Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1913-05-02
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speeches. not having nor intended
nor expected to have any effec
save to play on the prejudices o.
vanities of the voters at home
this sort Of demagoguery ba,
gone ont of fashion of late years
1t is certainly a poor compliment
to the intelligence of the deal
people at home, and grows less
and less a compliment as the
world grows wiser.
1t is a great pity that it is be.
ing revived now, and by demo
Gratis, and especially so when a
democratic administration is EN-.
barrassed by such tactics.
The Commercial-Appe a short
time ago raped a democratic
senator for such an offense and
in Wednesdays paper takes a
democratic congressman to task
for a similar misdemeanor.
When the question of race SUI
premacy comes up in reality the
men who will handle it, the lead
ers who will direct and accom-
plish the work, will be the men
who today are working on the
real issues of today and not those
who seize on every pretcxt t.
play to the galleries.
Every sane and well informed
person knows that President
Wilson and Secretary of Stat,
Bryan have as much Americanisn
in their composition as Mr.. Var.
daman or Mr.. Sisson or any Other
man. And if they as high off
Gals of our government desire
a decent regard be had to the
solemn treaty obligations of oui
country. that only shows that
along with. their Americanism
they have the honor of orr conn.
try at heart.
The following is the CONNER
cial- Appeal editorial:
sISsON's SIROCCO.
! The tongue of Congressman
Sisson and the pen of John TEN.
pie Graves are strong for war.
Of course Mr.. Sisson doesn't
find it necessary to be thorough
ly acquainted with the details of
the trelties between the Uni
ted States and Japan and the
other features of the Japanese
question.
The jap is a little off color and
Mr.. Sisson is for war at any
More people are returning from
California to Japan everv year
than come. There are not now
more than 80, 900 Japanese in the
state of California.
The California people sell land
to the Japs. Mr.. SisSon ought to
lynching for any Cali
white man who sells his
to Japanese.
Mr.. Sisson ought to have
waited a few days before he full
minated. Because he is a men,
Der of Congress his utterances
have the weight of his member
ship.
Just now Mr.. Bryan is at
to iron out difficulties.
He is in California and bringing
all his persuasive powers into
play.
Speech making by members of
now can be of no SER
vice to the country and is embar-
rasslng to those who are seeking
to do justice to all concerned.
The demagogues in California,
the Progressives and the others
who seem to be determined to
embarrass Mr.. Wilson'S admins
.ration do not require any aid
from the outside.
Whenever the question comes
Up to the dignity of being one of
ace supremacy, the American
will take hold of it and
handle it in their own way and
% their own satisfaction.
There are problems in Missis-
'ippi and other states of the
which may not afford as
much opportunity for oratory as
he japanese question, Tut if Nh.
.isson and other members of
from these parts would
tudy these problems and try
o bring about their solution,
hey might begin to earn the
1850 a. year. -Salsry-tha they
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