The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1917-11-08
WHY JUDGE ROBBINS
SUPPORTS HARRISON


Former Strong Supporter Of Var.
daman Introduces Young Con.
gresham At Tupelo and Says
He Can Follow the Junior Sen.
ator No Longer.
Tupelo. Mission his visit to Tu-
pelo few days ago, where he adj
dressed one Of the largest gather
ings in the history Of Lee County,
Congressman Pat Harrison, candidate
for the United States Senate to sue
coed Senator Vardaman, was eloquent
ly introduced by Chancellor ]. @. Rob-
ms, heretofore q strong supporter or
the Junior Senator Judge Robins
speech was as follows:
AS loyal Americans. we owe to our gov
eminent allegiance and fealty. AS loyal
Democrats. we owe this allegiance and
fealty to the great Democratic party.
The world war has brought a crisis in
our government and has brought a time
OF stress and danger 1t is time that
all loyal Americans should rally to the
help and support of the government They
should aid and enthusiastically back the
commander in-c chief of our army ana
navy.
1t is likewise a time when loyal Demo-
Gratis should rally to the support OF the
Democratic party and adhere to its prin-
ciples. stand by it's administration ana
enthusiastically and earnestly support
the titular head of the party, the great
Democratic president, Woodrow Wilson
In this time of stress and danger. with
world war on our hands, we want in
Congress men who are afiame with patri-
otto zeal and fervor and who will help
formulate and pass administration meas
ures We want no man there who will
obstruct or delay the great measures for
the successful prosecution of the world
war.
We have with us today as speaker on
this occasion one who has borne prOrni-
nent, conspicuous and honorable part In
formulating and passing the great war
measures of the administra ton One who.
by his loyal, able and sympathetic sup
port OF the Democratic administration,
has already won for himself in the coun-
sells of the party a place or prominence
and honor. He believes in team work,
and has done splendid team work in Con-
gress My friends, this is a time above
all others when We need team work IN
the United States Senate. | have been
a friend and supporter Of the junior SEN
ator, Senator Vardaman. l have admired
his brilliant intellect, his commanding
ability and his wonderful magnetism. |
have not always agreed with his policies.
but 1 have been his loyal friend and sup
porter. but now we have come to the
parting of the ways. When | must choose
between my country and any man, l
choose my country. The trouble with our
junior senator is that he will not do team
work. In the successful prosecution Of
the war against Germany he refuses to
do team work Because he is not allowed
to make all the rules of the game and be
pitcher manager, captain and umpire,
all at the same time, he curses the rules.
knocks the team and roots for the enemy.
To me- my friends, the great issue
the vital, the oyershadowing, the para
mount issue at this time is the success
full prosecution of the war. All other is
sues and ali OTHER questions sink into in
significance wnen compared with this.
Your boys and mine are making the SUI
preme sacrifice in giving themselves to
win the war, and you and l must sacri-
fee too. We must sustain and back
them in this great fight. AS Americans
and as Mississippians we must place no
one in authority, and especially in the
United States Senate, who will obstruct
and delay the successful prosecution OF
the war and who will not enthusiastically
and earnestly support all measures in
tended for its successful accomplishment.
In my humble Judgment no man in
America, by his speeches and his inter-
views and his actions, has done more to
obstruct and embarrass the measures of
the administration and the cause Of
America against Germany, with the pos
sible exception of LaFolette and Tom
Watson, than the Junior senator from
ississippi-Senator Vardaman. This Is
no time for admiration, nor friendship.
nor gratitude, to control us in selecting
our senator We owe it to our boys at
the front to place no man in authority in
our national legislature who, by opposl-
ton and obstruction will make 1t harder
for them to fight in the cause they are
engaged in or harder for them to attain
the victory they must win.
This, my friends, is necessary war.
q just war, a righteous war, forced upon
us by German duplicity and aggression.
1t is war that we could not avoid if we
would preserve our freedom and our civil
lization and our self respect. 1t is fought
for humanity. The issues involved are
the freedom of the world and the preser-
walton of Christian civilization. 1t is
fought to protect the lives of our people
from ruthless destruction by German
military autocfacy, to preserve our liber-
ties from domination by the imperial gov
eminent of Germany, to make the world
free for democracy. and to insure perma-
nent and lasting peace throughout the
world. What nobler purpose could inspire
the loyal sons of America to fight it's
battles?
This is no time for obstruetonists nor
Slackers, neither among us as citizens or
In Congress or in the United States SEN
ate. 1t is no time for carpfng and cap
tious criticisms of the administration and
for loyal and sympathetic support and
for earnest and Jealous sacrifice. For
these reasons / am an earnest and vigor-
Gus supporter of the gentleman who will
address you today | am. here as an
American citizen and as MissisSippian
who wishes to stand by his government
and his party, and l present to you with
great pleasure q young man In the vigor
of his manhood who has already won
honor and distinction and who. after his
six years of service in the United States
Congress, stands before you as candi-
data for the United States Senate, 1t is
my pleasure to introduce to you Hon.
Pat Harrison.
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