The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1910-07-16
Vafdaman Speaks 70 a Question Of
Personal PrivlIeee.

VA my return nome last WedneS-
day after an absence Of a three
weeks lecturing tour through Geor-
gia Alabama, Oklahoma and Louis
Llama. | find a large number of
invitations to make political
speeches in the different parts of
the State Of Mississippi during the
present summer.
shall answer all letters at the
earliest possible moment. But /
want my friends and supporters to
understand that it will be impossi-
bic for me to make all the speeches
that ! am invited to make.
While / shall be pleased to speak
as often as convenient during the
year 1910 in the interest Of my
candidacy for the senate cannot
afford to neglect or cancel any Of
the dates made for me,to lecture By
the lyceum bureaus under which I
am working.
MY pecuniary condition is such
that / cannot afford to devote four
teen months to the campaign for
United States senator.
Iprefer that the campaign should
not topen until the beginning of the
year 1911. / hope to be able to
commence the Campaign in earnest
about January /. 1911. To do SO
will give me ample time to visit
every portion of the State and dis
cuss with the people principles and
policies which | shall advocate if
elected to the senate.
/ | do not think any good will
come to the people or to me from
opening the campaign at this time.
Really. | cannot afford to do it.
/ THRUST that my friends will ap-
lpreciate the situation in which /
am placed. and not feel in any way
that ! am negIectlng them. But
am just unable to accept all the in
lvitations given me.
II my friends are really interest,"
led in my candidacy they can best
Iserye me just now and the cause
represent in helping me circulate
THE Issue.
AS to the matter Of joint debates
with my opponents for the senate:
It has occurred to me that the
welfare and harmony of the Demo-
cratic party dictates that these
Joint debates be not held before the
tyear 1911. if at all.
From what has already taken
place, ] am driven to the conclu-
sion that no good will come to any
body or to the people by these joint
lspeakings.
Il they are to be conducted as
some Of the meetings have been
conducted up to date it would be
better il they were rot held at all.
Under no circumstances will
ENTER into a dirt-daubing and mud
singing campaign.
| had nothing to do with the
irregularities or frauds that may
have been prepetrated in the late
senatorial caucus.
That is matter for the people
to determine.
That issue is between the people
and their representatives in the
legislature. and | shall have very
little to say about it.
It is not necessary that / should.
After my claims have been sub
mitted to the people. if they be-
lieve me worthy to serve them in
the senate Of the United States, |
shall be glad to do so. and shall
ever be grateful to them for their
support.
On the other hand, If they think
another better fitted and more
IcapabIe Of serving them in that ex-
alted station, it is their duty to
themselves, their country and their
God to vote for that man.
In all political campaigns here
tofore, have avoided personalities.
shall not vary from that policy
in the present contest.
Feeling that way about it and
being unable to begin and continue
until the primary of 1911, / want
my friends to know that what
speeches may make during this
year will be made single handed
and alone. To begin the campaign
now and being unable to 60 to all
the places to which / may be invit-
led will cause dissatisfaction. II
trust my friends will understand
me in this matter and that we may
| all work in harmony for great
victory at the regular primary in
August, 1911. J. X. Vardaman, iii
| The Issue.