The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1918-09-13
STILL OFFERING ExPLA-
NATIONS.

NATIONS.
One Vardamaniac who is an adept
at the art of extracting sunbeams OF
comfort out of cucumbers, dopes out
the following from the election re-
turns: "In the face of these figures
Senator Vardaman has as many
friends in the state as he ever had
if lot more. The successful candidate
has rot received a third of the vote
Of the state, but he has been nomi-
mated and will be elected in Novem-
Der. The people have no n to
blame but themselves, because their
failure to register their choice at the
polls has defeated the man who has
been their lifelong friend" First
it was "the peoples mistake" And
now they are arrogantly told it was
their "failure;" just as though they
did not consult their own wishes M
ways of closing out a wild and woody
career. In the meanwhile "the peo-
pie" appear to be bearing up reason
ABLY well under the blow that "killed
father" There is indeed a general
air and echo of satisfaction and graft
fcation Sin the face of these figures
If the lifelong friend of the people
cannot share in the common reconcile
ment with his fate, he may derive a
philosophic consolation in the refiec-
ton that republics are proverbially
ungrateful.-Vicksburg Herald.
Be it said to the credit of most of
the supporters Of the late Senator
and whilolm idol of certain men in
Mississippi in these parts that they
simply admit hat more men voted
votes polled in the primary, that is
for Harrison. AS to the number of
easily understood by the calculating
mind.
There are something near 10000
white men representing this state in
the army. Scarcely more than 5000
of these voted and it is well for the
Senator that they did not. for the re-
cord shows that 90 per cent of those
who did vote cast their ballots for
Pat Harrison.
This year we came nearer having
only Democrats and duly qualified
electors to vote than in any primary
for the past three state elections. In
spite of the chairman of the State
Democratic Executive Committee,
who supported Mr.. Vardaman, the
State Committee was called together
and resolutions passed excluding the
Socialists and the Republicans. There
are between five and six thousand
Socialists in the state and about that
number of Republicans who vote.
The Socialists were for Vardaman be-
cause he very nearly squares with
their propaganda. The Republicans,
or a vast majority of them, have
been voting for Vardaman because
; it is good politics. Thus it will be
: seer that we have accounted for A.
: 600 soldiers, 5000 Socialists and we
!. might state with almost absolute &C
there have been approximately 5000
voters to leave the state since the ad-
vent of the boil weevil. Again there
out of the state engaged in various
are probably 5000 voters at present
5 wal activities. Thus we have ac-
: counted for $4,000 voters who have
heretofore voted.
The Socialists and Republicans
have no business voting in Democrat
ic primaries. yet but for the action
of Harrison's friends on the State
Executive Committee the doors would
have been left wide open to all, a
thing absolutely contrary to Demo-
, cratic teachings and precedents.
! 1t is fair to assume that vast ma
{ iority of the stay at home vote would
have voted as their neighbors who
, did go to the polls. Had they been
} antagonistic to their %neighbors WHO
, did vote, undoubtedly they wo I'D
t have gone to the trouble to have
: registered their opposition.
| -gpIeA.. lnoog 9IpneM1 Eurs avn
t man voters being inundated" is a
l reflection on their intelligence or else
e an admission of doubtful loyalty.
: They make out a bad Ease for them
selves by making any such asser-
tons.
l The fact is Vardaman was out of
harmony with his people and at cross
purposes with the spirit of the hour.
He waded too deep. And the peo-
4 pie weighed him in the balance and
found him wanting. The Greenwood
Enterprise, which supported the Sem
5 ator, stated that not 5 per cent of
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