The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1911-08-11
m. vARDAMAM.

The overwhelming victory OF
James X. Vardaman in the sena-
torial primary is proof positive
Of the high esteem in which he
is held by the people of Mississ
ippi The storm was engendered
during the long wranging of the
secret caucus in the winter of ~
10. and the deluge for the opp0s-
ition to the former governor
came las Tuesday. He was the
choice of the people when Mr..
Percy was elected by the legisla-
ture, and was even more their
choice on Tuesday. He went be-
fore the people with no maahin-
Gerry at his back He spoke In
every county In the state, and
met the people face to face. His
two opponents had all the time
they could desire in which to
educate the people against
what they called tVardamanism.
The governor of the state was
in ACTIVE opposition TO Mr.. Var
daman. The state executive COM
| mittee was hostile to- him. His OPP
pOnents were men of means and
resources, and expended both
with great prodagality Senator
John Sharp Williams, with the
prestige Of his high office to
command for him the most re
spectful hearing, left his duties
in Washington to fight Varda-
man. Former Congressman John
Allen, wonderful stump cam
paigner. went over the state with
his charges and denunciation.-
| Every corporation that is In pol
itics became active. And over it
all. Mr.. Vardaman won with
much to spare. He carried all
but two counties I'm the State,
one of these being the home of
Senator Percy, and the other the
smallest voting county in the
state Mr. Vardaman s majority
over both is greater than the to-
{ tai vote cast for Mr.. Percy, and
, may exceed the total vote east
: for Mr.. Alexander. The rebukt
r of the secret caucus is thus more
| complete, and the popularity
e and character of Mr.. Vardamar
$ attested and approved by thu
! people of his state
i Who in the face of such a re
e suit will now say that the vic
t tor is unworthy the distinguish
e ed compliment The people o
a Mississippi have long been accus
Is toned to elevate men of higl
It worth to senate seats. OF recen
j. years they have sent such dis
h tmgnshed characters as L. Q. {
is Lamar, James z. George, Edwar
l. c. Walthall, fernando d. None
,e and John Sharp Williams, me
a who have attained to nations
N distinction for eminent publ
If services. The same people VIII
s elected thin and retained thei
" in the senate have not hesita,
rs ed to proclaim Mr.. Vardamal
D. worthy to succeed them.
" Mr.. Vardaman has in som
n quarters been given a false ral
j. ing He has been pictured as
he wnd radical, disturber of ii
ic peace, and an arrant demagogu
a. As a matter cf fact he Is none I
I'd these. He made one of the bes
vi governors the state ever had. n
re preserved peace within I'll
to state s borders, systematized I'll
It, government, administered all {
Y its laws with dignity and yea
TO and went out of the executiy
e office with the plaudits of til
people. Of course, he made en-.
mics. No man Of clean and DO
tive character but makes en-,
mics, especially I'm an era whe
lawlessness i'm high place is bolt
- and greed is allied with cunnins
- These he opposed, and dlrin
= the campaign just closed, TIL
:. interests which his official d,
= pertinent incensed by such DO
L. itics,, filled the months of env
- Gus detractOIs with the slime G
- scandal, and the columns of no.
e tile newspapers with most vie
~ Gus vituperation. We believe tina
l. he will make good as senator
No courtiler member will sit i
= the great chamber. He Will vic
u late none Of the proprieies of dc
- bate, and display none of the an
mositieS his enemies have claim
9 ed that he cherishes. He is hon
est IN his views, and earnest i
their advocacy, and though wit
some of them we do not agree.
IS his privilege and his duty t
" give forth his reasons for main
!. tanning them. He has now neal
i iy two years in which to rest al
e ter his campaign work, and b
study prepare himself for tn
task which has been assigned I
him. We trust that he will max
good use of those years. and b
:. his record as a senator coslvinc
the country of the correctness O
the verdict so overwhelmed
given in his favor by tn peopl
y Of his state.-The News Scim
= tar.