The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1911-02-17

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M0nasy carried the fDilo~Ias sceount
of the afst sddfess ~ the campaign
w the former governor.
This governor seemed III his heat
and entered NJ onee iato the issues ~ |
the campaign. pfefscIns his femsfks
nv saying that " he bad ~ vet the
oIsce ~ United states sebsfof ~
abusing and lying on others" he I'D
not want the honor NE referred To
those opposing bim--ths various poll
tIelans of state-~as political CAD
nics.r lie said he was mt running
against them for the sfIlce; that he
was going ~ put hts claims. basing
them on bis past political record, be-
Z fore the sovereign voters ~ Mlssis-
sippi, and " a majority Of them did
not want him ~ their United states
senator, he did not want ~ serve.
DOUBTS THE SIGNATURE.
Mr.. vardaman declared that II he
knew man who supported him for
e any other reason than that be thought
10 him the best man for the place, be
y would despise him, rather than com
g fmend him for the vote be cast.
e The speaker touched on the race
]. question at length. His views were
ls about the same he has advocated FOL
ID the past eight years. He quoted at
IT length from the recent speech OF The
~ Junior senator Of Mississippi on the
pi race question.
o. He referred to the recent publica
~ ton OF the much talked-of "fre'
IT pass" which, he said, had been pub
as llshed Ia all the opposition papers Q
nd the state. He has no recollection o
having used the pass, but II he did, i
be was Ia connection with the Beauv0i
m Soldiers Home.
us Mr.. Vardaman said that II n
he signed that name to the pass 1t wa
he unlike any signature he had eve
ng signed; that he had asked severa
on bankers familiar with his signatur
II they would pay check 90 tina
VS. signature, and they all declared the
ed. would not.
he The battleship funds, the g0verno
OF said, be turned over when he &C
ng ready to the "little hairless wonder,
la. now occupying the governors chair.
90 DENOUNCES .GADFLIES."
OF When he came to the part OF his r
marks regarding the contingent fund
err the ex-governor grew bitter In his d.
%, nunciation OF what be termed I'll
40 little crowd Of POLITICAL gadflies ths
me had perpetratcd the most despicab
~ lie that was ever put on q citizen
-" Mississippi.
ia' He said he had done what no 9th,
'er' governor OF Mississippi had ever dor
nv The made out his accounts regardiT
Wis the contingent funds and sent for Il
ven committee to come and check him.
ans During his entire speech OF mo-
70 than two hours, Mr.. Vardaman d.
cee not refer to either Mr.. Alexander
ue Senator Percy by name His audien'
~ gave him attention and cheered BIT
uat at times to the echo. He dwelt
,'ee length on his services as governor 4
ne' four years, picturing che conditions
~ the various convict camps, and shov
'us' ing the improvements wrought und
~ his administration, basi0g his CLAIM
TO the voters on his record, and def
. Ing the opposition TO show one i
s"o stance OF unfaithfulness TO them du
90 Ing his long service to the people
- Mississippi.