The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1918-08-22
Mississippi Vindicates Herself
PAUL B. JOHNSON.
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Again the star Of Mississippi shines forth with resplcnden
power among the alazy Principle has been vnd-
Gated against pcsonay Loyalty has against the uStlan OF
m dc9aooc and Amecnsm silenced the sophistry Of
}cfsal and conquered The subtle influence Of Germansp
The election Concsan3n Harrison is signal triumph
Tor Arglo-Sazoa America which The America Of Tie
men who created dis Republic. The voice OF Mississippi will
he borne across seas Her mandate viii be heard along the
Rhine where the Black Prussn eagle still surveys the Woro
rom covcfos eli inq eyes and like trumpet peal presagng
victory viii through the suiphureous canopy above
c battccds where myriad Of freedom JOIN
in terrific combat against The ranncal INVADER assuring them
hat the grand od the Union Of the stars and the folks
at home still stand behind thm and will be with them to the
Mr. vardamans downfall the logical result of his philo
3opIy many year sailing the fair seas OF calm national
existence he represented VarGaman and when the crisis
came and The heavens opened while the god swept in
Ills chariot The land he still. could see nothing but Var
daTaan The red glare the battle flames that swept in
widening the and here and there throughout
lhe nation the ncendarv fires started by the spy and his dupe
failed Mr. Varanan from bis somnolent ease his con-
Gdence and his ability 10 hypnotic the people
Mr. Vardaman long underestimate the people by
the measure the with which he persuaded them, that
he failed utterly comprehend the heights of passionate self
sacrifice 10 which they may be reused upon OCCASION He
oubtedv was away by the ophisy of LaFoee and
others Of ha firmly believed that the American people
could never brought consent the draft act to oreo
the even tenor of their way long the iron heel of the
conqIeror had actually pressed our shores.
Perhaps America might have yielded to the insdious
gcson agents Of the foe had not been for the piHu
of England TO raise army OF volunteers IN sufficient
force 10 meet the scrcd Of the Hun With this example
before her America triumphant above the license of in
dyidua desire As in England the peoples willing response
10 the voice OF their government and the test Of crisis the
supreme ndcaon democracy. gave the lie to Gemanys
Scoru contention that there was no UNITY OF tceHn8 no CO.
hcsiv force country, any other democracy; that
enthusiasm could only be reused by the cnk of silver pieces
Yea greater forces and influential personalities THAI
the present junior Senator from Mississippi have been diSap
pointed over decision Of her people The election of
United States who be counted on to stand by the
banners and of the nation in this crisis of
istencc vital
1t S crushing to GernanyS insolent and high
handed attempts carried period of twenty-five years, to
divide allegiance of the citizens of German blood in America
hopcessy confuse the sentiments Of the native born
They would combined the impractical deas the dream
es dcmagaguc the maconents and the lovers of into
a dangerous Bolsheyili even in Russia.
Many authoritative uteranccs and pronouncements
ananq from the of the mighty in Germany show conclu
The ssan rulers entirely convinced that the
democracy Of This Republic could be easily thrown into
fusion Mississippi state where the old AngoSaXon blood
still rcgns supreme given the most powerful blow to this
Conviction announced the world that with all the
changing ode existence and the seeming license given to
the oregnbom citizens the Old pattern OF fathers OF the Re
public has ever been woven the fabric of national life
The decision Mississippi is the verdict of the American
people the old blood against The first Of the "Wfu Twelve
has before them for reelection to the seats of
Mr. Harrison has made historic Already before
taking his he has been tried in the fierce white light that
upon noted in the land and he has measured up
affection of the people Will go with him to the Senate and Mis-
sissippi will still stand for Pat the President the
ton and the Flag.