The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1917-10-05
Here's One Reply tlarrison Got.
Washington. D. c.. Aug. 20, 1917
Mr.. A. w. Bond. Virgins, Miss.

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Dear Senator-I am depending on
you and my other friends there ia
organize my forces for the coming
campaign. OF course just have to
depend on my friends throughout
the State. Please keep in close
touch with the situation and offer
any suggestion you think advisable.
Sincerely your friend.
PAT HARRISON.
Wiggins. Miss. Sept. IL. 1917.
Hon. B. p. Harrison. M. C..
Washington. ID. C..
My dear Mr.. Harrison:
Please pardon my delay in reply
ing to your letter Of Aug, 29th.
Judging from the past you no doubt
expected my feeble support. as |
have always stood for you when you
needed my vote. But | cannot see
my way clear to support you in your
race against Senator Vardaman,
and am going to take the liberty Of
giving you few reasons for so do
ing.
You have been honored by the
people of southeast Mississippi for
the past ten years, and have had
ample opportunity to make and es-
tablish for yourself reputation on
which to base your claims for the
high office to which you now aspire.
If you have done this, or not, will
not Judge, but do know that in your
announcement speech a few weeks
ago you laid claim to the office of
u. s, Senator on the supposed de-
merits and short comings Of your
opponent, rather than the merits
and qualifications you might pos
sess. Knowing you as | have for
the past twelve years. l considered
you too big and too broad and too
smart. to attempt such a foolish un-
dertaking.
II l thought for moment, that
Senator Vardaman was the traitor
TO his country. the enemy to the
Mississippi farmer and the unpatri-
otic citizen you said he was in your
announcement speech, then | would
say away with him, cruelty him; but
not so, for | know him as demo-
crat as true as steel, a public SER
want as loyal as a mother to Der
child and patriotic citizen as brave
and as bold as lion.
l can prove by the Congressional
Record that the day you were at the
Neshoba county fair delivering your
speech of abuse against Senator Var
daman and denouncing him as
traitor, and an enemy to the farm
ers of Mississippi; that he was stand
ing ON the floor of the Senate in
Washington proclaiming his loyalty
and that Of the people of Mississippi
and defending the interests of the
cotton growers of the State. Quite
a contrast between the men on that
day, was it not? You charged Sem
ator Vardaman with being respon-
sible for the slump in the price OF
cotton in 1915 because of the defeat
of the ship purchase bill. while as a
matter Of fact and record it was
caused by the embargo put on by
England and the mining of the seas
of that country.
Yoa have stood by the president
through thick and thin. Senator
Vardaman has stood by the presi-
dent when he thought the president
was right and against him when he
thought the president was wrong. II
the president should ask Congress
to pass q resolution calling General
Pershing and our boys out of France
you would stand by him would you
not? II the president were to ad-
dress and ask that body to repeal
the conscript act you would stand by
him would you not? And, again, if the
president should ask Congress to
Join him in asking for peace on any
old terms, would you stand by him?
! believe you would.
The last reason / will give you
Tor not supporting you is the fact
that, - / see the situation. you
were brought out and are being sup
porlsd BY the disgruntled and dis
credited Secret Caucus gang rhat
diaGraced and brought shame unon
- iair name Of Mississippi in 1910.
q eousse you have some good men
ppoEtine you, hut the question in
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