The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1914-06-05

THE ISSUE " PRESS BEG THE QUESTION:
With that characteristic equivocation and discrimination which
has marked its checkered career since its resurrection, The Issue of
last week reproduces from the Popularvile Free Press an attempt at
a an ansT tbe to ea an ea''O %Has "n Wot A sbown That IN ' Vard mann Vas" Which,
editorial was prompted by the following in the Press: The Gre.
'agin' Bibo since Mr.. Vardaman writ that letter to the Ripley En-
t orrdis which appear in The Press and the Nominations OF The Issue;
in fact they are no doubt written BY one and he; same person: lnsy
both baked in the same pan. It is indeed igd'crous, although mot
themselves are lhey ask tht W e come OUT OF "hoe. ntss
your troubled visions, we ar not in a hole. You have been in holes
SO s many na Srs II 6e u % X or that du those los who do not t see a as
you do are sticking their heads out of holes just as you are.
Now The Press says, and The Issue endorses it. 1--WE have never
have thought a few months ago that even this admission would have
been made' The whole life of The Issue, the very vhals of the
Bilbo campaign is based upon the idea that Vardaman is behind
Bilbo. This idea is sought to be emphasized in every page and in
papers which have constituted themselves the guardians of the ark
OF the covenant and who propose to tell all other newspapers that
twins blow a blast and shout, wv will give you 500 if you will get
silege he said about Bilbo;' this is characteristic of them to propose
to settle every ,ssue on a dollar and cents basis-it seems that money
can do almost anything with their crowd. They know that they ask
something that no seif1especting man in Vi position can afford to-
what ats Sesat %rE Vardamsn Would do but we have referred to statements
made by men who were heart and soul with Vardaman IN the last
have never been mixed up in any shady transactions and whose word,
or bond either is good anywhere-a thing that very few =, would 70. So i'm
tina, he has n o confidence in him. Would these organs be surprised
Of his campaigns believe that their candidate for Governor was one
of those who day BY day cast one of those unacc counted for. unex-
planned votes against Vardaman in the secret caucus"
But the ca1didats TO whom these Aforesaid aid dope dop dispensers sPs RS are are
with the secret caucus" 1t was our judgment then that Vardaman
should have been elected by the Legislature after Mc-aunns death.
We still think we are right about it. The Sentinel gave him its sup
political disturber. no mud would have been thrown upon the sur
face and some things which were born then would not now be creep
ing over the earth. If the secret caucus was such a bad thing
and we agree that 1t was then its progeny must be TAD.
The Issue and The Press would give almost halt of their little
chinquapin lives for just a line from Vardaman saying 81 I'M for
Bilbo." 1t is of far greater importance to them. and they know It,
to publish a statement from Vardaman that he is for Blbo than it is
to us. They know as we'll as it is possible for those who have noodles
elected Governor of Mississippi on his own merits, that every vestige
of hope is gone from him unless they can fool the people into be
leving that Vardaman is supporting him.
Is not a pretty spectacle. have not things come to a deplora-
BILE pass that the chief claim of a mar for the highest office within
the gift of the people is, Il voted for o and so" "so and so wants
re to be GOVERNOR Is it not a reproach to our fathers, is not the
memory of the past being desecrated by such a lamentable condi
tion1 Have the proud people of old Mississippi, whose sons have
front on every battlefield and in all the walks of life, reached thai
point that they will elect men to any Office because of their alleged
fidelity to the political fortunes of any man? In the instant case
the man who makes this claim is repudiated, so many OF the state
best sons say, by the very man he fawnS upon. But it the revers
were true. would it not be an insult to a brave and selfthinkins
people,
greater concern to The Issue and to The Press than it is to us. The!
lie awake at night and think about it. They dream about what vii
Vardaman doP7 The Issue and The Press week after week refer t.
the "Vardaman- Bibo faction" Every ingenuity they possessis eX
ercised to make the public believe that the two are one, yet in spit
of their frantic appeals, Vardaman says nothing to anay their fear
Blakeslee, Tally, Quinn and numerous others who are in his conf
dence negative the statement that "Nardaman is for Bllbo." III
record made to this date shows that Vardaman is AGAINST BlLBC
lust gently now. we want to inquire of The Issue and of The Press
what will you do if Vardaman should say publicly that he is Opposed
to Blbo? You write like men who are disturbed. We pity you bu
can not help you.