The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-04-18
Measuring Un Emily

Leroy Percy, Mississippi's new senator
is easily measuring up to the high stan
dard his friends and admirers set for him.
When he defeated Ex-Governor Varda-
man in the Mississippi legislature, after
long contest, good men all over the
south felt that great victory for con
! servatism and true democracy over radi-
calism and demagogy had been won. 1t
was signal triumph for the right.
In Alabama Mr.. Percy's election to
the United States Senate was ap-
plauded almost as heartily as if
it had been something pertaining
directly to our own politics. for there
naturally is and always will be strong
community of sentiment between the two
states. But in recent years pearly all
the southern states have been sorely
smitten by selfseeking and reckless lead
ears and have been materially set back
either by legislation antagonistic to cap
ital, or legislation indicating puritanical
tendency-chief1y for vote-getting effect.
Mississippi had been moving fast along
radical lines. Radicalism was typified in
Vardamanism and the demagogic blight
was getting close to the vitals of Mis-
sissippis body polite, All of Mississippis
sister states were eagerly watching and
those that had been boss-ridden were
keyed up to high pitch of interest
When the deadlock at Jackson was broken
by the election of Mr.. Percy the whole
south breathed freer. 1t was known far
and wide what manner of man the SEN
ator-elect was. Not only was he equipped
by brains and education for the senator
ship but he was known to be as we'll
poised as he was honest and brave. He
was cast In the knightly mould and his
career in the Senate is rejecting bril-
liantly upon Mississippi and the dem
ocratic party.
AS to the base and baseless charges
of bribery made by a member of Mis-
sissippis upper house for the the purpose
of hurting Percy and helping Elk
Governor vardaman, Senator Percys op-
ponent for the full term in the United
States Senate, the public has been abso-
lutely satisfied that the successful can
didate was elected by fair methods and
fair methods only; but like the high
spirited gentleman he is, Senator Percy
demands that a democratic primary be
held in November SO that the qualified
voters may pass upon the merits of the
two aspirants and decide which Mis-
sissippi shall have-a return to Var
damanism or an Endorsement of the young
statesman now wearing the toga.
His speech In which he makes the de-
mand will be found in another column
of this mornings Age-Herald. 1t is a
manly, eloquent and ringing speech. re.
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heard in Mississippi in ante-bellum days
Leroy Percy is of the right stuff. He is
on his mettle now and will always be on his
mettle when his honor is in question OF
when Mississippi needs champion. And
he will never fail to rise to the occasion
Surely the democrats of Mississippi should
give Senator Percy decisive majority
next fall.
AS his recent election by the Legislature
had a far-reaching effect for good il
neishboring states, SO will Percy vic
tory at the polls be hailed Throughout
this section with rejoicing, for it will
mean a final blow to radicalism in Mis-
sissippi and be coincident with the dis
appearance Of radical tendencies in Ala
bama and other southern states.
The Age-Herald has full faith In tn
people of Mississippi when they ar
aroused and it shall look with conhdenc
, for large majority on Percys side.
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