Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1918-07-05
ANNOUNCEMENTS
Vardaman Running True TO His
Record.

The world is crazy. daft; a blood
Just dims the intellectual eye. in
toxicates the hear, and smothers
out the fires Of love in tie human
soul. Hate is the dominating
passion of the hour and greed for
gain multiplies our difficulties.
Everything is being done to cause
us to question the wisdom of tried
policies and principles which have
made America great. There are
SEINE statesmen in this country
who seemed to be inspired with a
feeling of contempt for every
thing ancient. however meritori-
GUS it may have proven itself to
to he. It is'time to stop, look
and listen. -Congressional Rec
ord, June 22nd.
Senator Vardaman here betrays
how little warrant his friends
have for claiming he has changed
on the war issues. He is still SO
preiudiced as to claim that it is
the world" not excepting the
Americans and their allies, and
not the Kaiser and his dupes who
caused the murderous war which
is scourging the people. Hearst
papers even, have learned this
discrimination the senator con-
tinues to deny. This was shown
by the Washington Times of tn,
10th inst, which said:
Those Central Powers are learn
that, no matter how carefully
you prepare murder, it is a dan,
ge-ous, Improbable game. The
German race was to rule the
world. The Kaiser let the cat
outofthe bag in his recent speech.
Instead of ruling the world, one
part of the German race in uni
form and armed is starving and
shooting down the other misera,
BILE part too weak to resist.
The Unrestricted by Arthur
Brisbane, who recently avowed
the Hearst favor of Vardaman
for re-election-has learned dis
elimination. Great Britain is no
longer placed on a parity with
Germany, in responsibility with
Germany, in responsibility for the
suffering consequent on the war.
Germany is now specified as the
sinner. In a former day, in March
1917. the case was stated thus
differently in the NewYork Jour
nal
The woe and waste and muir.
der and torture that has made
this world the, likeness and sem.
blance of the kingdom of devils.
Yet there are madmen who are
eager to have our country pass
through this same blackness of a
horrible night and this same in,
ferno of murder, ruin and DIES.
pair.
What this Hearst paper aver
red more theu a year ago Varda
man has not yet abjuredr 1t j!
slanderous and base to insinuat,
that blood lust" inspired the en-
trance of America, or her allies
to 60 to war. or that the pas
sion of hate, greed for gain, dom
mates their hour" In denyin,
that Americans have joined il
the mighty struggle in defense o
the policies and principles tina
have made this country great,
Senator Vardaman harks back t
the vociferations of disloyal wa
obstruction for which his sup
porters have been tryieg to wi
forgetfulness. No one not who'll
removed from touch with the sou
of his countrymen, could so bell
the spirit that applauds the senC
ing Of 100, 900 of their best
month, over seas to the battl
front of Europe.
When the first of the Amer
cans marched through Londo
streets they were greeted by tn
multitudes with their King, VIII
welcomed them TO take the
stand beside the armies of nation
fighting in the great battle {
human freedom" Who is rigt
King George in'proclaiming tn