The vidette. (Iuka, Tishomingo County, Miss.) 1912-1967, 1918-06-13

property of An arican citizens might
be protected. They will not forget
hat that action upon the part of the
senator and the very few men who
stood with him at that time was con
demned throughout the country ard
the President of the United
States to say that "A little group OF
wilfuI men, representing no opinion
but their own, have rendered the
great government Of the United
States helpless and contemplate"
wonder If any Missssipplan
can possibly feel any special pride
in having the President of the
United States, a Southerner and a
Democrat, whom the world today
respects and looks upon as the
man above all others who will set
tie this war along the right prin-
cipIes of liberty, justice and hu-
mainly. refer to one Of their Sen
ators as one of "a little group of
wiIfuI men representing no opn-
ion but their own" as having rem
dered "the government helpless
and contemplate?
The people of Mississippi will not
forget that on the Dist of April, 1915,
Senator Vardaman in a prepared in
teryiew said: The President, obey
ing the dictates OF humanity. would
involve the United States in the
bloody conflict now being waged in
Europe in order that British and
French commerce might not be inter-
fered with. The suggestion is mon
strous. If Congress shall permit this
country to be drawn into war with
Germany or any of the other bellig-
erent powers for the reasons assigned
by President Wilson in his message
the members thereof will deserve the
eternal execration and final repudi
alton Of the American people"
They will not forget that in the Sen
ate of the United States on March 2
1917, as shown in the Congressional
Record, page 4777, Second session
Gath Congress, the Senator said, 'Ti
this administration shall put a higher
estimate upon human life than com
mercial conquest; if we shall put the
immortal soul above the dollar and re
gard justice of more Importance thar
financial sccess. there VIII be no war
1t is not for the vindication of the
principles of human justice that i'm
peril our peace, but rather the ava
rioious reaching out for pelf tina
threatens to involve this nation il
this world war"
They win not forget that. notwith
standing the statement of the Sena
tor that there has not been enacted
war measure that had for its real pun
pose the strengthening OF our army
ada the support OF our boys in tho
breaches that has not had nay enthu,
siastic and cordial support he re
:, fused to vote ON final passage for tht
sact providing for the raising of oul
national army He did not give thai
waF measure his enthusiastic anC
cordial support on the contrary, a
page 9S3 of the Congressional Record
First session, 65th Congress, in speak
ing on the floor Of the Senate, HI
said: THE republic that must be de
fended by conscript soldiery ha
about run its course and ought 4
change its form of government Tn
eonscript and convict have been hel
I by patriotic brave men in equal cor
tempt" No more splendid men ar
in the world than compose our nation
al army and am wondering whetha
the mothers and fathers Of thos
young men now being trained an
! fighting to protect our nations homo
appreciate their sons being classed a
Convict"
They win not forget the Senator
action in opposing the aviation bi
and making speech in the Unite
States Senate against it-a bin tn
purpose of which was to expend ST
hundred and forty millions of dollar
in providing airplanes to proseeut
the war They win not forget the o.
position Of the Senator to those meas