The Starkville news. (Starkville, Miss.) 1902-1960, 1918-08-09
WORK TO WIN
! THE WAR
Address of Honorable E. F.
! Noel, Candidate for United
States Senator

States Senator
REVIEW OFFICIAL RECORDS
IN unity there In strength and suc-
cesa. In division there i disorder and
defeak The power OF Germany con-
sists In its perfect organization. and
ats absolute acceptance OF one leader
shAn Reverse conditions led to the
defeat and overthrow OF Russia. S1rnS'
lar results win always follow.
In speaking 10 the AmsxAcan FED.
GRAFTON of Labor. some mouths ago.
President Wilson said. tn effecx, that
team work k eG1enkial to SUCCESS, e.
peciaily In war; that those who would
mot do team work but would kick over
sAe traces. should be coraIlsd. Eisc-
lions ara the corrallin& times when
Ohstxucfionists should he eliminated
from place and power
In Introducing me. some weeks ago,
% kasassippt soldiers. who were
about 20 leave for France. 1teutenanx
,Blount. who resigned . seat In the sem
xas TO enter the array. asked me to
ten the people OF Mississippi Tor all
the soldisrA that thsy. officers and
men. keeniy realized taat while peo-
pie may honestly take opposing aides
OF almost any question. in times OK
peace. that, I'm ttmea ef war. thors
swsre but two Sides to sssssc oussssoHs
ours and the enemyss, and tAat al
who were not giving hearty aupposs to
,our leader, President Wilson. repre-
sensing our government and our army.
are public enemies. aiding Germany,
regardless OF their motives. and OF
whether they were pactfists, Deutrals.
Isaackers or mere ohstructionists to the
presidents war polaoAass that these
distractions and delays meant In
creased Loss of bleed aud life 10 cur
soMfary: and that all, In either oa
these classes, that are In office should
be ousted. and that all in private Me
should be looked after: that our SOL
dfers and our allies would attend to
the enemy in 'front.' and trusted to
the ueoule to attend % those In their
rear.
Like Records of Competitors.
In all former campaigns. my two
competitors followed the same Tag
voiced the same sentiments. and made
common cause I'm Che same faction.
Only very recently came the parting
Of the ways, and the severfng Of tha
two hearts that used 90 feel and beat
~ one. Mr.. Harrison declares ths
separation was wrought by Senator
vardaman's desen<tnx his old follow
inx: and lining ap. I'm obstructive and
other hurtful ways. with the enemies
of our country Tho indictment ana
evidence submitted by him and his
osxnpaaxn committee In very strong.
from chs charge and evidence: they
draw the erroneous conclusion that
hs In the only dour through which
thsre can come the defeat Of Senator
VardamAn.
Ever since the war, and the break
ing OF the David and Jonathan bonds
that formerly bound them together,
my two competitors have many times
followed the same paths When ec
forts were made to break the absurd.
unjust and undemocratic usage By
which seniority of service. instead OF
superiority Of merit and patriotism
controlled the selection OF chairman
ships of committees, and the immense
and decisive leverage 10 exercised.
they stood for, Or acouiesced in. the OLD
order OF things. by which Hardw1cA
and many Other e< the leading and
most active enemies cf President VII
son.s war policies. are farnished with
weapons OF attack Neither have op
posed and both have largely benefit
I'd in the wasteful extravaEAncs ~
which near $1,000. .00o, 900. lavEes
amount than Il cost 70 rsan the whole
federal government fn tn earlier and
better days, Is spent for clerical and
nike work tor members Of congresA
and their committees. giving to eacA
Ccnxressman and Senator. for him
seH and such work, about aAOooA9
o year. besides = good deal Of ree rsA
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