The Tupelo journal. (Tupelo, Miss.) 1876-1924, 1911-02-10

the beauvoir property, declaring that
the money should be used for the pur-
chase of property elsewhere in the
State. He bitterly assailed Mrs. JEFF
ferson Davis, repeatedly referred to
her as "old lady Davis" /" and his Jan
guage concerning her finally became so
disrespectful that he was taken severely
to task by Mr.. w. CALVIN Wells, .Jr.,
of this city, who championed the cause
of the aged and feeble widow of the
great Confederate chieftan, and a
sharp tilt took place on the floor of the
committee room, during which Mr..
Wells clrtly reminded Mr.. Vardaman
that he was not a member of the COM
mittee, and not even member of the
United Sons of Confederate Veterans.
We may not be able to memorize
much classic poetry. Mr.. Vardaman,
having very little time for mental
stunts of that sort, but when it comes
to recalling Incidents in your political
history, memory is our long suit.
Nv.
Mr.. Vardaman calls attention to the
fact that only seven names appear on
the face of the pass, but the conduc-
tors check mark shows that eight per-
son s Travelled thereon. And he thinks
this is peculiar.
Nothing very peculiar. 1t simply
shows that the party Judged" on that
poor conductor, and caused the Gulf &
Ship Island road to tote another pas
senger without receiving any compen-
sation therefor. Mebbe he was in g
hurry and didn't count noses accept
ing your assurance that there were
eight names on the pass and the same
number of persons in the party.
For that matter, Mr.. Vardaman. isn't
it fact that you haye frequently trav
eled on railroad trains in Mississippi,
while serving as Governtr of the State,
and friendly conductors passed you by
without demanding cash fare or yank-
ing anything from your mileage book
II this isn't true, then goodly mum
Der of persons wiio have travelled il
your company on railroad trains are
most outrageous liars. Some of Their.
say that it was the exception, and nev
er the rule, for you to offer anythint
in the way of transportation to the cor
ductor. And yet you preach and pro
claim nightly against "the soulles
corporations! Perhaps yau don't car'
about the corporations soul. so long a,
you are able to stand in with the
conductor, its material agent.
Mr.. Vardaman thinks he has foun
some other pecularities about the pas
that require explanation. We are gla'
to furnish them. He comments
1.-The absence 0 the conductors punch
and the failure to detach the pas.
ceeck.
In order that Mr.. Vardaman may no
cause himself any undue worry, we Wi
hasten to explain that conductor
punch mark cannot be shown in tn
form of engraving used by the Dali
News. For that matter, we canno
show the water color or the fiberou.
texture on which the pass was printed
Mr.. Vardaman 5 inquiry on this poin
Shows that, despite the fact that he Is
s,.p pposed to be pr.ctic, Il printer. h
knows very little about the engravin
process,
There was no failure to detach tn
pass check. It was detached in props
form, and neatly pasted together be
fore the Daily News engraver made th'
fac-simile plates.
II am exceedingly anxious to hav'
the original pass from which the pho
topraph was made which appeared il
the common cause organ last Sunday.
saws Mr.. Vardaman. Il want to cx
anime that signature. In order to
that, / am going to ask the distin
gnishad gentlemen who have the pa
in their possession to let me have it. j
shall take care of it. / shall give Sc
curty, If they desire, for the return o.
| it to tham / will have cut made o.
lit, as have promised in former mum
Der of the Issue, aud | will publish y
ii its columns.
Gee. what bunch Of personal pro-
no ms!
Ii Mr.. Vardaman IS exceedingly
anxious to have the original pass he
| is at liberty to get it from the SAME
source that it was obtained by the
Daily News.
He didn't display any anxiety OF that
sort prior to the publication of the fac
SMILES by this paper, although it hao
been publicly charged that suchla pass
was in existence.
| And, since Mr.. Vardaman has not
asked permission to use our fac-similes,
we do not feel under any obligation
whatsoever to lend him assistance II
getting possession of the original
Neither is it necessary for Mr.. Yard
aman to get the original in order te
nnblish fac -similes, II he submits 9