The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1911-04-14
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ana constitstienai guarantees ~ the
maoy Every special intefest has .
representative aud lobby w Wash.
Instvoi the e0mm0e citizen. the
toilef, upon whom the burden and
msiutshsnoe ~ government falls
heaviest. IL the one with fewer repre-.
sentatIses. In special Legislation for
the special interests. 10 Judicial lesis.
Iation, The rights u the people, the
many, have been postponed and pre-
JUDGED sbd cuftailed for The advan-
t1ge of the few
The price VI The continuance and
maintenance OF free government Tor
the benefit ~ the people Ia eternal
vigilance upon their part. Any degree
Of political trlckery, any amount OF
campaign funds, are ready TO put
another representative Of the special
interests at Washington and TO defeat
the man whom the state and tie
nation know To be the representative
Of the people.
4, As Vardaman has been the repre-.
! sentative OF the people throughout
, bis life, as q private citizen and a.
q public ofIlcIal, nninfluenced by any
other interest or end except tor the
best good OF the most people, 80 az the
& next senator from the state OF Missis.
slppi, the people and nation will
know that the South has presented t.
the nation a statesman OF experience
OF intelligence, OF learning, OF integ
. rity OF courageous manhood, OF the
| oak tree variety, who will ever bs
found on the aring-line pressing for
ward the interest OF the people Of TIL,
n United States as against the sapper,
: and barnacles upon the body polite
The action OF the Secret Caucu
serves to put the people OF the stat,
on notice that no political trickery
no dishonest scheme will be left un
tried to defeat the wish and will O
the people OF Mississippi.
e Prince Percy, Lord Alexander, ant
Y Noel and their Secret Caucus bench
men know full well that 10 an hon
n estly aud fairly conducted election
before the people that Governor Var
daman will have. majority 10 th
first primary larger than the numbe
Of votes received by the purse-pro
Percy and selhshly ambitious Alexan
der
e IL therefore behooves the people 0
d Mississippi, the common people o
Mississippi, to be watchfuI OF thei
a interest. This Is their campaigl
e more than Governor vardaman'
+ campaign. Be watchful OF all plans
Q and scrutlnize all purposes advance,
e by any OF the .govcrnment-gagglnl
- band.
4 TO DISENFRANCHlSE VOTERS
- We learn, 10 the daily press, that
h for the first time, the election com
a missioners will scrutInIze the rolls q
r. carefully as to disqualify every vote
i who has not technically fulfilled ever,
4 condition, being willing to disqualif,
= white men for political reasons and +.
!. stifle a popular expression Of the PEG
. pies wish and will.
To our mind, except for the natter
!. hereinafter mentioned. there 10 littl
n danger from THE source az the ulti
r. mate result, because they might die
!. qualify twenty per cent OF the voter,
\ of Mississippi, (admitting for th,
!. argument that Of those disqualInet
). an undue majority would be friends o
!. Governor VardamSn, which is denied
! and still Governor vardsman voult
!. receive larger majority than vote
4 will be polled either BY Alexapde
or Percy.
We have thought there would b,
small danger from this source becaus.
!, OF the fact that the county candidate,
. would not submit TO such procedure
and that II either Alexander " psse,
! tried this political scheme. that the,
/. would be swept on the politlca
horizon.
!. Governor vardaman wants to heal
free and uninnuenced expression OIL
the white democracy Of MjsslssIppl
I He abides It's decision chssrfully. He
!. isa fighter 10 the open. ssd no ct Of
his or Of his friends viii " com,
!. mitted save to bring about 4 fair and
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