The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1918-08-02
n,....,n n,s.sn BUYS PLEAD
FOR PAT HARRISON.
Boys in Camp Think that the
Election of Pat Harrison Will
Shorten and Make Easier the
Road to Berlin. Calls Atten-
ton to Interest this Country
Manifests in what is said
About any one Opposing the
Kaiser. Thinks Vardaman's
Election Would be Cloated
Over in Germany.

Camp Beauregard, La, July 29, 1913.
Editor Grenada Sentinel:
| have been seeing a copy of your
paper occasionally here at the Camp
and like the way you write up things
and especially your talk about the war.
Your position leads me to believe that
you would not object to a soldier ex-
pressing himself on some of the mat
ters now before the people of Missis-
sippi
First, am going to say that MiSsis-
sippi owes it to the soldiers to send
somebody to the Senate in place Of
Vardaman.
We watch the newspapers and we
all know how eiated we are over
resignation in the cabinet of the Kais-
er or in the official household of the
King of Austria-Hungary. We all con-
st1ue these matters as prejudiciaI to
these rulers and feel boosted that
somebody is not agreeing with them
We think all these things mean that
the Germans or the Hungarians are
not behind their rulers.
We also know that our newspapers
comment on every utterance that is
made in the Reichstag that criticises
the Kaiser or the conduct of the war
by the Germans. We hail everything
with delight that we think gives the
Kaiser any trouble. Now the Germans
and the Austrians are the same way
about the United States. Our people
ought to know that the Germans and
the Austrians would be pleased be-
yond measure to see either Vardaman
or LaFollette reelected. They would
construe their endorsement at the
polls as slap at the President and
would be emboldened to prolong the
war and to fight the harder. The eiec'
ton of these two men would mean the
death and the wounding Of thousands
and thousands of soldiers and know
our people don't want that. The way i
see it, there is hardly graver aues:
ton that will be passed upon by voters
of the country than he matter OF the
election of Vardaman and LaFoilette-
Unfortunately Wisconsin does not get
a chance at LaFOllette this year out
Mississippi does Vardaman, and take
it from me that it will be a sad day Tor
the boys in camp or in France II ne IS
again elected.
Why, when boys from other states
get to joking Mississippians and each
gets to poking fun at the other. the
hardest thing that the other states
boys can say to US, is, Il bet he's for
Vardaman" and believe me, that is a
charge that almost every soldier to a
man resents. Let the home folks think
these things over and l believe when
they do, that Vardaman is done for.
Well he ought to be down and out.
Even if he were to be right from now
on. he has done enough damage to his
country already to be forced to retire
We have left home and all to do our
part. We have not only left home but
our lives are on the altar and accord
ing to the war game. some OF us, many
of us. will not come back, but our part
ing message, our request, to our rela-
tives and friends is to vote to leave
Vardamau at home We believe. of
course we may be wrong, that MlsSis-
sippi owes it to her boys who are lay
ing their all on the altar of this war, to
vote to condemn Mississippi's junior
Senator for what he has said and done
about this war.
Things are running smoothly with
us. Camp life is great game, and it is
work. work, work. We have good lot
of officers and they are just as kind as
we will let them. Our government. it
looks to me, is doing all that is possi.
BILE for our care and comfort. We are
we'll fed We are ready to go across
whenever we are told. We would be
disappointed not to get lick at the
Kaiser. We don't want the fun to stop
before we get over. We can lick 'em
and are going to do it. Now Mr.. Editor.
publish this if you like and if you can
not and it goes to the trash heap. well
all right You know best. Best regards
to all Grenada county relatives and
friends.
Hurrah for Pat Harrison and Wood.
row Wilson. Yours truly,
Corp. JACK SANDERSON.
The above ARE my sentiments" We
endorse every word Sanderson says.
All the Camp does as for that mattert
Segt. e. e. Hallam,
Sgt. Dave w. Dogan,
Roy S. Mitchell, cook. =
Private Donald Mcleod, 7
Corp. ]. E. Perry.
Wagner G. A. Smith,
Private Jesse McCracken, !
Sgt. ]. B. Keeton and others.