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

De1oTe Lney were Nai""
Percy men they we're Mississippians'
and it was their duty to the cop
of Mississippi to render an hehes'
verdict on the testimony before thehi'
THE LEGISLATIVE VERDICT.
The following resolution was IN
troduced into the House by f. D.. Ca
vett, one Of the most ardent Varda-
man men in the State, and as clean a
man as lives within the State:
I'm view of the scandalous rumors
which have been circulated. touching
the recent Senatorial contest the
House of Representatives takes pleas
ure in saying to the people of Missis-
slppi that we are convinced that the
conduct of every candidate n the
Senatorial contest was disnifed ana
honorable and upright, and that no
vote in the CAUCUS nomination was
procured by any improper means OF
corrupt influence, and that the cleo
ton Of Senator Percy is free from
fraud or corruption. And, regardless
of whether we have supported Seha
H.. psrev in the recent contest
will support him in the appe mr.
rv we record with pleasure Wv.
pn,ssenee in his chivalrous no"O'
.~srsonal and Political intesrn.'
a.a cur desire to hold up ms ua"u-
!. \. performance OF ais n,sn a. as
- : q representative of this srea'
oen.mor wealth In the Senate OF 'A'
1,,ited States" ,v a
vo,aamau nan, was vsted 'or "
80 varaavaas nah and by sVsrs
ss.,-caraanan maj present In ,Ie
ua,se and Senate when II was
...arcad. There wasn't q s'As'e .S
san.inc vote. II is a nnan'HouS 'v,
a,ct cannot stand before the p''
n,s at the State and puate - them 81
o.rsouat honesty. The most dis
honest maj IS oftentimeS n
liAh
rssv cas go to the psspis u u:
county. among whom I was borA sna
have lived all of my life, and hnd "o
% the finger of pollution has eVe'
touched my life.
But l car introduce as evidenc;
before the people OF the State o
Mississippi the verdict Of their Leg
islature, coming from every nook ant
corner of the State. and 7 was per
sonally known to not more than hal
a dozen Of them when I went 4
Jackson, outside my county represen
tatives. Holding this verdict in IN!
hands. rendered by your Legislature
after an investigation such as I have
described, am | not justified in say
ing. as I do say, that I carry as stain
less a commission to Washington a
was eve borne there by Senate,
from Mississippi? And he who de
MES it, I care not whether he be tn
most disreputable follower In tn
ranks, or the leader of the opposing
host. in denying It, wilfully lies. ant
ISLANDERS not only me, but your Leg
islature. and seeks for political gail
to drag tho fair name Of the Stat,
into the dust,
PRIMARY PROPOSED - VARDA
NAN RALK4.
On the last day Of the Legislature
went before it. and later, went be
fore the State Executive Committee
and asked that the Senatorial pri
mary be ordered for November o
this year. sayins that the Rght wa
going to be = bitter one, and IL pro
longed into next year, would ente
into the election Of county officers, AN,
into the election Of state officers
would make fractional lines anon
the people Of Mississippi which woul,
be hard to obliterate, that the vel
fare Of the people Of Mississippi de
manded that the matter be settled II
an early primary. hold for that alone
that I knew that such primary b,
treason OF my lack Of State acquain
lance would teopardize my politica
chances, hut that the commission
which I held. high as it was, vas 0
no value to me unless il carried witt
II the trust and confidence Of tn,
people Of Mississippi, and that I wa
willing to lay II at their feet and i
they and that they prefer anothe
should serve them I would resign tn,
commission at the first session of tn,
Legislature held thereafter so tina
the place might be filed BY the maj
OF their choice.
In response to this the Commute
ordered the primary. 1t was no
held, because Vardaman objected {
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