The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1918-08-30

mlSSlSSlpPl 10 SIAOANON, w
hooves those who are sincerely
concerned about the future of
the children of the present day
within our borders, and those
who stop to think that every
cause has an effect, to look and
see where we are "at." A lit
tie personal stock taking ever
and anon is good for the soul.
It is we'll enough to take our
political latitude and longitude
once in a while. If we have
drifted or foated or sailed into
certain waters, we should ask,
why we are there.
Mississippi has been beset
with political conditions for
the past dozen years or more
the like of which she never ex-
perienced before. 1t is not
overstating it to say that no
state in the Union ever before
had such a frenzied state of
public mind.
1t is not our purpose to trace
the causes, real and imaginary,
that produced this political con
dition except to say that there
was just enough of the element
of truth in the multifarious
things flashed upon the vision
of the average voter to put, as
it were, a good taste in hi.
mouth and cause him to stand
ready to swallow every thing
else that these political So
phists and make-believe states
men said. The essentials were
overlooked while gazing upon
the glamor of the nonessen-
tolls.
Almost all humanity is bear
ing some sort Of burden. With
some, it is the distresses Of
family, disease and lingering
illneGg, With some it is the
su.liod acts of some member of
the household and with others
it is the pangs Of depressed
finances. And it is the last
named that the demagog
/ Avs is his only chance. He
ks he can not discuss the
SIC. things of home and
family, and so he cunningly I'M
dertakes to make men believe
that somebody is denying them
the full fruits of their toll and
that he will be brave enough
and bold enough to stand up in
high places and run those who
pilfer the great body of the peo-
pie to a corner. The lack of
property or money is carrion
for the demagog. Thus it is
that we see again the correct
ness of that statement that
comes echoing from the courts
of Heaven. /
"The love of money is the root
of all evil" Too many mag
inc that the man who has IN
creased his possessions beyond
theirs has played the part OF
the looter. The isolation and
oftentimes the loneliness of the
country makes it a more fruit
full place for practicing the
wiles of the politicians than the
towns. Life in the country
naturally makes one more con-
fding and trusting and he is
more inclined to accept men for
what they say than for what
they do. This is to the credit
of the country and to the dis
credit, perhaps, of the cities
and the towns. Yet it must be
borne in mind that nearly every
one of these great friends OF
the people" live in the cities or
the towns.
No man in all the history of
Mississippi ever had the oppor-
tunity of leadership that MI.
Vardaman had. A very large
per cent of our people are rural
and a large per cent of these
trusted him implicitly and
would have followed where he
lead. The hour was props
tious. The sky was clear but
the Senator did not, he could
not, rise equal to the occasion.
He was unable to raise his
wings out Of the dust. He pre-
ferred famboyant oratory. He
wasted what has been entrust-
ed to him and like the prodi-
gal he must bear the penalty
of his wasting.
No people can move without
leader. If the right one does
not present himself, then they