The sea coast echo. [volume] (Bay Saint Louis, Miss.) 1892-current, 1918-08-17
VARDAMAN SCORES WILSON FOR STAND.
Characerizes Interest as Unwarranted interference
prrFpe PIJRIIC TO HIS PAST RECORD.
Thanks God for Good of the Republic, the New ser
sew Citizen Will Not Dictate Nomination OF
Senator From Mississippi.
naracterzes Interest as Unwarranted interference
REFERS PUBLIC TO HIS PAST REC

JACKSON, Miss Aug 11.-Senator Jas. K Var
daman spent part Of Sunday at home mere, leaving
in the afternoon to continue his campaign ne IS
looking better and is in better health ana is condeC
of victory.
rec1,esinq President Wilson's letter to M. S. Me-
N7o1 of Hazelhlrst Senator Vardaman said
~ am not surprised at the Presidents opposition TO
ma Still It is regrettabe that President Wilson views
with petulant intolerance independence OF tnougnt
or action on the part of Senator or Representative
ssWhile opposed so vigorously the nomination by
the President of the negro registrar OF Ine eleaoly
and the negro Judge of the District OF Columbia ana
then refused to violate the platform OF the party TO
cnnort the repeal Of the free tolls, incurred MS
everlasting disp pleasure.
~ think President Wilson is the first Democratic
nresident in recent years who has undertaken TO
make the test of ones democracy servle support OF
all the measures which ne happened TO faVor IL VIII
he recalled that Senators and Representatives have
haen condemned by the President for not being able
70 change their views upon certain measures win tne
90 GO and facility which the President himself chang
ed
s.For the good of the Republic, thank God, the
Senator from Mississippi is to be nominated oy the
unafrad white Democratic voters OF MISSISSIPPI ana
,o+ h,J tho dictation from citizen of New Jersey.
ssT decline to accept the Presidents statement as
t,1n that vote for my reelection will be taken as
vote of condemnation of his administration. be-
cause have supported the administration 80 times
where have opposed once, IN 1act, nave oppOseo
the President in but very few instances and IN those
cases where have opposed him it was where the
President proposed to violate the party platform ana
traditions of the Democratic party. 1t is not alto
gether fair, not by any modest, for one to ar
rogate himself nerrency or infalbilty as PRESIDENT
Wilson does, when we realize that the record shows
that the President has changed his mind on pub
lie measures with rapidity and ease that no other
President has done, of which have any knowledge.
"My record as Senator from Mississippi has been
made with crcumspection and with an eye single to
the interests of the people of Mississippi and Amer-
"a made that record to please and to serve the
neople and not to placate or fatter any politician or
office holder. am going to be renominated IN spite
Of the Presidents opposition, and my denomination
will not be, in any way condemnation OF President
Wilson'S administration hope my friends will
speed up the fight. We are going to win this hight,
butwe do not want to take anything for granted or
relax our vigilance until the last vote is counted
~ hope that this unwaranted interference with
Mississippi politics will not cause my friends TO snow
anv resentment by saying or doing anything tnae
would be in the least improper or imprdent but re-
neat hope that they will perform their duty and ex
press brave. ncorruptible freemans will when they
co to the polls on the goth of August"