The Pascagoula democrat-star., 1911-08-04
SOFT PEDAL PUT ON
BY T|MES.OEMOCRAT
ANTI.vARDAMAN VENOM IS AB-
SENT IN EDITORIAL TUESDAY.


All during the campaign the out
side daily newspapers, those papers
issued and published In cities outside
the state, have been iDsistent, and at
times vituperativc, In opposition to
Major Vardaman. Why they should
have injected themselves into n fam
NY fight IN which they could have no
honest interest has been one OF the
peculiar developments Of very pc.
culiar campaign. Not only have
these outside newspapers been unfair
in opposition to Major Vardaman in
their editorial columns, but the same
condition OF affairs has applied, In
the main, even iB their news columns,
where opinions are presumed TO be
eliminated 10 the interest OF straight
news.
Last Tuesday morning, the day OF
the arst primary In Mississippi, how
ever, the New Orleans Times Demo
y crat put on the soft pedal with
great Jerk aud relieved itself merel.
!" with discourse on the states pri
y mary election.
y This editorial In FULL IL as follows
70 "Today the white democratic voter
- OF Mississippi undertake to nominal
= United States senator and com
= plete state, legislative aud count
" tickets. Including the aspirants fo
~ county office, many hundreds OF car
20 didates are In the field and because {
~ the multiplicity OF contestants 1t
- certain that good many Will
:" required to enter the second primar
'0 To be held three weeks hence. III
~ governor Hon. Earl Brewer Is uno
w posed, and with several other cand
y" dates for state office similarly fort
w nate has already been awarded u
"o nomination by the state executi
10 committee. The contest today, wi
'"' the run.oir on August -, viii cons
70 tute Mississippi's real election, sin
'"o the democratic nominees will have
opposition worth the name at I
general election.
THE REAL ISSUE.
"For more than year the ca
In paign has been actively prosecute
Der with popular interest centered frc
her the beginning upon the senator
nd. contest. Mississippians always ia
his their politics seriously, but seldt
,ov. has such intense feeling aud so mu
WI. bitterness marked their political
his valries as have been engendered
ON the contest for the senatorial 81
did now occupied by Mr., Percy, VIII
act two aspirants = Messrs. Percy a
q OF Alexander : oppose former Cover
ION. Vardamau, It is conceded on all sl
ecu. that Vardaman and what Is kno
,r a as "Vardamanism" are the nj
the issues. BY the latter's opponents
An is contended that the results TOT
ent, will determine absolutely whether
and not he is to be sent to the senate,
he'd they reason that his failure to sec
re. the requisite majority will show
iUu' uut htuuudu cSupihSuV piSuu
tory nant aud surely result in the elect
encc Of his opponent in the ruu.ofr.
"The followers OF Senator Pt
and Mr.. Alexander both predict v
all confidence that Major Vardar
will fall OF u majority, but they d
,,s gree on the question who will Ell
.,an the second race with him, Sens
.r,y Percy's friends claiming that honor
avo, him and Mr.. Alexander's followers
49, ing no less confident that 1t will
- bestowed upon their leader. Ms
vardaman and his forces are quit
..,n. positive that he will be nominated
,,,,,v today's primary by rousing major
The EXPECTS RIG VOTE.
one "The closing rallies were held
land night, Major Vardaman and Mr.. A
nder. ander addressing rival mass meet
ses. at jackson, while Senator p
ltent closed his campaign at Greenville
sader home. During the day he spok,
rare Itta Bena, where he was introd
judy. by Senator John Sharp Williams,
o has being Mr.. Williams' tlrst appear
keep. on the stump during the present
N TO test. While the weather bureau
rtto, at.s. 4. .utrv oynrteo0 dov thar