Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1911-06-23

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and could succeed in bringing the
race question to the consideration
of congress that is the result we
should have every reason to ex-
pect; on the other hand, if we
are to judge the future by the
past we might expect no greater
efforts and no more important re-
suits than followed Mr.. Varda-
mans campaign issue Of eight
years ago when he advocated a
division of the school fund. Con
sequently, if he be sincere his
policy is n fraught with great
danger. If he has merely raised
the issue in order to make votes
for himself, then he is a demagOgue
and unworthy of the support of
any man.
The Beacon opposes Major Var
daman because it believes him to
be a stirrer up of strife, a persist
ent sOwer of the seeds of discOrd
and prejudice, n who seeks to
array class against class and race
against race, making the race
question a state issue when he de-
sired a state office and a national
issue of it now that he is seeking
a national Office, but always very
adrOitly having some issue whose
solution must depend upon his
getting a good fat job at the hands
of the people. Likewise the solu-
ton of the corporation evil lies in
the elevation of Mr.. Vardaman to
the Senate, though the governors
enmity to the said corporations
never hindered him from accept
ing favors frequently at their
hands and that, too, in direct vic.
lation of law; nor did his severe
denunciatiOn of strong drink, how,
ever appealing to the prohibition
vote, ever prevent his indulgence
in the "wine when it is red" or in
giving wine suppers to his friends.
AS to Mr.. Vardaman's record as
governor, the Beacon cheerfully
admits that on certain occasions
he rendered excellent service tC
his state. It has no desire to take
from him n single laurel hon
estly won. But it does deny vigor
Ously the excessively modest asser
ton of his friends, fully concurrec
in by Mr.. Vardaman himself, that
he made the best governor Mis-.
sissippi ever had. AS a matter
of fact there was practically moth
ing accomplished by Gov. Varda
man of a constructive nature dur.
ing his entire term of office, an6
for that matter, although he has
been in public life in Mississippi:
for many years, yet there is today
not one law on the statute books
bearing his name or for which he
was primarily responsible. He
had numerous opportunities to of
fer a resolution putting the Mis-.
sissippi legislature on record as
favOring the repeal of the wal
amendments, just as many state
legislatures have recently passed
such resolutions faYoring an in
come tax amendment, yet not
once did he do so, nor could he
prevail upon a single member O
the legislature, while governor, tC
so much as offer a bill to separate
the school fund. In a number O,
public utterances, during his gu
bernatorial term, Mr.. Vardama1
: brought shame to the cheeks O.
patriotic Mississippians by his un
gentlemanly and wholly uncalleC
for remarks, causing commercial
bodies over the state to publicly
t protest against such statements a.
coming from the governor of theil
own commonwealth. And it must
be remembered that in the senat,
it would be by his public utter
ances alone that he would bC
f judged.
The Beacon further opposes Ma
z iOr Nardaman