The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1918-07-05
MIR. NEWBURCER
BACKS UP AND
TRIES AGAIN
The Big Cotton Spectator Rambles
Around Awkwardly. His Views
on Several Matters. He Sticks by
His First Utterance.
JOSEPH NEWBURGER
Memphis, Tenn.
June %, 1918

Mr.. o. F. Lawrence, Editor,
Grenada Sentinel,
Grenada, Miss.
Ny dear Mr.. Lawrence:
never was so elated in all my
life as to know that / was so promi-
nent as to be discussed as a King
Spectator" and | hope you will do
the right thing, speaking about my
self, to correct some injustices you
have unintentionally done me.
In the first place l have never
voted against Woodrow Wilson; l
have not taken any prominent part
in politics for twenty-five years; |
have always been exactly of the same
opinion as Senator Vardaman with
lieved he should vote. Twenty-Five
years ago | was in favor of a Lily
White Republican Party in the State
Of Mississippi. | have always believ-
ed in the principles of Henry Clay
and Daniel Webster that this was a
Government that required the princi-
pies of protection, and l am opposed
to 'free-trade," l am opposed to Will
liam Jennings Bryan's 16 to l plat
form on which he ran. This is the
head and front of my Republicanism.
Now, in regard to State politics,
! have always voted with the decent
white people of the country. / am
absolutely opposed to negro domina-
ton. of any kind and character, as
much as any man in the United
States. Since my advent in TenneS-
see. for the past eighteen years, |
have votd but one time and then for
a democrat, my friend Governor
Ham Patterson. and have never taken
any part in politics here.
In regard to the war, ever since
the sinking of the Lusitania | have
been in favor of this country assert
ing itself. l have been speaking
nearly every night at one of our
theatres here. or in the country, as
one of the 4-Minute Men. l have
been on the Executive Committee of
the Red Cross Drive, Thrift Stamps,
Liberty Bonds and everything; have
subscribed literally and have spent
my own money going to Washington
numbers of times to do anything |
could for the good of my country.
| am an unqualified supporter Of
the President in this war as he has
been very liberal in appointing a great
many Republicans. but l did not know
that Republicanism was an issue in |
the campaign in Mississippi. II
thought the campaign was between
Democrats, and that an outsider who |
has been the lifelong friend of James |
K. Vardaman, who has always sup
ported him under any and all cir
cumstances. lived in the same county |
with him and grew up almost as boys
together, had right to voice his
cumstances, lived in the same county
uted dollar to his campaign.
/ agree with you on the ship-pur-
chase bill. This is strictly Repub-
hcan measure and every Republican
that believes in subsidies should vote
for it. We need ships and plenty of |
them to carry our cotton.
Now my dear friend, the farmers
of Yalobusha, Tallahatchie, Calhoun
and Grenada Counties, know the rec
ord of my father, my brothers and
myself since 1886. The good we
have done, the number of people we
have assisted in dire distress, it is for
them to say if we are the proper cit
liens of the South-if our hearts
and our souls are not with the South
in everything. A few weeks ago the
farmers held large convention here
/ outlined to them the way in which
they could 'price-fiX" their cotton
at 3Oc per ID. You forgot we are
among the prominent land owners
in the State of Mississippi and that
we raise a large amount of cotton
and its to our interest to have the
price of cotton as high as possible for
our own benefit.
We are all fighting together to win
the war AS the boys, were leaving
Memphis the other day, one of the
young fellows yelled to me "Joe, take
care Of the people at HONEYWELL
take care of the Huns on the other
side" l took that as special mes
sage to me and / am doing all in my
power and you can call upon me any
time, day or night, it matters not
whether you are a Democrat or
Republican, and / will do my full
duty.
As to my own personal record, I
have been connected with the cam
paign committee of the Methodist
Hospital. Baptist Hospital, Crippled
Children's Home, have been a sub
scriber and helper to St. Mary's Epis-
copal Church here and all the Or
phan Asylums. For the last forty
years we have subscribed and helped
maintain the Presbyterian Church at
Coffeeville, Miss, / am President Of
the Jewish Congregation here, which
has a membership of four hundred
and fifty families and one hundred
and twenty four of our boys have
gone to the front, / am also direc-