a
We are, Just as southern as we are
protested against this. and offere,
themselves to defray the travelling
expenses OF their guest.
VARDAMAN'S INSULTS TO VISIT
ING PRESIDENTS.
This reminds me of the trips mad
by other republican president
throughout this country, for each @
the last three presidents has mad
tours. visiting every section Of tn
country. These trips were not mad
for political purposes. for all OF Their
came south. and no republican pre-;
ident was v 9 fool enough to com
to Dixie-land looking for votes. bu
they were made for the purpose y
meeting the people of the countr,
studying the conditions of the cout
try and helping the people to reallz
that they were a reunited peopl'
who. buryinx the past. were marct
ing on to 4 higher destiny and
greater country. Wherever they we.
they were received by the peopl
among whom they were. with hosp
tally and attentions, and nowhes
was this more marked than In II
South. Every city seemed to vie
entertaining them There was NJ
heard a discordant note In the We
come accorded them from ocean
ocean In this broad land. except
the State Of Mississippi. and tn
from a distinguished sol Of Missl
sippi. Tho first one that came SOU
was William Mckinley. the gentle
and best beloved republican pres
dent who has been In the Viii
House since the war. the preside
who, on his Southern tour, defiant
Northern Radicals and their hostill
to his recollection. declared that Il
national Government should care Il
the raves OF the Confederate de;
as thcy do those of the Federal dea
This magnanimous suggestion W
afterwards enacted into law. He W
the only Republican president vi
ever wore a Confederate badge, Al
} he was decorated with 1t by COME
, crate veterans at Columbus. Gee
! gfa, where he delivered a speech
I their reunion. which In its patrtt
ism and love appealed to the emil
I South. When he came to Mississip
! he was invited by the Governor
7 tho Ctata m mass through the state