Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1918-08-15
THE WAR
Address of Honorable E. F.
Noel, Candidate for United
States Senator
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In unity there is strength and sue.
cess. In division there Is disorder and
defeat. The power of Germany con.
sists in its perfect organization, and
its absolute acceptance of one leader.
ship. Reverse conditions led to the
defeat and overthrow Of Russia. Simi.
lar results will always follow.
In speaking to the American Fed.
Grafton OF Labor, some months ago,
President Wilson said, in effect that
team work is essential to success, es-
pecially in war; that those who would
not do team wsrk, but would kick over
the traces, should be corralled. Elec.
tons are the corralling times when
obstructionists should be eliminated
from place and power.
In introducing me, some weeks ago,
TO Mississippi soldiers, who were
about to leave for France, Lieutenant
Blount, who resigned seat in the sen.
Iate TO enter the army, asked nae to
tell the people of Mississippi for all
the soldiers. that they, officers and
men, keenly realized that while peo'
pie may honestly take opposing sides
of almost any question, In times OF
peace, that, in times of war, there
were but two sides to public questions
,--ours and the enemy's; and that al
who were not giving hearty support to
Jour leader, President Wilson, repre-
,senting our governments and our army,
are public enemies. aiding Germany,
regardless of their motives, and Of
whether they were pacifists, neitrals,
slackers or mere obstructionists to the
presidents war policies; that these
obstruct;cas and delays meant In
creas5s s..sT- of blood I'D life to our
soldlery and that al. in either OF
these classes. that are in office should
be ousted, and that all in private life
should be looked after; that our sol
diers and our allies would attend to
the enemy in front, and trusted to
the people to attend to those in their
rear.
Like Records Of Competitors.
In all former campaigns, my two
competitors followed the same flag,
voiced the same sentiments, and made
common cause in the same faction.
Only very recently came the parting
of the ways, and the severing of the
&.,vA haorfs tl,o% ,,ead 20 faal oud boat
as one.s Mr.. Harrison declares the
separation was wrought by Senator
Vardaman's. .ddeserting his old follow
ing; and lining up, in obstructive and
other hurtful ways. with the enemies
of our country. The indictment and
evidence submitted by him and his
campaign committee is very strong.
From this charge and evidence. they
draw the erroneous conclusion that
ne is the only door through which
there can come the defeat of Senator
Vardaman.
Ever since the war, and the break
ing Of the David and Jonathan bonds
that formerly bound them together,
my two competitors have many times
followed the same paths. When eff.
forts were made to break the absurd,
unjust and undemocratic usage by
which seniority of service, instead Of
superiority of merit and patriotism,
controlled the selection Of chairman
ships of committees, and the immense
and decisive leverage SO exercised.
they stood for, or acquiesced in, the old
order of things, by which Hardwick
and many other of the leading and
most active enemies of President Will
soa's war policies, are furnished with
weapons of attack. Neither have op-
posed, and both have largely benefit
cd in the wastefu extravaganza by
which near $2.0O00OO,00O, a larger
amount than It cost to run the whole
federal government in its earlier and
better days, is spent for clerical and
hike work for members Of Congress
and their committees. giving to each
CONGRESSMAN and Senator. for him
self and such work, about $12.0O0.00
q year, besides good deal of free pub
lie printing and an immense govern
mentpaid postage, largely utilized by
Congressman and Senators in support
ing their personal political campaigns
Ia heavy loss to the taxpayers, and a
gross injustice to their competitors,
who defray their own expenses.
According to the public press, un.
denied, so far as have seen. large
majority Of the committees Of both
House and Senate are mere pegs upon
which to hang patronage, do absolutely
no work. and one Of them has not met
in thirty-eight years, but all have aal-
aried clerks.
Some Of the friends Of my com
petitors seem to think a great finan-