The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1911-05-19
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iare OF the masses:
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The Dispatch has had little t.
say in SO far as the election OF
Vardaman men to office IS con
ccrned We realize that III the
great number OF county offices,
the Senatorial race cuts no n
cure. but there is one Office 1t
does directly affect and concern
and if the people of the State
want James X. Vardaman IN the
United States Senate il will bt
well for them to guard against
. electiug men to the State Senat'
or To the lower house of the leg
, is allure save Nardaman men.
/, While the Senators and Repre-
& sentatives are supposed II reflect
81, h. political sentiment Of all the
Ecomties from which they come
Hand the result of the Senatorial
primaries are tantamount TO IN
structions from the people TO so
vote in the Senatorial race, re-
cent events III this State show
.onchisively that such Untrue
ION are not always obeyed In
addition to the defeat Of the pop
liar will IN the secret caucus,
the trend Ct developments in the
country is such that the people
hould be on their guard.
1t is favorite method Of the
operations and of the great
wealth power TO buy up votes AT.
Ell men are elected. hut where
he whole life history of man
hows thai he cannot control
This accounts for the verNblttet
light being made upon Narda
nan in this State now. fight
,acked by rhe corporations. the
ailroads. the moneyed power anG
verything else.
The margin Of the majority III
he Senate Of the United states
/ men who protect the great
Nttlfii WI tue ttuiItiN tt&f -
'ensc of the toiling masses is
cetting roo close 10 be comfort
bie Witness the result in Hi
sois. Here WAS lorIner and he
anse OF his friendship for pro
ection to the lumber interests Of
he country we find one Of the
Dwealthie>t lumber men of the ma
ION. Edward Hines by name.
Who also has enormous corpora
ion interest in Mississippi, and
'poasting that it cost him "A hun
t.red thousand dollars to put
Lorimer over at Springfield. and
stralghtaway going 10 the veal
thy lumber concerns Of the
North and raises the money.
II these same interests which
contributed one hundred thou
sand dollars to corrupt the Leg
islature OF Illinois and to elect
a man friendly To them in that
State could afford that much 10
elect IA man whose sympathies are
with them. it is not reasonable
10 suppose that they would be
wiling to contribute double or
thrice times this sum TO destroy
3 man in Mississippi whose posi-
ton has been In defense of the
great mass of toilers IN Miss |
issippi instead of favoring the
timber stndicates,
For that reason il behooves thel
people of the State to send to |
Jackson in I he next Legislature |
Nardaman men. men whose char |
acter and integrity is safe |
guard against dishonesty and cor
ruption and who will reflect the |
sentiment Of their constituents. /
in every phase which the Sena-
torial election In the l.eglsla-1
ture may assume.
Suppose for instance that Var
daman is elected AT the polls.
and he certainly will be- And |
then suppose that the great
money power of the country
the timber interests of the state
who are anxious to destroy him.
should find enough Benedict Ar
holds in the membership of the
House and Senate to betray theirl'
Would it not be /
an easy matter for the nominal
ton Of the Senator to be thrown
into caucus, and a secret eau
Gus at that, and then the perfidy I