The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1918-02-01
EDITOR CUNNINGHAM ea
DOES NO DODCINC
Says Facts Twisted-Always For
VarJan,an Eat Not Now. s

AhtS sNsSo -
gle in his LAST pape-., His article
was in reply to a statement by Price
in which he strongly insinuated that
Cunningham was influenced in his
attitude towards Vardaman by the
fact that he failed to get an appoint
ment rs postmaster at Newton. We
don't van. to get mixed in this bout,
to- both men are our friends. We
nave a high regard for Cunningham
IS q man and think he is one of the
best editors in the state, but our esti-
mate Of him has been Just a little
shaken since he allowed Senator Var
'amaa's enemies TO point him out
S one of the ''dycd in the wool"
1arjaman supporters who had chang
ID. This il being done low and it
vas sione in the last campaign when
Or. Cunningham supported .Alexaa-
!er. We think none the less Of him
.bccause he disagress with Vardaman,
but our estimate of his character
would have been enhanced if he mad
stated frankly that he was never a
s,aunch supporter of the junior SEN
ator, that he has always been a strong
admirer Of Senator Williams. We
know he voted for Vardaman on one
O. Two occasions, but VIC have never
counted him very strongly OF that
side Of the fence and for a number
OF years wee had ! pretty good
lire on them in this sccticn.--For-
est Ncwa-Resi5tcr.
Replying to The above, The Record
will say in the first place that it rec
cgnizos the fact that Brother Joyner
is a good nan and an honest man,
and we do not believe he would in
t-rtionally Inisreprescnt or be unfair
t., anyone. and We do not have any
uuk;nd feeling towards him for what
h says in the above. But he has
gotten the facts ell mixed up. and
Il he gets Ill his information on other
matters, political or otherwise, as
badly twisted as he has in the above,
he had better go back and start over.
lie speaks Of this writer allowing
his enemies 10 point him out as one
tot lie former dyed in tho wool" Var
i:ran Supporters. We'll. low in the
rcme of common sense could u en-
%clnies OF friends point any other way,
when this paper has supported him
Ger since it was established, sixteen
iyears ago, up to the time Of his last
. election; voted for him for every Of
fee he has run for since he was old
enough to vote; and vas his CAM
paign manager in this county when
ne ran against John Sharp Williams.
The writer is not Boosting Of this, for
it is doubtful if he did the right thing
land has been somewhat Inundated
over late occurrences that he has been
loyal in the past 70 a man who would
! 10 as the senator mas done OF late
IN many instances. H3wcYIi. Nhn
above arc the fact.
Mention of being IA former sup
! porter of the senator is not made for
anyone TO make any capital out Of
X, either TO help or hinder any can
didate. Should il have any effect
one way or the other, ard reference
is made only because the News-Reg-
! lister seems to think this writer has
been just u ''half-hearted" advocate
heretofore. all Of which anybody in
Newton county could refute.
|. Now as to supporting Mr.. Alex
ander. where did Editor Joyner get
that information? Although recog-
nizing Mir. Alexander as one of Mis-
sissippi's best men, this paper never
supported him, and our files are open
for proof. and the editor voted
for him in his life, but voted for Var
daman when the Two were opponents.
With reference to John Sharp Will
| liams, any man who is not prejudiced
is bound to recognize his great abil-
ity and admire that, but The Record
has never supported him in the past
! ana lnc cultOi IdS HC'Ci 'ctcu III
him. Developments of late show that
he may have taken AN unwise course
in not doing SO. but we are making no
apology FOR our position in the past,
for many of the best men in the state
pursued the same course. who now
are taking the same stand that The
Record is.
Now. brothcr ~Joyncr, if you want
20 prove that the writer has placed
the proper estimate of you in say
ing that he believes you want to be
fair and honest, reproduce 5his arti-
Gle in your paper.
The Record is not noted for get
ting straddle of the fence. and if that
is where you are trying to place it