The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-07-28

it can be settled. He does not see
any good to come from telling the
negro that he is power, thereby sug-
gesting the thought that he may over
throw the white man.
He is no theorist, but a practical
business man. The tariff takes mon
ey out OF your pocket almost every
time you buy an article of food, cloth
ing, furniture or anything else. He
can perhaps accomplish more for the
good of the people at large in an
hours work on a tariff bill than all
the orators in the land could accom-
plish in fifteen years discussing the
fifteenth amendment
He stands for all the time honored
tenets of true democracy. Time will
not admit of a detailed discussion OF
his principles.
Yoke him to the peerless Williams
who is looming up as leader of the
senate and this state will have team
that can never be over-matched. They
can pull together in every emergency
and will never turn the yoke.
He knows the needs of all classes oil
our people and has the courage and
the ability to battle for them any ant
everywhere.
Now let us look to some of the
things which are not proper issues il
the senatorial campaign and to the
senatorial aspirants as regards their
abilities TO do things and their al
legiance to the fundamental princi
Piles of free government.
Mr.. Vardaman refers to Senator
| Percy as the "ImperiOus One" HI
tells voters to vote for his friends fol
the legislature,-a request applicable
to subjects only and not to freemen
AS result of the propagation of sucl
doctrines, the tolerant spirit pervad
ing our free institutions has beer
smothered almost to death, and pc
litical federation and political equality
of voters, fundamental principles o
free government, are made issues IL
the campaign. My choice has grow
out of a comparison Of the candidate
as regards the principles they stant
for.
irrelevant Matters.
We are in the midst of a heate
campaign. Many irrelevant matter
have been injected into the contest
and what I shall say further shall
confined largely to tracing the rec
issues and pointing out the irrelevar
ones. shall confine myself to pril
ciples, avoiding all abuse and person
alities. 1t will of course be impossible
to proceed without pointing or
wherein matter is irrelevant and
what respects the principles of fire
government are involved.
I have studied the situation fro
: every available viewpoint, as God hi
r given me the light to see. and hay
: been forced, unwillingly, to the co
e clusion, the fixed conclusion, that Il
e campaign is being waged largely {
z fictitious issues. While qualificatit
e for office should be the chief consi
d GRAFTON, in many instances it has be-
h entirely lost sight of. AS ! see
i there is more blindness and NADINE
y and less devotion to truth, fairne
l. and principle in the pending campai
/. than we have seen since the da
d days. Partisans have resorted
i abuse, accusation, vilification, resi-
y ing in bitterness. estrangement
/ friends, disruption of families and
Il ternal dissension. Friends of each
d the candidates are charging and COZ
It ter charging, "mudslinging."
h Now. what is mudslinging?
l. are agreed that the truth Is not,
II all truth is not pertinent to the issu
Il All are agreed that charges PREFER
10 against any man or body Of men wi
e out proof to support them, is mudsli
Is ing. Personal abuse, although the tr'
I is mudslinging. Partisans of all
ID candidates have gone beyond the l
its Of these definitions; but ] bell
an impartial investigation will deve
re that those who complain of such me
Is DDS loudest employed them first I
to have used them most.
m A "Rotten Secret Caucus.
IN We have heard much OF rot
On secret caucus" This has been
chief slogan" of the friends of
al Vardaman. Most men using this
he to further the interest OF. their
bi- didate are perfectly honest in It;
Dr. am sure men who wish to be fair
TO do their duties want the truth,