East Mississippi times. (Starkville, Miss.) 19??-1926, 1918-07-19
FATHER Of HERO
DENOUNCES SEN.
JAS. k. vARDAMAN
J. H. McDermit, of Collins,
Miss, Scores Attempt Of
Senator Vardaman to
Enlist His Support
SON BURIED ON FRENCH SOIL
(From Collins Commercially
Collins, Miss, June ~, le1a.
Hon. Jas. X. Yardaman,


United States Senator.
Washington, D. O.
My Dear Senator.
Your bundle Of campaign literature,
with the request that busy myself in
circulating the same, received No,
Senator, cannot comply with your re-.
quest. am a patriotic citizen and
love my country, and do not feel tina;
I could assist you in your assault
against the President Of the United
States and the interest of the Govern.
ment by distributing this literature.
You and do not agree in the course
you have pursued during your term u
service In the Senate.
You say boldly that you have no
apologies to make for your course;
that " Il wcro all to do over again you
would do Iust az you have done, |
take Il that this means that you would
again fIIbuster and vote with the he.
pusleans and few puny Democrats
-"the willfuI tWelve"--to defeat the
Ship Purchase Bill, and thereby pau.
perize the farmers Of the south BY
forcing them to take Q cents for cotton
In the year 1914, as they had no con.
veyances In which to convey II to ths
markets o. the world.
After Germany, the lurking assassin
of tho sea, had summarized, assailed
and killed a number OF American cit..
zens on the high seas, and tranlpled
urder foot our rights, under the laws
of both God and man, you 7oted
against arming American ships for
iself,protsction; after q great many
American citizens had been ruthlessly
slain aud after the American flag had
beon assaulted on the high seas, you
roted against the declaration ot war,
the purpose Of this declaration being
to vindicate American rights and 20
uphold the laws Of all civilized nations
Yes, Senator, even after war was de-.
clared and Il became necessary to
have an army to protect the rights Of
he American people, YOU voted
against the Selective Draft and said
that the boys who were selected to de-.
fend their country made you think OF
convicts. Indeed, four months after
war was declared, and after we were
fighting for the freedom OF America,
and the world, you were interviewed.
md YOU said
"Then again Il was proposed n W.
lid not fight Germany now--stah her
n the back while England and France
havs her doWn-that we would have
fight her alone, and other excuses
or causes, imaginary and real, For war
were assigned. Now, personally,
think the cause Of this war Was the
Interference on the part Of Germany
with commeres betwesn New York
and London. have always thought
Il was purely a matter Of pecunIar
profit and | think so still but hav
no objection to discussion. " the cub
marine warfare had not lnterfered
with business and profits there would,
In my Judgment, probably have been
no war"
Really, Senator, did this interview
express your feell7gs7 You say now
YOU would not change your course =
dot an H. or cross IT, Iii 1t were
all to do over again. Are you rsal'j
serious In this7
You also stated in letter that Pres
!dent Wilson had submarined the pro
hibition ship, and sent her to the bot
tom of the sea, This do not believe
Indeed, you have 6ono and said many
things that lead mo to believe that you
are not in sympathy with the great
majority Of American people, bv
lievs, SO far as America Is concerned
this is just war. regret that VIC
we're not In II two yoars before WI
were, 30 that we might have conquer
ed Germany sooner, and perhaps thu
price we are paying for our liberty
and indeed for the freedom OF th.
world, would not be so great. !.
Senator, one Of my boys, proud
brave, patriotic son, has just fallen "
this great battle. He was buried
few days ago on tho shell.torn field
Of bleeding France do not feel tha
he died In an unho!y cause on aeeoun
Of tbs Interference on ths part Of Ger
many with commerce between New
York and London. feel that he diet
FIGHTING for freedom, In Just ant
ishteous cause, and that Re flli
. ssFlstIe rrsya | have snsthsr sa.