The Starkville news. (Starkville, Miss.) 1902-1960, 1918-08-09
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The SENATORIAL RACE
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take Bankhead's place. trying to make
It appear that an old Confederate SOL
dier is d traitor to his country. But no
body is being fooled in Mississippi, the
people know Vardaman, know that
with all his faults he would give up his
life for his country as he offered 10 do
in 'os.-Amory Times-Press.
In their desperation the opposition
has gone the limit: it has insinnated the
charge OF disloyalty against one OF the
truest representatives of the people of
Mississ ippi: 1t has submitted no testi-
mony and has not demanded that the
accused be arrested and punished for
the gravest of all crimes in the catalogue
of offending. Why? The reason is ap-
parent The same old poIiticel trick
has oeon resorted to, only the crime ia
much more serious and Infamous than
any heretofore charged against him. In
1911. it was Vardaman the EN- bezzeler:
in 1913 it Is Vardaman the traitor The
present charge is about as true Us the
last one, and will be refuted by the peo-
pie in the same way by re-eIecting him
to the United States Senate by the most
overwhelming ma ajority that has ever
been registered tor any man in MisSiss-
ippi. Ii Vardaman were guilty Of half
that has been imputed to him, the peo-
pie would demand that he be arrested
and punished. but knowing him to be d
prosecuted man, they will defend him at
the polis-A berdeen Weekly.
4iToSE -3f PUSHING vAkDaMAN
OF course there are good men opposed
to Senator Vardrman. 1t is i'm possible
to get all GOOD men 10 unite on anv
proposition but most active in the op-
position to Vardaman you will find the
ti-prohibitionists, the pronteers and
persons not paying their just proper
ton of Taxes. Vardaman would so far
as possible lift the burden of support
ing the government from the over bur
dened back Of the tolIing masses and
place same upon the shoulders of the
men of wealth. So you find every cor
poration tool attacking Vardaman.
| And it is not only in Mississippi either
Five and a half years in the Senate has
shown them that in Senator Va rdaman
they have an able foeman and no lesser
paper than the New York world, the
81 x-AS irAfn Of
Wall Streets has on several occasions
attacked Senator Vardaman editorially
and urged his defeat. Now the people
of Mississippi and the New York World
have no interests in common and when
ever thew get representative in the
Senate big enough TO draw the fire Of
the World they have got a mighty good
man there TO tie to. Put one i'm for him
on August 20th.--Greenwood Enter
prise.
The primary election will be held oD
August the Goth. Every white man in
the state is qualified under the law
should cast his vote. The people of this
state have much at stake in this cam
paign Senator Vardaman, who is the
truest andsbest friend the plain people
the average people--have had since
Gen. George passed away, should be re-
elected by the largest majority ever Civ
en- man in Mississippi. To do less
will be to fail TO show our appreciation
of one of the best public servants We
have ever had. Senator Vardaman has
labored long aud we'll and without
ceasing for the people of this state. He
should be given a second term so that
he may continue to represent our inter
est in that great law making body
where strong. unyielding character Is
needed to stand against the tricks and
schemes of the smooth, Oily-tongued-
corporations hired profiteers who wonid
be willing TO see the people eat grass il
thew could make another million by 1t.
The voters of Mississippi ought to re-
buke that set OF dirty liars who have
sought oy every foul and unfair means
to discredit Sen. Vardaman because
they can not eorru pt him 20 do their
dirty bidding, Remember the date.
August the 20th--'tVardaman Day In
Mississippi. .''--Southern Sentinel.
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