The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1910-12-02
Political Announcement

THE DEMOCRAT STAR believes that |
this ls the opportunc time To make |
It's position, politically, Enthusiastically |
plain. State politics are already nc.
lively agitated by the several candl'
dates, and local politics have assumed
the same general aspect. This paper
Is unrcservedly supporting James X.
Vardaman for the United States
senate, US Is and has long been known
TO all men. 1.-THE White Chief needs
no laudatory introduction to either
Mississippians or the nation at large.
This paper, with this Issue, also
places itself squarely Ia support Of
Ross Collins OF Meridian for attorney
general OF the state, believing and
holding, aside from the natural capa.
bilities OF the candidate IN question,
that It Is high time eastern and
southern Mississippi receive some
recognition In the way OF offices 10 the
state at large. The county campaign
has not sufficiently developed TO know
exactly who will or will not be candi.
dates for preferment. For the pres.
cut no candidate Is being directly or
Indirectly encouraged 10 his ambition
or discouraged In his hope OF success,
The city campaign Is at It's height.
On the thirteenth instant the voters
will express their will. Good met
have, 10 the main, announced for the
several offlces, The good Of the cit.
should be the voters first concern
THE DEMocRAT-STAR hopes tina
such will prove TO have been the de
cLsion at the polls. II bcbooves al
good citizens TO give each and ever.
candidate n thorough inspection an,
Investigation. That Il candidate Is
clever gentleman personally does no
mean that no Is qualified for tn
position he may seek. Weigh hin
and weigh him we'll, Is 4 modest an,
respectful suggestion. Is he pro
gressIveg IL he alive to the moderl
progress OF the country and In lin
with material Developments? Is h
tied IN with fanatics and fanatisu
that tends to keep down the city ant
port or does he recognize that ever
mans home Is his individual castle
The voters are fortunate In having a,
excellent neld Of candidates TO pic
from. fyou are drawing the Varda
man and anti.Vardaman lines, as ar
pears 70 be the general case, you wi
fnd good men from either side OF tn
question. you are drawing thes
lines, force Mr.. Candidate to con-
out 10 the open and declare himself
shun the straddler 10 n political que
ton OF this kind as you would til
plague, for they are OF a kin.
THE DEMoCRAT-STAR may not
found always, throughout the se:it
OF campaigns, on the side OF the Va
daman man, but II such should d.
velop to be the case II will be becaus
the good OF the Port OF Pascagoul
and Suuth Mississippi, In its humb
estimation, dictates such to be Il
wiser course. There are numerol
abuses OF public rights, morals an
progress, this paper believes, now e!
istant upon the statute books OF tt
state. II a candidate endeavors
becloud the real issues by an appe,
TO or against "Vardamanism," viii
standing hatfooted against the m,
teriai progress OF the great old con
monwealth OF Mississippi, this papt
will not hesitate to speak out openl
and boldly In that connection and
advocate the candidacy OF some otht
seeker Of preferment, although h
may not be the very desirable Ward,
man man.