The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1911-03-02
HAS WONDERFUL HOLD.
Vardaman Strong With the Labor
ing ClaSS-Why?


The following editorial appeared
in the columns OF the Jackson Daily
Clarion-Ledger of last Saturday.
1t appears 10 be an attempted study
and analysis of Vardaman's char
acter. Coming from an editor who
has been and is opposed to Var
daman it is interesting. The edl-
torial follows:
LAS is very we'll known, this pa
per is not supporting Ex-Governor
Vardaman for senator, and would
be glad to see another elected; but
it feels that it would be untrue to
itself, to truth and to history TO at
tempt to belittle the Vardaman
meeting last night, or to pretend
that it was anything but a large
affair, for an immense number of
people assembled in the Coliseum
to shout for the white chief" to
hear his speech and applaud his
remarks.
there is no telling how many
were present, but there was large
crowd, the Coliseum was a large
with enthusiastic supporters and
shouters, men who will vote for
Vardaman under any circumstances,
it makes no difference what is said
about him in connection with the
Battleship Fund, the Bryan [. l.
& C. Scholarship, the Contingent
Expenses, the Gulf & Ship Island
Pass, his abuse of certain minis
ters, or anything else. The men
who were present at the big meet
ing last night don't care what may
be said about Vardaman, they will
vote for him any way, either disbe-
lieving or not caring a fig for the
reports or rumors circulated about
him. They are for him against the
world. the flesh and devil, and would
stand out in the cold, in the rain, or
as one of the Vardaman supporters
said last night, even IN snow storm
to hear him speak.
Vardaman's hold upon his follow
ing is extraordinary and hard to UNI
derstand, his power over people IN.
explainable, for he defies all rules
of conventionallty, and while posing
as a commoner, looks and acts the
part of the arisJocrat. Their e is
nothing about the man that would
appear to faScinate or attract what
is known as the common people,
those who work with their hands.
earning their bread in the sweat
of their face, for he is always
dressed like dandy, and moves
around with stilted imperlous air,
kind of look-at-me style, convey
inc the idea, IF | am not the whole
show | am the biggest part OF the
menagerie, and | don't want you
to forget it."
No other man could dress and do
as yardaman does and receive much
consideration at the hands OF the
people; no other man could air nm
self in his spectacular way and be
elected to a constableship. But Var
daman's airs, graces and good looks
do not seem to injure him in the
least. but to have the effect OF draw
ing men to him, for with all ms
show and mannerisms, he is always
gracious and polite to those he
likes. and is able to get down on
level with every one, and make
himself agreeable to his associates.
He is an odd man, dllettante VINO
seems able to say what he pleases,
abuse any body he dislikes, curse
out those who oppose him, and still
hold his following, to graple them
to him with hooks OF Steed.
What is the strength OF the fol-
lowing? That is the question that
the opposition is asking, and which
no man is able to answer, though
many are trying to solve the prop,
lem and in their mind have solved
it.
rs yardaman's following growing!
Re there wayering in the ranks! Has
al this talk about his record and
free passes hurt him? Some say II
has: others assert that it has not.
IT is a mooted question that time
alone can decide.
The senatorial contest is not over.
In fact it has hardly begun, and no
one can tell what the campaign
| will develop, Alexander and Percy
will give Vardaman the fight OF MS
life. and when it is over will dis
cover that he has been in a scrap,
regardless as to what the result
may be. - nan
As said in the beginning, the Clar-
/ ion-Ledger is not supporting Var0a-
man. There is no reason why y
should. But, regardless as TO
| ifs views, this paper proposes 10
treat yardaman courteously and
will endeavor to give him 9 falr
deal. Notwithstanding the fact that
# prefers either of the other SEN
atorial candidates to him, as IS well
understood and for reasons That
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