The Washington herald., 1913-06-29
Vardaman to Oppose Negroes and Whisky
Sale Of Liquor IN This City
Would Be Prevented and
Cause Of Prohibition Adj
vanced Wherever Possible.

ousiy, had to be quick II wanted to
save my life. AZ the man arose. still
firing, gave him every bullet had al
close range. The SIX bullets made q
circle on his breastbone. There waf
nothing else to be done.
A List of His Enemies.
1T was my message. after I became
Governor, that brought Statewide pro-
hibition in Mississippi The liquor In
terest has always fought me. found
the timber combine trying to steal the
public domain. and thus raised up more
enemies. I smashed the life out OF a
bill authorizing the merger Of our rail-
roads. I reformed the penitentiary. and
that act brought all the professional
politicians out In the open against me.
Thus the whisky men, the timber grab
bers. the railway monopolists. and the
machine bosses are leagued for my
downfall whenever I run for ONCE or try
to do something in the Legislature. II
Is fight. fight, fight all the time with
James X. vardaman. but the people are
with me, hill-billies. as they are called,
and all other classes with few excep-
lions.
Money has been spent in large sums
to keep me out of the United State Sem
ate. but here I am. Three candidates
were in the field against me at the
primaries Of August. 1911. I was nomi-
mated. getting a plurality of 5000 votes
in total vote Of 1s3.0Oo That was run
ming some wasn't IL? And all the while
/ have been a poor man with only a
pittance with which to meet honorable
expenses. Thank God. the men of Mis-
sissippi can't be purchased. II candi-
date should ride up to a one-room cabin.
call the farmer out into the road and
offer money for his vote. the candidate
would get a damned good licking sight
on the spot unless he leaped on his horse
and made his escape on a run.
Il have not been a financial success"
Senator Yardaman went on to say. Tn
my best and most prosperous years I
have never had more than thirty days
rations ahead at a time That is my
status now. By close economy and strict
attention to business hope to enjoy the
mental tranquility which doubtless
creeps into the soul OF the man who can
say: Anyway. have bread and butter
enough for the next three months to
come"
Also Has Battlcd with Poverty.
Have you always been poorr' I
asked.
TIL. give the facts said Senator
Vardaman replied. that you may judge
for yourself. When my father returned
to Texas after the civil war. he found
his forty slaves liberated and his debts
equal to the value OF his farm. So he
moved back to Mississippi in a covered
wagon He was a quiet. conservative
man. and couldn't adjust himself to the
changed conditions. lived at home I'M
til / was twenty years old. planting.
hoeing. and picking cotton and reading
the two volumes OF Blackstone.
Then went to Carrollton and studied
law. I had 800. which had earned In
cutting cross-ties for railroad. I had
never seen a court in session. In eight
cen months ! was admitted to the bar
and moved to winona, with a second
hand library, which I bought on credit
about the first person i saw In WI
mona got all the money I had, which
was half dollar. He was a poor little
who had lost his cabin and sta
bic by fire and was taking up a collec-
ton among the Inhabitants. So I was
penniless in a strange community. But
a man came along and employed me to
him in a case concerning a
bob-tailed bull. Thus began my prac-
tice in Winona, and thus / was en-
abled to pay my first weeks board. II.
D. Money. my cousin, who was after
ward Z Senator in Congress. owned the
Advance. I hired out to him as
an editor.
II was both a journalist and a lawyer
z three years, more or less. My next
overture took me to Greenwood. where
bought the Enterprise. a weekly news
paper, giving a promissory note for the
price. Greenwood was my home until
went to jackson after my election as
Governor. The principles of law have
always greatly interested me. but was
not happy as a practitioner. I wouldn't