The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1911-03-03

Gulf and Ship 1-lin1 bass matter in
bis characteristics manner lie said
ne pass was not issued ~ him, II Ia.
sued at al. and be did MT look after
the transportation end NJ the trip a.
al, that being w the hands OF the
secretary ~ the trustees, where 10
properly belonged TO assist the
common cause" advocates In their
search Tor mud TO sling dutiog the
campaign, Major Vafdaman called
attention TO the other free rides he
hah taken IN the railrnads-free ~
faf rs he knew anything about the
portal lun--includiDg a trim Ia
nardi eras at Natcbez with the levis.
lature, to Gulfport with the lcvIsIa
ture, and numerous trips during the
yellow fever scare " hen he was look
Ing after the welfare ~ The health OF
the people OF the state
Among other things that have been
charged against Vafdaman is that OF
being an iDndel. Although a denial
OF such charge TO Mississippians is
not necessary by the former governor,
he dignltled the opposition by denying
that such Is u fact. He referred to
his dead mother and her faith and
placed himself squarely beside her in
That faith, expressing the hope and
belief that he would m eet her face to
face In the Hereafter. He paid his
respects to the old Spanish war fund
and showed where the anti. Vardaman
men Interested at that time had
proven men enough later to give the
lie direct to charges Of failure to &C.
count for this fund in every particular.
The so called Bryan fund was handled
In the same specific way, and one by
one the false charges OF the common
causers" were torn to shreds.
The enthusiasm OF the crow was
intense, and the Clarion Ledger found
1t necessary to prepare for itself a soft
place to fall when it flops to the
Vardaman fold, Editorially that
paper attempts to bolster up its bitter
light against vardaman, and then
adds the following paragraphs
through the same editorial;
ENEMY'S ADMISSIONS.
"As is very well known, this paper
Is not supporting Governor Varda-
man for senator, aud would be glad to
see another elected, but It feels that
It would be untrue to itself, TO truth
and to history to attempt to belittle
the Vardaman meeting last night, or
to pretend that 1t was anything but a
large affair, for an immense number
OF people assembled 10 the coliseum
to shout for the white Chief to hear
his speech aud applaud his remarks
'"There Is no telling how many were
present, but there was large crowd,
the coliseum being we'll filed with en-.
thusiastic 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. l. and @. Scholarship.
the contingent expenses, the Gulf and
Ship Island pass, his abuse OF certain
ministers, or anything else. The men
who were present at the big meeting
last night don't care what may be said
about Vardaman, they will vote for
him any way, either disbelicving or
not caring a TX for the reports and
rumors circulated about him. They
are for him against the world, the |
flesh and the devil, and would stand |
out 10 the cold, 10 the rain, or, az one |
OF the Vardaman supporters said last |
night, even 10 snow storm, to hear |
him speak,"
What is the strength Of that 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 problem,
and In their minds have solved 1t. Is
vardaman's following growing? Is
there wavering 10 the ranksp Has eli
'his talk about bis record aud free
passes hurt MIN? Some say Il has;
others assert that II has not. II is ID
nooted question that time alone can
lecide."