East Mississippi times. (Starkville, Miss.) 19??-1926, 1911-03-31
AN OPEN LETTER
Hon. John H. Wellbcrn Calls Varda
mans Hand For interfering With
Oar Lo:al Political Afiair..
STARKyILLE, MISS.
March, 27, 1911.
Hon. j. X. Vardaman,
Janl-snn Miss

Hon. j. X. Vardaman,
jackson, Miss.
Dear Sir: | heard your speech il
Starkville last Saturday, and wa.
much impressed with what you die
not explain. AS usual, you re-
ferred to the legislative caucus
that did not elect you senator, il
terms of derision and abuse, ant
especially cautioned your voter.
not to send any of these men bacl
to the Legislature meaning, o
course, those who did not vote foI
you for Senator.
feel that it is the duty of al
good citizens to resent your un
warranted interference in the legis
latlve campaign in this and other
counties of the State. For a candl-
date, aspiring to the exalted posi-.
tlon of United States Senator, 90
ing aside from his own campaign to
take a hand in the local affairs of
tie people, is low politics, and
somjhing unheard Of before ia the
orr "a H.. et,4o
You haye SAID in your paper, as
we'll as on the stump. that this eau
ems, that did not elect you senator,
was vile, rotten, ETC., etc,
Being an humble member of that
legislature, as we'll participant in
that caucus, | know not how to
reply to your viliiication of that
patriotic body of men. except
through the press. us you are so
uncertain of your position, that you
will not go into joint debate with
your opponents. Hence, l must re-
spectfully call your attention to the
fact that you did not explain:
LIST. Why you stayed in that eau
Gus for seven long wee ks, and said
nothing about its being rotten. In
stead of Withdrawing from it and
trying to break up that rotten
caucus" you boasted that you only
wanted the chance to run it off
with one opponent.
End. After you had gotten the
long cherished opportunity of run
n'ng 1t off with one opponent, and
Mr.. Percy was ele ,ted, still this
choice had to be confirmed by the
Legislature. The roll was called
and all but one voted for the nomi-
nee. There is nothing in law OF
ethics, making all obligation bind
ing where fraud is known, and if
You knew it, and said nothing,
your cowardice units youfor United
States Senator. If your followers
knew it, and still indorsed it with
their votes. they are unfit for legis-
lators, and You ougt to be ashamed
OF your crowd!
3rd. After the effort, by one
of your leaders, Bilbo, to bring re.
proach upol the good name of the
state, by false charge OF bribery.
and after one of the most thorough
INVESTIGATIONS in the history of the
state, both houses Of the Iegisla.
ture passed, without a dissenting
vote, the following resolution:
In view of the scandalous ru.
mors which have been circulated
touching the recent Senatorial con
test, the House of Representative
takes pleasure in saying to the peo
pie of Mississippi, that we are con
vinced that the conduct of every
candidate IN the Senatorial contes
was dignifediand honorable and u,
right. and that no vote in the eau
Gus nomination was procured by
any improper means or corruot in
huence and that the election ot
Senator Percy is free from frauC
or corruption. And regardless O
whether we have supported Sena
tor Percy in the recent contest, OF
will support him in the approach
ing primary, we record with pleas
ure our coDhdefce in his chiyalrou.
honor and PERSONAL and politica
integrity, and cur desire to hold u,
his hands in the performance Of hi'
high duties as q Representatives OF
this great Commonwealth in TIL
Senate OF the ited States. y
This HAsolltion was introd alt
III the sHause by G G of your eaW,
ersNlg lasytt (see House Jour