Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1910-12-16

"iohv HIS race upon his own record
and discussion OF the public issues
OF the day.
Has Major vardaman pursued eI-
Ifher Of these courses2
| For months, ever since he promls-
|'ed the Legislature on the night OF my
nomination, to do all In his power
to hold up my hands, he has had
half dozen substitutes upon the
stump IN Mississippi waging for him
campaign of personalities. Islander
and detraction, and he has eagerly
printed In the paper owned by him
every article against me published
anywhere in the State. or contribute
ed to his paper by any OF his bench
men, however coarsely abusive and
vilely indecent such articles might
be- and in his Issue, of the 21st OF
October, he has the following edito-
rial, headed, "a Filthy sheet.n
| THE Imperious One, OF Sunday
Shooting and Fishing Fame the
Observation-Disclosures of the
Poker-Table, the Crowned Victor OF
the Rotten Secret Caucus. the U.
Plurlbus Unum of the Gold Dust
Twins, spoke at s.arkville last Nor
day to large audience OF people who
had assembled there in obedience TO
the mandate OF the Court. He always
speaks to the Court-gathered crowd.
This same 'Oniy-One' is reported
to have said many things about vac
daman and his ''Menagerie, "-re-
ferring by the last word to Senators
Hebron, Potter, Bilbo, and rugged
old Bill Stegall any one of whom
is as far superior to Leroy Percy IN
all the elements OF true manhood as
Htae sun hangs high above the earth.
THE aforesaid, much Self-praise7
One. was pleased to refer to the Is
sue as a Filthy Sheet.
II trust: the Issue is not filthy.
Il do not believe Mr.. Percy thinks
it is filthy.
II II is filthy At is because Of
the things chat have reproduced in
it-extracts from Percy's speeches
and the story Of his election to the
United States Senate by the rotten
secret caucus.
Those are about the only filthy
things that can remember to have
appeared in the columns of the Is-
sue.
They may. be 'filthy,' but as
stated above. | am somewhat sur
prised that Percy should admit IT,
ISSUES CHALLENGE FOR JOINT
M DEBATE. as
And yet there are issues between
us which it seems should. in fair
ness to the people OF Mississippi be
discussed by us. He claims that my
election was secured through rotten
deny T.. ' ss-s
IL he can substantiate that claim.
should not be sent to the United
States Senate. If he cannot sub
stantiate 1t he has uttered vile
SANDER against the Legislature or
Mississippi, which renders him UNI
worthy tos hold any Office at the
hands OF the people of this Statea
For years he has proclaimed
through this paper and on the lee
snre platform, that the paramount
ISSUE is the agitation by the South
II the repeal Of the 18th, and the
modification Of the 18th amendments
% the Constitution.
say that such an agitation on the
,art of the South is not only sense
ess. but vicious. y,
Is this not an issue which; should
TO- discussed before. the people? s,a
II lthespeople o. ,Nississippi.belieye
hat is right fnfegard to It, 50 far
Is Fam concerned, he should be cant
o the Senate; for would be unwil-
ing to go there on a FOOLS errand
wen with the commission. or United
'tates Senator In my hands.
Surely these are important Issues
vhichncoald be fairly discussed IN
oint debate before The people or
and more vitally con
ems them than the campaign OF
personalities being waged against
: : - y - ssssh KS,
Certainly Nardaman does, not he
lsve that .sneh' = campaign can win
efore the people Of Mississippi
uFedy the former Governor iof MIS-
issapn WIN not persist in a course
hitch win strip him Of the respect
I every decent man In the Stale.
fe will not persist in campaign
mich the people of Mississippi will
brand as unfair, unmanly
nd sianderous, While he, has
voided me in Joint debate, he has
ever vet declined a challenge to
pint debate. I am going to give him
ne more opportunity, and ] certain
: trust he will not sin away his day
grace t aft