The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1918-01-18
GOES AFTER OXFORD MAN.

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Grove in speaking of Pat Harrison
being a former supporter: "Thsonly
time l ever felt him in any of Of
my campaigns was Just an occasional
pull sn my coat IN. am toldsthat
he put an Issue is his pocket and
went through the district and sue
ceeding in making enough of my
friends believe he was for me to land
hin, in congress-" If Pat Harrison
support in the past was SO insignifi-
cant that it amounted to nothing,
then he must be SO insignificant Il
man that it would seem rather small
in a United States senator to resort
to such tactics to belittlc him. If
that's not peanut politics. what do
you call it.--Newton Record.
1t will NOT be amiss to note here
that Editor Cunningham, Of the Rec
ord has himself heretofore been q
supporter Of our junior senator. He
is a free and Independent thinker
and gets u one of Mississippi's best
newipapers.-Grenada Sentinel.
And Mr.. Cunningham was also al
aspirant to the office of postmaster
! of Newton. at one time. There was
also a disappointed editor when it
was learned that c. W. Carr had re-
ceived the appointme to that Of
Ace. The late Congressman Wither-
| spoon. as it were. had the say in the
| appointment, while Mr.. Vardaman
may have to shoulder the blame.
! More peanut politics.-OXford Eagle.
The Oxford Eagle is unkind enough
20 the able editor of The Newton
Record, c. +. Cunninham. to init
mate that there are some things con
nected with the appointment of the
! postmaster in the town of Newton
that has influenced The Newton Rec
ord editor to hold up for adverse
| review the senatorial record of our
! junior senator. OF course we do not
I knr,7 about that but we do know that
. IL tIlE'tlllflt> luhtN iut NtSh " Vifa
touch TO give ono the benefit of the
real loanings OF the character of the
other fellow.-Grenada Sentinel.
Vita reference 10 the above in
famous slur OF the Oxford Eagle,
whose editor. one &. W. Price, noted
I for periodical drunken debauchcs
while in Newton. Before Lee Russell
took him no and put him in charge
af said paper. the first impulse of
The Record YVES to treat with silent
contempt the insolent and pnSMani-
! mcuas i%nsiuuation. Perhaps soma Of
! oar readers will think that vas the
| wise thing to 90. hut i: is human
! ,ature for any man who cares any.
fhinS:. about his character to resent
an attempt GA the part Of anyone to
| 5esmirch it, although it be done by
one devoid of the instincts of "a gen.
tleran. F.,
/ If. everybody knew the editor Of
this paper and the so-cai!ed editor
.of the, Eagle. it would not be neccst
! sary to pay any attention to the un-
warranted sltr. Tor The Record does
, rot believe that there is an honest
pefsbn in the state. who knows its
/ editor, regardless Of political align
ment, who believes that he would be
influenced in his convictions or ut
tersi,ces by any pecuniary profit. Of
Ice. money OF otherwise. And on
the other hand il everybody knew the
! Eagle man as he il known here, they
~ouli also know that no crcdence
i coHid be- pu: in his dirty i~nsinuation.
The Eagle editor lived in Newton long
enough to know the character Of The
Record Editor and knows he has no
excuse for questioning his motives.
unless his " character is so putrid
and corrupt that he is rejecting it in
a yelled thrust at this writer. If he
means to "insinuate that the editor
was influenced in any way in his criti-
ciSm of Senator Nardaman on &C
count Of the po,tof1icc matter, he
gives utterance TO a williul and ma
licious lie, which he is 100 cowardly
to give voice to except at long range,
He or anyone else who intimates
that any such motives have prompted
this writer in his attitude toward
Senator Fardaman is guilty Of III
infamous lie ard the thought that
prompts any such accusation is Bat
the reelection of a corrupt mind and
character Of one who simply reveals
what sort of influence it would take
to get his support.
Eut the idea Of such 4 suggestion
40 he Eagle makes is idiotic. What
had Vardaman to do with the post
Office appointment, which was solely
in the hands Of Congressman Wither.
moon ,-J , fool Lrn,- N,-I,