The Starkville news., 1918-05-31

arm, along with MS DictnTeh ~ oInSi "
cations, fight the Ndlioh oal'io' ~ 'e
of war. ~. ,s. ~,
be overlooked. In this day since the uoi-
lar has become the god and commerce
the religion we must look to the man
Who lives next to the soil for the genuine
brand of unalloyed patriotism
In the farmers home is located the So
cial DYNAMO which sends Its patrito!c
current throughout the body polite, re,
yiying the soul, stimulating truth ana ana
Republic. If indeed 1t shall be saved from
the corroding and poisoning Influences
of commerciaiized SeIfishness.
Rut have endeavored to represent
the people of Mississippi and protect the
interests of all alike. as God gave me the
power and sense to understand my duty.
Patriotism the Last Refuge OF the
Scoundrei.
You are told by certain unscrupulons
political enemies that l have not beeh
true to my country regarding the wa.
day, / am advised. who wrap their can
kerous carcasses in the American FlaS
and with the words OF patrlotlsm upon
their lying lips. would scn.ale tne ne ihpr,r Iip ~
In order to injure me and promote then
own pecuniary or political interests. All
Of the old English photographer, Dr.
Samuel Johnson, THAT patriotism was
the last refuge Of the scoundrel:
The charge that ] have been dlsioyal 70
in It, A more wicked lie never polluted
the lips of a dishonest man. If nave
been disloyal to my country 1t IS JUST
cause for the people to repudiate me- II
there Is a disloyal drop Of blood In my
veins-if a disloyal impulse ever pol
soned my hearth a disloyal cerebration
ever disturbed my anxious brain, / am
unworthy Of the people OF mississippi
and / would not ask your support or even
YOUR consideration of my record. That
vicious slander, that cruel lie finds its
origin in q stupid wicked ignorant, ma
licious foolish heart, and is given ex-
preston by person who would malgn
the Patient Man of Gai,iiee and com tht
ruddy drops that guShed from His pierc-
ed side into dollars, If he thought Il
would promote his political interests
add a penny to his present rurs"
In Company With Robert =. Lee.
II Robert e. Lee was dislcyal to the
Confederacy. il my honored father VINO no
gave four of the best years OF his lire 10
the cause Of the Stars and Bars, ana
stayed with 1t until 1t trained in tfe
dust Of defeat at Appomattox was dls-
my country beneath the stars and Stripes
in foreign land was disoyal, then am
dsoyal now.
Also In Company With Wilson.
was opposed to entering the war: !
thought as the President of the United
States thought in 1916 and the early part
of 1917, that, notwithstanding some of
our rights were being violated on the
entangling alliances with the powers of
Europe. In that, i was only following
the teachings OF Washington and JefferS-
son and the lead OF the men who made
America what she was at that time.
There We're ample causes which would
have justified US. technically. in going
tc war with Mexico, but we did not go
to war. We remained out of that war
and out of European ENHANCEMENT, and
the result was the reelection of the able
occupant of the White House today to
the Presidency. You know as we'll as
do, that he was elected because he kept
us out of war" And. you know as well
as l do. that the vote which elected him
was a declaration by the people that
they did not desire to enter into this
war.
/ expressed freely and fully my views
regarding this question before the dec
laration of war. But, after war was de-
clared it became our. war; and nothwlth-
standing what the hired mercenary
newspapers have said, and my political
enemies are now saying, L have voted
for every measure which believed to be
necessary to strengthen our arms anu
promote the interests OF our Nations
cause. There has not been enacted
war measure that had for it's real pur-
pose the strengthening of our arms and
the support Of our boys in the trenches
that has not had my enthusiastic and
cordial support.
1t is true that l have endeavored to
defeat the schemes of the profiteers: To
put the brand of infamy upon the Scoun-
drels who would seek to make money out
OF the misfortunes of my country-thesc
mercenary miscreants, who would com
into dollars the blood of our dauntless
heroes al the front have been denounced
by me and held up to an honest con-
stituency in their true light. And l did
1t for the good of my country. and to
strengthen our cause and not TO nlnuer
the conduct Of the war.
independence of Thought.
have been criticised for independence
OF thought to which / most cheerruliY
enter a plea Of guilty. / have not beer
subservient to any man, in or out OF OF
flee, and i promise you, so help me GOD.
in the future, ! shall endeavor to act n
that regard as / have acted in the past
States Senator if the commission should
have written into it condition that |
should take orders from anybody other
than the sovereign white people OF Mis-
sissippi. For me to do so would be to
dshonor you and render me unworthy
of your confidence and support. i re-
you as you deserve to be served and
shall never, knowingly, be guilty OF an
act unworthy of the men and women
who trust me with their suffrage.
| / hope that We may finish our Con-
gressional duties. and that / may be
able to go home before the primary and
enjoy the opportunity of seeing you ard
meeting again face to face, my masters
The People.
A Mighty Conflict Coming.
want to discuss with you the great
| issues that confront us, as well as those
we have dealt with in the past. Our diff
| ficulties are going to be almost as great
| in the work of rehabilitating the Repub-
| lie after the war is over as it is to con-
cuer the constituencies Hun. There Is
going to be conflict between right and
| wrong, between justice and injustice,
| between the man who sows and the man
who reaps, between autocracy and dem
| ocracy, the people who exploit the gov
ernment for their private gain. and those
| who maintain the commerce OF the world
by their toll.
1 do not think anyone who has watched
my career and is familiar with my record
viii have any doubt about the part l