The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1918-08-30

Will lake The wrong one. w
should never forget the lesson
of Moses absence and the
golden calf.
The great body of humanity
have not the time nor the OPP
portunity to study public ques-
tions. This makes it all the
more imperative to have lead
ers with high conceptions of
duty; leaders who are honest
and who live and breathe the
spirit of Henry Clay who said,
II had rather be right than to
be President" Grover Cleve-
land said, when confronted by
members of his own party
about a charge the Republi-
cans were making against him,
Gentlemen, tell the truth,
the story is correct" We
need men who will tell the
truth, if it defeats them for
office; we need men who would
prefer right before office.
Vardaman's followers went
back on him because they saw
he was not what they thought
ne was. These men are now
ready to cast political anchor
elsewhere. 1t is the overshad-
owing patriotic duty of those
who have steadfastly held
that Mr.. Vardaman's political
pretensions were hollow mock
cry, to extend the former
friends of the Senator the right
hand of fellowship. Nothing
should be denied them because
of past affiliations. They are
patriots. When they realized
that it was a choice between
allegiance to country and allie
glance to the fortunes of a man
Chronic office seeker who had
never delivered any goods
country: ut takes more real
they said, 1--WE are for our
manhood to turn from one
man and support another than
most OF us understand. All
nonor to Senator Vardaman's
former supporters who voted
to retire him from office. They
are true soldiers. There was
some good men who shut their
eyes and stayed with the Sena-
tor in spite of his own acts.
mat is their affair and is one
Fiat they think they can no
doubt Justify in some manner.
The result Of the primary
has a lesson for the victors as
well as the vanouished. It
was perfectly human to crow
Just a bit Immediately after the
primary but now growing time
IS past. It is up to those who
got a vote Of confidence to show
themselves worthy of that con-
tdence. We believe they will
do It. We do not have refer
ence to Pat Harrison, but are
speaking of that great number
who are taking credit for Mr..
Harrison's great victory.
We cannot stand still if we
would and we do not desire to.
The great war and the desti-
MES of two millions of people
are making pressing demands
upon all of us. The water that
turned the senatorial election
has gone on under the mill.
The people who elected MI.
Harrison must address them
selves wisely and sanely to the
things of the present and of the
future. We believe they will
do it. CANCELLATION, CON-
AND PATRIOT
ISM were never in greater de-
mand, and if we who have just
attained such a victory at the
polls will make these three
words our slogan, the people
will continue to trust us.
We can not afford to trifle
with the opportunity now in our
hands. and we are speaking as
one who claims a little share in
accomplishing what was done
Aug 20. We are sure that
we speak the truth when we
say that it is the desire of the
dominant element in the recent
to bring to pass those
things that shall redown to the
genuine good of the state. But
TIE most thoughtful should be
awake and on guard least
the weakened and time server
our ship into a harbor
the piratical feast and