Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1918-06-07

the United States and some of my col
leagues on matters OF legislation, It was
a difference In judgment and In some
instances a difference OF Interpretation
or the Democratic platform. l have fol-
lowed the platform and / defy any man
IN America to show that l have by vote,
word or act, since l became a member OF
the Senate, violated single plank In
the Democratic platform, or varied from
the history and traditions Of the Demo
cratic party.
IL is a great responsibility even In nor
NAL times when the current OF national
AFFAIRS rolls ON smoothly, to be called
upon to represent the people OF a SOW
ereisn state In. the matter of making
laws for their government, but that re-
sponsibility is greatly enhanced, and the
difficulties multiplied a thousand fold,
formed in the presence OF an emergency
which has overshadowed the world
Every election is crisis In the his
tory OF this government and every pres
idential administration very largely de-
termines the question as to what that
crisis really means. The only light we
have to guide us through the trackless
wilderness of the future. is the light
which shines out from the experiences
of the past. And he is wise and pru-
dent statesman who will insist that that
light shall be the white light of Truth,
uncoored by partisanship Or polticaf In
terests. The platform of principles which
the party organization proclaims is a
chart and compass to guide the patriotic
the history and traditions of the party
are turned to, to throw light upon doubt
ful or new issues, and where the history
and traditions furnish no precedent or
parallel for the question under consider
alton, the individual good judgment
guided by sense or loyalty and devo-
ton to country, must lead the way. No
man with any sense of obligation to his
constituents, or correct idea of the func-
tions of his place, will think of surren-
dering his individuality and becoming
l.
one else The Senator who is lacking
in dignity of character, devoid of intel
lectual self-respect, without an opinion
Of his own, Illuminated by sensit,zed
conscience, is either a dangerous or USE
less thing to the State. vacant chair
In the Senate is far preferable to a vac
uous echo. America is passing through
a crucial period. The Republic is on
landmarks have been torn down. The
buoys that marked the channel have
been washed from their mornings by the
storms of a world war, and the old Ship
OF State is drifting in strange waters.
The Sunshine Patriot and the Mushroom
Statesman.
The times call for a new allegiance
to the old ideas of government the gov
eminent of the fathers the policies of
Washington and his compatriots, as in.
terpreted by Jefferson, the wisest of
them all. New conditions teach new du-
ties. The tried and the faithful alone
should be put on guard. This is not the
accepted time to try the sunshine patriot
gency calls for genuine men. Sucking
parasites or senile purility will not meet
the demands. OF the moment. Your re-
sponsibiity for the happiness and well
being of YOUR children and their chill
dren's children, is enhanced by every new
difficulty that arises today Will the
queathed to you in the form of govern
ment under which we now live be trans
mitted unimpaired in vigor and useful
ness to posterity?
The paths that | have trod since / came
to the United States Senate have not
been paved with rose petals glistening
IN the, morning dew and making fra
grant the encircling atmosphere. Far
from it. Every moment of these long
eventful five years consecrated to your
service have been burdened with care,
and every hour laden with a soul-rackins
responsibility.
Search the Record.
l ask you to take my record on the
question of taxation since / entered Con-
gress on the fourth Of March, 1918. (Oil
course you understand that in this letter
can only hint at the things / have
done). l have universally demanded equal
and exact justice to all and special priv
ileges to none. l have endeavored to put
the burden of government upon those
justice for those swollen with luxury"
as well as those pining with famine" II
have played no favorites, and the record
will testify to this fact But that is not
what the profiteer, the man who exploits
government for private gain demands OF
the statesman. Those patriots for peli
do not want justice.
] hope you will not fail to notice care
fully my record, especially on the income
tax which came up for consideration in
the first revenue bill that passed the
Senate after l became a member there
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concession to Big Business by a sub