The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1918-07-25

stood; for which the resources Of this
nation are pledged, and for which tho
manhood Of this nation is now bat
ting
Men in the Senate, or in the
House of Representatives, who do
not believe in the justice of our
cause and who have settled con-
vlctfons that our entrance into
the war was not necessary and
that 1t was merely "a matter OF
pecuniary profit" brought about by
the interference on the part OF
Germany with commerce between
New York and London" cannot be
expected to either assist or to
give their whoIe-hearted support
TO the ratification and settlement
of these questions.
II by mischance Senator Vardaman
should be returned to the Senate and
there called upon to pass judgment in
ratifying the treaties won by our own
valor, our sacred blood and treasure,
in view Of the Senator's violent pref
udices could he be expected to give
his loyal and whole-hearted support
to peace dictated by the United
States of America? If we are to judge
him by past performances and are to
believe what he says about the causes
of this war, will he be in favor Of set
Ting it upon the principles advocated
by President Wilson and his advisers,
or along lines of his own erratic and
independent views?
II the war in which we are now
engaged is unjust and was caused
merely because of the interference
on the part of Germany with COM
imerce between New York and Lon
don" and was purely matter of Pc
lcuniary profit" then it is an unjust
war and we should pay for the dam
ages that we have inflicted on Ger
many and her allied countries.
II the Senator in view of his rec
Oiut al cllO"L NY Ills uIlSl dIICcS anu
votes, should be indorsed in the com
ing election by the people of Missis-
sippi he will have a right to accept
it as an approval of his course in Con-
gress and 10 will be an incentive to
him to do in the future what he has
done in the past.
10
person should be misled touching the
Senator's record. 1t speaks for itself.
The Congressional Record is pub
aished for the sole purpose of preserv-
ing the votes and expressions of rep
resentatives and senators on public
questions, and there. is no reason for
any one being confused about, the true
record Of the Senator
There is a difference between the
records Of Senator Vardaman and my
self. There is difference between
the views of the Senator and myself
There is difference between the |
views of the Senator and tthe people I
of Mississippi. The difference in our
records is that have whole-heaTtedly |
and unreservedly supported and CO. |
operated with my administration and |
government before and since our en-
trance into the war. The' Senator has
intellectually and unreservedly har-
raised and embarrassed his adminis'
tration and government! before and
since our entrance intof the war
The difference between the Sem |
ator and the people of Mississippi
Is that Msslssippians believe in
the justice of the causes that
forced US into war. They believe
that it is a war otAonIy for the
+ protection of American rights and
American honor, but flor the Iiber-
ties of free peoples everywhere,
while the Senator believes it is
an unjust war, brought on,"pureIy
as matter of pecuniary profit"
merely becase of "the sinterfer- i
ence on the part of Germ any with
commerce between New York and
London"-that 1t was tstabbing
'her (meanine Germany in the
back while England and France
have her down."
I want to represent myssStateA in
the United States Senate. Islove, Nor
history and believe in the. PATRIOTISM
of her people, but if majority Of
hold to- the sentimems s.