The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1916-07-21
pea Ridqer" Writes.

Editor Sentinel: Please allow me
space to compliment the good people
OF Che Oxberry neighhorhood for the
enjoyable dinner Of July IA. It was a
We'll ordered crowd and but for the rain
there would have been nothing to in
serfere with all that had been planned
Tor the day.>
There were some good speeches but
l have been trying to figure out in nv
mind why Mr.. Ward hammered 80 on
Mr. Slsson and what Mr.. Ward has
ever done to recommend him to the
voters of this congressional district.
He says he has supported Sisson ali the
time up till now and that Sisson has
been running for 20 years: he now
wakes up to the fact that Mr.. Sisson is
not the man that ought to hold Office. a
conclusion, it seems to me, that irdicts
Mr.. Wards own Judgment as we'll as
his own sincerity. he also eudeavors
70 nave the people believe chat Sisson
ought to be beaten because he (Sissonl
IS lawyer; well he was lawyer when
Mr.. Ward helped to elect him to The
state Senate, when he helped to make
him Presidential eIector. when he helped
20 elect him district attorney and when
ne tried to make him Cove rnor of this
state. The question therefore very
naturally arises in the mind of the
thinking voter, why was it that Mr..
ard did not come to the conclusion
that lawyers should not 60 to Congress
until he wanted the job himself?" Mr..
Ward in one breath endorses President
wilson but In the next he crates quite
at length about what preparedness ,
Is costing and will cost and puts him
self at cross current with the Demo-
cratic administration at Washington.
10 my mind, you. see Vardaman's ideas
presented thru Mr.. Ward and mark
YOU. should he be elected, matter l
think very remote probability, it will
be heralded abroad that the fourth con-
Rressional district of Mississippi has
endorsed all of Vardaman's 3 opposition
to his party at Washington. This is q
time that we need men on duty at
Washington to fight the Republicans on
every part of the ground and men who
Will stand shoulder to shoulder with
their party. Mr.. Ward is nice, clever
gentleman and l believe means well.
but there are thousands of good.
clever men who are not suited to 90
to congress.
Mr.. Franklin, Mr.. Sisson's other op-
ponent, really did not get to present
his case to the voters present that day
because of the rain. He was to follow
Mr.. Ward. MIR. Franklin is a good
man and has far more ability thar
Ward and his record shows that he is q
dependable Democrat and in his speeches
am advised that he puts himself
squarely behind President Wilson with
out any wriggling or Judging and if we
must swap Sisson off at this time, why
Franklin is the man to take, but it is
my opinion that we had best keep Sis
son ., whils longer and that hA w;ll ~
the wihfier when the votes are counted.
Wesalso had two of the candidates
for Supreme Judge, Hon. Rush Knox
and Judge gls,eS Ei & nice Sce1f fellows and made
good talks but unless was badly mis-
taken large part of the crowd was
for the candidate not present, Judge
J. G. McGowen, our worthy and able
Chancellor.
If you see proper to give this space,
Mr.. Editor, l will appreciate it.
Yours very truly,
Pea Ridger.
Cascilla r. F. D.