Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1910-07-08
BIBO AND VARDAMAN.

Ol UI1C DOllOlCCbA oIOuCbOAOL Ill ~AApO
issippi that conditions are such
as to bring such scum as Bllbo to
the surface, to put him in the
forefront. 1t was a dirty piece OF
business he engaged in by his own
confession, bolstered up and plas-
tered over as it a by his lies.
That he lied repeatedly was shown
by his own witnesses, none OF
whom cOrrobOrated him except
Mrs. Neil. He may ride for
awhile on the crest of a wave of
political excitement, but it cannot
be possible that the honest and
intelligent voters of MISSISSIPPI,
which comprise the vast majority
of it's electorate, will long endure
SO thorough a rascal.
And it is a cause of grave accu-
sation against Mr.. Vardaman that
he uses such means as BilbO to
help his cause, and seeks to profit
by a scandal that, false as 1T IS,
does yet attach some stigma to
the State of Mississippi.
This is like Nardaman. we
make the statement which we be-
lieve will now be disputed siren
uOusly by many of our readers,
but which will generally be acced-
cd to later when the whole matter
has been threshed out a year from
now. That statement is that
Vardaman never did in any of his
campaigns, run on a fair, square,
honest and real principle. He has
dealt in false and sp%eciOus issues
all the time. The division of the
school fund between the races in
proportion to their taxes paid was
absolutely impossible and Narda-
man knew it. The repeal of the
XIV. Amendment is another chi
mcra and Vardaman knew it and
knows it now. And now his
present campaign are of fraud and
bribery is a false issue. When
did Vardaman appeal to the rea-
son and intelligence of the people
of Mississippi, and when did he
fail to appeal to their passion,
their prejudice, yea even to their
ignorance.
He tells the great mass of far
merS that the other side ridiculeS
them as red-necks and hill-billieS,
and that he is their champion and
friend This is an insult to their
intelligence and those of them
who do much thinking will real
iZe it. The farmers of Mississippi
L prosperous and intelligent.
Most of them are educated and
all of their children are. Who
but Nardaman put them in a sep
arate class from the rest of our
citizcnS-callS them fools and con
StituteS himself their champions
Never before was so much being
done by the national government:
the state and county governments
and by the general public policy
and action, for the agricultural
interest us right now. The towns
and cities, and even the railroads,
are booming the country lands and
the farmers. Purses are made up
by town men for good roads and
rewards for corn clubs. The
money and the brains of the cities
are working hand and hand with
the land and the brains of the
country. If ever there was a time
when such al Issue was false and
spurious now is the time, and the
thoughtful intelligence of the peO-
pie will realize it so soon as they
have time to ponder the situation.
Read every published or spoken
u~tterance of Nardaman and find
one comment on this wise and
beneficial state Of affairs. You
will not find it. 1t is above his
notice. This belongs to the do
main of political economy anC
with political economy Vardamar
deals as little as possible. Some
vast, vague and indefinable gooG
which he will accomplish by some