The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1918-06-07

Inasmuch as The Issue publlsned
at Jackson, Miss, has since its first
publication been regarded as Sena-
tor Vardaman's personal organ; a
much as it has never found anything
in the Senator that it apparently
could not most cordially commend,
and inasmuch SIS it seems to be I'M
dcrstocd that it was reofficered some
months ago so as to increase the al
ready lion-like grip of the Senator
on what the Issue prints and what
it does not print, it is therefore fair
to take editorial! extracts from It's
columns and extracts from other mat
ter which it has printed from time to
time. as expressive of whatsthe sem
ator stands for in politics and of his
aims and purposes in dealing with his
party associates in the United States
Senate.
Wherever q parenthesi5 in any
quotation appears it is supplied.
In the Issue of November Is, 1916,
"THE ENEMIES OF SENATOR
VARDAMAN RAISED A GREAT
HUE AND CRY WHEN HE EXER-
CISED HIS OWN RIGHTS AND
DECLINED to BE VOTED for MEA-
SURTS FAVORED BY THE ADJ
MINISTRATION**FOR INSTANCE
$500 HE STOOD OUT AGAINST
THE PREPAREDNESS GANG"
1T IS WELL KNOWN THAT
WILLIAM RANDOLPH HEARST
IS A NEW YORK millionaire and
that he owns a chain of newspapers.
He IS regarded as being exceedingly
friendly to Senator Nardaman and
has rot failed to try to harrass the
nresent National Administration.
Hearst, many honestly believe, is de-
cidedly pro-German. He had so much
to say in 1916 about the British, and
there was so much regarded as pro-
German in his newspapers that the
Canadian government forbid his pa
pers being circulated in Canada. This
PROMPTED the Issue to say edltorlally
that Canada had "STRUCK A BLOW
AT DEMOCRACY" This was of
date of Nov. %, 1916. In the same
issue reference is made to the state
noent (of course sent out by Ger
MANY THAT GERMANY WILL BE
GLAD AT THE CLOSE OF THE
WAR TO JOIN A LEAGUE FOR
THE ENFORCEMENT OF PEACE"
This was but advertising with its
approval German treachery, deceit
and Geviitry.
In the fall Of 1917 when million
aire Hearst and his papers were lined
I'D with Tammany Hal. in New York
to eject a mayor. those of the Junior
Senator'S way of political thinking
gloated much over Tammany Halls
and Hearst's success. In the Issue OF
Nov. 80, 1916, the following is
found of Tammany's success: TAM
MANY HALL IN NEW YORK is A
CURSE TO ANY PARTY" Many re-
qarded the Hearst-Tammany combi-
nation as unfortunate. In the same
issue. editorial boast is made OF the
fact that Senator Vardaman had moi
cooperated with the President ano
his party and that the Senator hao
won the Independents Chose Of
course that would break up the Dem
ocratic party. This language Il
found under the caption, "Vardama1
in Washington" "SEN. VARDAMAN
HAS BEEN SOMEWHAT OF 4
FREE LANCE IN CONGRESS AMI
HAS WON TO HIS SUPPORT THU
INDEPENDENT PRESS OF THU
COUNTRY" How does that suit tn
sons of Jefferson Davis, of Lamar
Walthall and George?
In the Issue of Dec. 81, 1916, il
the editorial discussion of ger
MANY'S PEACE PROPOSAL" thi
language is found: "PEACl
WOULD BE GOOD FOR GERMANY
JUST NOW, BUT BAD FOR TIKI
REST OF THE WORLD. 1O'
YEARS AGO EUROPE BELIEVED
THAT 1T WAS NECESSARY tt
ITS SAFETY. TO CRUSH NAPOLE
ON. 1T is INFINITELY MORl
NECESSARY TODAY TO CRUSH
THE KAISER. THERE is THI'
DIFFERENCE, HOWEVER, BE
TWEEN THE TWO: NAPOLEOl
FREED CONQUERED PEOPLES
THE KAISER ENSLAVES THEM.
The above was evidently penned with
out consulting Sen. Vardaman. Som
facing about was done later as viii
be shown.
Now it will be borne in mind tina