East Mississippi times. (Starkville, Miss.) 19??-1926, 1911-02-17
ANOTHER VOTER"
AXES REPLY. TO VOTERS"
ATTACK UPON MR..
/, ALEXANDER.
Starkyille Miss, Feb. IA. 1g1

T& Starkville, Miss, Feb. IA, 1911.
a3st Mississippi Times:
4 In the last weeks issue of the
3News, Voter" comes out in a
|l1ngthy article entitled THAT
ASS. The heading sugges ted
Voter" was going to explain, j,
iii Justify bis political father on
W pass proposition, or deal, in
some way, with the pass contro-
sy and argue the case on its
srits. But, true to the princi-
les of Vardaman. instead of
browing light upon the subject,
bid arguing the vital issue involved
Ne simply says "Vardaman's
friends care nothing about an ex-
@planation. They did not give
Icuss whether he ever mentioned it
or not" then proceeds, as a faith
full Arafat of his political Gus ta.
ma, to cuss out everything in sight
This proposition Of not giving a
"cuss", yet cussing with such
shameful proliXity as Voter"
does, is just exactly what makes
such reckless adherents of Varda-
manism dangerous 10 the peace and
welfare of Mississippi. Vardaman-
ism presents grave danger only
in the fact that it inspires in the
minds of the hot headed a dis posi-
ton to offer no argument, preselt
no justification and tolerate no in
QUESTION into matters of vital i'm
portance to the common veal OF
the people Of the state.
DEPRESSING from his chosen sub
ject with don't give a cuss'
statement, Voter enters into
that argument" peculiar to his
Masters policy. consisting i'll slam
der, vituperation, indecency OF Ian
guage and recklessness Of accurate
statement, and indulges in a species
OF Billingsgate which does violence
to the moral sensibilities of decent
people. This, however, is char
acteristic identifying certain spe
cies Of religious faith which has
laid hold upon some people. The
time is yet to come when straight
out cursing and abuse will prevail
as argument against facts une-
Grivocally put, in this country.
IF Voter will spare me his han
dy fund of insulting epithets, will
ask him to point out in his lengthy
article, any answer, argument or
contradiction Of the issue presented
upon the subject of That Pass"
1t is true he says that the letters
published in the Issue show conclu-
sively thatVardaman didn't procure
the pass, didn't know it was free
pass and was i'll no way responsible
for it's existence" The plea is de-
murrable on the ground that il
does not set up minority nor lunacl
on the part of Mr.. VardamaS. 4
man who has been so long and s.
loud in the public eye as Mr.. Var
daman, as legislator, governor
und senatorial aspirant, cou!G have
but little patience vita one of his
leutenlnis who assumes that he
docs not know what a free pu' S, is
when lie sees it. The suggestion
is travesty upon below par com
mon sense. To assume that Mr..
Vardaman would write his name
across the back Of II free pass upon
which he is riding and not know
what it is, is fatal assault upon
his ego and u s!ander upon his in.
telligence, coming from one of his
most lmpetuous lovers.
Voter" says: Besides, he wa.
,sgovernor and ole Miss paid hi
Il Transportation, and all that wa,
saved to the state Of Mississippi. :
Rather doubtful and inconsisten
pleading, is'it.nots to aver that tn
mAjipr did pot know il wqs g d fra
lassiyet psed It for the .sapo go
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