Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1918-06-13
sIssoN's wILEs EXPOSED.


making mistake every
We may go back to his earlier uerances the floor Of
the House, and yet fail to understand him. In hsJapa
ncse speech delivered April the 28th 1913 against th
wishes of President Wilson and the Democratic admnstra
ton he grows beligeren If this speech should be to
purpose would be bring about between the Unite
States and Japan. Again, find him so uncompromsngy
against in speech delivered in the House February
the 26th 1914 that he paints the picture thus If men re
sponsbe for could hear the of the dying the wal
of the widows the of the orphans and could see thu
mighty of blood the flaming dwellings by night
smoking ruins by day. could there be beast dew
though he be- that would be responsible for WARP bre
the record of Mr. Ssson during the extra session
Congress which convened April the End 1917 will show
chat the resolution that became law Apri
the 5th recognizing with Germany that he voted fol-
the 10000 bond issue bill that became law Apri
the 23rd for expenditures; April the 10th, he made
speech the floor Of the House against the Selecve Service
law which was the plan being pressed by the President
the Administration for raising army This bill passed
however almost unanimously, and became law May tn
18th Then the registration June the 5th when al
million of at the call OF President wilson
registered for service to their country.
We might have excused any Mr.. Sisson had mad
up this time had he democratic principles demand &C
eped the judgement Of the majority put his shoulder to the
wheel for the of his country This he did not do
the part of July and the early part of August 1917
after the registration had and the course OF the Govern
men determined he flooded the fourth Congressona
District with thousands and thousands of copies OF his speech
against the Seectve Draft law when the only purpose
could then to turn us from the support OF ou
Government boys and toward Mr.. Sisson that h
might be taken care politically. This showed too muc
seshness the part of Congressman and too little con
by him for cause.-the cause of freedom Many
supporters here determined not to vo
for him again.
Then came the adjournment of Congress and Mr. Sisso
returned to the District give account of his
stewardship" but which in fact abortve attempt n
show the people that the President and the whole adminra
ton wrong and that he was right He came up th'
eastern side of the District his speaking tour crtcizin6
President Wilson the commanderr chief of army then
at war; crczg the seective draft law encouraging oppo
son and hecang it to be unconstitutional attributn2
selfish motives Ohe general staff of army and MI
Sisson did not snue make this speech the western
side of the disct having learned that was not popual
being condemned by his constituents for we read IN
the Grenada Sentinel report of his speech at Grenada the
following Here it the speaker (Mr Ssson) discussed
the volunteer sye which, in his opinion then would have
better but he stated that the combined wisdom
of the Congress said that the seecve draft best ans
it was the duty he insisted of loyal patriotic American
citizen to stand by the draft Can support for con
gress who neither loyal disloya but seeking by ncon-
speeches to please the different audiences? He re-
minds of the young lady school teacherwho on applying
school asked by the trustees she taught ner geog
raphy class that world round fiat Her reply was
made difference to her; she could teach that was
round or fat, whichever way the people wanted it.
We may be able to gather light from the doctrine
advocated by Mr. Sson his speech of February the 26th
1914 and thereby locate him. On of this speech
while speaking war" ne said But in the language OF
another morals take sudden turn when international
relations enter into the question By the srangest alteration
all our sympathy and admiration go to the that trans
crosses the right of his fellow creaureso the gors con-
querer Our hatred and contempt go to the victims Strange
that we scon the unfortunate cupr the vicious
querer"
Honor and glory for autocratic Germany you
please hatred contempt for poor devastated Belgium
This strange doctrine indeed to preach in democratic
America would have been noble sentiment for Nezsche
Bethman Hollweg Bismark of the Kaiser.
On page IL of this speech while discussing who
does the fighting in time of he said ooh WELL Will tell
my friend from Mississippi (ir QUINN occasionally he will
find millionaire volunteering because he wants glory just
like balance of but you will find as rule men oi
great Importance hire substitutes do not know that 1t Is
very bad idea because then can kill man nVe or s
times" Would you kill the of great Importance hVe
or six times? No. you would kill much of his money eac
tme-l poor standing in the battle line II
of whom he had place.