The Tupelo journal. (Tupelo, Miss.) 1876-1924, 1917-10-05

LeFollette and Tom Watson, than
1.-The junior. senator from Mississippi,
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 au-
tthority in our National legislature
who, by opposition and obstruction,
viii make it harder for them TO fight
in the cause they are engaged in or
harder for them to attain the vic
tory they must win.
This, my friends, is a necessary
war, a 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 civilization and
our selfrespect 1t is fought for hui
manity. 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 peo-
Hple from ruthless destruction by
German military autocracy, to pre-
Serve our liberties from dominationa
by the Imperial Government of Ger
many, to make the world free for
Democracy, and to insure permanent
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 obstructionists
nor slackers, neither among us as
citizens or in Congress or in the
United States Senate. 1t is no time
for carping and captious criticisms
of the administration and admins
tration measures, but it isNa time for
loyal and sympathetic support and
for earnest and jealous sacrifice For
these reasons | am an earnest and
vigorous 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
/ present to you with great pleasure
a young man in the vigor of his man
hood who has already won honor and
distinction and who, after his six
years service in the United States
Congress, stands before you as
candidate for the United States SEN
ate. 1t is my pleasure to introduce
to you Honorable Pat Harrison.
Mr.. Harrison first gave a brief
statement of his life and public
services. His father died whe1 he
was four years old and left him with
a widowed mother to make II srug-
gle for existence in the back country
of Greene County. Ambition to-
know and attain at an E eriod
of his life got hold of him L 4 inspir-
ed to work his way throus College.
After graduating he taught school
for several years and studied law,
and when tewnty-four yeArs of age
he became candidate for District
Attorney for the Coast District Of
Mississippi and over honorable COM
Ipetitors was elected by good plu-
rality. He served in this capacity
for about five and half years when
he was elected to Congress.
His speech was especially appealing
to the young men, and he showed in
the various contests for official posi-
tions how it was claimed that he was
too young to have his ambitions
gratified, and showed how the young
men Of his district had stood with
him and helped him in his various
contests. He has served three terms
in congress and is now serving the
fourth Since his first election there
has been no opposition to him except
one other time when he was over
whelming4y elected, carrying, as he
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