The Port Gibson reveille. [volume] (Port Gibson, Miss.) 1890-current, 1911-08-17
Spublic Opinion {
Gathering the Aftermath.


which recently swept over the State
we are glad to be able to say that
there we're a few rocks of the safe
and sane Democracy that remained
unsubmerPed and unshaken.
Although they may be numbered
on ones fingers, thus we may call
those counties that finally resisted
the impetuous assaults of Gov.
Vardaman and his victorious fol-
lowing and continued firm in the
faith of that Democratic sanity and
conservatism which has prevailed
in Mississippi for more than one
third of a century.
Among those few unconquered
strongholds we are proud to place
the name of reliable old Claiborne.
The steadfast and true old county
not only cast majority against
Gov. Vardaman and his allied
State candidates: but the vast ma
iority of its district, county and
beat candidates nominated in the
primary were in opposition to the
triumphant Senatorial candidate
and his aggressive allies.
And right here we wish to state
that our local representatives in
the now historic Legislature of 1910
were duly "vlndicated" by this
anti Vardaman majority in the late
election.
Really such worthy citizens and
representative officials as Hons.
Robert B. Anderson and John
Frierson needed no vindication
whatever in the community and
county in which they lived for hav-
ing steadfastly voted against Gov.
Vardaman in that memorable and
much-maligned caucus of winter
before last. Their votes in that
legislative caucus were in strict
conformity with the wishes of very
much the larger part of the con-
stituents who elected them to that
legislature.
Both of those members, justly
resentully at being involved in the
wholesale denunciation of that
anti-Vardaman majority in the late
Legislature, took an active part
against the successful Senatorial
aspirant in the recent campaign,
and did their best with voice and
pen to defeat Gov. Vardaman: and
it must be consoling to them to
feel that although their cause was
defeated they received from their
own intelligent constituency but
commendation for that course fol
whose following they had been sc
bitterly denounced by the then de
feated Senatorial candidate anc
now final victor.
In reviewing the recent unparal
Ileled conditions how sorrowful i
lis to relate that that the conduc
| of representatives Anderson AM
! Frierson, and the few Legislators
who did likewise in following
wholesale denunciation with activ
and aggressive resentment, was $
exceptional, and that the most c
the denounced majority apparent
tamely submitted to the rePeate
vituperative >castlgations they re
ceived as if the punishment ha
been really merited.
1t is in human nature to admin
. more a manly foe than NEE
friend or ally, both in politics an
Q in war: and we are sure that
our own good county all of til
militant minority who voted fl
Mr.. Vardaman on the first of Il
month, have far more esteem ar
respect for men like Messrs. A
: derson and Frierson, who rose
and vigorously fought for the eau
: for.which they voted, than for Il
3 . men who meekly took the mec
% cine of bitter denunciation and I
: . NAMED neutral after their dreadf
IS dose.
n We spoke of those few unco
ouered counties as rocks that h
90 resisted and STOOD firm against t
90 90 raging storm-tide of wild tactic
% alism. When the Jury of this I
% % accountable political tempest B