Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1914-08-27


ike they do believe in democra-
cy; the other crowd in the old
convention system with its latest
brood the "seeret caucus" That
is all there is to it. And when
these secret caucus apostles be-
gin to say that the principles for
which Nardaman and Bilbo
fought. and which won in 1911
in the most overwhelming defeat
for the gag rule Of the few, as
shown by the secret caucus, Is
dead. they are just talking rot;
that's all. However, this last
election did show one thing in
Mississippi; it showed that in this
county nore plainly than we ever
saw it before, and that Is this: 1t
showed that the anti ardaman
anti Bilbo crowd are organized
from start to finish. II showed
that In every part Of Mississippi
this same old crowd voted for the
candidate who belongs only to
the opponents OF vardaman and
BAbo. They never change; they
are always organized and they
vote 4 strictly partisan vote.
They may be assured that the
Vardaman and Bilbo men are not
asleep. You may say what you
please but every intelligent man
will tell you that anywhere in
Mississippi on election day the
anti Vardaman anti Bilbo men
were there; they we're voting;
they voted a strictly partisan
ticket. We would be willing to
give n reward for any out an3 out
anti ardanan, anti-Bilbo man
IN this county. or in this state for
that matter, that did not, in the
last election, vote a strictly par
tisan vote. There were a few ex-l
eeptions, on personal grounds,
but they lei very few. So, the
last election shows to the Varda-
man and Bilbo men that the
enemy" IS awake; he is looking
for somebody to hit; they got hit
in 1911; they remember that.
They are going to strike not sing
ly but with their entire force at
every candidate who opposes
their principles that sticks his
head up. Yet they cry ..dswn
with ~factiols," and all that. They
are doing that for a purpose
merely to fool somebody. Their
candidates will tell the voters: ~
am the candidate of no faction; |
: want peace etc. That is not
true; its a lie out Of the whole
> cloth. That they want the peop-
lie to believe in such stuff as that
80 that they may vote their en-
tire strength for their men and
fool enough Of the Vardaman and
Bil6o men to get in on. That's
all. the voters will know that.
1 The way to ind this out is 10
make every candidate on the
stump and through the press say
where you are on this question f;
who IS your choice; when he re-
fuses to say where he Is. you
mark our prediction: every sing
le time he does that he's an ene-
my to Vardamsn and Bilbef Dio
you get that? Put il up 10 one
OF these .'secret csueusites'' and
nine times cut Of ten he win get
mad as fire. Why? You have
caught him; that's the reason.
Don't let any candidate fool you
make him tell the truth. II may
kill him bat telling the truth
might be worth something to him
later. Again We repeats Any
candidate for any Office that re-
fuse 70 state al any place or al
any time where he stands on any
proposition is a fraud; he Is a de-
~ceivsr; Re Is trying 10 get your
vote and influence in a dishonest
way. This is a free government;
il should be an open; honest
government. IL cant De made
50 as long as the voter viii sit
still and listensto a ialsehood BY
some candidates. Make them
speak ous- or vote them out as a
common enemy.