Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1911-04-28
FROM THE PEOPLE

Politics" signed Voter, giving ms
reasons why the people should not vote
for Vardaman.
Will you give me, a Vardaman man.
the privilege of replying to Voter, Civ
ing my reasons why they have voted
for Vardaman and why over two-thirds
of the people will vote for him IN the
coming August primary nominating
election.
Then to commence, Voter says: 1T
is not the purpose Of this article to at
tack the record of the so-called White
Chief"
In reply, l should say he did not fail,
in his weak way. to attack Vardaman' s
record from start to finish. | would in
fer from his effort of attack, that he
thought that Vardaman was a perfect
man, but had discovered that Varda-
man had some imperfections and pro-
ceeded to point them out to the people.
Does not the biole say that no one per-
feet; no, not one. Hence we can not
expect perfection in any man; then let
US make an honest confessional w Ii
be good for our souls. Let us proceed
with the understanding that Vardaman,
like all others, has his falts. Voter says
never before in the history Of Missis-
sippi has the spectacle been presented
of an officer declining to discuss with
his opponents his record as an officer.
Vardaman knows that every man and
every school boy over sixteen years Of
age who have given any attention to
politics, know his record and know as
an editor he is brilliant and aggressive,
as a legislator guarded and thoughtful
of the peoples interest and far-reach-
ing in his views; as speaker Of the
house of representatives a good parlia-
mentarian, courteous and responsive;
as a soldier he obeyed all commands
and responded to all calls to arms, and
as governor the best the state ever
had
And again, history fails to record
such political condition as prevails in
Missississirpi today; democratic state
but divided into two factions. Varda
man and all good citizens do not want
a repetition of the Carmack-Patterson
discussion in Tennessee which, no
doubt, would be brought about by
Joint discussion, and to avoid any pos
sibility of such an occurrence, it is best
to have no joint discussion.
Voter says, in speaking of Varda-
man, he either knows the charges are
true, or else he feels his inability to
hold his own against them in debate.
The charges brought against Vardaman
have fell fiat; and it will take the elo-
quence of a DemOsthcnes and oratiOns
of Cicero and all the money that can
be brought to bear, placed on one end
of a lever to prize them up again. AS
to Vardaman not having the ability to
hold his own against them in debate
seems ridiculous to me when in joint
discussion with Senator John Sharp
Williams he not only held his own, but
gained in every discussion and actually
reduced an anticipated majority of
twenty thousand for Williams to the
the small number of six hundred,
and if the election had been postponed
one month he would haye gained the
six hundred votes claimed to be Sena-
tor Williams majority. There were
offers of two to one that Williams
would win out by fifty thousand and of
fers of three to one that Williams
What more evidence is wanting to
prove that Vardaman has the ability to
cope with his opponents.
Voter says the main purpose of this
is to suggest sCme reason why the peo-
pie should not vote for Vardaman. One
of his reasons he cites is that Varda-
man promised. when a candidate for
governor, if elected. he would divide
the school fund between the whites
and blacks in proportion of the taxes
paid in by each race. Vardaman called
the attention of the legislature in his
message to the subject and asked their
earnest consideration of the matter.
He was ready and willing to sign an
act calling a constitutional convention
Thus you see he done all in his power
as governor in the matter.
Voter says: Now he had accomplish
his aim In riding into office on silly
appeal to the ignorant voters of Mis-
slssippi and he troubled himself no more
about it.
Is it possible that all of the voters
who voted to elect Vardaman governor
were ignorant? Can you not, at least. |
name one intelligent voter? Could YOU
not name Senator Percy or Mr.. Alexan- |
der or some other intelligent man who |
voted for Vardaman for governor? If |
you can you certainly would help our |
feelings wonderfully. to think, after all
that has been said about the redrecks, |
hillbillies and lowbrows that there was |
one intelligent man in that large num-
Der Of gpters.
Voter saYa fouE gaarH ago he made
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