The Lexington advertiser., 1910-05-06

justice OF. the peace. legislator, govern
or, United States senator. or official o
any kind. without subscribing to thi
obsolete vagaries of and bending tn
truculent knee to the new self-appoInt
ed leader. - This may sound lik'
rank heresy to Cato lin his presen
condition. and others, but il is sctu
ally so.
AS will be seen by perusal of hi:
ebullition. Cato. is verv positive In biz
statements. He knows that Percy
made great, big, ponderous. monu
mental bluff when be challenged
Vardaman TO settlement OF theUnited
States senatorship controversy in q
primary before the people. 1t was "a
bluff" and nothing else. He knows
that and states it without any eQuivo.
cation, mental reservation or .secrel
evasion of mind whatsoever. BE
knows" that Leroy Percy knew that
the proposed primary was without
warrant in law and had the assurance
that Governor Noel would block 1t.
he is as thoroughly familiar with the
cerebrations and ra:iocinatiens OF the
gubernatorial mind as the senatorial.
There are no qualifications, no Ifs"
or 'ands'' about it-he knows. !"
To the ordinary, finite and circum.
scribed minds, incapable of long dis.
tance mind reading, he does not vouch-
safe any information as to how he
gained bis positive knowledge about
the matter. Perchance, Senator Percy
and Gov. Noel did indite him cunfi.
Dental missive about it, which would
appear as the most rational way of
obtaining the information SO positively
asseverated. Or did he consult astrol-
ogy, clairvoyance. telepathy, or any
of the occult forces of which the com.
mon, ordinary mortal knows nothing
Did he summon the Witch of Endor or
any of the other shades2 Did he ques-
tion the oracle of Delpbif Was it re-
vcaled to him in a vision2 Or how
did he find out all about it?
Cato's screed would have been hu-
norous but for its extvavagance. Just
note this Percy did not think Var
damsn would accept the challenge. "
AS il anybody who had ever heard of
Vardaman would for solitary second
doubt that he would become a candi-
date whenever any opportunity pre-
sented itself. Why, he has been can
didate ever since he shed his knee
5reeches, and as it is extremely un-
likely that he will ever be elected to
anything. he will probably round out
his life as a candidate Without his
candidacy he would be in the pitiable
condition ofOthello--his Occupation"
gone. When you attempt to spring a
joke on the unsuspecting and unso
phisticated public, try to give it an
element of probability, or possibility
at least, or the point" will be lost.
Cato has added to his vocabulary
the favorite stock phrases of the Var
daman faction, such as 'disgraced le-
~; .1ok,ra Etsooo$ obn ~, oR,1I ,ho y,tar ! y,
Mississippi history" etc. What they
mean we dom know and doubt very
much if the one who coined them does.
If they are intended to apply 20 the
last session of the legislature, they fall
off like water from q ducks back.
The last session of the Mississippi le-
gislature was productive of more bene
ficert legislation than any other in the
long and eventful history of the state.
Just read the brief summary by Maj.
Jonas of the aberdeen Examiner, of
the work done, published elsewhere in
this issue. Be fair. Don't condemn
without reason. Remember, that by
the act of Providence in removing
that grand old statesman, Anse Nc
Laurin the unexpected duty of elect
ing senator fell upon them. Also
that the undignified wall of the de
feated candidate caused an investiga-
ton to be made which all consumed
time, but by earnest work and work,
ing late into the night, the legislature
did a vast amount of work and made
very cIeditable record, which will
be duly recognized and applauded as
soon as the smoke of battle incident
upon the senatorial contest clears
away.
The word ''disgracesul" may. of
course, be applied appropriately to the
actions of the two black sheep, "
Senators Bilbo and Cowart-ardent
Vardaman supporters-who attempted
to line their pockets by offering their
votes for sale, but they are utterly
discredited and repudiated and the
faint" extends no farther than to
them. The other members of the two
bodies are men of honor, probity, and
worthy representatives of their respect.
i've communities and the state