The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1918-07-05

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he will resemble a convict. No, Sem
ator, when l SEQ him march proudly
away, under the flag of his country,
l do not feel hat he is in company
with, and the companion of convicts,
merely because he has beer called to
servo his country in this great war,
and l think that the comparison made
by you is an ahfront to every good,
law-abiding, liberty-loving citizen of
this great country.
No, Senator, you and l do not
agree as to your course. l think
the Senate of the United States
should have passed the Ship Purchase
Bill, the Armed Neutrality Bill, the
resolution declaring war, Selective
Draft Bill, and a great many other
democratic measures, which you and
a few puny democrats and republi-
cans have voted against, and in this
way tried to tie the hands of our
great President.
Can't Support Him.
Feeling this way about it, / cannot
support you, / cannot follow you long
er, and I cannot distribute your lit
! erature, which I believe disseminates
poison, as it is an appeal to the masses
for the purpose Of placing you in a
position again where you can still fet-
ter your Government in the prosecu-
ton of this war. l have kept up with
your course in The Senate as best
could, and from your record l find
that yo1 have rever said one word
comnendatory of England. Belgium,
France, Italy. Serbia or Roumania.
The feet is. all that you have had to
say apparently was ccmnendatory OF
Germany. Your powerful voice
seems never to have been raised in de-
Tense OF the Allies.
Senator, l have always thought
you were a great man OF tho people,
but your course has led me to believe
that your sympathy and feelings and
judgment are now agair,t US, and
that your every act and deed has been
to deter and fet.er those in Office
from vigorously prosecuting this wal
tc 4 successful conclusion. You have
commended the acts Of some Of the
Canadians in rebcllirg against thei,
country when it called them. There
is practically no scdition in Missis.
sippi, and If there is, don't you
think that your acts are largely tho
cause Of it? You know when a Crea,
man goes wrong it is easy to take
a following. You seem to have pre-
tended to offer your services to the
Army. Why should you offer you,
services to fight and to die in a wa,
brought OIL by. "the interference or
the part of Germany with commerce
between New York and London?"
Surely you would not have Of
fered to fight to assist and save those
rich New York and London profiteers
if such there are.
Il stand by My Country"
No, Senator, / shall not scatter
your literature. ] shall stand by my
country and do all that l can in my
humble way to see that the right re.
suits are accomplished, and that Ger.
many may be conquered in the end
If you still want your literature dis
tributed, advise me to whom to de.
liver it and I shall do so.
do not feel that when my son
surrendered his life under the Ameri.
can flag in France hat he was then
assisting England to stab Germany in
the back. l do not think it becoming
of you TO make such a charge against
any unfortunate American lad in
France, even though it might be you,
Very respectfully,
(Signed) j. H. McDERMIT.