Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1910-08-05

in the Issue Of the 22nd lnst'
the white chief lifts up his voice,
marveling and lamenting, at the
wickedness of his political en-
emies. That so good a man
should so suffer "the sings and
arrows Of outrageous FORTUNE"
is, he says, passing strange "
Listen to mis- tale of woe.
Why the bitterness of my po-
litical enemies?
| have tried to be true to every
trust-I have endeavored to be
faithful to the people of Miss
issippi.
While governor, the rights of
every citizen, be he rich or poor,
great or insignificant, white or
black, were sacred to me.
The functions of the office
were performed for the good of
the whole people, rather than
the promotion of my personal in
terest.
| did not use it's functions to
punish my enemies or reward
my personal political friends, at
the expense Of the taxpayers, or
the public service.
| endeavored as nearly as it
lay within my power to carry
out every promise made IN the
campaign, and to so live, and
act while holding that sacred
trust, that | might deserve, in
part at least, the confidence, and
esteem, and good will, of all the
people of the state.
If made any serious mistakes
while governor do not now re-
call them.
In the quiet Of my library a
few evenings ago, | endeavored
to take a mental inventory Of my
gubernational doings. | weigh
ed we'll every act that [ could re-
call, and after going over it all.
from the depths of my heart, |
can say that | do not remember
one single act that | did as gov
ernor. which | would change If
/ had the power.
No thought was taken of my
personal nothing was
permitted to enter my mind, or
divert my attention from the in
terest of the affairs which the
people had elected me to look af-
ter.
Every moment was consecrat-
ed to the service of the people
There is nothing meek or NEE
chin about this. By his own ac-
count there never was just such
another "all wool and a yard
wide patriot, or Pharisee, as
ex-Gov. Jas. K. Vardman! Ger
tain sure are we that never an
other character in all our circle
of reading, or scope of acquain-
tance, took the stand and testi-
fed that going down into the
depths Of his heart he did moth
ing which he would not change!
At last is presented the mar in
fallable and inerrant. And how
has this superman which he
would not change! At last is
presented the man infallible and
who has not been rewarded
In spite of all that. it is an in
Scrutable mystery to me why my
political enemies should indulge
in the dirty, mud-slingings, scan
dalous criticisms and slander of
me which a lot of dirty, men
dacious little editors are now do
ing.
[ do not believe any just man
will change me with egotism,
when | say that it is all done for
political purposes,
1t is a malignant spirit behind
a nefarious scheme to misrepre-
sent me before the public which
they hope may cause the people
to forget the good things that |
have tried to do for them and
remember only the dirty lies that
are being told on me now.
Not chargeable with "egot-
ism!" Why man your egotism
sticks out in every line-it
amounts to obsession. You have
lost all sense of interperspective
of proportions. Who are you
pray, and what have you done,
more than or, as you say. de-
traction? Neither great Mississ-